One resolution that I have for 2025 is to start journaling. I feel like journaling has made a recent comeback, and I see a lot of people sharing their journals on social media. I was inspired to start journaling because I want to have memories to look back on when I’m older. I’m actually not someone who takes a lot of photos, and I want to have a tangible book to flip through.

People often make journal spreads, which is almost like scrapbooking. You take pieces of things from your everyday life that tell a story about what you did, like postcards, pictures, cards, etc. and combine it with crafty materials to make a journal page. My plan is to do a combination of these journal spreads and also written journal entries.

So far, I’ve decorated the outside of my journal and planned out a couple of different prompts to start with. I hope I stick with it and am able to look back on all of my memories.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture this: it’s a Thursday night and you’re sitting in the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, soaking in the ambiance of a nearly packed arena. The Cavs are set to play the Toronto Raptors following a tight win against Oklahoma City. Surrounded by friends and family, you get ready for an exciting game.

However, quickly enough, the Raptors take the lead. The Cavs trail close behind for most of the game, but fans grow restless as their shots continue to narrowly miss the net. Having been to a few Cavs games myself in the past, it had been years since I had been to a game where they won. I had walked into the arena that night feeling confident that this game would change things. Yet, as the time ticked away, I started to lose hope. Was I bad luck? Why did the Cavs never win when I was there??

We decided to venture down closer to the court to see for ourselves what was going on (pictured above). Both teams fought hard, and little by little, the Cavs caught up. Fans regained a glimmer of hope in their eyes, as seen on the jumbotron. Eventually, as the last few minutes approached, the teams were neck and neck. Bucket after bucket left fans on the edges of their seats, dying to know who was going to win. Then, the clock stopped as there were 13.6 seconds left in the game, and the Cavs were up. “This is it,” I thought to myself. They couldn’t possibly lose now. Suddenly, the sound of the buzzer rang in my ears and the cheers erupted in the arena. After a hard-fought game, the Cavs recovered, ending in a 132-126 win.

I walked out of there into the cold winter air with the best feeling in the world: victory. We are just too good.

Raspberry Filled Chocolate

0/10

Raspberry-filled chocolate is kinda gross. If I wanted to eat fruit, I’d eat fruit. Not chocolate.

Godiva

10/10

 

 

 

 

 

Easily God-tier chocolate. What makes these chocolates the best is the variety of chocolate! You have almond, hazelnut, or just plain chocolate. High quality too!

Colored Shaped Heart Candy

2/10

 

 

 

 

I don’t know what to call these but they taste and feel like chalk. Who made these?

Heart-Shaped Lollipop’s

6/10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretty good! It tastes like cherry, but it’s hard to bite into because of the shape, and you eat it pretty quickly.

Dove

4/10

 

 

 

 

 

To be honest, love is not all it’s cracked up to be, to be honest. I feel that the texture reminds me way too much of clay. Somehow, it always tastes like it’s been stuck in the bag for too long.