Category: Going Mental
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No Drama, Please!
I think of myself as an old-soul. Emotions have never been on the surface for me; thus, the expression of them has always been tame. I greatly dislike a show of emotions to the point that I will cry from frustration at feeling so angry at something or someone, but don’t want to express it.…
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Affirming My No Kids Decision 😬
When I was young I thought I wanted to have a huge family. Since I had moved around so much and never felt as if I “belonged” in the sense that people wouldn’t question my roots or right to claim a family as my own, I thought that if I had my own kids I…
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Work, Work, Work
Around the middle of December, I had had enough of a repeated conversation between the man and myself on the topic of money. 💰 Whenever things get heated, he inevitably throws out “well, you could get a job”, which is a rather low blow given that we both know that isn’t exactly true in the…
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Into 2023 We Are
Despite great plans to get myself scheduled and settled, it’s ten days into the new year already and well, as they say… ‘the best laid plans…’. To be fair, I have scheduled myself and made multiple attempts to stick to it. The problem is life and others in my life do not seem to understand…
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Reflections: Into 2023 We Go
I wrote this as a draft for another article I was going to submit, but realized it was a bit too personal to share on a non-affiliated space. 🤷🏽♀️ There is some repeat from an earlier post last week, but in any case, I thought I’d put it here for record-keeping and, well, this IS…
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Happy 7th Anniversary!
Well, we’ve made it another year together! ❤️ I would do it again and look forward to every additional year of our adventurous life with each other. To be sure, there is yet to be a dull moment and while I might like some aspects to be a little less ‘exciting’, I would not change…
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When a Soul Leaves…
I knew nothing about this person other than what I saw on TV when he was part of The Ellen Show or from his social media account dancing with his wife and family showing nothing but smiles on their faces. As many posts online state, one never truly knows what is going on the inside…
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Planned Selfishness
While I was home I came to a realization that surprised me. I’m tired of ‘changing’ or trying to do so. Obviously, the core person I am is the same – and likely always will be. However, I constantly believe that I need to ‘better’ myself. Whether that is through what I eat, how I…
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Beauty of Words
While I was home I had an interesting conversation on the idea of what it means to be ‘selfish’ and if anyone can truly be considered ‘self-less’ or ‘altruistic’. A deeper discussion on this might come in a later post, but for the moment, I want to discuss words and their meanings. First of all,…
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Re-adjusting
It has been nearly a week already since I returned home to Italy. The time has passed so quickly as I’ve been trying to adjust back to life with socializing, routines, priorities, and the like. Unfortunately, my lack of consistent sleep has been defining much of my productivity – or lack thereof. So, my priority…
