An Ordinary Life

Hello friends, I apologize for the silence here on the blog. I was thinking I would write in here every week, but actually that is quite hard to do - especially when you want to put content out that you feel will make a contribution in some way. My life is not full of grand lessons every day, nor is it full of worldwide adventure or photo-worthy moments to whisk anyone else out of their everyday lives.

All I have to offer you are some simple observations, some modest plans, and an occasional picture here and there.

There's nothing wrong with that though, is there? One of the tenets of my writing here is that we are friends. So there shouldn't be pressure for me to teach you anything, or to give you only carefully constructed and curated glimpses into my life. If you are here, it is only to enjoy some company. By the way, feel welcome to comment on my posts, I will definitely respond!

Let me tell you a little bit about what's going on in my life right now.



For the past month I have been spending money from my tax return at a fast pace - eating out and clothes, as usual. I definitely need to do some outfit pictures for you guys on here! Our apartment has been constantly filled with boxes, since I do my shopping online, and many of those boxes have ended up getting shipped back as I decide I could live without certain items. My goal is not minimalism, though, only personalized simplicity.

It was my birthday on March 30. I worked that day, but had a cozy dinner with Max afterwards at a French bistro downtown that we had never been to before. I got what I asked for from Max, a lot of face masks to play with! And I got a beautiful tea set from Max's parents. It is magical to have tea in the house. To round off the modest celebrations, we spent some time with my parents yesterday, and my mom cooked me some delicious bún bò Huế.

I am so happy the weather is warming up! Nice weather really motivates you to take good care of yourself, doesn't it? To eat fresh foods, walk around, play sports - well, in my case, nothing will ever motivate me to play sports - and do a bit more grooming, hehe.

The biggest realization I've had from these past few weeks is to trust people, and to try to truly enjoy people. I'm so antisocial sometimes, and I don't want to talk to new people. But there is a whole world of possibility that I am shutting myself off from when I go into situations keeping my eyes straight ahead, not wanting to look around at anyone or anything. I am going to try to work on that.

Well, that's all that I wanted to say, for now. Sorry again for the long time in between my posts - and sorry for there being no pictures this time. I'll be back soon!

Love and kisses,

Bao