Blog — Leni on the Road

I gave in and had my food intolerance test one Tuesday afternoon at Life Science Center, Taguig. After a month of receiving the results, I have achieved what I wanted in the first place: be more informed with the food I am eating. I have been better at food prep and been eating mostly fresh, organic food: vegetables and fruits. I also have slept better since. The combination of all these three types of medicine - traditional, alternative and functional - is a holistic approach that will make you have better control of your health.

SelfLeniApril 14, 2020FoodComment

My Lithuanian Linguistic Biography

Outside of these classes and organized trips and activities, I also practiced my Lithuanian with my encounters and everyday personal exchanges and activities in the supermarkets, cinemas, restaurants, shops and even in the streets, really, which obviously helped tremendously in my progress.

Self, LanguagesLeniApril 10, 2020Lithuanian, Lithuania, Linguistic BiographyComment

Becoming Minimalist

Three years later I have reaped the benefits of becoming a minimalist. I say becoming because throughout the course of purging and mindful purchase, usage and possession, I have come to realize that minimalism is a never-ending process. It does not have to be a frustrating journey with no end. It’s simply a lifestyle.

SelfLeniFebruary 22, 2020Minimalism, HomeComment

In Response to Adulting from 2016

What is adulting? I’ve always thought it was being self-made, being independent, or confident. I got this concept from one of the books I’ve recently read, which joins every bit of idea I have of it: Adulting means self control. The ultimate mastery of being an adult is calmness - the state of being calm.

SelfLeniFebruary 13, 2020Comment

Going Away for a Little While

One day I’ve had it and without any hesitations, I booked myself an AirBnB.

Blog, SelfLeniMay 22, 2018Comment

Less Clutter, Less Waste

Wanting to own less also got me wanting to try to lessen my consumption of unnecessary and non-reusable/non-recyclable products. One way to do that is to cut down anything disposable. Here are the steps I have taken so far.

SelfLeniFebruary 9, 2018EcoWarrior, MinimalismComment

Road to Minimalism : Getting Rid of Excess Office Supplies

I’ve been wanting to work on one category per day for this minimalism project of mine. It proved to be a gargantuan task. Some days I just really don’t feel like it, other days I feel like plunging into work preparations. That Saturday night, however, was an opportunity to clean up I did not pass up.

SelfLeniFebruary 2, 2018MinimalismComment

Why and how I embraced the minimalist lifestyle

Two weeks before going back to the Philippines, I found myself packing two years’ worth of stuff - or junk. I did and redid my packing countless of times and I still couldn’t fit everything in my 30kg luggage.

SelfLeniNovember 11, 2017MinimalismComment

Changes

What has changed over the past few months since I temporarily moved out and started living on my own abroad?

Self, Life AbroadLeniFebruary 15, 2017Rouen

Adulting

What is it to be an adult? When do we have to start acting like one? When do we have to be one? Obviously, I do not have the answers because even I am trying to deny the fact that I am (or have to be) one now.

Life Abroad, SelfLeniMarch 17, 2016RouenComment

My French Linguistic Biography

In my personal interactions, I speak English and Tagalog, sometimes in French with friends who understand all three languages. However, in my professional life, I would use French more often.

Self, Life Abroad, LanguagesLeniFebruary 29, 2016Nice, Rouen, French, Linguistic Biography

How to do Laundry the French way

I am going to present to you the vocabulary words you may encounter on your quest to have those dirty and used clothes washed.

Life Abroad, Self, LanguagesLeniApril 4, 2013Nice, French