I told you this monthly blog will come earlier 🤗 I keep my promises. Here’s the playlist for June, a little bit more eclectic (even) than it usually is. Hope you enjoy it while you read my words.

The month of May started good. The first picture I have in my phone is of these beautiful blueberries:

That same day we shot a scene with Ledicia Sola at Culuca, a restaurant in Coruña, for our new music video.

At the end of the scene we enjoyed some nice callos (not just nice, the bestest ever ✨💙) and we three ended up happy and full. I’m so freaking grateful for that day.

We only had two scenes left in the music video, and then editing and color correcting. Prepping all the promo and press e-mails, as well as newsletters, etc. It was a busy first half of the month. But finally, the release came on the 13th.

It was quite a journey. I am tired only thinking about it. But satisfied. I think I’ve already told you these two things usually go hand in hand in my life. Trying to change that and leave out a bit of that tiredness while I change it for fun and excitement 😅

In the midst of everything, I ended up having some time to eat out with my dad. We went to Koh Lanta. A restaurant that I love in Coruña, in my top 5 for sure 💙

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We had the chance to try the food at Seoul Soul, a Korean restaurant that I didn’t even know existed in my hometown, of which I am extremely happy because I love Korean food.

The second half of the month was a bit of a past experience made new. We went busking, which was something we hadn’t done in years. We picked up a couple of days and just did it. Unluckily, one of those days was incredibly hot. But we went for some tapas afterwards.

I talked about Alejandra in other occasions, I believe. So she doesn’t need an intro. She’s just a fantastic person. We end up going for crystals in all our gatherings 😁.

The ice cream season has arrived for sure and I am taking a great advantage of that.

The good thing about going to places we’ve already been is that we have a little routine around them that makes them feel like home. Vigo, for instance, there’s so much familiarity around this city. I know each and every corner in a way that is still a mystery to me. Many people think I am from Vigo when they ask me about a street and I start talking about the places surrounding that street.

I specially love running in cities that are not so familiar when the sun is rising. It’s a whole different experience.

That combination of familiarity and unexpectedness is probably my favourite thing about traveling. Along with the food and people I find in the way, obviously.

Talking about familiarity and food. Having a place you love to go back to, makes it even more exciting. That’s what’s happening lately in Ourense. I fell in love with a Tomato Salad and I am not ashamed of stating it out loud.

I·JUST·CAN’T!

Seriously, If you’re ever in Ourense, try this freaking salad. Unless you are alergic to tomato…you’re gonna love it. The place is called Fuentefría. Their callos are also amazing. And… everything else I’ve tried, but the tomato salad is the highlight for sure. I think I’ve told you this in my previous post already. I’ve just been in Ourense a lot lately 😅

I always find time to read some Graphic Novels. This month I’ve liked Alison Bechdel’s The Secret to Superhuman Strength. The way she talks about many issues in human reality makes it impossible to stop reading. Of course, Elsa Macellari has always a soothing clean style that makes it easy to look at in a very daunting way.

I also went to the Theatre to see Melania Cruz in her lates’s play Continente María, in honor to María Casares. The amount of synchronicities I experimented while watching it was amazing. The play started in French. I said everything. 💙

I love trying new make up looks, but most of the time I don’t find myself comfortable enough to make the effort. But then I remember painting my face is like painting in general, so I make think of it as a piece of art. The canvas doesn’t complain 😂

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It was a social month. I hang up with some other friends again and I even had time to make an indoors barbecue (because it was so windy we had to change our mind about the outside thing) Some friends couldn’t come because they were celebrating Eurovision the previous night, so I ended up inviting the neighbours. The afternoon ended with a great Monopoly game, which I won. But most importantly, I won by giving people when they were in the verge of losing. That made me think a lot. I was losing, but even though I had almost nothing, when others were worse than me I lended them money. Then I won, because they gave me their stuff in return when they retired.

I know the Universe works that way, but even so…I didn’t do it on purpose. I just did it because it felt like the right thing to do. I just hope humanity figures this out one day (preferably sooner than later 😂😅)

But life isn’t always about the good stuff. You know, if you’ve read any of my latest blog posts, mine isn’t at least.

I lost another beautiful cat last month. He was run over by a car, and it was devastating. I’m still sufferting the grief process, and I don’t think I will recover soon from that. Although, as always, I don’t focus on that all the time, but my chest feels heavy and I know what that means. I miss him too much, he was so joyful and talkative. The house feels empty every morning, even though there are enough cats to feed. His mum misses him too. And she’s asking for more cuddles than usual. I am so grateful for all the time I spent with him, I even got the chance to sleep with him once, spooning both of us. He was the best.

Finding him dead was the worst part of everything. Not just because a run over cat is not the easiest thing to look at. The worst part was that little tiny bit of hope when you see the body laying on the floor and think: “Maybe he’s asleep, he’s just asleep” although you know he isn’t.

Whenever I’m grieving, I choose the best food for me. I make sure I hydrate myself and I do something that many people don’t quite understand: isolate myself.

That’s why on my social media you probably won’t find me crying or being sad too often. I need to isolate myself to heal first, that’s why. It’s not because I don’t recognize those feelings or because I use that so-called toxic positivity on you.

Nope. I’m just an introvert when it comes to grief. It works for me. And there’s many people who insist on talking about these things. But actually, I don’t need that, I just need my time and space, and of course, talking to the right people about it. Which are usually my closest friends or cat lovers.

And here is where she comes again. My wifey. I have to thank her because I came to her after a while, when she was stressed out as hell because she’s studying all day long. My intention was to comfort her and offer her my support through everything she was going through, or so I thought. But I started the conversation with two truth bombs about what was happening in my life and the conversation turned into me.

We enjoyed nature, we both love it. We both needed it. Keep those people that make you feel like home whenever you are. They are guides in your way. Specially when neither of you pushes each other and just vibrate at the same frequency. That’s the magic of unconditional love.

I’m starting to make plans for my Summer. Some are pre-made for me, like job related stuff and other things. Others have come in the most unexpected ways and in a moment I didn’t think would come. I’ll keep you posted about them in my next blog posts.

What about you? Do you have any great plans for the Summer?

There was a time in my life when I didn’t even expect anything from Summer. I had a couple of years that I got sick or injured in Summer. It seemed like a curse. But I loved Summer anyway. Not in the same way as most mortals do. I don’t really enjoy the heat that much. Winter girl here.

I hope I can become more of a Summer person. I already got a new yellow bikini to see if I inspire myself to become one 😎 If not, the top would be great for streetwear 😂 Let’s see if I go to the beach at least once! I love swimming, I just can’t stand the heat afterwards. Call me weird.

I hope you enjoy your June, it’s always a great month full of surprises for me, I hope life brings you excitement too! Lots of love from my computer to your (probably) phone. Enjoy the rest of your day. Have fun and keep fooding!