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Stop and Shelter
Dear Conscience, Today I’m trying to not overthink, and work with what I have. I’m at home with my daughter, monitoring her health state and playing with her. And trying to multitask to clean up a bit. Whether the cleaning is going at a faster pace than creation of new mess, I cannot tell. But Continue reading
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A Moment of Calm
Dear Conscience, I’m sitting in a coffee shop, waiting for my car to be done at the mechanics. This is one of those unexpected pauses where I can do nothing but wait. Just me and my phone. And yet, I’m not scrolling. I’m writing to you, because I am finally having some initial success 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 