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MEGAN PORTORREAL is a fashion and beauty writer and editor, and an avid writer, reader, and gamer. She is the former Editor in Chief at Cliché Magazine.
I didn’t want to create new content or even write any new essays at all. After getting hired at my new job in March, I thought I’d pull myself out of the funk I was in and have new, exciting things to write about. After living in my new space for two months now, I’m finally settled and slowly feeling more and more like my old self. I made new friends, was introduced to so many new things, and spent more time with my family–particularly my brother (who took the above photo of me while we were hanging out one day).
My favorite thing about starting a new year (besides vowing to be a better person, of course) is cracking open a new planner. This traditional binding is exactly like my personal journal and it’s so comfortable to write in. (I don’t like sharing my to-do lists with strangers online; sorry! ) So for my agenda, I like to keep it simple: just a place for my to-dos, reminders, and of course a visual calendar of all my tasks, events, birthdays, etc.
The Nintendo 3DS may be on its way out with the arrival of the Nintendo Switch, but Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon made a lot of people dust off their 3DS this past November. While the story was a bit weak in my opinion (which personally kept me from choosing this as my own Game of the Year), the journey this game takes you on is so enjoyable. It was my first proper Persona game, though I’ve watched friends play Persona 4, and I was so invested in the game the whole way through. Although I have never played a single Fire Emblem game in my life, I do enjoy a good tactical game every now and then, and Fire Emblem Heroes for mobile scratched that itch.
Regardless, I still have tons of love for the magazine and wanted to take this opportunity to look back on my favorite Cliché Magazine articles that I wrote this year (apart from my Ed Letters, of course). This year, I attended New York Bridal Fashion Week and was fortunate enough to go backstage at Naeem Khan’s show. When I attended New York Fashion Week this past fall, I got a chance to see the FW17 Collection from All Comes From Nothing, and let me tell you: it was a work of art. It’s safe to say FoxyBae’s