If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you’ve probably seen my story updates about these shelves I’ve been organising. I'm desperately trying to get my living room presentable before my out-of-state friend visits and stays with me, but ultimately before Rosh Hashanah, the new year. This “project” actually predates further back to whenever I bought a filing cabinet and got rid of my desk. A daring move, but one I thought necessary. I have a friend who is a minimalist. She ...
Musings
Patreon Launch!
Okay, so I know in my recent update, I said things are on pause. This might seem like a contradiction, but if you've been reading my blog long enough (or if you know anything about INFJs), you know I'm full of contradictions. The pause hasn't ended, but then again, it only affects certain facets of this project. Meaning, I'm not relying on anyone to update my poorly neglected Patreon page other than myself, which by the way, I've updated it. FINALLY. Remember how pathetic it was? Yeah, ...
Project Updates
Morning everyone. If you’ve been with me since either the beginning, or at least since March 18 when I made my “big announcement” confessional, some of you might be wondering, “What the heck is going on? Where is she? Why haven’t there been as many posts recently? Why haven’t there been any updates? And what’s with this pathetic Patreon page she’s got?” Here are the answers you are looking for: In addition to realising I need to slow down, especially with my personal life ...
Fighting Cravings
I’m sorry for my quiet, my absence, my lack of musings. Life has been unbearably difficult, and I’m constantly battling giving into the inevitable burn-out I dread is coming. Do you ever feel like you’ve given so much already, all that’s left is an automaton version of yourself operating on autopilot? Like you’ve suddenly reached your ultimate capacity of capabilities, your conscious turns off and your unconscious takes control? Do you become terrified when this happens? When you’ve ...
A Life of Hope
Yesterday, I did a mini-musing on Instagram. Today, I want to follow-up with more thoughts. Live a life full of hope,” I said. People often equate positivity, optimism, etc. as the successful way to live, barring all negativity as the source of all unhappiness. I disagree. Strongly. Positivity, a positive lifestyle, however you want to describe it – is bupkis. Light cannot exist without darkness, nor the reverse. Darkness is not inherently evil. Negativity, thus, is merely a result of the ...
The Next Generation
I had a thought today about Millennials. It’s very intuitive and not based on any cold, factual evidence, but it’s a good thought, I think. Go with me for a moment. People are always berating Millennials. It’s kind of annoying. REALLY annoying. Technically, I am a Millennial; however, I was raised by Baby Boomers and have Gen-X siblings. I don’t really fit into any of these so called sociological parameters due to those influences in addition to when I was born. I relate more to these ...
What’s on my Shelf: May-June
As promised last week, since June has ended, here are my latest book reviews. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker I’ll begin with this delightful beauty since I’ve literally just finished it. My first thoughts are of gratitude to Wecker for embracing two cultures which are so intimate to myself, I felt I was reading a personal, alternate history of familiar lives long parted from me. It made me proud to read a story about these two cultures I cherish. The way she captured ...
Respect My Time
I’ve had a startling epiphany. Last night, I was in a meeting which was supposed to last at the most one hour. It lasted three. At about two hours into the meeting, I shut down. Emotionally. I couldn’t allow myself to indulge the rage and indignation I felt rising, swelling within me. Sure, I managed to engage conceptually for the remainder of the meeting, but the longer it elapsed, the less I presented and the more I retracted into myself. Afterwards, as I retrospectively sifted ...
What’s on my Shelf: Malediction Trilogy and ACOTAR Series
I realise this a bit of a change from the bi-monthly reviews I write. However, between tweaking my new website and reading new material, I realised I neglected to write a few reviews in addition to needing to write my bi-monthly update. Thus, we’re going to break from tradition a bit. The following reviews are for two series I’ve read. And as always, spoilers! Malediction Trilogy by Danielle L. Jensen I stumbled across this series thanks to Elise Kova, who was instagramming about ...
The Megaphone of Pain
A few weeks ago, I wrote about being more confident, about my journey of learning to stand up for myself; of removing my masks to be wholly accepted as who I am, not what others perceive me to be. The irony is since then, I have felt my words, my convictions tested, pushed to their limits in an incubator of trial. It’s as if some force is questioning me, saying, “Oh, really? You’re growing confident now? Let’s see about that.” And BAM! The crap hit the proverbial fan. I experienced extreme ...
