Tag: introvert
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The Big City Buzz: A Lesson in Self-Discovery
Two weeks ago, I was defrosting by the sea. Today, I’m fueling up on the vibrant energy of the city. 🏙️✨
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The Comfort of Solitude
Technically I am not alone as my puppies and the kitties are with me, plus there is the constant sound of nature all around, but for the last 24 and next 36 hours I am in the physical presence of no other humans. M has gone away on his own retreat of sorts in Brussels…
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Self-Awareness vs Maturity
My introversion has been fully challenged the past week or so. I can hardly believe we are already a week into June and I’ve had no time for introspection or a moment to pause and replenish. Well, to be fair, I’ve escaped our house full of guests periodically with morning pool dips or afternoon naps.…
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Returning to Normal-ish
I love to travel. It seems like an obvious thing to say as an expat, but there are expats who live abroad and see the world and there are expats who live abroad as they would in their home countries. I am of the former. Despite this love of travel, I detest the process of…
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Hello There, It’s Me!
Below is a piece that I wrote in a short three-week “Adoption Writing Experience” class that I have been taking. Today is sadly the last of the series, but it has made me fall in love with writing again. So, thank you, 🙏🏽AP! 💞 “Within two days on my own, I feel as if I’ve…
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16 Months of Togetherness
Yes, pictures are coming, but saving that post for when I have fewer words to share. 😅 M went on a trip for mostly business, but a little pleasure (for both of us) this week. He left on Tuesday afternoon and returns on Saturday evening. His original plans were to combine a stop in Spain…
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Midnight Musings
It’s the middle of the night. Despite going to bed at my usual time around 9 pm, and shortly falling asleep well before 10 to settle in for my evening slumber, I awoke briefly around 10:30 upon hearing my husband on the phone. It’s not uncommon these days for him to stay up a bit…
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In Recovery
It may sound weak and pathetic, but just over two weeks after returning from winter holidays, I am just finally starting to feel like myself again. It seems that my tolerance for being busy, social, and the like has greatly decreased so that it is taking me longer to recoup. For the past couple of…
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The Walls We Build
I wonder if it is a blessing or a curse that the world has become more open to reflection, self-awareness, and mental health. It’s interesting to listen to younger people dismiss the current talk of mental health in the same way that the older generations ignored it. At the root is the common belief that…
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Know Thyself
I cannot recall if I have already written about this topic recently as I know I have talked about it and written in my journal…. Honestly, age is hitting me, I think. It seems I am forgetting things more and more, even while I am talking words escape me so that I sound even dumber…
