Hello again! ☕
It's been quite a while, I hope everyone is doing well!
I'll admit, life has been particularly busy for me, and this blog has collected a lot dust as I get carried away with personal troubles and responsibilities.
But the dawn of the cursed 'winter depression' is on the rise, and I typically find myself struggling hard during those months, which reminded me to be more cautious about my habits and health--both mental and physical. And what better way to start than to work on my mindfulness again?
It's been a long time since I last wrote in my diary, planner, or anything of the sort. The doomscrolling curse really got me again, but I want to cut down on that and zero-in on my health once more.
So, let's get reacquainted...
Hello, My name is Justiz! I am a young student from the Philippines pursuing the arts, I'm starting college next year. Here are some fun facts to learn about me:
- As of now, I've become an editorial writer for my school's publication, and I've written/edited 7~ articles since August of this year. I am also the head of the Science and Technology division of the publication, I really enjoy my role and I never knew I'd love journalism this much.
- I am a Sagittarius! My birthday is on December 17th (which is awfully close now, wow.)
- I am an ENFP-T, I am very extroverted and loud.
- I have 7 dogs (previously 8), and I love them all very much.
- I have a big interest in 'fancy' or 'exclusive' kinds of food; such as caviar, truffles, oysters, etc.. I love researching about them.
- I am a very big fan of mushrooms, I own a book entitled 'Mushroom Miscellany' and it is my favorite thing of all time.
- I love to draw! I recently have been taking paid art commissions since May of this year, but have slowed down a bit because I've been quite busy. I plan to open them back up mid-late November. My friends say I have a strangely "marketable artstyle" (lol?). I post a lot of my artwork online, though I will be separating that online identity from "Justiz" on Bear, I'll still be posting my own Bear-exclusive art here!
- I am take a full apprenticeship soon!
- I have Persistent Depressive Disorder, with a side of Anxiety to boot. I may be speaking about this very casually, but it's a big part of my life and has affected me a lot. I really want to write more about my mental health struggles/gives tips for those similarly struggling. I like to believe mental health is like a small plant, you have to take care of it and give it love, or else it will rot. Writing and drawing are both main ways I like to care for my mental health.
I hope to write more in the future (I'd really like to make a Knowember post..), I actually have a draft post about my trip to Toledo visiting my extended family (that I seemingly forgot about), so I might tidy that up, add some images and post it on here.
Additionally, I plan to keep some archives of my editorial work here on this blog, you can see the first ever editorial I've made posted on August!
I really want to use this blog as a personal outlet of my thoughts and feelings, away from my responsibilities as an editorial writer or a 'social media'-based artist. I want to curate this space for me, so maybe in the future I'll customize this CSS for myself or write about whatever, if it means dumping my thoughts where it'll stay.
I hope to see you soon! 🐻❤️