This isn’t really about solo travel because I haven’t been anywhere in a long while. Tracee Ellis Ross has a show on Roku about her solo travel adventures. Initially, I had no plans to watch it because I didn’t want to tempt myself with content that would make me feel discontent with my own life.… Continue reading Between Trips
Little Rituals |Saturdays
As a kid living with my dad, breakfast was usually one of two things: cereal or pancakes. On pancake mornings, he’d make three pancakes from the original Aunt Jemima mix, cut them into bite-sized pieces, and drench them in syrup. Sometimes there were eggs or bacon too, but for me, it was always about the… Continue reading Little Rituals |Saturdays
Unexplained
Do you think everything happens for a reason? Yes, everything happens for a reason: cause and effect. But not always will that reason make sense or feel like it connects to some greater purpose. Don’t ever say “everything happens for a reason” to someone who just lost a loved one, tragically or otherwise. I think… Continue reading Unexplained
Begin Again
We often limit our new beginnings to the first of the year, first of the month. Ironically, I’m starting again on a Monday, but hey, it works. All the rules are made up. It's been nearly three years since I last published anything here. My drafts contain unpublished pieces from 2019 and I’m about three… Continue reading Begin Again
Little Rituals
They say following traditions is just peer pressure from dead people. Do you ever ask yourself why you and your family always do things a certain way or celebrate holidays a certain way? When I grew up with my dad, he’d always make sure I ate breakfast before he dropped me off to whomever would… Continue reading Little Rituals
Life: the luxury-included experience
Daily writing promptWhat’s the one luxury you can’t live without?View all responses I wish I had a definitive answer for today's daily prompt. Luxury feels more subjective because luxury is the state of great comfort and extravagant living and in economics, luxury goods are in contrast to necessity goods. My initial thoughts were manicures but pandecoup and… Continue reading Life: the luxury-included experience
100 Devs Update
Here's a short story: I did not finish that program. The pace and the time requirements for that program at the time I started it was too much for me to keep up with. It was good, challenging work, but I think I got to week 5 and couldn't do it anymore. I had a… Continue reading 100 Devs Update
If humans had taglines…
Daily writing promptIf humans had taglines, what would yours be?View all responses Mines would be "getting through life one positive thought at a time"...I don't know, something like that. I think of myself as a mostly positive person. I don't find dwelling on the bad and the sad as useful to my energy, not when… Continue reading If humans had taglines…
#100Devs
This year I’m learning new skills AND putting them into practice. I’m learning to code. A part of the process is that we’re supposed to document and post on twitter about it and since I owe my blog a new post, here it is. What’s it like? I’m going into week 3 of the class… Continue reading #100Devs
Brain Spiral: What’s Your Motivation?
Every time I stop writing and get back to it, I make a promise that I’m going to keep up with it. And here we are, a solid two months since my last published piece. So this year, I won’t make promises. I will just do my best and create a plan (and stick with… Continue reading Brain Spiral: What’s Your Motivation?
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