I'm back to Substack!
I'm back to Substack after my break! Here's what happened while I was away.
Hi! Long time no see!
I'm happy to be back to Substack again. (After my extended big-break from writing articles.)
This is the first article I’m posting this year. (It's already 2026, huh? Time really flies.)
To be honest, I wrote and deleted this article a few times, because I had a lot to talk about and I wanted to include most of the topics while not letting it become boring…
But, it got me nowhere, so I decided to take a different approach.
What I'm going to do is cover and expand on some of the Notes I posted on Substack, related to things that happened during my break from Substack. (So this one is pretty much like a personal blog-post. I may delete it after a while, if I feel like it).
As for some of the major events I experienced, I'll only mention a little about them in this article, because I think there's so much to share and they deserve their own separate articles.
Alright then, here we go!
Note #1:
The thing I really wanted, which I'm referring to in this note, is that I started going to therapy! 😄
Yep- I really wanted to go to therapy for a long time, especially because I'm very interested in learning about psychology and I was 100% sure I have some issues and I had trouble convincing my mom to take me to a therapist.
I wrote a longer article about my first therapy session which I'll post soon. Look forward to it, if mental health is a topic you'd be interested in!
Note #2:
Well… Sorry I have some unfortunate news to share, but it's related to my previous article and this Note that I posted:
My kitten, Phynix, went missing in January- that day when me, my cousin, and my mom were arguing.
There was quite a lot of noise, and Phynix hid under the furniture and stacked objects in the living room (we were tidying up the house that day).
After it ended, I kept calling for Phynix to come out. I thought he was still hiding because he's scared of the noise.
But he was nowhere to be found. He slipped out of the house while none of us paid attention.
A few moments later, I realised he went missing, cried, and looked for him for a few days. I quickly made a missing poster (that you saw in the note). And posted it online and showed it to a few locals, who were not that many.
Although a bit dangerous of a place, this is a pretty big neighbourhood with over 900 houses. And there are rumours of pet thieves, so mom immediately assumed that Phynix got taken in by someone and he won't come back.
Of course, this is just a guess my family made.
Not my mom or anyone else helped me look for him, and they don't want me going out, looking for him on my own.
So I just unwillingly gave up…
I was calling his name every time I went outside and hoping he would return home soon or that I'd spot him somewhere.
Notes #3 and #4:
In these two notes I posted, I mentioned my physical health.
I had to regularly go to the doctors because the medical test report showed that I have Microcytic Hypochromic Anemia, which isn't an official diagnosis, but it's an indicator that I may have an underlying health problem.
They ruled out the possibility that I may have an autoimmune disease.
I was admitted to an average hospital for two days. After returning home, I didn't improve, so mom and I decided to go to a different hospital, which was an hour drive away from home.
The doctor there was a nice person. She took a lot of tests and said that I don't have a disease and that I don't have to worry. But I do have to take some medicine.
Phew! That was a big relief!
Because I couldn't walk well, I was pretty confused as to what was going on with my health. (I can walk better now, so don't worry.)
Note #5:
I posted this Note after I came home from my first time at a Comic Con. It was a really amazing experience that I will remember for a long time. As you read in the Note, I took some photos with a few cosplayers. (My aunt forced me into it, because I was feeling shy around strangers, lol-).
The stage shows were great, the merchandise shops were great- I had a blast, nonetheless! I'll write a separate article about this experience as well, because it was pretty interesting.
Hi! Editor Harshini here!
After I wrote this article, two more really great things happened. One of them, which I mentioned in a note, is that I joined guitar classes! I wrote about them in my diary and I'm definitely making article-versions of them. (I didn't include them in this one, since this article is already scheduled.)
This post kinda felt like a promo video for a series, right? Most of the topics ended with, “I’m writing an article about it, so look forward to it!“ lol!
I’m saving the interesting stories for later. This is just to keep my readers updated and for me— to get back into the habit of regularly writing and postings articles.
I hope I clarified most of the questions you may have had about my Notes. If you have any questions, please let me know about it down in the comment section below! (I tend to forget things pretty often).
Thank you for reading! I hope you liked reading this article, and I hope it was helpful. Come again next week on Friday for a ✨new post✨
- Harshini
Hello Harshini :)