muffy mother

hey there!

this is shio, proud mother of t0oobi and mmmmMuffy (although maffy works too, ig :p). Tobi and Muffy are very special kids of mine who give me strength alongside my romantic partner.

this personal blog will contain random, conversational-style posts about new ideas i’ve encountered… or musings i think might be useful or interesting enough to share to the proverbial class. topics may include reading journal entries, travel entries (if and when that happens), exercise journal entries, gaming/animanga thoughts, fanfiction-writing thoughts…. mainly fun topics or things i wish i could tell my past self to make life easier. i plan to update once a week or so.

my audience is for me, my partner (lub u boo), and my two kids (muah), but the occasional, well-meaning stranger is also welcome. 🙂

some background

this is actually my second or perhaps third time attempting a blog on wordpress.

my first two attempts were made about 5-6 yrs ago (how time flies!) when i was feeling suuuuper stressed and dissatisfied with life. i wanted to use the blog as a way to vent and also potentially make a career out of blogging if it ever blew up. i ended up terminating these earlier attempts because the entries felt desperate and disingenuous. now… i just want to ramble freely without having to worry about character limits or writing to impress a ‘professional’ audience. i don’t this blog to become famous, tbh… but if this blog ever blows up & you start to expect a certain entry or topic, be prepared to be sorely disappointed because i’m writing for ME now, bb!!!

about me

i was born and raised in the states. i am a full-time working adult who is highly introspective, strives to improve her sleep (a routine that is sporadic at best), and enjoys learning new things. i think being ‘boring’ is highly underrated; i strive to keep my daily life ‘boring’ so i can focus on things that truly matter to me.

i recharge by listening to music, spending countless minutes on YT, playing video games, reading shoujosei manga in bed, crocheting, journaling, and watching anime with the partner. 🙂

i would love to pick up a musical instrument again and to really and truly learn a second language (tieng viet). and a third (bahasa indo). and a fourth (espanol). maybe a fifth, too (nihongo). i’ve got a lot of work to do!

this year (2025), i would like to reach v3+ in climbing and to call my parents more often, among other things. good luck to you and me on our respective goals!