🕺🏼 It's Gonna Be May: The Rush of Millennial Youth through Music & Infographics

⏮️ April Recap

May 01, 2025

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Congratulations! You crushed another month and 100 days of you know who, but April 2025 is out. ✌🏼

Here’s an “In Case You Missed It” (ICYMI) recap of the month for The 9 Lives of Rachel Jitsawat.

🎙️ The Crush Chronicles Podcast: Season One Finale Episode

The Crush Chronicles Podcast, episode 9

On April 2nd, we released the 9th episode of The Crush Chronicles Podcast. In the episode, Jitsie chats briefly as she reflects on the season and realizes the accomplishment of completing one entire season. She also goes into details about the show’s future and the creation of The Crush Chronicles series. ICYMI, give it a listen.

⚖️ Jitsie Jots: The One Thing I Learned During the Most Hectic Bit of My Life

Productivity or No Productivity? That is the Question… Jitsie dives into the chaos of motherhood and her philosophy on rushing, throws it back to 1994’s The Client, shares an infographic of her adult life, and gives you a freebie template so you can do the exercise on your own. ICYMI, give it a read.

🎶 Jitsicle: Five Songs that Catapult Me Back to My Youth

Millennial Music Flashbacks… Jitsie makes an impossible list, honoring songs from the 80s to the 2000s that bring her back to specific moments in time, categorized by her preteens, teens, and 20s. Would you be able to dwindle your 20s down to one song? If so, what song? ICYMI, check the list and access the playlist.

💔 The Crush Chronicles: Johnny, Part 3

Last week, a new chapter was released: “Torn”.

I was NEVER going to tell anyone about this. Now here I am, posting it. I'm gonna barf just thinking about it.

Jitsie shares events straight from her teenage diary, so yes, this post is paywalled. ICYMI, you can catch a sneakie peakie here:

🤢 TORN: I was NEVER going to tell anyone about this. Now here I am, posting it.

Rachel Jitsawat

Apr 24

🤢 TORN: I was NEVER going to tell anyone about this. Now here I am, posting it.

The third and most personal piece of Johnny’s Story | The Crush Chronicles

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🗓️ What’s to Come

Next month, I plan to:

Make a special announcement!
Share a new Jitsie Jot with a new freebie
Post a new chapter to Johnny’s story
- Paid Subscriber Benefit: new journal prompts and a coordinating playlist

📣 News, Announcements, and Updates

📣 I completed my writing course and have been awarded a writing certification! I am building a portfolio of writing pieces in many different genres, not just memoirs, and plan to share these as Jitsie Jots in the coming months. Some of the genres include:

memoir
review writing
analytical writing
literary narratives
and more

🎙️ Apply to be a guest on season 2 of The Crush Chronicles Podcast

All are welcome to apply!
Paid subscribers receive priority when applying
Apply here

📝 I’m hosting my first writing workshop!

If you’re in the Orange County area, please join me at The Local Gem Collective in Orange for a 90-minute workshop. We will focus on creating a writing ritual, peer review, networking, and writing time, of course! Only 12 spots are available, and you can reserve your spot here.