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📖 My Diary
This is where I put the things I can’t always post on Instagram. The quiet realizations. The late-night thoughts. The feelings that come with growth, change, and protecting your peace. Some of it’s about love. Some of it’s about me.


The Girl Done Made It Out The Hood ✨
There was a time when I went out of my way to make sure everyone liked me. Not because I needed validation, but because I wanted people to see I was cool. I didn’t want to be the pretty girl who thought she was better. I wanted to be the one who could hang with anybody. The chill one. The funny one. The down to earth one. So I said yes to things that didn’t deserve a yes. I kept people around who didn’t deserve access. I let disrespect slide just to prove I wasn’t stuck up. I

Candy Cruz
Oct 30, 20253 min read


Why Peace and Security Will Always Be My Real Flex 💫
I was just watching that documentary about Kim Kardashian and the night she was robbed in Paris. First of all, I’m so thankful she survived that. Seriously. Listening to her talk about what happened had me emotional AF. You could feel how real that fear was. That wasn’t just a celebrity story. That was a woman who thought she was about to die. It really made me stop and think about how important safety is, especially as someone who shares her life online. I’ve already been mo

Candy Cruz
Oct 24, 20252 min read


The Price of Responsibility: Life Insurance Without a Beneficiary
Sometimes being responsible opens your eyes in ways you didn’t expect. I sat down this week and went through my insurance policies, health, life, accidental, all of it and I realized something. I’ve built a life where I can afford to protect myself. I have health insurance, I have life insurance, I even have accidental death coverage. I’m proud of that. It’s not a burden for me to pay those premiums. I’m proud that if something ever happened to me, I could be buried respectfu

Candy Cruz
Oct 7, 20253 min read


Good Morning 🌞
I’ve been doing a lot of self-reflecting lately, and one thing I know for sure: life flows so much easier when you take responsibility...

Candy Cruz
Aug 20, 20252 min read


Why Negativity Doesn’t Touch Me ☺️
Some people want to see me break so bad… meanwhile my bills are on autopay, my wine is chilled, and my dessert is being served at 30,000...

Candy Cruz
Aug 11, 20252 min read


Why Do Dumb Thoughts Hit When I’m in a Good Mood?
I was literally just in Target. Fresh off a flight from Greece, skin glowing, waist snatched, and in a whole good mood. I was walking...

Candy Cruz
Aug 9, 20252 min read


The Sexiest Thing About Tony Soprano 😍🤤
Forget the mob boss energy. Forget the violence and the women and the chaos. What I love most about Tony Soprano? He took care of...

Candy Cruz
Aug 7, 20252 min read


It wasn’t just a tree…. It’s proof we didn’t have the same vision
We were walking through Little Venice in Mykonos when I stopped to admire a tree that literally made me pause. It was this wild,...

Candy Cruz
Aug 4, 20252 min read


Too soft, too smart…. 😫
I was watching a recent video of Jessica Simpson and found myself feeling… emotional. Not because of anything dramatic happening in the...

Candy Cruz
Jul 27, 20252 min read


I Think I Need a New Laptop
I think I need a new laptop. Not because I want to spend the money, but because I’m tired of the stress. My current one, an HP Envy x360,...

Candy Cruz
Jul 25, 20252 min read
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