Five Favs | Sept 2025

I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for favs lists and seasonal must have/do lists. Or just lists in general. They make me excited and happy to read. It’s the simple things in life. But I also enjoy writing my own as a way to track things I’ve loved, hated, and said I’d give another chance to. As a lifelong blogger, having an archived or my most mundane thoughts are sometimes my favorite things to look back on. Just seeing who I was at that point of my life, what’s changed and what’s stayed the same.

Super underrated way of shallow shadow work.

When I decided to relaunch hazearella, I had so many idea’s and ways I would rebrand and upgrade and blah blah blah in honor of it turning 10 years. A lot has definitely changed in the last 10 years and I felt like hazearella deserved that chance to show its growth.

However, life decided to throw me harder curve balls and what is life without insane challenges? Those challenges took me away from the mindset I had originally had filled with idea’s and inspo. But it’s okay, crawling my way back to this is something I’m well experienced in. How I wish I could let my emotions stop running the things I do — but that wouldn’t make sense since what I do is entirely emotion driven. Ha, yeah, that’s weird. I’ll unpack that later.

Anyway, here are my top five things I loved in September, and dear self, I hope you find the energy and drive to find more things you love in October and more things that spark that inspo and happiness in your soul. You deserve to.

| Kpop Demon Hunters

This soundtrack has been nonstop in my home. As I’m sure it has been in a lot of other people’s homes. But it’s not just in my home. It’s in the car. When the girls are in the shower. Not to mention after over a 30 day watching streak, they finally just stopped watching it daily. It still on at least once a week though.

Idol is my favorite song. I’m beyond obsessed with it. I wish the Saja Boys had more songs on the track. Here’s to hoping the much speculated second movie will have more Saja Boys love.

| Tomato Chips

I’m a big fan of tomatoes. I’d put ketchup on ice cream. Like my love for tomatoes was a bit of a problem in my 20’s. But again, it’s the little things in life. So when I spotted Tomato Chips at Teso, I had to try them. And I sort of regret it. Because now… I can’t stop eating them. I’ll literally finish an entire tube in one sitting. Assuming the baby doesn’t steal or fight me for half of it. We’re both obsessed.

| Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit

It’s nearing Spooky Szn and I didn’t really want to go back to my half ascended bears on Cozy Grove so I found myself back on Camp Spirit. The bears here are… different. There’s a few I don’t care for at all (someone assure me Andrea ascends to freakin Hell) and some I skip the quests for (it’s okay Sofia, it took awhile for your mom to grow on me too).

I was craving a game about death without having to start something new like Graveyard Keeper cause while it looks like a really cool game and I’m all for things death and goth, I don’t want to spend my time in a cemetery in any capacity. Okay, that’s not entirely true since I have to go to Kuromi’s cemeteries to catch that stupid butterfly. But I don’t want to maintain grave plots on my free time, you know?

So Cozy Grove — because yes it deals with death and yes the bears have some fucked up tragic stories — but at least in my opinion, the emotional investment is predictable. Usually.

| Halloween decor

I start Halloween in July, but the last few years have been hard on my mental health and so it gets pushed back or not even done at all. A new place meant having to start it off with decorating for Halloween. My husband pulled out all the Fall decor and had it nicely displayed on the counter. So whenever I turn around from my desk or walk into the kitchen, it’s a burst of Halloween.

I wish I could dress my place up as much as I use to before, but the baby gets into literally everything and sometimes breaks things, so that really limits what I can and can’t put out. Or what I want or don’t want missing. Literally, this child will find something I thought I lost back in Florida. And always at the wrong time. If it’s a pen, it’ll end up on the wall. And so watching her can turn into a full time thing.

| The gold accents in my new apartment

The fact that apartments have different color themes now is so cool. When I first moved into this property I wanted the one with the gold accents but they were all leased out for the building that was done. Since the next building had finished during my lease, I was able to choose another unit that had the accents I wanted.

It might not seem like a big thing, but I feel like it makes a huge difference. I love walking into my kitchen and seeing the warm hues of browns and gold. It’s the little things, truly. Now if only my kids shared my enthusiasm and kept the place actually clean. Sigh, some day I’ll have a clean home with nothing on the floor. It just doesn’t look like any time soon.

September was a really hard month for me. It was super nonstop stressful, I really hope to never have to experience something like I did this time around. I have never felt so discouraged as I did, I’ve always been a firm believer in manifestation and hoping for the best, to experience what I did was out of the usual for me and I can honestly say I don’t like it.

With that said, I will be working harder than before to get myself, my energy and my focus back on track. The -ber months are usually rough on everyone despite what anyone says or thinks. Something cozy about shorter days but also something stressful. Finding the balance may never come for me in this lifetime, but it wouldn’t hurt to keep trying while I still can.

| Fish Shaped Wafer Cookie in Chocolate

Annnnd the kiddo’s fav have been these wafer cookies. I’ve seen these my whole life and never thought to try them… I was missing out. These are so good! I almost end up eating half before handing it to my kids who already fight over it lol! Whoops. Our last trip to Teso I picked up 4 of them and one was broken, booo! Lame! While they’ve tried the strawberry, chocolate is still the one they want more. Next time I’ll be sure to pick myself up some!

What are some things you stumbled on in September and loved? I’d love to know in the comments below! Happy -ber months everyone!