Holiday
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From Holiday Dread to Holiday Inspiration
Dear Conscience, The holidays…. Most of my life I didn’t think much of them. Then I thought that probably having the rituals is nice. A nice family memory and point of connection. Though I don’t really like going through the motions. Probably because I don’t feel entirely relaxed around the side of the family that 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 