april ins and outs

when I started writing these, there was not a matcha shortage on the horizon </3

Hello Tamia Talkers! Happy Sunday and Happy Easter if you celebrate!

At the beginning of the month, I wasn't as clear minded about what my ins and outs would be, but the past few weeks have gifted me this list.

For example, this month, I set forth on a “high stakes” mission to find my favorite matcha in Milwaukee. I explored special menu items, honey lavender blueberry matchas and matchas with strawberry milk bases topped with freeze dried strawberries.

I found my greatest appreciation though in a basic iced matcha latte with a pump of vanilla, as perfect as could be.

Then, I began to contemplate the impact of the tariffs on my new drink purchasing compulsion. I remembered that until I set off on this random mission to try matcha lattes round town, I actually wasn’t that reliant or dependent on caffeine or any drink that isn’t water at all. The mission ended shortly after.

I’ll save my coins this way.

I didn’t need to share that but it started to feel poetic. It also influenced three list items. I love this process.

Please let me know if anything strikes a chord and see you next week :)

In

podcasts as an audio medium (as intended)

people who can pull off a pencil behind the ear

blue eyeshadow

matcha breaks and blueberry roobois tea

logging off (any and all platforms) and putting your phone on grayscale

sitting next to your bestie at dinner instead of across the table

listening playlist that you made and then being like “oh my gosh, this song is so good”

still possessing and wearing wii fit socks

spring cleaning and bedroom revamps

keeping a massive collection of every letter you’ve ever received and reading them when you need a happy cry

flea markets and hometown pride

perfectly blended trail mix

kacey muscgraves divorce album (aka justified) and homemade ginger shots

vocal warmups before social interaction

glamping and inviting me to be a part of your duolingo family plan <3

Out

eating lunch alone in a room and feeling insecure when someone walks in

tearing up when you see roadkill (i do this too much)

when it looks sunny and warm outside but it’s 37 degrees

being late to any and all things

tight pants and those AI dolls and studio ghibli remakes that people are obsessed with (abandoning the magic of real art for no one’s benefit, make it stop!)

when I type “us” into a message and it autocorrects to “U.S.” (I’m gonna lose it)

refusing to properly shut down your computer (you are murdering your battery)

poor geography skills and willful ignorance

the bucks not making it past round one of the playoffs (please, I beg)

uncomfortable shoes

overconsumption and vitamin d deficiency

being a hater first, appreciator second (the world is dark enough!)

glee season 6 (I take back my hater comment, there are few things as horrible as this)

caffeine addiction and poor sleep schedules

false spring (those 80 degree days that give you hope for summer and are shortly followed by snow or chill)

being perceived but also being ignored