time
-
Groundhog Day
Dear Conscience Today is the 2nd of February – the Groundhog Day. I only watched the movie once, and a long time ago, so I don’t fully remember its groove, but today does feel very reminiscent of it. It’s a cold but sunny day outside, but I am stuck in a loop of government bureaucracy. Continue reading
-
Pockets of Time
Dear Conscience, Today was a little better, having started respecting my basic rules again, even while traveling. And I hope to keep it up during the rest of my trip. Here’s what I need to keep in mind, so that my mind doesn’t play a trick on me: If I can’t seize these pockets of Continue reading
-
The Time Management Trap
Dear Conscience, Just the right time for me to encounter the work of Oliver Burkeman on time and efficiency. To keep in mind that, while I do need to get more efficient (because believe you me, I’m not one of those people who already is managing their time well, but would like to do more Continue reading
-
What Does Time Control Consist Of?
Dear Conscience, When I talk about focusing on getting in control of my time, here’s what I consider the “time” sphere to consist of: Each of these I can distill into concrete steps, habits and behaviors. I’ve been focusing a lot on number 1 until now, as this is the very base. Now I am Continue reading
-
Time for What?
Dear Conscience, While I am seeing a temporary improvement in the control over my time, my mind goes out to other spheres that are waiting to be tackled. Far from it that my struggles with control over how I spend my time are over. But I am getting a glimpse into a world where I Continue reading
-
Dear Conscience…
… I’ve been hiding. But I realize, the only purpose of this free blog that nobody reads, is to act as my conscience. Because someone sometimes could potentially maybe stumble on it, carries a slightly higher accountability level than my paper notebook. And while I much prefer writing with a pen to typing, I really Continue reading
-
Tuesday: Time
I am not on good terms with time. I don’t like that it passes. I spend more time stressing about something in the future or in the past, rather than being present in the moment. I am a procrastinator. I don’t have regular routines that are enjoyable or helpful. I estimate time badly. I want 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 