5h30m4’s archive
Toronto & the GTA · est. 2026

Notes from a life
in soft blue

I’m 5h30m4 — healthcare student by week, GTA explorer by weekend. This is my archive of lifestyle notes, food and recreation finds, travel diaries and vlogs.

Baby blue flat lay with a journal, iced coffee, Toronto postcard, passport and stethoscope

Lifestyle

Slow routines, small joys, honest resets.

The GTA

New eats and places worth the transit trip.

Student life

Placements, study systems, burnout truths.

Travel

Budget trips planned around exam season.

Fresh off the notes app

Recent posts

Lifestyle
Aug 10, 2026· 5 min read

My slow Sunday reset routine (that actually sticks)

Laundry, a walk along the Scarborough Bluffs, meal prep for clinical week and one hour of absolutely nothing. Here's the exact order I do it in.

GTA Eats
Aug 6, 2026

5 Scarborough spots I keep dragging my friends back to

Roti that ruined all other roti, a bakery with a 9am line, and the best late-night bubble tea east of the DVP.

Healthcare Student
Jul 30, 2026

What a placement week really looks like as a healthcare student

5am alarms, charting, imposter syndrome and the small moments that remind me why I picked this program.

GTA Places
Jul 22, 2026

Trails, conservation areas and beaches within an hour of Toronto

A transit-friendly guide to Rouge National Urban Park, the Scarborough Bluffs, Elora Gorge and the ones worth the GO train ride.

Travel
Jul 12, 2026

Solo in Lisbon on a student budget

How I did seven days for under $1,400 including flights, plus the tram stop I'd skip next time.

Lifestyle
Jul 4, 2026

The three-step skincare that survived night shifts

Everything else got cut. These stayed, and my skin is genuinely calmer for it.

On camera

Vlogs

Placement days, GTA food crawls and travel diaries — pulled straight from my YouTube channel.

No vlogs yet — new YouTube uploads land here soon.

New posts, GTA finds and travel notes — once a month.