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Crawl Out of a Lull
Dear Conscience, It is time to slowly but steadily get out of my lull. But the trick is to do it without putting so much pressure on myself that I break down under it again. Yesterday I did a very basic brain dump of all sorts of to-dos. Today I didn’t look at the list Continue reading
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Up From a Bad Start
Dear Conscience, The first week of 2024 is over, and it wasn’t what I had hoped for it to be. Instead of setting myself up for a good start, I’ve been threading water. But I want to head into next week with a positive attitude, so today I’ll reflect back and give myself some credit. Continue reading
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Start With a Plan
Dear Conscience, It is the first day of the week, and the first day of the year. Seems like the ideal time for a start. Though I am tired, jet lagged, with a jet lagged toddler. So I won’t get much done today, but I can plan out the week. This week is a window Continue reading
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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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Duct-Taping the Year
Dear Conscience, I have 4 days to wrap up a large chaos, and somewhat pack up this year into a somewhat manageable ending. So, this is my 4-point plan for the next 4 days: The next 4 days are key to wrapping the year up. It won’t be a neatly wrapped package. But at least Continue reading
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The List of To-Dos Until Year End
Dear Conscience, I wrote down nearly everything I need to do been now and Christmas. I always feel a little calmer once it’s on paper. Usually though, it doesn’t necessarily lead to getting all of the things done in a more systematic way. Maybe I somehow expect that the implementation will follow automatically after the Continue reading
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Consistent Reasonable Effort
Dear Conscience, I’m glad I sat down yesterday to write out everything I need to do over the next 10 days. It feels less insurmountable. Though a plan calms me down, I shouldn’t get too complacent, because if I don’t fail at planning, I usually fail at implementation of the plan. Today has been OK. Continue reading
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It’s Sunday, Slow Down
Dear Conscience, It’s Sunday. Again, my life feels like a failing race to catch up with all urgent to-dos faster than the pace at which they keep piling up. It’s Sunday. I should take it slow. The week ahead is gonna be rough. I have to start thinking (and doing) ahead to have any chance Continue reading
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Planning is Procrastinating. Sometimes.
Dear Conscience, I woke up feeling sick, and went back to sleep. That turned out to be a good decision, because the second time I woke up, I felt better. I continued taking the morning slowly, with the plan to get busy on those non-negotiable to-do’s in the afternoon. It is the afternoon, and I 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 