Jemellee

on a journey of rediscovering myself as a person and what i want with life.

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my 2024 word of the year: worth

It took me over 30 years to finally realize my worth

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creating my 2024 vision board

it's that time again to create a vision board for the new year!

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🎄Merry Christmas & an update for 2024

Hello, readers! And Merry Christmas! I hope you got everything that you wished for and enjoying your presents right now. Consider this as my digital Christmas card 🎅🏽🤶🏽 After months of deciding what direction I wanted to take for my blog, my YouTube channel, AND adding in a newsletter into the

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[PAID] VLOGMAS 2023 - Week 1

Vlogmas 2023 & Extended Cuts!

It's a YouTube challenge which you vlog and upload content for 25 days up until Christmas. Vlogmas goes beyond YouTube now - so it's fun to see what creative ways content creators are doing each year.

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my sad girl spotify playlist

I don’t know what happened, but I stopped creating Spotify playlists during my last relationship. I would always make a playlist to capture songs that I was into that year with all the new songs or artists that I’ve discovered.

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i created my first journal prompt pack

journaling is my no-cost therapy and y'all should give it a try

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i'm not a tech reviewer 😅

I know I'm currently on this whole budgeting/savings journey but I made an irrational but not-really-irrational impulse buy to get the Google Pixel 8 Pro as my new vlogging phone.

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How I'm adjusting from NYC to Chicago and more

It's been 6 months since my move from NYC to Chicago and things are A LOT better since I've been here.

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Money Mondays: Don't pay the ADHD tax

It’s not exactly a tax, but it's the price we pay when we aren’t mindful of the (emotional and/or financial) investment we put into it. Usually impulse buys are the main culprit of ADHD tax.

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Money Mondays: Buying unplanned necessities

I do a good job disciplining myself during the weekdays. But once the weekend is here, my plans are up in the air.

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Money Mondays: Breakaway? More like Break-my-wallet

On Friday, I did not buy a drink nor food. I held on tight with my water bottle that I filled up when I got there.

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Welcome to Money Mondays!

My biggest culprit when I spend money is mainly shopping for new clothes or a new ✨shiny thing✨ like a plush or gadget I’m probably never going to use after 3 times using it.

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an overdue recap | August 2023

Accepting that it's ok to start over again and again with life, rebranding, and everything else in-between.

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Being Tita Jem

Rekindled Love

Rekindled Love: journaling

As I'm getting older, I'm realizing how important it is to journal or take photos or video of everything that I'm doing because my memory is starting to get hazy.

Travel

Welcome to the Windy City

I made it! I’ve experienced my first full week here in Chicago, and honestly, I’ve been feeling good. I haven’t cried as much as I thought I would be. I’m feeling a bit at peace with life right now.

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Moving update

I thought I had more time, but once I looked at the calendar, I realized I need to full steam ahead with the packing.

Goals

2023 Personal Goals | April update

Time freaking FLIES and we’re already at my first quarterly update for my personal goals. Honestly, I think we’re on track so far.

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Dear Future Partner: Dating

I just want us to do something fun and stimulating. Things that could bring out our personality more.

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Feeling rejected. Letting go. Leaving the past behind.

Travel

The travel bug bit me

I was more nervous because I haven’t done a lot of research like I usually do. This was going to be my second international trip especially when things were starting to open up for tourists again around the world post-pandemic.

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Dear Future Partner: Attraction

The last time I ever felt an overbearing love and attraction from a partner, it came from someone who I don’t think ever loved me.

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Discovering I have ADHD

I downloaded TikTok, and unknowingly, I was getting a brand new type of dopamine that my undiagnosed ADHD was indulging.

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My 2023 personal goals

I do tend to overwhelm myself with ambitious goals, I think this year I’m going to set smaller goals with realistic deadlines.