crisis mode
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Last Ditch Effort
Dear Conscience, I am disappointed, but not surprised. I know myself. I was hoping this time would be different, but it is not. I am scrambling yet again in the last remaining hours that I have left before a family holiday trip. I will not be back until 2024 has started. I am taking mental 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 