Month In Review: September 2016
I started up my last semester of university this month, and I could not be more excited to be done with school. My boyfriend also moved in with me. September was so rainy and thankfully cooled down...
View ArticleBullet Journal Monthly Spreads: October 2016
It’s October already! I’m very excited. If you read my post reviewing September, you’d know I’m looking forward to this month. I didn’t get to a very good start, but those days are done and new days...
View ArticleWriting Wednesday: Writing Prompts
I absolutely love writing prompts when I’m trying to go through a writing exercise. Often, freewriting—just starting from nothing and going at the words—leaves me blank. I like to have a jumping point...
View ArticleThoughts On Aging
Yesterday was my birthday. It was a relatively nice day—don’t have huge complaints or worries about it. But it was an obvious reminder of 1) my mortality; and 2) aging. The concept of time is very...
View ArticleMental Illness and Writing
Mental illness and writing do not go hand-in-hand. But then again, mental illness doesn’t particularly go hand-in-hand with anything productive. It hits hard against writing and creative work, however....
View ArticleBullet Journal Spreads: September 2016
We’re reaching the end of the month, so I figured I’d showcase how my new bullet journal setup has fared throughout September. This is all in the new notebook I started (review of the “Productive...
View ArticleWriting Wednesday: October Goals
For this week’s Writing Wednesday, I’m sharing goals for the upcoming month instead of posting some of my creative writing. I figure it’s time I get a bit more transparent and permanent with what I...
View ArticleTherapy Diary: Dissociation
My dissociation manifests in a few different ways and feelings, and I can compare it with a bunch of metaphors. But it all boils down to a single feeling—of rather, lack of feeling. My dissociation...
View ArticleWriting Wednesday: Flash Fiction –“Rumourmongers”
Rumourmongers The group of teenagers who loitered near the bicycle racks after school always chewed gum. They would pass around a few packets—all different flavours, some new and some classic—as soon...
View ArticleSocial Media Break
I’m taking a break from social media. If you follow me on social media, I posted about this earlier the week. My posts for the rest of October are pre-written (including this post), and I won’t be...
View ArticleBullet Journal for Mental and Chronic Illness
I’ve been using my bullet journal as a way of managing and being more aware of my mental illness. If I had a chronic physical illness, I’d be doing some similar things to see if there are trends and to...
View ArticleWriting Wednesday: “An Electrifying Feel”
A ray of light glitters on the skyscraper and blinds me on my way down the stairs, past the sleeping neighbours in my apartment building— past the doorman—a woman—who nods to me silently, acknowledging...
View ArticleA Typical Switch Day
The Day Before The day before can be anything—my gender expression and gender identity can be literally anything. It doesn’t matter and I have no inkling of who I’ll be in the morning. I go to sleep...
View ArticleThoughts On Aging
Yesterday was my birthday. It was a relatively nice day—don’t have huge complaints or worries about it. But it was an obvious reminder of 1) my mortality; and 2) aging. The concept of time is very...
View ArticleTherapy Diary: Dissociation
My dissociation manifests in a few different ways and feelings, and I can compare it with a bunch of metaphors. But it all boils down to a single feeling—of rather, lack of feeling. My dissociation...
View ArticleWriting Wednesday: Flash Fiction –“Rumourmongers”
Rumourmongers The group of teenagers who loitered near the bicycle racks after school always chewed gum. They would pass around a few packets—all different flavours, some new and some classic—as soon...
View ArticleThoughts On Zombies
It has come to my attention recently that I have another fear. I’m not very original in my fears, but hey, whatever—I’m not a special snowflake. I’m scared of Being in deep bodies of natural water,...
View ArticleWriting Wednesday: Phrase Prompts
Today is another prompt post. I didn’t have a specific form in mind when I wrote these phrases—you can use them for any of your writing. Feel free to mix them around, change them, or use them verbatim....
View ArticleBullet Journal Weekly and Daily Logs: October 2016
For the month of October, I’ve stuck with a “Dutch door” type of weekly and daily layout. I have absolutely loved these spreads. In my review for September’s bujo spreads, I had noticed I needed my...
View ArticleMonth In Review: October 2016
I don't want to talk about the past month. It was a rollercoaster. Some highs, but one big fucking low: my bunny passed away. // Word Count: 46 Continue Reading Month In Review: October 2016
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