Twenty-five. I’m here now at the age that terrified me. As predicted when I was on the verge of a new age, waking up today did not feel any different. I took a day off because I don’t feel ‘grown enough’ to work on my…
I’m edging the end of twenty-four. It’s a familiar spot. Shaky at times, but familiar. If the hands on the clock were to move a little faster and pushed me a little violently over the edge, I would freefall right into twenty-five without a single…
This is not what it seems, I promise. If you’re a night owl trying to seriously become a morning person, well, I’m sure there are a ton of other ‘how to’ pieces on the internet that may help you get started on the right track….
It’s no secret working from home can be isolating. In fact, it wasn’t too long ago that I told you about my own struggles with isolation whilst working from home and the negative impact it sometimes has on my mental health. Like with all introspective…
First things first, this book inspired my previous post ‘The Story Can Always Change Midway’, so I think it’s safe to say the journey to the last page was not quite smooth-sailing. I try my best not to judge books by their cover, but it’s…
It’s been just over a year since I began working from home. At that point, it was no longer unusual to do, and those who did were no longer perceived as different or in any way unique. People had stopped posing curious questions to the…
Do you know that awakening feeling that comes over you when you finally open a window real wide in a stuffy sealed room? The wind caresses your face violently and the papers lying on the bed gets swept up by the gust of air that…
Let me just say that when I listed ‘read more’ as part of my goals and intentions for the year I did not know what fun I was in for right off the bat. All I knew then was I wasn’t reading as much as…
It’s just nearing a fortnight and already the new year has started to show its colour. The dark mornings make it harder to get out of the bed, steamy cups of coffee bring me back to life, and the prolonged hours at work make the…
Isn’t it strange; the idea of a new year? It’s just another day that begins like the last. A week like the one that just passed. A month like the one just lived through. The sun rises just like it always does, and the hours…