I was doing so well. I’m 3 months into the year, and only just last week did I slip back into the infinite scroll of Instagram. I don’t even know what caused it. It might have been trying to check in on a flash tattoo sale I wanted to attend, and I was only able… Continue reading Attention Span Healing – The backwards slide and how I’m dealing with it
I've been feeling it lately — that itchy feeling under my skin as my brain screams "Create something!" My Pinterest boards are filling up with inspirations of color and texture and light and shape and composition. The inspiration is there. The pull is there. And yet... And yet, something still holds me back from simply… Continue reading The Muse vs The Schedule
I wrote a piece the other day. I was super excited because I felt like I was DOING something with it. It was just sort of a...long-form, more organized stream of consciousness. I was so excited about it that I took it to my critique group with the phrasing of "I don't know what this… Continue reading Essaying – Taking back the blog
I'm one of those people who loves fresh starts. There's excitement and freedom in starting over and refocusing yourself. For years, that meant resolutions and lofty goals. In 2025, I'm going to try differently. Do I have goals? Yes. Are some of them lofty? Yeah. Am I holding myself to them as measures of success?… Continue reading Going gently and playing Bingo
It could be Executive Dysfunction from my undiagnosed, but heavily suspected, ADHD, but I have been unable to focus on anything that isn't shiny and new for months now...maybe even years?! It's been especially bad recently. I've been struggling to do much of anything. A lot of people would say it's because I was focused… Continue reading Missing My Attention Span
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