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just-like-playing-tag · 3 years ago

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A totally self indulgent compilation of my favorite works on this blog of the year June 13, 2020 - June 13, 2021

2019-2020

The following lists are all in chronological order according to the date each post was first published.

Top 10 panel edits:

#1: It's our first morning

Date: Aug 20th, 2020 Time: ~ 2:18 h I really like how this one turned out!!! The 2020 Emma b-day edit has a lot of major panel redraws, but this is probably my favorite. I I really enjoy how I made the shadows work!! And the ear banfage looks pretty neat. Nice!!! Immagine

#2: Norman birthday edit 2021

Date: Mar 20th, 2021 Time: ~ 2:21 h Awww, soft Norman :') There was a bit to redraw, but I think everything turned out pretty neat!!! I believe everything works out fine. Though looking back at it, the part of the ID I added is definitely top small :')

#3: Manga dub: Yuugo gets knocked out

Date: Mar 27th, 2021 Time: ~ 5:05 h Here start the Manga Dub redraws to which I gave my everything ahah. This one turned out nice! I think the shoes turned out particularly good eheh. I like how Yuugo's clothing lineart- for the texture, I wanted to go for something heterogeneous, but I'm not fully confident in the final result. Gilda looks very rushed but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#4: Manga dub: Yuugo makes his dramatic entrance

Date: Apr 5th, 2021 Time: ~ 4:02 h This is pretty cool!!!! The coat took ages to redraw, but sis it turned out perfect!!! I'm very proud of this.

#5: Manga dub: RayGildEmma hug!!!

Date: Apr 9th, 2021 Time: ~ 1:31 h Awww, a beautiful panel I was really happy to have the chance to redraw. Taking into account what there was to redraw, I'm actually surprised with how little this took! Ray's backpack was a pain to make, but I think it turned out fine. I'm very happy with Emma and Ray's heads!!

#6: Manga dub: Formalities

Date: Apr 12th, 2021 Time: ~ 5:31 h It is not always easy to give sense to Demizu's perspective, but I do my best!!! In this I am *so* happy with how Don and Ray turned out, they look neat! The background on the other hand... It took hours to make ahah. I'm not fully confident in the perspective, but I'm happy with the details I've added- I really did my best to make it look like athe other manga panels and I think it paid off!!!

#7: Manga dub: We may be weaklings, but we're still alive

Date: Apr 30th, 2021 Time: ~ 1:37 h This little Emma is so cute!!!!!! I think the redraw turned out pretty perfect. I'm really satisfied with how this one turned out, and it's such a cute little Emma!!!! She's so brave and optimistic, I love her. It's a shame this panel didn't make it to the episode :')

#8: Manga dub: Goldy Pond Gang

Date: May 7th, 2021 Time: ~ 8:44 h lmao This is probably the panel redraw I'm the most proud of ever :') Just think everyone turned out very nice!! The ceiling is not exactly perfect, but it still works somehow. I'm very happy with how Gillian's back turned out!! I don't really like the fading effect on the right, but 8h in I got pretty tired of working on this ahah

#9: Manga dub: This is Goldy Pond

Date: May 21st, 2021 Time: ~ 1:29 h I'm very glad for how the Manga dub has been challenging me to learn to redraw backgrounds, something I had quite literally never tried before. It can be a little frustrating, but it's so satisfying to see the final cleaned piece!! With this panel, I also learnt to use copy and paste, which is something I had never done before beyond texture

#10: Manga dub: Good morning doctor

Date: May 21st, 2021 Time: ~ 3:42 h This is another background that turned out pretty good!! That one Norman is one I knew I would have had to fully redraw sooner or lager- the background was a bonus ahah. I'm very happy with the final result!!

Top 5 edits as whole:

#1: The Promised Neverland manga ending edit

Date: Jun 14th 2020 Time: ~ 12h 41min (5h 45min of cleaning panels in the edit + 5h 37min of cleaning panels that didn't make it to the edit + 1h 19min of resizing) + time spent cleaning panels I've deleted the file of so I can't see lmao This is overall very nice!!! The concept of an Emma evolution through her back is cool, and I think overall the edit turned out very aesthetically pleasing. The concept idea came to me while I was working on the 2019 Emma's birthday edit, a long time before the manga ending announcement- back then I wouldn't have imagined using it in occasion of the manga ending, but I think it ended up making a nice tribute. The colors add a nice touch, since so far my edits had always been black and white- it makes a sweet closure. To make that edit I selected 76 panels of Emma framed from her back; I plan to make other versions of that edit using the discarded panels eventually!

#2: Emma - Chapter 181: Beyond Destiny

Date: Jul 12th 2020 Time: 2h 57min My last edit for the manga 🥺🥺 I think this one is my very "manga ending edit" because to me it really signed the ending of weekly chapters and their weekly chapter edits. It makes me a little sad to look at it, but it's also, I don't know, kinda sweet to see how I grew both in my panel cleaning and as a person since I first started my blog. I'm glad I got into TPN!

#3: Emma birthday edit 2020

Date: Aug 22nd 2020 Time: 8h 54min This one turned out so well!!! Though I used the same concept for all the trio edits, I think this one is the best one. The two panels on the left / two panels on the right alternation combo never fails ahah. The colors are nice (shout-out to my sister for making me a palette), despite the fact that it was hard for the lighter ones to make them work with the images without having those disappear. I'm very satisfied with the panels I chose for this, I think they work really good together! Also, it got me very happy to read everyone's comments saying they liked the fading effect in the last panel :)

#4: Emma + Eyes Close Ups [1/?]

Date: Jan 24th 2021 Time: 5h 55min This one was really nice!! Another idea I got when working on the 2019 Emma birthday edit I was glad to finally execute. Started the edit in September, finished it in December. I'm overall very happy with how it turned out... I hope I will be able to make more in the future!

#5: The Promised Neverland Parallels → (9/?) » 114 // 122

Date: Feb 23th 2021 Time: 5h 7min (panel cleaning only) Aaaaahh I really like this one!!!! A parallel I love very much, and I'm really happy with how the edit turned out. All the hair redrawing looks neat!!!! The gif is maybe a little excessive, but I think overall it's a nice edit. I like it!!! Fun fact, I completed it on August 26th 2020, but I couldn't find the right moment to post it ahah.

Honorable mention: The Promised Neverland Parallels → (5/?) » 08 // 16

Date: Aug 30th 2020 Time: 2h 52min (Second picture cleaning only; I deleted the first picture art file so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) I don't have much to say about this one except!! It turned out very nice!!!!! Love the pen lmao.

Top 10 analysis:

Too many analysis,,

#1: Post chapter 181 Emma analysis

Date: Jul 9th 2020 Mmmh a nice analysis. I think it was important for me to put down in words what I think of Emma's characterization and the manga ending, so I'm happy I did it!

#2: A long Oliver analysis because I love him very much

Date: Dec 6th 2020 What can I say I just love Oliver tons 😔😔💕💕 This was very fun to make!!!

#3: TPN s2 previsions

Date: Jan 14th 2021 Really love the effort that went into this + me proving that 11 episodes GP could have possibly worked + it's just a lot of fun to read again after s2 ended pffft

#4: More s2 delusional previsions lmao

Date: Jan 27th 2021 I think the points and previsions I made where pretty neat!! In my defense, it was pretty impossible to predict the anime would have ended with this season. I always feel honoured when friends and Anon ask for my opinion, I'm like "you wanna know what I think? Wow. I'm flattered (◍•ᴗ•◍) " Thank you to anyone who ever sent me an ask!!

#5: Why Emma not wearing pants is 𝕨𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕘

Date: Jan 29th 2021 Really proud of this!!! Pants Emma is important!!!!!

#6: Post episode 5 manga Emma analysis

Date: Feb 4th 2021 A depressed analysis, but a necessary one 😔

#7: Norman analysis

Date: Feb 12th 2021 I love him!!!! And I'm happy I eventually got to put down in words what I love about his character. The day I posted this ww3.readneverland was in maintenance so I couldn't use the volume scans for it- the thought of that post having fan edited and fan translated scans still haunts me

#8: RayDon rambles

Date: May 12th 2021 I had a blast writing this and like. It's likely the post of mine I reread more often of them all. I love this ship tons!!!!! I'm satisfied with how I put down in words what I like about them. I LOVE THIS SHIP

#9: Chapter 58 analysis

Date: May 23th 2021 I've wanted to express this concept since like the first time reading the manga- I'm so happy I finally did!!!! This concept is one of my absolute favorite things about tpn- the feelings that people are good. The concept that kids who got to live in an healthy and supportive environment will always be inclined to kindness and altruism, because humans are just inherently good. From the Three Character Classic: “people at birth are inherently good”. I want to have faith and courage to hold on the goodness in myself, and to hold on the goodness in the world, no matter how difficult it to do that (Chloé Zhao).

#10: Norman and Lambda squad relationship analysis

Date: May 24th 2021 I think this was a pretty sharp analysis and I like what I did with it!!

Other stuff:

#1: Krone birthday edit

Date: Jul 15th 2020 This edit is so good ;; Like not perfect since it was my first attempt at coloring gifs but still I believe it turned out so good ;;;;;; The time and effort that went unto this is crazy, but... Maybe I'm happy to have dedicated time to something I like for a satisfying result.

#2: Get to know my ship- Wolfpack Trio

Date: Aug 24th 2020 Uuuh a good post. A good ship.

#3: Gilda + blank glasses

Date: Aug 27th 2020 This is such a cute nice compilation!!! I love looking at it. A few panels are missing but still :')

#4: Apollo Ray AU

Date: Sep 7th 2020 (Though it was written Sep 2nd 2019 lmao) I'm so happy I finally gathered the courage to post this 😭😭 I really enjoy what I did with this AU, so this one and its other installments are all posts I have a lot of fun rereading. More than everything, I was astounded and overjoyed by the positive response it got: that gave me tons of confidence to put my ideas out there, no matter how unique they sound!!! Here's to hoping I will be able to post my RayEmma Hadestown AU, by other big AU from late summer 2019 :')

#5: TPN timeline project

Date: Dec 2nd 2020 This is like. I don't know it's a lot ahah. Arguably the project I'm the most proud of ever making. I'm just so happy of all the months long hard work and of the final result!! The post didn't receive much response (though the ones I got were extremely kind and sweethearted so that totally makes up for it), but in the end I don't really mind? I'm just so proud I accomplished that idea :')

#6: TPN calendar

Date: Jan 4th 2021 A nice sum of the tpn timeline + everyone's birth dates!!! I really like how it turned out visually. It's a cute little tpn calendar!!!

#7: Ray smiles compilation

Date: Jan 17th 2021 Ray's smile. That's it that's the post :')

#8: Trans Oliver headcanons

Date: Jan 24th 2021 MMMH really like this headcanon I think about it a lot

#9: Thoma and Lani theory

Date: Jan 28th 2021 I really don't want to brag but this is the best joke I've ever made :')

#10: My TPN AUs

Date: May 10th 2021 Ok you gotta admit those are very good AUs, I'm glad to have made a list out of them!!!

#11: Ranking Emma promotional art outfits

Date: May 16th 2021 This is one people seem to have liked a lot which makes me happy ahah. I'm glad to know we can all agree Emma deserves more pants outfits!! Please stop it with the gendered clothing :') This is the post I want to be remembered for

#12: TPN musicals AU part 2

Date: May 20th 2021 A GREAT POST I can't stretch enough how happy I am with those character-song associations. I hope I have time to make a part 3 in the future!!

#13: TPN Drive folder

Date: May 30th 2021 This was born as a way for me to have all the tpn extra contents easily accessible, but I'm happy to have shared it with people- I hope it will turn out to be useful to others too!

#14: TPN s2 recolorings

Date: Jun 12th 2021 A more diverse children cast is good for the soul :')

That's it, this year was really fun!! Thank you to everyone who supported me through it, I can't express how grateful I am for all the kindness and validation I received. Here's to many more months in the fandom!!! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*.✧

#mine #tpn #the promised neverland #tpn manga spoilers #Tumblr: *literally refuses to let me open the post*#Me: *Turns on my computer* B*TCH YOU THOUGHT I'M POSTING THIS TODAY AND NOTHING IS GOING TO STOP ME #Been working on this for four hours now.. I'm literally dead...#Also thank you Tutu for deleting the other post you're the sweetest :')#Once again this is just a personal report you don't have to read all (or any) of it unless you want to :)#Ok to reblog btw #I'll click the post button now I don't want to hear anyrhing else

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bloodpacks-archive · 6 years ago

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New Year’s Day

Word Count: 3.4k yikes

Summary: A relationship over the span of three new year’s days. They get lost, and then they find their way back together.

Warnings: okay well Tom gets sad for a bit and there’s swearing but basically that’s it! Also there’s like two seconds of Christmas in this I hope u enjoy

Note: okay admittedly I’m a bit on the fence about this one?? idk, we’ll see how it goes. Also!! This is my prompt for @irndad ‘s writing challenge!! I had the prompt New Year’s Kiss so. u can imagine. Hope you enjoy! (also this gif has nothing to do with the fic but he’s so CUTE)

Dec 8th, 2017

“You’re absolutely ridiculous,” She says, her voice riddled with laughter. Mistletoe hangs above them, her hands are laced behind Tom’s neck, and Tom’s trying to stop smiling so damn brightly.

“Maybe,” He replies. She laughs again, gorgeous and bright, her head falling forward and her forehead resting on his chest. She kisses him that day, laughter following her as she leaves him standing under the mistletoe. He watches her go, his face painted with a smile.

He’s beyond lucky to have her in his life, he realizes. She’s one of the best people he’s ever met, and he loves being able to hear her laugh from somewhere in their apartment.

“Tom? You coming? We’re gonna be late!” She calls from the other room. Tom takes a moment to stumble his way out of his thoughts, and then he’s rushing after her, pulling on a coat as he locks their door behind them.

“We won’t be late,” He replies, but then he’s pulling her by her hand to rush out into the cold air. They arrive at dinner five minutes late.

Dec 10th, 2017

It’s a Sunday evening. She’s curled into his side, a book propped up against one of her legs. Tessa’s managed to stretch her way across both of them, and Tom scratches behind her ears while he scrolls through his phone. There’s soft Christmas music playing, and there’s a dusting of snow coating London. She leans her head back against his shoulder, looking up from her book for a moment so she can see him.

“Tom?” She says, her voice light, and so gorgeous. Tom hums in reply, looking down at her with a look that he can only assume is filled with the brightest of love. “I love you.” Tom lets a breathy laugh fall past his lips, bringing one of his hands to hers as he rubs soft patterns into her skin.

“I love you too.” She smiles at that, bringing their intertwined hands up to her lips and pressing a kiss to the back of his hand. She then settles back into Tom’s side, her attention once again turned to her book. He watches her for a moment more, letting himself save every second of what’s in front of him. Then he turns back to his phone, reading through an email that he finds much less intriguing than the girl next to him.

Dec 16th, 2017

She’s sitting on the stool in front of him, her head in her hands. She’s messing with her hair, and Tom’s standing on the other side of the island, tempted to reach out and grab one of her hands. He doesn’t like that she feels helpless.

“But you just got back,” She whispers. Her voice breaks, and Tom can practically feel it. She takes her hands away from her face, looking up at him and waiting for anything, any kind of reaction from him.

“I- I know, love, and I’ll be here for the rest of the holidays, but I have to leave on January 4th to finish up press.” Tom looks at her, eyes begging her to understand. He hates that he leaves her like this, that she has to stay in their apartment alone, watching from worlds away.

“How long are you gonna be gone?” She asks. Her eyebrows are furrowed, creating little wrinkles on her forehead that he so badly wants to smooth out.

“Just two weeks,” Tom replies. She laughs, humorless and a bit cold.

“Just two weeks,” She repeats.

It isn’t the first, or the last time they’ll have this fight.

Dec 25th, 2017

When he wakes up, her side of the bed is empty, but he can hear her humming in the kitchen. He walks in to see her with a tray of food and a pot of tea. She looks up to see him, smiling in the doorway, and she does an adorable little gasp.

“You aren’t supposed to be awake yet! Go back to bed!” She runs over to him, pushing Tom out of the kitchen and towards their room. Tom’s laughing the entire time, and he turns around just as they reach their bedroom door.

“You didn’t have to do this all for me,” He says. She shakes her head at him.

“Oh shut up, it’s Christmas!” That morning, they sit in bed, eating breakfast and laughing together.

Dec 28th, 2017

They’re in their living room, there’s tears in her eyes as she walks back and forth. Tom stands in front of her, watching as she paces. He doesn’t have that same feeling of heartbreak as he did a few days ago.

“I don’t know, it’s just that, sometimes I wonder what it’d be like to have someone who didn’t leave every few weeks,” She says, finally stilling to stand in front of him. It’s then when the heartbreak sets in.

“What?” Tom asks, breathless. He’s got his arms crossed, and now she’s looking up at the ceiling, taking a breath before everything spills out.

“It’s hard, Tom.” Her voice cracks. “It’s so fucking hard, because I just want to be able to support you and be there for you but God, it’s hard when you’re so far away.” Tom stares at her, he can feel his heart stop, there’s a pit in his stomach.

“I don’t know what you’re trying to say, y/n,” Tom replies. At some point, any anger had faded away, and now Tom’s got his fingers nervously creating patterns into his own skin, when they so badly want to trace patterns into hers.

“It’s just-“ She stops for a moment, gathering her thoughts, “sometimes, it feels like you’re so far away, and sometimes, it feels like I’m alone and like I don’t have anyone here to help me.” Tom stays silent, watching as she runs her hands through her hair. He feels like everything is spiraling around him and he doesn’t know how to stop anything.

“I don’t know what you want me to do,” He says.

“I don’t know either, Tom,” Her voice has gone soft, almost a whisper. She takes a breath, “Maybe I need a break from all of this.”

Tom feels himself shatter.

Dec 29th, 2017

She leaves him that evening, snow fresh on the ground, and Tessa whining behind him. She places her keys into the palm of his hand, and when he looks up to meet her eyes, there’s tears behind them.

“I’m sorry,” She says. Tom can’t bring himself to say anything. He can feel the lump at the back of his throat. He wants to scream. Before he can really process what’s happening, she’s gone.

Dec 31st, 2017

He can’t bring himself to go to Harrison’s party, despite having promised to be there. Instead, Tom finds himself sitting on his couch, Tessa’s head resting in his lap. The apartment feels a lot emptier without her. He takes down the mistletoe.

Jan 1st, 2018

He starts the new year alone, something that he hasn’t felt in a while. He keeps finding pieces of her around the apartment, he doesn’t get rid of the picture of her beside his bed, or the blanket that she gave him for Christmas. He just curls up, trying to feel any bit of warmth that he’s lost.

Jan 3rd, 2018

Tom leaves for press that day. He tries not to think of how different the airport would have been with her there. Tries not to think about how she would’ve kissed him goodbye, how she would’ve hugged him as tightly as she could, burying her face into his neck just before security. He would’ve turned back to look at her, giving her a final smile before walking out of her line of sight. He doesn’t have anyone to turn back to that day.

Jan 17th, 2018

Tom’s beyond tired from the press tour, but nothing seems to make it go away. He comes home to a silent apartment, left untouched during his two weeks away. He lays down on the couch. He notices how cold it is.

Feb 12th, 2018

Their “break” still hasn’t ended. Tom starts to wonder if she’ll ever come back to him.

Mar 22nd, 2018

Harrison comes over, and the apartment is lively, filled with laughter, and the air seems much warmer. The sun seems a bit brighter that day, as dumb as it sounds. They watch reruns of shows that they both love, and Tom feels a bit less lonely.

May 13th, 2018

Tom’s busy with work, he doesn’t really have time to think much. It’s been months, and he’d though that he’d be doing much better by now. He is, if he really thinks about it, but the apartment still feels empty in a way that he can’t quite explain. He’s not even sure if he’s lonely as much as he just misses having things to do all the time. He decides that being this busy with work is good for him.

Nov 12th, 2018

The holidays are getting dangerously close. Tom can feel a pit in his stomach at every mention of mistletoe, and he hates the way he gets when he thinks of her. He hadn’t thought of her in a while, actually, but now she’s with him at every turn. He thinks of her humming while she makes herself tea, or the feeling of her head resting on his shoulder. He misses that feeling of warmth more than anything. Misses the way his cheeks would hurt from smiling whenever he was around her.

Dec 5th, 2018

He stumbles onto her Instagram page. The posts are few and far between, all of her with friends, and he hates that he’s like this. After almost a year, he’s still drawn to her, still wishing that he could wake up to her by his side again. Sometimes he thinks that he hears her laugh somewhere in the apartment, or that he can hear her singing some Christmas song. He didn’t think he missed her like this anymore.

Dec 31st, 2018 - 6:00 PM

Tom walks into the party with Harrison’s arm around his shoulders. He’s cheerfully leading him to the kitchen, already talking about what kind of drink he’s planning on making him. Tom has to hold back laughter, already feeling everything lighten up around him. This was the party that he had missed last year, the one that he had exchanged for sitting alone on his couch, wondering where he went wrong, and why it all happened so quickly.

Before he knows it, Harrison’s handing him a drink and continuing to lead him around the party. Really, Tom has a great time. Harrison’s by his side for most of it, both of them laughing along to whatever story their friends tell. He’s beyond glad to be here, to be able to start the new year with people that he loves surrounding him.

Tom’s talking to a few old friends from school when hears it. A laugh, one that he could pick out anywhere. He looks over to Harrison, eyebrows furrowed, but Harrison just gives him a confused look in return. Tom looks over to where the noise came from and he can feel his heartbeat in his chest. His eyes scan the groups of people in front of him, and then he sees her. Her hair’s hanging around her face, a red cup in her hand, she’s got this gorgeous smile on her face, and he sees her laugh this time. It’s the prettiest thing he’s seen in a while.

She turns, and then her eyes lock with his. There’s a moment where everything within him feels broken, like he’s back in their apartment with her keys in the palm of his hand, where she’s walking out with a low-hanging head and down turned eyes. But he’s here, in this goddamn New Year’s party, with her looking at him for the first time in a whole year. He smiles at her, and then turns back to the conversation in front of him.

Dec 31st, 2018 - 11:00 PM

Tom’s sitting out on the balcony at this point. Harrison’s somewhere out in the party, most likely flirting with a girl or laughing with old friends. The balcony is cold, but Tom doesn’t really mind. It’s quiet, and the soft snow falling to the ground offers some kind of odd comfort. There’s a light dusting of snow on the top of the railing, and Tom’s finding himself making little patterns in it.

Tom hears the door behind him open, but doesn’t bother to look behind him, figuring that it’s just someone who wants to get out of the noise for a moment as well.

“You’re going to freeze out here without a coat.” Tom pauses, not even daring to look back at her in fear that she’ll disappear if he does. But then he feels her laying a coat around his shoulders, and everything feels a bit more like home. At the feeling of her fingers brushing his shoulders, he looks back.

“Thanks,” He says, pulling the coat closer around him. He looks down at it, realizing that it’s his before he decides to pull it on completely.

“Harrison told me which one was yours,” She explains. She’s taken a step back from him, her hands stuffed into her coat pockets and her eyes turned to the ground. Tom lets out a breathy laugh, turning back to the city in front of him.

“Glad you’re both looking out for me.” He hears her shoes hit against the balcony floor, and then she’s leaning next to him, looking down at the city with him. She keeps a distance between them that he wishes would disappear, but he can still feel his heart breaking with every step she takes towards him. He’s terrified to let her in again.

“How’s your year been?” She asks. Her voice is light, almost tip-toeing around him. Tom’s laugh is humorless, almost more of a sigh than anything.

“It’s been shit.” She looks over at him, concern clear in her eyes. He glances over at her, watching as she shifts uncomfortably. He feels his heart sink, deciding that he hates how all of this is. He hates that he can’t even talk to her without feeling like everything is going to break. “What about you?” His voice is a bit lighter, trying to make up for the uncomfortable air that he caused.

“Pretty shit too, if I’m honest,” She replies. Tom laughs a bit, and she smiles up at him when she hears him.

“I’ve missed this,” Tom whispers. He’s not even entirely sure he’s said it, but when she looks up at him, eyes bright and the beginnings of a smile on her face, he’s sure of it.

“I missed this too,” She replies, matching his tone of voice. Tom smiles, shaking his head a bit at her.

“You could’ve called, y’know.”

“Didn’t know if you’d want me back.” Her voice is quiet, and then she’s playing with her hair, and he wants to grab her hand again, trace those patterns into her skin, make her feel comfortable again.

“I always wanted you back,” He whispers. When she looks up at him, her smile is weak, her eyes begging for something that he can’t decipher.

“Don’t know why you would.”

“There’s more reasons than I can count.” Her laugh is barely there, just a shake of her head and the softest sound he’s heard in a while.

“I should’ve been there for you.” He can hear her voice break, and he wants to wrap her in his arms, never let her go because yes, maybe she messed up, but he did too.

“You needed a break,” He replies. “Hell, I need a break from my life sometimes.” She laughs again, and this time her head just barely touches his shoulder. He thinks it’s the best thing he’s felt in a while.

“You still needed that support, and I didn’t always give that to you,” She says. Tom shakes his head.

“Maybe you didn’t, but it wasn’t your job. I should’ve supported you more, too. We both made mistakes,” Tom says. It’s then when she leans her head on his shoulder fully, and he wants nothing more than to let her stay there forever.

“I don’t know-” She starts, but Tom cuts her off.

“Tell you what, maybe we can talk all of this out over coffee tomorrow? Like that place down the road that you always loved or something?” Tom asks. He can feel the smile cross her face, and just about everything in him feels a bit warmer.

“That sounds great,” She replies. Distantly, they can hear a countdown beginning. Tom laughs.

“Have we really been out here for an hour?”

“I guess we have,” She says. Her voice is back to the one that he loves, and he’s beyond glad to have her back next to him. Yelling comes from inside the apartment, and she’s laughing into his shoulder.

Jan 1st, 2019

He starts the New Year with her laughter filling his ears, and her head on his shoulder.

Jan 13th, 2019

He kisses her again for the first time in a year.

Feb 24th, 2019

He FaceTimes her every night of his press tour. She falls asleep while on the phone with him, he doesn’t mind.

Apr 17th, 2019

He wakes up to the sound of her humming in the kitchen again.

Aug 29th, 2019

She comes with him to New York City. He takes pictures of her around the city. They turn into his lockscreen. There’s a picture of him that hangs around her neck.

Dec 2nd, 2019

“Again?” She asks, looking up at the mistletoe.

“Hey, it’s not my fault that you keep standing with me under mistletoe.” Tom looks up at the decoration above them, shrugging his shoulders at her as she rolls her eyes.

“You’re ridiculous, you know that, right?” Tom laughs, watching as she goes to walk away. Tom chases after her, wrapping his arms around her waist and placing a kiss on her cheek before burying his face in the crook of her neck. She laughs, turning around in his arms to look at him.

“You’re the worst, Tom,” She says between bits of laughter. Tom smiles down at her, shrugging his shoulders again. She shakes her head, but then she leans up and presses a kiss to his lips, and it makes up for all of it.

Dec 25th, 2019

Tom sneaks out of bed in the morning to make her breakfast, she glares at him when she finds out that he stole her plan.

Dec 31st, 2019 - 11:50 PM

“So, what’d you think of this year?” She asks him. Her hands are laced behind his neck, and she’s looking up at him with the prettiest eyes he’s ever seen. His cheeks hurt from laughing and smiling all night, but he’s beyond glad to be here, with her in his arms.

“I don’t know, it was pretty shit,” Tom replies with a smirk on his face. She rolls her eyes at him, unlacing her hands from behind his neck.

“Oh really? Well, maybe I should just take my things and-“

“No no no no,” Tom says, cutting her off. He grabs her hands, and she places them behind his neck again. She laughs at him, letting her forehead rest against his chest. It’s only a few moments later when the countdown begins around them, and Tom takes a second, because this is so much better than last year, so much better than any year he’s had yet. She has her arms wrapped around him, looking up at him with gorgeous eyes and a bright smile. He’s certain that nothing could make life better than this, and he wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Jan 1st, 2020

She leans up, pressing her lips to his for the moment when the countdown ends. There’s yelling around them, a chorus for the new year, but Tom’s oblivious to all of it.

“Happy New Year,” He whispers. Tom practically melts at the sight of her in front of him, and he can’t wait to have moments like these be part of every new year that awaits him. She laughs, tilting her head to the side and letting her eyes scan over his face.

“Happy New Year.”

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Honest Aussie Family Business from The Shire

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What Can We Help You With?

Whether you need a Light Bulb replaced or have an Electrical Emergency, we are here to help with Affordable, Expert & Rapid Service to The Sutherland Shire

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Power Points & Switch Installation

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Strongly encourage you to work with True Local Electricians Sutherland Shire. I contacted them to discuss our kitchen lighting. They were attentive, patient, and able to work within our budget. The team adhered to the timetable completely, arrived on time, and completed the project ahead of schedule.Before we had our Christmas, my husband told me the mood lighting light fixture in our primary kitchen was out. Since I had been in the Sutherland Shire shops, I thought we had a problem, so I took him at his word. Still nothing happened. We went to the local hardware store and bought new bulbs, but it didn't help. Obviously, we have a problem. We did a search on Google for emergency electrician Sutherland Shire and found some positive feedback. On the phone, they were very nice and made an appointment for us to come the day before family arrived. They arrived precisely on time, checked the fixture, and then said, "Is there a dimmer switch on one of the two switches?" Absolutely! That is right, yes. One of the newer, more subtle coolers that are barely visible is: They changed the switch, pressed the button, and said "click." Incredibly, the adjuster switch had gone up, and by good fortune, we had light! I was persistent because they had squeezed us into their very busy holiday schedule.Thank you guys and will be in touch in the future with any electrical needs.

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They finished all of the work for our electrical upgrade home renovation. True Local Electricians are professionals who are also laid-back. Very reliable and they do quality work and their rates are also very fair.Our bedrooms' overhead lights and a single room's outlets stopped functioning. I called another reputable electrician Sutherland Shire, who said I had a broken wire and wanted to charge me $2490 after checking the same things I did. I called True Local Electricians number and asked them to come to my house. After further investigation, they discovered that it was actually a defective power outlet. For the time they were there, it ended up costing a lot less $$$$ in total.They fixed our lighting to transform our dark master and guest bedrooms into light-filled spaces. All with a free quote include. In my garage, they installed an EV charger. The electrical service was timely, competent, and more than fair. I highly recommend hiring True Local Electricians for any electrical needs. For my next electrical project, I would definitely be giving them a call.

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I was really pleased to have been able to link up with True Local Electricians on for my project. I search for a electrician Sutherland Shire online and found them.My doorbell cable, which was dead and most probably disconnected, was tested for power. We debated alternatives and agreed to install a thermostat and doorbell transformer 24V 40VA, which I had already bought online.Upon reading the manual and video instructions, they then proceeded to mount my new doorbell and camera. A metal cover plate was also mounted, which they had to drill new holes into so that the doorbell could be properly attached, they mounted both ceiling fans in a timely way and I am sure that they will be back quickly if anything ever happens to them.They were so efficient, detailed and did not take a long time! the price was right, and I recommend them highly!I have been raving to my friends about them and giving them their information! Like I said, very thorough, successful and truthful, you don't find a lot of these days!No bs, no attitude, we also just bought an electric car and we're going to have True Local Electricians come back to help us mount a level 2 EV charging station.You get 10 stars!!!! Thank you so much for saving us!!!!

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06:29 18 Feb 21

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We had a short and lost the use of the lights in the kitchen, laundry and one bedroom. I rang a number of electricians listed in the St. George Leader with various results, one charging $187 just to provide a quote!True Local responded immediately and promised to come at a certain time, then rang 15 minutes prior to that time to advise they were on their way. Anthony spent an hour investigating the problem and then provided a written quote at no charge. The quote was reasonable and covered new fittings, lights and fans.Our house is federation double brick and tile with an old extension under a tin roof. The work was difficult and took 11 hours, quite a bit in the ceiling and on the roof on a hot day. They were pleasant, diligent, careful, professional and meticulous in their manner and their work. Theyâd did not leave until the job was completed to both our satisfactions and charged the quoted fee!We are very happy with the result and have already recommended them to our neighbours.

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The True Local Electricians team showed up with a face mask and provided a timely electrical work estimate. 5 power outlets in my house near the Sutherland Shire library short circuited and I had no idea how to fix it. I've never called an electrician before so I hopped on Google to look for a local electrician Sutherland Shire.

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04:49 11 Jan 21

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08:25 29 Oct 20

Called to fix power outage. Very professional and quick. Restored power and fixed issue. 100% will use again for any issues.

Gary B.

21:31 27 Oct 20

The team are professional and detail oriented. I would highly recommend them.

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00:57 25 Oct 20

I used these guys for moving a couple of power points and changing a dimmer switch. Quality work was decent however very expensive. I was charged $1360 for two guys for 2 1/2 hours of work.

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23:22 21 Sep 20

Reliable, on-time, friendly, and obviously knew what they were doing. We'd happily use them again and recommend their services to others.

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Michael attended promptly to quote on my job. He was able to return later that day and completed the job for me. Michael explained the job and further answered other questions for me. He is a lovely young fellow - I will definitely use True Local Electricians again and recommend them to others.

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07:16 01 Aug 20

By far the best electrician I have dealt with. Anthony is very knowledgeable with the product and service he provides. His work is good value with quality included. I have had 3 jobs done by them already and wonât hesitate to use them again. They are super fast and clean up after they finish. Thanks guys love your work.

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21:01 09 May 20

Michael is a top bloke - He came out promptly, he was friendly and his service was second to none at a great price. Would highly recommend him for any of your electrical needs!

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03:10 25 Apr 20

Alex visited my skin clinic to install a 32amp power point for a new laser machine I had purchased. He was on time, friendly, and explained what the job entailed before he got started.Definitely recommend. Five stars from me!

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01:15 10 Apr 20

Great reliable service. They came on time and same day. Highly recommend!

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07:14 21 Feb 20

Mike responded to my emergency call from the storms we just had to fix our outage. They were extremely professional, they came on time, they diagnosed the problem straight away all while communicating the issues with me. No hidden prices which was a huge positive for me. Very happy with this company. Highly recommend for a local electrician.

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FREE Quotes & $0 Call Out

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24hr & Same Day Rapid Response

Our Electricians near you are On Call 24 Hours & will attend to your electrical emergency no matter what time of day or night

Qualified, Licensed & Insured

Our professional Sutherland Shire Electricians are fully Qualified, Licensed & Insured to work on both Residential & Commercial properties

Honest Aussie Family Business from The Shire

Aussie Owned & Operated by Aussie Sutherland Shire Locals – Based in Cronulla, NSW.

Affordable Fixed Prices & Seniors Discount

We offer Affordable, Fixed Price services before we begin work so there’s no surprises. Even cheaper with our Seniors Discount

Lifetime Warranty

We Provide a Lifetime Workmanship Warranty for piece of mind. We Guarantee our work & will fix any workmanship faults for FREE!

What Can We Help You With?

Whether you need a Light Bulb replaced or have an Electrical Emergency, we are here to help with Affordable, Expert & Rapid Service to The Sutherland Shire

Home Renovations

LED Lighting Installation & Upgrades

Power Points & Switch Installation

Switchboard Repairs & Upgrades

24hr Emergency Electrician Sutherland Shire

Ceiling Fan Installation

Exhaust Fan & IXL Heat Lamp Installation

See All Electrical Services

Lifetime Warranty on Workmanship

What Our Clients Say

Check out some of our recent Google reviews from both Residential and Commercial Electrical Services.

Anthony did a great job at our house. We appreciated his reliability and him coming on time.

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05:04 07 Apr 21

David Robson Builders S.

07:40 02 Mar 21

Inspirit P.

03:39 02 Mar 21

Ariston V.

06:29 18 Feb 21

Great professional team highly recommend, and I will use them again.

jose F.

17:03 10 Feb 21

The boys from True Local provided exceptional service. They were efficient, reliable and great value for money when compared to other local providers. I would highly recommend using this company.

Cherie B.

03:34 10 Feb 21

We had a short and lost the use of the lights in the kitchen, laundry and one bedroom. I rang a number of electricians listed in the St. George Leader with various results, one charging $187 just to provide a quote!True Local responded immediately and promised to come at a certain time, then rang 15 minutes prior to that time to advise they were on their way. Anthony spent an hour investigating the problem and then provided a written quote at no charge. The quote was reasonable and covered new fittings, lights and fans.Our house is federation double brick and tile with an old extension under a tin roof. The work was difficult and took 11 hours, quite a bit in the ceiling and on the roof on a hot day. They were pleasant, diligent, careful, professional and meticulous in their manner and their work. They’d did not leave until the job was completed to both our satisfactions and charged the quoted fee!We are very happy with the result and have already recommended them to our neighbours.

Christine D.

01:40 09 Feb 21

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06:26 04 Feb 21

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04:49 11 Jan 21

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Trevor S.

01:29 31 Oct 20

Excellent service, reasonably priced, punctual

Stephen S.

23:11 30 Oct 20

Got the job done quickly, on time and reliable!

Alyce O.

11:09 30 Oct 20

Punctual, quality of work excellent, great work ethic. Would definitely recommend them

Karen M.

05:10 30 Oct 20

Very friendly guys and quality of work was excellent. Would definitely recommend to everyone.

Ryan M.

11:07 29 Oct 20

Trustworthy and quality service.

Clair O.

09:48 29 Oct 20

Amazing service ! Helped with everything I needed and were so prompt ! Thanks guys ! Highly recommend

Dilara P.

08:25 29 Oct 20

Called to fix power outage. Very professional and quick. Restored power and fixed issue. 100% will use again for any issues.

Gary B.

21:31 27 Oct 20

The team are professional and detail oriented. I would highly recommend them.

Matthew W.

00:57 25 Oct 20

I used these guys for moving a couple of power points and changing a dimmer switch. Quality work was decent however very expensive. I was charged $1360 for two guys for 2 1/2 hours of work.

Sammy K.

23:22 21 Sep 20

Reliable, on-time, friendly, and obviously knew what they were doing. We'd happily use them again and recommend their services to others.

Debbie S.

07:59 13 Sep 20

Provided good quality job. Gave us all the information to make the right decision. No hidden costs which was refreshing. Thank you.

Anne A.

02:22 08 Sep 20

Thank you for your service & professional job have highly recommended you to all my friends.

Karen C.

21:33 18 Aug 20

Jayne W.

07:16 01 Aug 20

By far the best electrician I have dealt with. Anthony is very knowledgeable with the product and service he provides. His work is good value with quality included. I have had 3 jobs done by them already and won’t hesitate to use them again. They are super fast and clean up after they finish. Thanks guys love your work.

H T

21:01 09 May 20

Michael is a top bloke - He came out promptly, he was friendly and his service was second to none at a great price. Would highly recommend him for any of your electrical needs!

Shannen R

03:10 25 Apr 20

Ashlee M.

01:15 10 Apr 20

Great reliable service. They came on time and same day. Highly recommend!

Trevor W.

07:14 21 Feb 20

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Accredited & Certified Electrician

Affordable Master Electrician in The Sutherland Shire

All Jobs Big & Small!

LED Lighting – Downlights, Battens, Pendants, Oyster Lights

Flood/Spot lighting

Sensor Security Lighting

Garden lights

IXL Bathroom Lights

Exhaust Fans

Smoke detectors/alarms

Ceiling Fans

Power Points

Ovens and Cooktop Installation

Level 2 Connect & Disconnect, private poles and points of attachment

House Wiring & Rewires

Meterbox relocations

Switchboard Upgrades – RCD Safety Switches & Circuit Breakers

Surge protectors

Hot water thermostats & elements

Fault finding detection

Electric Car Chargers (EV Chargers) – Tesla, Nissan, Hyundai

24hr Emergency Service to The Sutherland Shire

Emergency Power Restoration

Honest Aussie Locals You Can Trust

Trust the honest and reliable Local Aussie Electricians from True Local Electricians. We are an Aussie owned family business supporting other Local families from the Sutherland Shire.

Serving the Sutherland Shire for over 15 Years!

Being local electricians near you, we offer FREE Quotes & No hidden Call Out Fee’s…. Ever. From our family to yours we are happy to attend your property and provide a FREE in-home quote to give you our expert advice on your electrical jobs. We offer fixed prices which are fairly priced before we begin work, so there is no nasty surprises! We always look after our Local Seniors – if you have a valid pension card we will apply a Seniors discount to your service making it even cheaper!

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Why Choose True Local Electricians?

We are an Aussie family owned business supporting Sutherland Shire Locals for over 15 years and would love to use our expertise to help you with your electrical needs!

FREE Quotes & $0 Call Out

No Gimmicks – FREE in-home quote & NO Call Out Fee to the Sutherland Shire. We offer Fixed Price services before we begin work, so there’s no surprises

24hr & Same Day Rapid Response

Our Electricians near you are On Call 24 Hours & will attend to your electrical emergency no matter what time of day or night

Qualified, Licensed & Insured

Our professional Sutherland Shire Electricians are fully Qualified, Licensed & Insured to work on both Residential & Commercial properties

Honest Aussie Family Business from The Shire

Aussie Owned & Operated by Aussie Sutherland Shire Locals – Based in Cronulla, NSW.

Affordable Fixed Prices & Seniors Discount

We offer Affordable, Fixed Price services before we begin work so there’s no surprises. Even cheaper with our Seniors Discount

Lifetime Warranty

We Provide a Lifetime Workmanship Warranty for piece of mind. We Guarantee our work & will fix any workmanship faults for FREE!

What Can We Help You With?

Whether you need a Light Bulb replaced or have an Electrical Emergency, we are here to help with Affordable, Expert & Rapid Service to The Sutherland Shire

Home Renovations

LED Lighting Installation & Upgrades

Power Points & Switch Installation

Switchboard Repairs & Upgrades

24hr Emergency Electrician Sutherland Shire

Ceiling Fan Installation

Exhaust Fan & IXL Heat Lamp Installation

See All Electrical Services

Lifetime Warranty on Workmanship

What Our Clients Say

Check out some of our recent Google reviews from both Residential and Commercial Electrical Services.

Anthony did a great job at our house. We appreciated his reliability and him coming on time.

Shelly

05:04 07 Apr 21

David Robson Builders S.

07:40 02 Mar 21

Inspirit P.

03:39 02 Mar 21

Ariston V.

06:29 18 Feb 21

Great professional team highly recommend, and I will use them again.

jose F.

17:03 10 Feb 21

The boys from True Local provided exceptional service. They were efficient, reliable and great value for money when compared to other local providers. I would highly recommend using this company.

Cherie B.

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We had a short and lost the use of the lights in the kitchen, laundry and one bedroom. I rang a number of electricians listed in the St. George Leader with various results, one charging $187 just to provide a quote!True Local responded immediately and promised to come at a certain time, then rang 15 minutes prior to that time to advise they were on their way. Anthony spent an hour investigating the problem and then provided a written quote at no charge. The quote was reasonable and covered new fittings, lights and fans.Our house is federation double brick and tile with an old extension under a tin roof. The work was difficult and took 11 hours, quite a bit in the ceiling and on the roof on a hot day. They were pleasant, diligent, careful, professional and meticulous in their manner and their work. They’d did not leave until the job was completed to both our satisfactions and charged the quoted fee!We are very happy with the result and have already recommended them to our neighbours.

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Energy level reflection

Woke up with little energy today, I ended up lying in bed for sometime till a call woke me. Then I meditated for about 15 minutes with thoughts throughout the session and stopped by the concrete cutting noise in the building. What a nice way to wake up to a new day haha. Not a complaint, I was a bit amused by this all.

I had relaxing time after that cleaning up, putting dishes away, making coffee and plan the meals for today & tomorrow. According to my teacher of the meditation class last weekend, we meditate & make most of important daily decision in front of the fridge: what food I have in here, what else do I need, what would I cook & eat today, what about the leftover from yesterday and on & on. He concluded: not to meditate in front of your fridge haha.

I have thoughts as I am doing my chores, just basically checking in with myself, my body to understand why I feel a bit drained & exhausted today. I feel it by my heavy eyelids, my strained neck & back and feeling of heaviness in general, like I need 5 cups of coffee to be fully awake to carry out my plan today (GO TO THE BEACH & JUST DO NOTHING). Therefore, I want to do a quick recap & reflection on what I have been doing in the past 3, 4 weeks after getting back to Vung Tau that brings me to this stage of feeling heavy & exhausted. I have to say I’m quite proud of myself after taking stocks of what I did so far, no wonder I feel the way I do now. I actually have done lots more than initial plan, but mostly not for myself but for other and I was able to help others around me. I’m quite pleased after mentally thinking about all events I have attended and people I have helped. I’ll list them there not in any order, just to comfort myself that I did have an efficient few weeks:

1. Help babysit my little niece online for about 1 week @ night time during my sister’s preparation for her exam.

2. Listen to & help a good friend get over her stressful time with work. I think she’s strong & just needs someone to listen to. Now things seem to be much better & excited for her. So happy for her, but more for me since I probably won’t have to listen to complaints about work & boss, but I’m looking forward to hearing about her new projects, plans & so on!

3. Catch up with chi An, a friend in CA & promise to help her with her taxes.

4. Attend Meditation class 3 days last weekend.

5. Help host a teacher from Art of Living for 1 weekend including hosting her, cooking with her, chatting, taking her to & from classes and the Thanksgiving celebration after the course. I now have a new friend, she’s very kind. At the same time I also hosted my cousin coming to attend the Happiness course and to spend sometime with me to clear her head. She seemed to be in better position after the weekend.

6. Of course I manage thru the 1st tax deadline Mar 15. It’s another odd year with all the changes that I ended up not finishing lots of work or spending tons of time like usual, but this is just a delay of work till the summer. In a way, this works out great with other things in life.

7. Signed with contractors for interior design of my new home. 2 weeks later, they already finished the framework & most of my bedroom. I also picked out the curtain colors. A/C unit was installed yesterday. I’m now waiting for the kitchen, bathroom and front door to be completed. After this, I will need to shop for work desk, mattress, kitchen & bathroom stuffs. I think there’re still lots to do, but at least writing this makes me feel better that I have started & done with the main things inside. Shopping is not something I enjoy, I took long to decide and feel pressured about these types of decision. But in general this is good progress. I plan to move in end of Mar/beginning of Apr!

8. I practiced mindful eating (+vegetarian diet) and gratitude towards my parents and all that I have in life for the entire week from Mom’s birthday to Dad’s birthday. I think I will continue this practice every year now. This is a way for me to send “Thanks” to my parents. I don’t tell them b/c I feel they are not in acceptance of me being vegetarian or practicing meditation (it’s just my feelings & reaction towards my mother’s words about my diet or courses I take, she may not have anything against these. I was so glad I realized that & went back to myself, how I have certain perception of how others thinking about me and base my feelings on that - rather than the actual meaning of those words, which I probably should confirm if I understand/feel them correctly)

9. I didn’t go to the gym or walk as frequently. This contributed to the way I feel. It’s like: I’m tired & I don’t want to go to the gym, I’ll do it tomorrow. And tomorrow comes I don’t feel that well either. It’s a spiral down that I can’t take.

10. I finished (after 5 weeks of work) the editing project #1 I was assigned in Feb. This is a group of BKE that translate lessons from Vietnamese to English. After the raw work was done, edit team comes in the make changes. This project was much harder than what I thought initially b/c the time and effort requirements are higher. I had to re-write lots of sentences. It ended up taking more time to edit and I have to drop other things to focus on this few hours each day during some weekends to complete as promised. I’m happy I got things done after 1st delay. Yesterday the group also had a meeting to recap 6 months of work. We now will focus on team members & building stronger connection. I feel good about the direction of this group.

Side note to this is I heard some negative stories that dragged my mood down for a day about a teacher I thought was great and inspiring. I need time to observe, analyze and conclude for myself where to spend my time to support which group. It’s a chaos of teachers & groups and good causes here that doubt is inevitable but not a good push forward for me right now.

Along with this I also spent time talking to a friend about her new relationship, listen to a wife struggling in her marriage, chat to a new friend about tradition medicine, going to the spa & invested in my face for the whole year (consider this as me helping Vietnamese economy haha), chat with my contractors about new ideas for tea shop & I already bought supplies to try out some recipes at home.

That’s a lot I have to write. I didn’t realize some of these as I started writing. Now I can go to sleep feeling better why I’m so tired haha. Anyway, I’m proud I have helped some people while maintaining responsibilities with myself. I will be connecting with more people this weekend and from now on. I need to be aware not to overcommit myself & use up my energy. I need time for recovery, reflection and relaxation as well.

Until next time, keep smiling and loving life!!!

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2019 Ahead // It’s Twentybiteen, You Ready?

I’m back! Again!

Your fave chaotic disaster queer took time off once again to get her shit together! Did I???? Kinda???

I’m glad I took the time off, I needed that time and space to sort out and find balance in my life and did I???? Kinda???

So now I’m back! There are going to be a few changes! But I’ll go through that a little later in this post.

2018 was fucking hard man. It was maybe the worst year of my life so far which is not an easy feat, let me tell you!

I’m glad it’s over, I’m thankful for the lessons it gave me but more than anything I’m grateful for the foundation in providing for the next chapter of my life.

2019 so far has been just getting through the delayed effects of the last part of 2018 honestly. But I’m hopeful it’ll only get better from here.

TBR

So what are the books I plan to read this year?? Honestly too many but here are the books I definitely want to get to in 2019.

I was going to talk about my anticipated releases BUT literally, everyone has done that so it’s not like I’d be sharing new information with anyone. No shade! Y’all those lists are amazing and I love them because I am always behind on what is coming out. Those posts just aren’t for me personally to write. But mostly it’s because this year I am focusing on books I actually own and neglected all of last year while I was busy having a love affair with my library.

│The Raven Cycle│Maggie Stiefvater│

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I read the first book in 2017 and then my mum bought me the whole series for my birthday in 2018 and do you think I’ve read them yet??? Of course not! So I want to this year for sure!

│Shadow and Bone Series│Leigh Bardugo│

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I loved the Six of Crows duology and now that the Grishaverse is getting a Netflix series I have to read the first series! Undoubtedly I will probably reread the Six of Crows duology after.

│The Conqueror’s Saga│Kiersten White│

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I loved the first book in this series and I’ve bought the other two books as soon as they came out but did I read them??? No.

│Montague Siblings│Mackenzi Lee│

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I really enjoyed the first book in this series even though I was in a major reading slump and it heavily dampened my experience but I still enjoyed it so I’m looking to rereading it and then following it with the last book!

│Villains│VE Schwab│

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I loved the first book and I can’t wait for the second one to come out. I ordered it in December but I entered my address wrong so I ended up going to my neighbour’s house to ask if they had it and they did!!!! Thank god for that!

I think I’ll wait to read them until I can get the paperbacks though since I like to annotate but not in my special editions.

│The Dark Artifices│Cassandra Clare│

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I loved the first book so much and I meant to read Lord of Shadows asap but then didn’t??? Now I’m just waiting for the last book to come out in the small paperback so I can read the series start to finish.

│Harry Potter Series│JK Rowling│

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│ I’m not putting LGBT rep because it’s not actually in the book and JK’s intentions don’t seem genuine to me.

The first time I read this series was 2011. And I didn’t finish it. So I’m gonna try again and watch the movies as I go to compare as well! And every time JK does some dumbass shit I am thankful I bought my copies secondhand.

│Sharp Objects│Gillian Flynn│

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I fucking loved the TV series, it was so intense! I’m looking forward to reading the book!

│Sadie│Courtney Summers│

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I’ve heard such good things and I need to read it but there’s a huge wait at the library and they do not have enough copies across the state library network so I might just end up buying it??

│Sawkill Girls│Claire Legrand│

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I’m planning on reading this one this month if I can get a hold of it from the library!

│The Hate U Give│Angie Thomas│

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I neeeeeed to read this one pronto!!!!

│Rejected Princesses│Jason Porath│

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│Bygone badass Broads│Mackenzi Lee│

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So I decided on my new Structured TBR each month (More info in my Month Ahead post!) I’m going to read a certain amount of entries in these each month over the year.

│Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda│Creekwood Series│Becky Albertelli│

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I need to read the book for my fave romcom guys, I just have to.

│Children of Blood & Bone│Legacy of Orïsha #1│Tomi Adeyemi│

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I literally bought this the day it came out and so, of course, I haven’t read it yet.

│City of Ghosts│Cassidy Blake #1│Victoria Schwab│

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I have to read it, it’s a Schwab book. But I am pumped for it!!!

│Percy Jackson and the Olympians│Rick Riordan│

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A childhood classic I never fucking read as a child. Also, I now own almost all or Riordan’s books because they were super cheap secondhand and so I have to read them.

Past Grey Reads

Book Review // Girl Made of Stars – I Am Broken

Book Review // Everything Leads To You – A Quite Love Story

Book Review // The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – What Do You Mean She’s Not a Real Person???

TBW

Basically here’s a bunch of movies and seasons released this year that I want to watch!

│The Hate U Give│

│Jan 31│

George Tillman Jr.│

Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby│

Australia sucks so this only just came out here but I am ready.

│On The Basis of Sex│

│Feb 7│

Mimi Leder│

Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux│

Looks like a good feminist film!

│Captain Marvel│

│Mar 7│

Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck│

Brie Larson, Gemma Chan, Samuel L. Jackson│

What is this??? The first solo Marvel film for a female Avenger??? I have been waiting!

│Avengers: Endgame│

│Apr 24│

Anthony Russo, Joe Russo│

Brie Larson, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan│

I am not ready. Not even a little bit. I’m just glad it’s confirmed that our lil spidey survives somehow.

│Detective Pikachu│

│May 9│

Rob Letterman│

Suki Waterhouse, Ryan Reynolds, Kathryn Newton│

When I first saw the trailer I legit thought it was a very cleverly put together fan trailer and died when I realised it was real.

│Aladdin│

│May 23│

Guy Ritchie│

Will Smith, Billy Magnussen, Naomi Scott│

I am so excited, it’s gonna be so magical!

│Rocketman│

│May 30│

Dexter Fletcher│

Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Taron Egerton│

I never knew I needed it but then I heard of it and then I watched the trailer and now I’m already a fan.

│Men in Black: International│

│Jun 13│

F. Gary Gray│

Rebecca Ferguson, Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson│

This movie is for the bisexuals.

│Spider-Man: Far From Home│

│Jul 4│

Jon Watts│

Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Cobie Smulders│

Okay blogging secret, when it comes to the directors, creators and stars of this segment I always just copy and paste from IMDB because I’m lazy and can we just appreciate the fact that Tom Holland—the literal star of the movie, the person who plays the main character—isn’t even listed at the top as part of the top stars.

Also, I’m very excited to watch this. Tom and Zendaya are my children and they must be protected at all costs.

│It: Chapter 2│

│Sep 5│

Andy Muschietti│

James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Skarsgård│

I’m ready for adult loser club thanks.

│Star Wars: Episode IX│

│Dec 19│

J.J. Abrams│

Keri Russell, Adam Driver, Richard E. Grant│

I’m always happy with a new Star Wars film.

│To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before 2│

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Susan Johnson│

Lana Condor, Noah Centineo│

YES YES YES YES YES.

│Brooklyn Nine-Nine│Season 6│

│Jan 10│

Daniel J. Goor, Michael Schur│

Andre Braugher, Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz│

I’m so glad NBC saved this!!!!

│One Day At A Time│Season 3│

│Feb 8│

Gloria Calderon Kellett, Mike Royce│

Justina Machado, Todd Grinnell, Isabella Gomez│

This is probably mine and mum’s fave sitcom that makes us piss ourselves laughing but also makes us sob.

│Game of Thrones│Season 8│

│Apr 14│

David Benioff, D.B. Weiss│

Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington│

I won’t make it to the end of 2019, not because of depression

but because I’m going to die while watching this, I know it.

│Stranger Things│Season 3│

│Jul 4│

Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer│

Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Winona Ryder│

I just want the gang together and happy.

│Mindhunter│Season 2│

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Joe Penhall│

Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv│

I gotta watch it and live text my thoughts to my aunt who is hugely into true crime (so much so that she is studying criminology). Because I’m hilarious and also I know she’ll appreciate it and also I no longer have a best friend to do this shit with.

│Big little Lies│Season 2│

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David E. Kelley│

Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley│

Big Little Lies rocked my world and made me realise I actually like thrillers.

│RuPaul’s Drag Race UK│Season 1│

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I’m just excited to see what a season would look like that isn’t hosted and judged by RuPaul.

Past Grey Watches

Grey Watches // I Wanna Bone Jude Law and Kate Winslet – The Holiday

Grey Watches // It Has To Be A Shit Show – A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

Grey Watches // I Hate It So Much I Love It – A Christmas Prince

Yes I know I said I wouldn’t change the appearance of my blog while I was gone but we all know I’m a dirty liar.

Besides, it’s only some small tweaks here and there and I won’t be going back through my past posts to edit everything to match. A year of posts is too many. I promised myself and my mum I wouldn’t do it again.

This year I’m going to be posting less! Like half the amount I did last year.

Last year I eventually got to a schedule of four posts a week and this year I will be doing two.

I’m doing this for a couple of reasons.

I exercise and eat healthy now and it turns out those two things take up so much time.

I wanna start actually dedicating time to working on my new WIP and maybe have a draft by the end of the year????

I’m planning on doing more Grey Watches post this year, and my book review posts will now be called Grey Reads and I might try and do more discussion posts called Grey Speaks and maybe WIP writing updates in Grey Writes??? It’s all about that branding.

But who knows what I’ll do, honestly I don’t even know myself! I’m terrible with follow through but we’ll see!

My Ancient Archive posts will be moved to once every two months as well because those posts take ages and as much as I love them I just don’t have that kind of time. And they’ll also get a rename—Grey Learns

I was also going to start requesting physical ARCs from publishers but ahhhh turns out I don’t actually enjoy writing reviews??? And there’s always the risk that I’m not gonna like it and I’ll feel obligated to finish it and I don’t have time for that either so I’m not doing that, I’ll be requesting far, far less from Netgalley.

I’ll be posting book reviews roughly once or twice a month, instead of once a week. I’ll still be writing reviews for all the books I read but they’ll be a lot shorter and I’ll mostly just post them on my Goodreads.

If you notice I am reading a book you wanna see a review of over on here, let me know and I’ll be sure to post it!

Past Month In Review

Month in Review // Christmas is Over Thank Fuck – December

Month in Review // November – I Already Hate Christmas

Month in Review // July, August, September & October – New Post Series!

Goals

Get to a point where I walk 10000 steps a day.

On the reg, like every day for the most part. At the moment I just have my step goal as 8000 a day because small steps literally.

But I hit my first 10000 steps on the 16th of last month so that was very exciting for me especially since it was on the day I don’t go for a walk and proved why that is my day off because it’s my shopping day so I’m clearly walking plenty, to begin with!

Find a way to be more financially stable somehow.

Whether that be by a full-time job or maybe work out a way to get paid for doing what I love??

I don’t know. I’m trying to be more open to different paths to get to a place I want to be.

Also, it seems like I may be forced into this sooner rather than later thanks to things out of my control so that’s exciting but also terrifying because ANXIETY.

Finish a draft for my WIP.

Have I started writing it yet? Absolutely not but I’m gonna try!

And I’m very excited about the concept. Think queer banshees and witches and strong women and girls supporting each other. That’s the plan.

Read 50 books.

I read 100 last year and 130 the year before that but with focusing on writing and my health I feel that trying to keep reading that many books is just going to stress me out so I’m not doing it!

Also, I’m already struggling to get through a book a week right now and I need to if I have any hope of just reading 50.

Legally change my name FINALLY!

And guess what guys that one is very close to being complete!

I’ve submitted to the paperwork and now it’s just the waiting for it to get approved and then I can pick up my new birth certificate!

I’ve been waiting for this moment for years so I’m very excited!

Continue going to therapy.

I’m in a much better mental space than I was last year but I still need therapy. Especially since last year was basically just me venting about how fucked up my family is and this year is about me so I want to use my therapy to focus on my shit, get official diagnoses and maybe testing out medication???

Also find a better way to deal with my paranoia because guys, it’s been especially rough lately.

Take regular mental health days

This is much needed!!!!!

And by mental health days I mean spend one whole day doing nothing but maybe watching Netflix and reading and crying if I need to.

My mum and I don’t really stop and so we get hit with emotions at really inconvenient times so I’m hoping that if we schedule a day where we can allow ourselves to be emotional then it might help?

I want to aim for once a month but we’ll see.

Play more video games.

Because they’re fun and I like them and I keep telling myself I don’t have time because it’s not important but fuck important, sometimes you just gotta do shit because it’s fun and pointless.

Past Month Ahead

Month Ahead // Happy Birthday To Me + Hiatus Announcement – January

Month Ahead // December – I Already Hate It

Month Ahead // November – New Post Series

2019 is all about growth and glow ups guys, I can feel it.

What are you doing this year? What are you reading? What are your goals?

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