memories – Kristi My Dao

A Letter To My High School Self

Graduation season is in full swing, and I’m so excited to say that I am going back to college! I’m going back to the University of Central Florida to earn a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing this coming fall. It is everything that I have secretly/not so secretly wanted, and I am so happy to have this feeling of obtaining so much at twenty-five. To honor my accomplishments and celebrate how far I’ve come, I thought I would take the time to write a letter to my high school self. Nothing played out according to the life plan I designed, and I have to say that it worked out for the best because I’m so happy with where I’m at today. Keep reading to learn what I would tell myself back then.

View post to subscribe to site newsletter.

My Hometown Date to Maryland

Call me a love sick dork, but my boyfriend literally went out of town yesterday and I am this puppy waiting by the phone waiting for every update. There was no way that I would have been able to go though, because this trip had been planned for his graduation before we even knew each other. It has just been rescheduled to now due to the pandemic. That being said, before the pandemic hit, I was lucky enough to have had the opportunity to have him bring me back to his hometown. In honor of Maryland Day, I am going to share those memories today.

View post to subscribe to site newsletter.

My Answers to Vogue’s 73 Questions: Part 2

Am I cool enough for a round 2? Probably not, but I’m going to do it anyway. If you’re interested in knowing my answers to some of Vogue’s 73 questions, keep reading.

View post to subscribe to site newsletter.

How I’m Handling The Stress of Being Asian Right Now

With everything going on, I have a lot of thoughts on the matter as an Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAIP) person, and there is a lot of pain and hurt from that statement and everything else. In light of the recent events in Atlanta, and the way that Asians have increasingly become the target of hate crimes in the past year, I wanted to take the time to talk about what my experience has been like as an Asian American.

View post to subscribe to site newsletter.

4 Green Flags Found In My Boyfriend

So yesterday was National Boyfriend Day, and I’m so grateful to have the wonderful boyfriend that I do. I’m willing to talk about him all day long, and I can do it with a smile on my face. Today’s blog post is inspired by this week’s The LadyGang: Quickie, where Keltie, Jac, and Becca all talk about the green flags in their relationships. It’s definitely more positive than red flags, so I thought I would do my own take on the matter.

Analyzing Coriolanus Snow’s Character Consistency After The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes also gives us some insight into how Snow thinks, what has influenced him, and possible causes of what led him to become the man we know him to be in The Hunger Games. After reading the book, I thought that it would be interesting to revisit the movies and see how his character compares to what I read, or how it might have evolved since then.

View post to subscribe to site newsletter.

6 Lessons I Learned From My Dad

By: kristimyblog May 6, 2020

The Blogfamily, favorites, growing old, growing up, growth, learning, letter, Life, Lifestyle, memories, reflection, thoughtsLeave a Comment

After a morning of making my dad’s favorite stew, I’m ready to sit and write. In honor of my dad’s birthday, day 6 of my blog challenge is going to be dedicated to him. I’m going to share 6 things that I’ve learned from him so far.

View post to subscribe to site newsletter.

Scrapbook with Me!

By: kristimyblog May 2, 2020

The Blogblog, blog challenge, blogger, blogging, crafting, creative, DIY, homemade, memoriesLeave a Comment

In honor of National Scrapbook Day, I want to share with you one way that I’m spending quarantine. I know this is a bit more old-fashioned and a bit more time consuming than just having a digital photo frame and uploading all of your photos, but I feel like scrap booking gives me a chance to interact with old memories. It also gives me a chance to be a little more creative when I look at these things.

View post to subscribe to site newsletter.

Friday Favorites: 3 Memories with My Sisters

By: kristimyblog April 11, 2020

Lifestyle, The Blogbroadway, hamilton, homemade, love, memories, New York, sister, sistersLeave a Comment

At my worst and at my best, my siblings have been by my side. While I grew up jealous of the attention that they sometimes got, I’ve grown to really love them. That’s why, for today’s post, I wanted to share one of my favorite memories with each of them.

View post to subscribe to site newsletter.

What I’m Reading (and Doing) During Social Distancing

By: kristimyblog March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

Lifestyle#readabookday, adulting, adversity, advice, always reading, animal, being prepared, book club, book release, books, bookstore, bucket list, calendar, career, change, changes, college, creative, culture, Disney, DIY, do it yourself, dog, dos, eat, eating, eats, emotions, entertainment, excercise, experiences, family, favorites, food, friends, fun, give back, goals, gratitude, growing old, growing up, habits, happiness, happy, health, healthy, home, homemade, influence, inspiration, inspiring, intentions, journaling, kitchen, korean skincare, languages, learning, letter, Life, Lifestyle, logic, love, luck, marie lu, memories, mental, mindset, mistakes, necessities, needs, netflix, night, night life, nights, opinions, pasta, people, pet, planner, planning, positivity, prepared, present, productivity, readers, reading, reading lists, recipe, reflection, relationship, relationships, relax, resolutions, scares, self-care, self-promotion, self-worth, setting goals, shows, sister, sisters, skincare, student, success, thank you, thankfulLeave a Comment

Today, I thought I would take the time and share what’s on my reading list during this self-quarantine. I’ll also be sharing other things you can do to fill your time, and how these things could be a little less lonely in a time when we’re trying to isolate ourselves.