💌 back in Thailand, back to joy 🩵

👋 Welcome back to Balanced Living: your weekly reminder to live slower, feel more balanced, and find joy in the everyday.

Hey yoou!!

I’m writing this from Chiang Mai: iced coffee in hand, window open, and a quiet breeze in the background. After months away, it feels good to be back.

Here’s what I’m gently rebuilding since returning:

• morning journaling (just 3–5 lines a day)

• post-lunch walks (helps me reset)

• cooking dinners at home with music (or a podcast) playing

• coffee dates with friends (solo ones too)

• setting social boundaries before I need them

These small things give structure to my day without adding pressure. If you’ve been feeling a little out of rhythm lately, this is your sign to pick one tiny thing that used to make you feel good and bring it back.

In today’s send:
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But first, if anything here resonates, hit reply. I love hearing from you 💌

Now, on to the good stuff 👇️

🧠 things to read (or do) instead of doomscrolling

✨ Happiness from the inside out (a powerful reminder that joy starts within)

🌍 The blessing of a hybrid brain; the joy of writing in two languages (i loooved reading this one!)

🔊 For when your mind needs quiet more than chaos, try this as part of your wind-down routine.

☀️ Small changes that ripple out.

🎨 When was the last time you did something for the first time? Curiosity, variety, and learning just for the sake of it is what happened here!

🌿 note to self