office supplies

Just a few things off the top of my head that I’ve been itching to unload. If the Pensieve was real, best believe I would have owned one.

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#SendMoreMail2020 has been such a release for me. While it’s still my way of showing support for USPS and their exceptional service, I find that it has nothing to do with me being a wife, a mom, or an employee. It’s just something that I do for me and that realization brought so much light in my heart.

Don’t get me wrong; I do put a lot of thought in the postcards I mail out. I even started taking photos so I would know how to continue the “stories,” mostly for my nephews, nieces and friends’ kids. But it’s just nice to know that I’m doing something that’s attached to me being me.

You know what I mean.

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Does anyone else have a pen obsession? Or is it just me? I am sooo in love with this Muji pen but I haven’t found it anywhere else but Amazon.

Welp, I spoke too soon. It is now out of stock and no news of a restock. Ugh. Why oh why didn’t I buy more of this!? It literally glides on paper. Which paper you ask? Well, any kind of paper, my friend! It makes everything better and now, I have to ration that last two pens remaining.

This is me hoping my cousin who currently works in Japan reads this post and looks for it in Muji stores there. Come on, Bal.

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I saw a bunch of people complaining about the Vanity Fair cover featuring Breonna Taylor. Some were saying that it’s making her image a commodity, that the magazine is cashing in on her popularity.

There have also been tweets (I need to cleanup my timeline) berating sports for boycotting games last night in the wake of Jacob Blake’s shooting. People were saying they should “do their jobs” and not meddle with politics.

I don’t know, man. When you have the platform, isn’t it just right to raise awareness about causes that plague your nation —- nay, causes that are dear to your humanity? When they don’t say anything, people shame them for their silence. But when they express themselves in their language, people say “no, not like that.” I mean really shaking my head here.

What about you? What do you use your platform for?

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Low key reminder that Colin Kapernick’s protests began four years ago.

Not familiar with their names and stories? Here’s where you can find out more about them.

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End ramble.

It was a really busy day in the office and in my head, there is no way I will be able to pull off this day’s challenge. But then I noticed I have so many shit on my desk, it’s impossible for me to not pass this challenge!

When I first started working here, I noticed that there is no way I can put a corkboard. Everything was cubed and all we had to hold up our most important notes and reminders were magnets. So, in short, I went on a magnet craze. I think it was a good month too. Each time I had free time, I’d drag Anj or Ranna to the nearest National Bookstore and buy magnets. Anj eventually grew tired of it that when I start to check out magnets, she’ll scream my name. Like really. Like a mom saying put that down. Hahahaha.