diff --git a/src/components/CategoryPage.astro b/src/components/CategoryPage.astro
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index 0000000..36520bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/CategoryPage.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+const { url, title, description } = Astro.props;
+---
+
+{title} {description}
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diff --git a/src/pages/life/interests/entries/music.md b/src/pages/life/interests/entries/music.md
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index 0000000..869833e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/life/interests/entries/music.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: ../../../../layouts/MarkdownLayout.astro
+
+title: musically emma
+description: "music has been a fixture of my life since a child. both listening to it and playing it. read about my journey through my life in regards to music, and my relationship with making music that i had at one point in my life"
+---
diff --git a/src/pages/life/interests/entries/photography.md b/src/pages/life/interests/entries/photography.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0de0e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/life/interests/entries/photography.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: ../../../../layouts/MarkdownLayout.astro
+
+title: photographically emma
+description: "an intense interest of mine throughout my early and teenage years was photography. you can read about it, and see some of my photos. i hope to revisit this interest soon!"
+---
diff --git a/src/pages/life/interests/entries/technology.md b/src/pages/life/interests/entries/technology.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b42670c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/life/interests/entries/technology.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: ../../../../layouts/MarkdownLayout.astro
+
+title: technically emma
+description: "technology was an interest that could always feed my young mind. i was fascinated by it. always driven to learn something new about it. i'd find a career in tech, that would lead to more discoveries about myself. technology will always be a love of mine <3"
+---
diff --git a/src/pages/life/interests/index.astro b/src/pages/life/interests/index.astro
index 99b7147..e11a936 100644
--- a/src/pages/life/interests/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/life/interests/index.astro
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
---
import BasicLayout from "../../../layouts/BasicLayout.astro";
-const pageTitle = "emma's interests - category"
+import CategoryPage from "../../../components/CategoryPage.astro";
-const allPosts = Object.values(import.meta.glob('./entires/*.md', {eager: true}));
+const pageTitle = "emma's interests - category";
+
+const allPosts = Object.values(import.meta.glob('./entries/*.md', {eager: true}));
---
@@ -16,7 +18,9 @@ const allPosts = Object.values(import.meta.glob('./entires/*.md', {eager: true})
{pageTitle}
-
+
+ {allPosts.map((post: any) => )}
+
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diff --git a/src/pages/life/self/entries/goals.md b/src/pages/life/self/entries/goals.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9de9c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/life/self/entries/goals.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: ../../../../layouts/MarkdownLayout.astro
+
+title: emma's goals
+description: "a list of goals i have in mind that i would like to accomplish. there's no particular timeframe. the only thing i would like is to complete them sooner rather than later"
+---
diff --git a/src/pages/life/self/entries/pets.md b/src/pages/life/self/entries/pets.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ca6c8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/life/self/entries/pets.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: ../../../../layouts/MarkdownLayout.astro
+
+title: emma's pets
+description: "i've had pets all throughout my life. they are a core part of who i am. i've learn so much about animals and myself in the process. you can read about some of them here"
+---
diff --git a/src/pages/life/self/entries/picrew.md b/src/pages/life/self/entries/picrew.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf21d24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/life/self/entries/picrew.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: ../../../../layouts/MarkdownLayout.astro
+
+title: emma's picrews
+description: "i've used picrew as a means to express myself in terms of outwards appearance. it has helped me better understand how i see myself. i'd like to share them"
+---
diff --git a/src/pages/life/self/entries/todo.md b/src/pages/life/self/entries/todo.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3ee486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/life/self/entries/todo.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: ../../../../layouts/MarkdownLayout.astro
+
+title: emma's things to do
+description: "a list of things i'm interested in doing that you can to. resources to do them are provided. mostly related to web development for the time being"
+---
diff --git a/src/pages/life/self/index.astro b/src/pages/life/self/index.astro
index 5228d1d..75ed78c 100644
--- a/src/pages/life/self/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/life/self/index.astro
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
---
import BasicLayout from "../../../layouts/BasicLayout.astro";
-const pageTitle = "emma's self - category"
+import CategoryPage from "../../../components/CategoryPage.astro";
+const pageTitle = "emma's self - category";
+
+const allPosts = Object.values(import.meta.glob('./entries/*.md', {eager: true}));
-const allPosts = Object.values(import.meta.glob('./entires/*.md', {eager: true}));
---
@@ -16,7 +18,9 @@ const allPosts = Object.values(import.meta.glob('./entires/*.md', {eager: true})
{pageTitle}
-
+
+ {allPosts.map((post: any) => )}
+
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diff --git a/src/pages/life/sunshine/entries/journalling.md b/src/pages/life/sunshine/entries/journalling.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b295b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/life/sunshine/entries/journalling.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: ../../../../layouts/MarkdownLayout.astro
+
+title: check out my journal
+description: "no, not literally :p i want to share with you why journalling means so much to me, from why i write in a journal, the pens i use, and the journal itself"
+---
diff --git a/src/pages/life/sunshine/entries/positive-traits.md b/src/pages/life/sunshine/entries/positive-traits.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9c8930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/life/sunshine/entries/positive-traits.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: ../../../../layouts/MarkdownLayout.astro
+
+title: a list of positive traits
+description: "this list of positive traits was shared with me by my therapist. i find them to be useful writing prompts for my journal entries sometimes. it can be nice to just give ourselves a pat on the back sometimes. we all could genuinely use more of those <3"
+---
diff --git a/src/pages/life/sunshine/index.astro b/src/pages/life/sunshine/index.astro
index fe3702f..a0e9cf4 100644
--- a/src/pages/life/sunshine/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/life/sunshine/index.astro
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
---
import BasicLayout from "../../../layouts/BasicLayout.astro";
-const pageTitle = "emma's rays of sunshine - category"
+import CategoryPage from "../../../components/CategoryPage.astro";
+const pageTitle = "emma's rays of sunshine - category";
-const allPosts = Object.values(import.meta.glob('./entires/*.md', {eager: true}));
+const allPosts = Object.values(import.meta.glob('./entries/*.md', {eager: true}));
---
@@ -16,7 +17,9 @@ const allPosts = Object.values(import.meta.glob('./entires/*.md', {eager: true})
{pageTitle}
-
+
+ {allPosts.map((post: any) => )}
+
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