I am having a walk in the clouded autumn weather. And as I walk by some of the building sites in the city, I notice none of the people (many are working on the site) are women. Later on, I saw one masculine dudette standing around when the guys did the heavy lifting on a…
Why we should be selfish
All my life I have been a people pleaser. I swam for my father, got good grades in school mostly out of fear of having to sit at the desk instead of going out with to play with friends, and even went to school for waitressing for three years to try and make someone else’s…
Why I decided against piercings and tattoos
Ever since I was a little girl I had been dreaming of wearing my grandmother’s golden earrings, the only memento I had left of her (I’ve since lost the earrings sadly), on my wedding day. This would’ve, of course, required me to get my ears pierced. Along with the earrings, I started fantasizing a lot…
The Halloweens – Letting go of Past traditions
I wanted to take this moment to reminisce about a holiday that used to carry a lot of meaning for me, all the way until I had my awakening to the reality of things. Since I met my husband, we have started to create our own traditions, and while carving the occasional pumpkin is still…
The Selfishness of Suicide
I’ve often been faced with declarations that frown upon people calling those that committed or are prone to committing suicide selfish. In this article, I will give you my view and some of my reasons for them. WARNING: This article contains talk of self-harm, suicide, etc. Why should I have a say in the matter?…
Breaking the habit of Borderline Procrastination
This time I would like to talk about my habit of getting distracted and avoiding all the things that need to be done – Sometimes even things that I want to do, such as writing! While it is definitely procrastination in parts, it is also due to my borderline mind that I keep doing it….
Streaming with Borderline Personality Disorder
In this post, I would like to talk about some of the hurdles I’ve come across during our streaming sessions. For those that don’t yet know, we (my husband and I) actually started streaming our gaming evenings on Twitch some time ago. The Public Space I think most of us know that being in a…
Musics effect on the mind
There’s no doubt in my mind that music and sounds, in general, affect us all on some level. It can be used to trigger certain moods or to ponder on things, even for meditation purposes. How does it get a hold of my spongey Borderline mind? Let’s find out. The power of sound During the…
VanaVerse
The time has come for my first “promotion”. Don’t worry, this isn’t one of those paid commercials where I try to feed you things you don’t need. This company is life-changing for me and for my husband. I believe it can be that for many people to come! A small origin story When a man…
How Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) affects my Writing
A few times now I’ve taken an unplanned hiatus from writing and left the blog to its own devices for weeks at a time. In this post, I would like to open up about why I think it happens, and what I plan to do going forward. Why I haven’t been posting? The lack of…