Published in ILLUMINATION·Feb 9Member-onlyYou have to read these 5 books…For a book lover, it is always challenging to choose the best books they have ever read. For me, choosing just one would be impossible. So, I decided to try to pick my top 5. It was not easy but after a lot of consideration, I settled for these. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley This…Books4 min readBooks4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jul 13, 2022Member-onlyThe “Having Too Much” Syndrome!Have you ever heard of it? Right! I made it up, but I bet you it will be a syndrome someday if it isn’t already. I was scrolling through Facebook the other day and I stopped at an image that really got me thinking. It was basically a person looking…Thankfulness3 min readThankfulness3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jul 8, 2022Member-only5 tips to overcome a reading slumpI love reading. I sure do consider myself a bookworm. However, every now and again I find myself in a reading slump. It does not happen that often, but when it does it’s pretty annoying. I hate it because, for me, reading is like therapy. It makes me feel so…Books4 min readBooks4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jul 1, 2022Member-onlyI miss the times when kids were happy to be kids!Oh, how I miss those times! The times when kids just wanted to be kids. There was no rush to grow up, no need to look older, they just wanted to make the most of their childhood. Nowadays, I don’t know what’s going on. I truly don’t. Kids want to…Kids2 min readKids2 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jun 27, 2022Member-onlyThings I wish I knew before college!College is a very big deal in a young person’s life. You have all that hard work during high school, then you have to apply to colleges, and, after that, comes the anticipation to hear if you made the ones you wanted. In Portugal, the process is a bit different…College6 min readCollege6 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jun 20, 2022Member-only“When you turn 18 you’re out”- Why?I’ve always wondered why? Why are 18-year-olds being expelled from home? At 18 they stop being your kids? Don’t you feel responsible for them anymore? I know this varies from country to country, however, especially in America I’ve seen this happening a lot. Sometimes it is the kids that want…Independence5 min readIndependence5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jun 14, 2022Member-onlyWhat are kids being exposed to?Recently I started following a youtube channel where, even though I don’t agree with a lot of things they say, I have to agree on this topic. What are kids being exposed to nowadays? With all the access that we have today to the internet and social media, we can’t…Kids3 min readKids3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jun 10, 2022Member-onlyWhat Would You Do?What would you do? We should ask ourselves this question often. What would we do if this or that happened? Lately, I’ve been watching this program called “What Would You Do?”. It probably aired long ago and it’s not airing anymore, I don’t know. …What Would You Do4 min readWhat Would You Do4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jun 7, 2022Member-only10 cheap ways to have fun in the SummerSummer is right around the corner! That’s true, the season of sun, tans, and vacation is coming. Most people love Summer. The weather is excellent, we get to spend time with family and friends (more than usual), and the days are longer and hotter. It’s amazing! Also, the other great…Summer5 min readSummer5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jun 3, 2022Member-only8 tricks supermarkets use to make you spend more moneyLet’s talk about supermarkets and the strategies they use to get us to spend more money. I decided to talk about this because a lot of people don’t know this is a thing. A lot of people don’t understand these marketing strategies and, without knowing, they fall into them. Supermarkets…Shopping9 min readShopping9 min read
