journaling
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Skipped a Beat
Dear Conscience, I didn’t write to you yesterday. A 64 day steak broken. But it’s not even the longest streak I broke. The more concerning part is that I’m stuck in my old habits and mindset, and can’t wiggle my way out. Ultimately ending with a breakdown of everything. I need to pick up the Continue reading
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Accountability to My Own Conscience
Dear Conscience, Another sick day. I did get one thing out of the way that only required an email, even though I didn’t even feel like sending that. But one low effort but important thing out of the way. Otherwise, I need to just keep thinking productively and not continue sliding downwards more than this Continue reading
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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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Integrating a Habit
Dear Conscience, it’s time to start trying out my new system. The little notebook (tiny moleskine that fits in my back pocket with a tiny little fabriano pen attached to it, all sleek Italian design), the new to-do / focus app (complish.ai, designed for ADHD brains, which even though I don’t have a diagnosis, might 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 