Okay, y'all, so I wasn't dead, but I've been gone for a hot minute, haven't I? The year got off to a bit of a rough start for me. Covid finally got me, and I've been exhausted dealing with that and stuff in real life, so I had to disappear for a little bit and… Continue reading 230. How to… come back from the dead.
Tag: diversion
229. How to… give yourself a break.
Okay, so... I spent most of the day in bed today. Bad Nova. This morning, when I woke up, my back and my neck were pretty messed up. I assume I slept on a rock, or was teleported to an alternate dimension wherein my mattress was made of pointy sticks. In any case, it's been… Continue reading 229. How to… give yourself a break.
227. How to… wake up.
Y'all... there is not enough coffee in the entire state this morning. Last night was my first night in the house dealing with "oh shit" storms. In Nova-land, I categorize storms in three ways: Level 1 - "Oh, meh." - A minor inconvenience. Sugar dissolves in water, after all. Level 2 - "Oh, my!" -… Continue reading 227. How to… wake up.
225. How to… have some patience.
You guys, tonight or tomorrow (not sure which) is going to be my first official night in my new house. I don't know how we're going to do it, but that's the plan. I feel like "the plan" always gets kicked in the ass in one way or another, though. But... I'm trying to stay… Continue reading 225. How to… have some patience.
165. How to… find your zen.
The other day, I got a package from one of my best friends from college. He sent a sampler of some of his favorite teas, a bag full of lovely polished gemstones, and a teeeeeeny tiiiiiiny statue of the Buddha. He said I "need some damn zen in my life." And he was right. He… Continue reading 165. How to… find your zen.
151. It’s okay to not be okay sometimes…
So, the other day, I got a new phone. I was all excited because there was this whole ordeal where my order got cancelled and I had to go to the store to pick the phone up. I got it home, and started the process of transferring my data over. The only contact that transferred… Continue reading 151. It’s okay to not be okay sometimes…
145. Who do you run to? (and don’t y’all dare say, “An alt!” either. That won’t fix it.)
There was a time not so long ago when I thought I had it all figured out. I had my ride-or-die people and I thought everything was grand. But - and this will happen to everyone at least once in their lives - I realized that I had placed my trust and my confidence into… Continue reading 145. Who do you run to? (and don’t y’all dare say, “An alt!” either. That won’t fix it.)
140. When the bough breaks…
It's been a roller-coaster couple of days, that's for sure. One of the things I'm starting to learn - one of the things I think I will always struggle with - is when to say no. When to back up when I need to back up and take a breath. When to admit that I… Continue reading 140. When the bough breaks…
121. How to… be pretty in pink.
So, I've noticed something since I've started taking photos in Second Life. For a long time, I had this... aversion to the color pink. I don't care how you want to slice it. Maybe I was avoiding constructed gender norms... maybe I felt like I didn't want to look like Barbie threw up all over… Continue reading 121. How to… be pretty in pink.
120. How to… do the scary stuff.
Let's face it, guys: sometimes the universe is a giant douche. Sometimes, I sit back, and I watch people be ugly to each other, and petty over the most trivial crap, and all I can think is, "Really? So, we're going there? This insignificant thing is that important? Does anyone realize that there's much bigger… Continue reading 120. How to… do the scary stuff.
I Promise I Know What I'm Doing 