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Chaotic Joy

I Missed a Week and My Brain Said, “Guess We’re Done Forever”

By Virginia Duan July 9, 2025 7 Mins Read

My ADHD brain thinks one missed newsletter means I should quit forever, and I celebrate the discovery of Melona bars in my freezer

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j-hope’s Adam’s Apple vs. My Last Functioning Brain Cell

By Virginia Duan June 24, 2025 6 Mins Read

A BTS side profile has consumed my brain, Pedro Pascal propaganda is working, and my hormones are now my personality.

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Chaotic Joy

Min Yoongi Is Free and So Are 1600+ Romance Books

By Virginia Duan June 20, 2025 1 Min Read

Celebrating Min Yoongi’s return to civilian life by enabling your book hoarding habits with 1600+ free romance ebooks, including my own.

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Funeral Season, Unrealistic Expectations, and j-hope Thirst Traps

By Virginia Duan June 17, 2025 7 Mins Read

ADHD, periods, and the audacity of expecting productivity while parenting a toddler. Plus: j-hope’s new single, and why I’m laughing at my own terrible puns.

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2 Meltdowns, 1 Book Event, and Why Timing Your ADHD Meds Matters

By Virginia Duan June 10, 2025 7 Mins Read

On weekend meltdowns, the magic of lysine patches, and why two more BTS members finishing military service has me ready to celebrate

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Book Destroyed Me, Book Festival Exhausted Me, Still Can’t Self-Promote

By Virginia Duan June 3, 2025 5 Mins Read

On being obsessed with expansive fantasy, the challenge of self-promotion for writers, and finding joy in intimate K-hop concerts

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Brain Has Senioritis, Toddler Swears, Husband Finally Closes Doors

By Virginia Duan May 28, 2025 5 Mins Read

This week: Embracing brain fog and the desire to be useless, celebrating toddler profanity, and discovering that love means fully closing doors

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Still Grumpy, But My Toddler Tries to Flip the Bird So At Least That’s a Win

By Virginia Duan May 20, 2025 7 Mins Read

My toddler is inappropriate, I ask if ADHD meds can deaden all sensation (they can’t), and why I’m buying less junk despite chips being objectively delicious

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AP Chinese Exam Done, Book Out, Brain Still Empty

By Virginia Duan May 13, 2025 8 Mins Read

Navigating creative rhythms, teen milestones, and the strange reality of watching your firstborn grow from 21 inches to almost 6 feet tall

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