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Hello reader. Welcome to my lifestyle blog!

My name is Zarriah, but you can call me Z. Here I will be writing about various areas of life, including mindset, health, and creativity. I believe in collecting beautiful experiences, serendipitous moments, and magical things in life by taking the time to notice or create them. By being grateful for the things I am happiest to be here witnessing or experiencing – whether little like a flower or big like a milestone – I feel like I am adding to the happiness bank for the harder days. Hence, I am leaving myself room to dive deeper into topics of interest or adoration here, like celebrating lists of things that make me happy, and the individual things on each list. Diving deeper may look like celebrating what that thing symbolizes to me, researching its history further, or sharing inspiration or insight gained around those things to see if others relate to these interpretations of life or its treasures. I hope that among the posts, you will find inspiration to live a well-rounded, authentic life… one that is full of making magic authentic to you, and compassionate to others! If you see anything you relate to or see a piece of your own story in, connect with me and share what we have in common. I would love to hear from you.

Hopefully, my writing and content creation skills will continue to improve as I progress and contribute to them over time. I enjoy working on my craft, and another creative outlet like this is no exception. If you enjoy self-growth mindset, creativity, or magical content, you may love it here! Some of the things I enjoy are Disney, Nintendo, and all kinds of books. I am an avid bibliophile of non-fiction, fiction, fantasy, manga, and more. Outside my imagination and the book worlds I read or write (in the “real” world), I enjoy dancing ballet and studying Japanese. I hope what may be shared here in the future will make this a place that also holds space and compassion for those struggling with mental health, a topic that can affect so many aspects of lifestyle. It is my goal some of this content provides messages of encouragement to be resilient and believe you are meant to be here, experiencing, and interacting with this planet.

Reaching for dreams or the lifestyle I want to live often looks like breaking progress down into daily actionable items for me, and one aspect of that is my habits and routines. Since life happens, though, I also know the value of flexibility, adaptability and change. I enjoy consuming and sharing content to stay motivated with my healthy habits and routines, as well as on track with my studying, work or other goals. Here, I’m hoping to do the same in case another may glean a tip or tool they want to try, or simply feel like they’re hanging out with someone else they may relate to on their grind. Certainly, I am not the first to present content like this. I love consuming content from various creators I look up to who have provided value on topics like these. Brene Brown, for example, has books, podcasts and more on vulnerability, leadership, and growth. Marie Kondo has amazing tips on organization, and incorporating gratitude into your tidying. Youtubers like Taylor R present fantastic lifestyle vlogs, how-to videos on health and fitness, and style look books. Another creator I enjoy is Angie Bellemare, who shares her motivating routines and health tips while also incorporating her fun loves, like Disney. And don’t even get me started on the fantastic "Booktube" community, which I was part of for a few years! It has great creators like Sasha Alsberg, MyonnaReads, Emmmabooks and Books With Chloe. Want something like an artistic visual board? Cozykitsune’s content is aesthetic heaven. These are all creators I find inspiring and do not aim to replicate, but draw inspiration from, as well as talk about and enjoy with others who also enjoy their content or similar.

               Even though I’m not the first to present content of this kind, it’s the culmination of things about our lives or selves together that make us unique combinations, with unique interpretations. Personally, I know I enjoy consuming similar content done by different people, because it is fun to see the individual touches people and their lives put on things. Sometimes, the basic and simple things in life can be the most helpful or soothing to explore. Though this blog may not be centered on one niche, you can use the category labels to help navigate between topics as the blog’s body of work grows. Just like people, life and the interests it brings to explore are multi-faceted. I’m another average girl with a busy imagination, full-time schedule, and responsibilities, sharing bits and pieces of my lifestyle for you to pick and choose from for a bit of inspiration or fellowship.

               Thanks for reading. The adventure begins!