Cookies, nostalgia, and a mango drink

 

It is said that you look back at childhood memories and experiences through the rose- tinted glasses of nostalgia, and that some things are best left behind in the past. This is something that I conveniently and unfortunately forgot, one day at the convenience store.

I see a pouch of Capri-Sun Mango Drink on the shelf, and after many many years of not having any Capri-fun in my life, I instinctively reach for it. When I take that pouch of "juice" drink off the shelf, I am happy. Oh so happy. I tried it as soon as I left the store, because I just could not wait. As you can guess, it tasted like a shot of pure sugar with some approximation of the flavor of a mango thrown in. When I say I finally realised the meaning of crestfallen that fateful day. That was the day that cemented in my mind that childhood taste buds are not to be trusted in adulthood. What we thought of as absolutely delicious back then often ends up feeling mediocre now. Oreos are an exception (obviously), but otherwise most things are best left in the past. Well, at least we enjoyed it as children. After all, children probably do need some sugary, junky snacks growing up. No? It’s essentially a rite of passage. For most of us anyway. We had a good few years.

Are you good enough? ... Are you good?

 

 Why is it so common for people to think they are not good enough?

What is enough? Why is there a qualifier there?

Are you good? Are you a good person? Are you doing good? Are you doing okay? That's enough.

Are you good enough? Good enough for what? Good enough to do what? What do you need to be good enough for?

Enough. What is enough? Nobody knows what we're supposed to be enough for.

But somehow quite a few people manage to think they're not good enough.

SO what do people do? Sometimes.. 

This is what I am, people say, these are the labels I identify with. This showcases an aspect of my personality, that shows a specific quality of mine, and this other thing lets you know what I like to do. 

This is well and good. Communities are built that way. 

The issue is - as with many things - a lack of moderation. (this is also my take on food and nourishment as a whole, but that's a topic for another day)

A layman’s perspective of the fabric and clothing industry over the years

 

Clothes used to be made better. I have a t-shirt that my mom got from J.C. Penney in the 90’s and it’s still in great shape and I still wear it today. I don’t know how long my clothes are going to last, but safe to say they’re likely not going to last that long. Even IKEA wasn’t chipboard in the 90’s, from what I hear. 

Things aren’t built to be durable in the majority of cases, and it makes it much harder to be sustainable. I also believe the onus of safe disposal and recycling should be on the companies that choose to use it in their packaging. It’s reduce, reuse and then recycle. It was supposed to be the last choice, guys. Anyway, I guess that’s my first tangent.

Pandemics Last for Over Three Years

Photo by Zach Vessels on Unsplash

I drafted this in June 2020. I also told people I spoke to about this. People were reluctant to believe me. Some thought I was nuts for saying this, some called me pessimistic. Eventually I decided against publishing this post. But now, in the second half of 2022, I finally feel like I can go ahead and post this. I very much doubt anyone's going to dismiss it now. I shouldn't have cared in the first place, but hey, you live and learn.

Anyway, here's why I thought this pandemic would last for at least three years. 

Review: Skinfood Gold Kiwi Cream

Today I'm going to write about something I love talking about, and yet have not posted about in years - skincare! I adore skincare, be it the meditative act of applying it, the research that goes into studying a new product before shortlisting it, and the science-backed research I try to do before making a purchase decision. For the Skinfood Gold Kiwi Cream, I did no research at all. And yet it has become one of my most loved products.