blogging
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Why Do I Write Here?
Dear Conscience, I have been writing to you daily, and publishing my letters on this blog, since last summer. It is not really blogging, it is more like public journaling. And I definitely experience the widely touted benefits of journaling, the habit has been helpful in my daily life. The question is, why is my Continue reading
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New Beginnings
Dear Conscience, I spoke about my gripe with streaks. And here’s an example of the cruelty. I have been writing to you every day for 116 days. It is my longest streak of anything ever. Yesterday, on day 117, I wrote to you again. But I was in an airplane, so offline, and I saved Continue reading
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The Trouble with Streaks
Dear Conscience, I have a love-hate relationship with streaks. They can be an easy motivation, and just as easily a motivation killer. I am talking about this today, because today is my 66th day of writing here in a row without breaking the streak. 66 is one of the magic numbers being thrown around in Continue reading
About Me
I got my first nickname when I was 4 years old. It was “bakitza”, which means ‘an old lady’. I’ve always been an old lady on the inside. And as I progress towards being an old lady on the outside too, I want to take control of this journey. To reach the full fledged bakitza level with a peace of mind I always associated with that life stage. I thought it would come on it’s own with age. But now I realize that I have to take control over the mess that my life currently is in order to be a thoroughly satisfied bakitza one day.
Becoming Bakitza 