#trying change

I love watching movies, I love the escape and the fun that comes with sitting down and disconnecting from the world. I have been watching a lot of movies and I want to take more time in enjoying and digesting them. I know I have a long catalogue of movies I’ve seen just this month, but I want to make an effort to sit down and write out my thoughts about them.

What’s the point of watching all of these movies if I have nothing to say about it. So many that I’ve seen have been great, others have been bad, and others just land in the middle. I need to be able to explain why I feel the way I do. I want to dive into it enough to understand more of what it took to get that movie on the screen.

It seems so simple, sit down and think about what you say, then articulate what that is. It’s all about prioritizing the time and space for it.

I’m not expecting to say anything profound, I’m not expecting to say anything new. I just want to say something. I need to get better at relaying how I feel to the world. I think movies are a good place to start.

I am determined to do something every day to make each day special and help tell the days apart. I am going to document it here.

This is Week 1:

june 1- eat super sour candy with Ty

june 2- face mask night

june 3- farmer's market night

june 4- made a new recipe (my version of chicken and gnochi soup)

june 5- movie after work and puzzle!

june 6- family time with in-laws and finished the puzzle

june 7- dove back into my scrapbook

I don't even have anything exciting planned, but I am ready to be done with work and be home. There are a couple of big things I have to do that I am a little stressed about.

take my dog to get her teeth cleaned

deep clean the apartment

I would like to watch some movies, go on a hike, and have a solo picnic.

This week has felt long and a bit boring. I am ready for the weekend. I know part of why it was so boring was that I cancelled so many things: going to the gym, going to the movies. I want to do better next week.

I will enjoy this weekend, make some commitments for the next week, and take my time doing it.

Every day, I have the same lunch routine:

I go to the backroom, warm up my food, and set up my iPad. I open up my iPad and pull up One Piece. That is such a simple part of my day, and it is my favorite part of my day (apart from leaving lol).

I love that there is no thinking about what to do next and how best to spend my limited lunch break. I get stunned by decision paralysis to the point that by the time I figure out what to do, it's time for me to go back.

I have been able to get so far in One Piece, I have finally passed episode 950! This Wano Arc is crazy.

I refuse to let the One Piece Baby beat me. He may be on my heels, but I shall persevere.

This feels like a cheat code for life. I like to just go through and enjoy my life. One less thing to worry about and one more way to go through stress-free.

There is a house near me that has the biggest Little Library I have seen. There's a huge shelf in front of their house for books and there are sections for non-book items. That's where I found this puzzle.

I used to love puzzles as a kid, mainly because I didn't have cable growing up, but it was still a fun thing to do. As I've grown older, I've gotten bored and lost interest in them. I just stopped playing.

Lately, I've been seeing videos of people competitively solving puzzles and it reignited my interest. I've thought about buying a puzzle but they are surprisingly expensive, so I imagine the push I felt when I found this cute puzzle.

It was only 350 pieces, I completed it over three days and watched three movies. At some points of this process, I felt so locked in, but others, it was just something fun to do.

I really enjoyed myself and going to keep an eye out for any free or cheap ones I can find. I think it would be fun to restart my puzzle journey.

23/100

I am moving and there are a million things I need to do. The biggest one is from the summer bucket list: deep clean my home.

My goal this summer was to deep clean, reorganize and spread love through my home. Now, I have to focus on packing up that home and moving it. I am 30 days out and need to make the most of this move. I still want to go through my home, deep clean and reorganize things, but instead of having it be easier for everyday life, this will help everything be packed easier.

I've already gone through my hallway closet and desk. They look and feel so much better. I know everything in those spaces and feel so much better about packing them up. Truly, I was scared for the closet, but I just need to take everything out and start from stratch.

I want to do this with as many parts of my home as possible. I cannot bring old baggage into this new space.

Boy, oh boy, I have a lot of movies here. There are a lot of different movie services here too. This month I added on some new services, they are all free! I still want to watch a movie from every service, not sure if I’m going to roll that over to the new ones.

Here are those movies!

I Am Frankelda, 2025, 104 mins, Netflix

Happy Anniversary, 2018, 78 mins, Netflix

Bob Trevino Likes It, 2024, 101 mins, Hulu

Fresh, 2022, 114 mins, Hulu

Time Travel Is Dangerous!, 2024, 99 mins, Prime

Elena Undone, 2010, 111 mins, Prime

The Nun, 2018, 96 mins, Max

mid90s, 2018, 86 mins, Max

When Frank Met Carlitos, 2023, 73 mins, Disney+

Cinderella, 1997, 88 mins, Disney+

40 under 40, 2013, 46 mins, Paramount+

Scream VI, 2023, 123 mins, Paramount+

Zoe Gone, 2014, 88 mins, Tubi

I Can Make You Love Me, 1993, Tubi, 92 mins

Summertime, 2015, 105 mins, Kanopy

Ass Backwards, 2013, 82 mins, Kanopy

Zola, 2020, 86 mins, Kanopy

Snoopy, Come Home, 1972, 80 mins, Hoopla

Holy Days, 2026, 101 mins, Hoopla

Some Like It Hot, 1959, 123 mins, Hoopla

Another Man's Wife, 2026, 81 mins, Peacock

All My Life, 2020, 2020, 93 mins, Peacock

Fingernails, 2023, 113 mins, Apple

Hala, 2019, 93 mins, Apple

The Bride, 2015, 93 mins, Filmzie

Abroad, 2023, 85 mins, Filmzie

Love Lies Bleeding, 2024, 104 mins, Fawesome

Thelma & Louise, 1991, 130 mins, Fawesome

Do the Right Thing, 1989, 120 mins, Pluto

It Takes Two, 1995, 101 mins, Pluto

Punch Drunk Love, 2002, 96 mins, Plex

Just My Luck, 2006, 103 mins, Plex