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Finances
Dear Conscience, Tuesday is here, and so is the theme of Finances. What’s up? This is probably the most anxiety-inducing topic in recent years. And not because I’m broke (I don’t feel broke in day to day life), but rather because I’m not on a sustainable path towards retirement. I’m turning 40 next year, and Continue reading
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Six-Hour Workdays
Dear Conscience, it’s hard. I always fall into the trap of thinking how once I feel some progress, everything else will go as planned in my little notebook. But no. Every new building block brings with it some resistance, some need for adjustment, some need for pause and reflection. I wanted to up my working Continue reading
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Billable Hours
Dear Conscience, I am still focusing on taking control of Time. But also stepping into the sphere of Perseverance, which includes all those things necessary for a stable life, that I’d rather not do. For example, earning money. I have been working as a freelancer, but due to my general disorganization and lack of time 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 