Opening Up with Others

People in a meeting discussing something

I am a private person. I have a really hard time opening up to others, and letting them get to know me for me. And it usually takes me a while to be able to share my deepest darkest secrets. Not that I have any. So when I created this blog, I had absolutely no […]

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A Girl’s Best Friend

A girl sitting with her back against a dog

You can only relate to how special and strong a bond between a pet and their owner is unless you have that and have experienced it, particularly in times of need. And  I am fortunate enough to say that I have that relationship with Chocolate, my puppy, my little boy. I always wonder what I […]

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Monthly Memories – July 2019

Going to honest here, I got this idea from another blogger named Cass, from uniquelycass.com. I recently discovered her blog, read quite a bit of entries, particularly her monthly recaps and felt inspired to something similar. I recommend checking out her website. And since July just ended, its perfect timing. So here goes. Arristella launched. […]

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July Favourites – Part 2

A scene is about to be filmed

I posted Part 1 before this, so if you have not read it I suggest you also read it. I talked about my favourite songs that I listened to on repeat for the month. In this one I’m going to mention what tv shows I watched. This month I binged watched a lot of tv […]

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July Favourites – Part 1

A girl is listening to music

I originally had a different post scheduled to go up today, but decided to do something a bit different instead. Don’t worry, what I originally planned will be up on Friday instead, so you are not losing anything. I wanted to talk about my favourite songs that I enjoyed and listened to on repeat throughout […]

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I Enjoyed My Birthday This Year

Lit Candles on Cupcakes

I need to apologize in advance for talking about my birthday so much over the last couple of posts, and I promise you this is the last one. Well for right now anyways. I felt like I needed to end this little series, and talk about how this year played out. So I turned 22 […]

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The Best Birthday Gift Ever

A bunch of wrapped presents

Growing up, my birthday was the one time of the year that I always got presents. My family was not big on Christmas presents, though I got something here and there. But whenever it came to my birthday, I would always get a few things. Being an only child, spoilt I may add, I got […]

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I Don’t Like My Birthday

Balloons spelling happy birthday

I might be one of the few people in the world who does not like their own birthday. I’m always excited for someone else’s birthday. But when it comes to me, it’s a no. It has nothing to do with becoming older, though sometimes I kind of still wished I was younger.  It also has […]

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Why Arristella?

Scrabble pieces spelling the word blog

Over the past year, I have gotten into the habit of sharing journal entries with friends. To believe something  that I considered so personal and private to me, I was comfortable enough to share with other people. They were stories, memories, feelings. It was all laid out there. And the more that I did it, […]

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