writing
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Habit Review
Dear Conscience, I’m in the process of reinforcing my 3 basic habits. Yesterday I reviewed my Habit#1, which is writing to you daily. This habit is largely ingrained, and doesn’t need much building anymore. But it did need some refining: namely, I had to limit some negative externalities. Specifically, the urge to check the stats 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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I Wrote This By Hand
Dear Conscience, I splurged and bought a digital notebook. I love it! I hope it helps me with organizing any notes, lists, habits, and life in general. But I also know this might have been an excuse just to buy it. l’ve wanted this for a long time. I love the feeling of writing on 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 