Category: Indie
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Introducing: An Educated Mess
An Educated Mess So, by now, if you’ve been reading along, I’m unemployed. This new series, Educated Mess, is my journey through the Isle of Dogs to my home. What makes me happy? My life has been a steaming garbage pile of a mess the past few years, but I was so busy at work…
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Second Guessing
Second guessing Before I left for Cape Town in 2005, I did this thing, I started second-guessing my trip and got scared to leave. This was my first big trip in several years, Italy was in 2000, and I wasn’t going with my sister this time. My anxiety had roots in little things like my…
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Looking Back – A Small Notes App Reflection
Looking Back Often times I write thoughts, story ideas, personal notes, and things I want to research, in my notes app. It’s my digital post-it note, along with Google Chrome tabs, which I think is a fairly normal thing among people in my age group (?). Lately, I’ve been going through my notes, cleaning them…
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Two Months Out from Burnout
Still in burnout mode It’s been two months now since I quit my job and I still have no idea what the hell I’m doing. My life is mostly sleeping, feeling guilty about sleeping, taking baths, cooking, cleaning, and doing projects around the house. then feeling guilty about enjoying just being at home. Turns out,…
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Yes, Dim Sum for One, Please
About Dim sum for one? Years ago I wrote an article called Dim Sum for One. Let me first say I had no idea how dim sum worked, had never had dim sum, and assumed it was solely a group activity. It was something I dearly wanted to experience. However, the thought process and underlying…