Category: Going Mental

  • Restoring Humanity

    Restoring Humanity

    I donโ€™t normally provide political commentary on social media or public platforms because I know how divisive such topics can be, and without the ability to have face-to-face dialog on such topics, I try to avoid pushing those hot buttons. ๐Ÿ’ฅ However, there are times when I feel the need to do so – like…

  • Schedules to Focus

    If you’ve been reading this blog or following me for a while, then you probably already know my love of schedules. No, more than a love, they are a necessity in my life. Strangely enough, most of the people around me are the absolute opposite including my husband, who has an almost allergic aversion to…

  • Nuances

    Nuances

    Gosh, it has been ages since I’ve had a moment to stop and go deep into the vortex known as my grey matter. Not that I have anything overly profound to say, but I do feel a bit as if I have been in another universe and suddenly landed myself in an unknown time called…

  • Settling In to November

    We are already 20 days in to being in France! How did the time go so quickly? Can it really already have been 20 days? ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ My husband says that I have been walking around with a permanent smile on my face since we arrived – or at least once the travel fog lifted. ๐Ÿ˜…

  • The Things Iโ€™ll Miss…

    We are in single digit days left in Tokyo for this chapter. Who would have thought that Iโ€™d be living in and out of Japan four times since 1997? Who would have thought that Iโ€™d find the place that I swore Iโ€™d never return to after my first visit more like home than either my…

  • Change in the Air

    As if a switch was turned the summer temperatures dropped ๐ŸŒค , humidity drifted away ๐ŸŒฌ , and leaves began to fall off the trees ๐Ÿƒ. Welcome to autumn. Not to be outdone by the natural changes, we have our own seasonal movement happening. In 13 days, we will be on a plane to France…

  • 2020: Pausing to Breathe

    It is becoming popular to say โ€œ2020โ€ sucks because of COVID-19. It is becoming acceptable to complain and then blame it on the year that so many claim has not happened nor looks like it will before 2021 arrives. I am curious to know if there is a common introverted vs extroverted response to the…

  • OSH the Writer

    In 2016, I decided to quit my job because I was at a breaking point and I was under the naive impression that being newly married meant that my husband would take care of me. Without going into too much detail, that delusion was more of a nightmare of grandeur. Thankfully, my stubborn character did…

  • Standing in and Sharing the Light

    Generally, I limit my social media interactions. For the longest time, I thought it was just because I do not care so much about what is going on in other peopleโ€™s lives that I need to be updated regularly. However, just as its use has evolved, so has my reasoning for why Iโ€™m bothered by…

  • The Blanks

    An entire month has passed as my attention has been divided and my words have drifted in the blank spaces of my mind. Where has my attention been? Well… Iโ€™ve just released the third issue of The Universal Asian. Itโ€™s growing in readership and content, which gives me a sense of satisfaction and conviction that…

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