Ripples in the Pond

Ripples in the Pond

Sometimes you find yourself wondering why you exist. Is there a greater purpose, something you’re supposed to innately just know? And, how can you make a positive impact on the world? People often refer to meaningful actions as “ripples in a pond”. The idea is that...
Adulting in the Year of the Ox

Adulting in the Year of the Ox

Adulting. The very (non-)word fills some with dread. I am a fairly independent person. I live with a flatmate and she’s very independent too. We live our separate lives in the same space. We have separate meals, we clean separate areas (and share some of the...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

CONTENT NOTICE: This post contains detailed descriptions of mental illness, specifically OCD, and intrusive thoughts. Please exercise caution about reading it. I have been reliably informed that it’s Mental Health Awareness Week this week. I make no secret of the fact...

Autumn Weirdness

Ever since I was told “it’s probably fibromyalgia” I have noticed certain patterns in flare-ups and when I’m capable of doing things vs when I’m not. And while it’s only been about 2 years, I notice that around September-October...

Why is it so important to be Proud?

The importance of being Proud, as an outsider, as an oddball, and especially as part of an oppressed group like LGBTQ+ people, people of colour, and disabled people, is a topic that I’m sure many a thesis has been written about. As I’m doing this in one blog post, for...

Quiet Time Gets Really Frustrating

I have run into a ton of little issues lately, everything from some services being registered under the wrong name, to wanting to connect that service to a different one and not being able because of the first issue, to completely unrelated stuff like things going...