Contemplating my relevance, personal evolution, and potential future direction for 4 minutes.
Category: Quickies
Sometimes you just want a quick 1-2 minute read about nothing in particular. Ideally it’s something that makes you smile.
I am suspicious of all compliments
3 min read on how I trust no one. Not even myself.
Will my new job drain my creative energy?
4 min read about how yay! new job but boo! what if I never write again. Back and forth woes.
It isn’t talent. It’s boring, everyday skill
2 min quickie checking in and explaining where this bloggy shenanigan is headed
How my obese cat lost 2.5 kg (5.5 pounds)
Quick 5 min read about cat weight loss because my cat is healthier than me. You can laugh. *sniff* It’s funny.
My relatives boycotted my wedding
5 min story about a dramatic phone call. Light-hearted, chilled rage.
My senior cat’s daily routine (includes monster poos and dog beds)
5 minutes of descriptive prose of my new cat’s first week with me.
The Olympics is when I revel in my ignorance of all sports.
800 words of confused Olympic joy.
My Sunday evening: doomscrolling, taking offense and yoga
Quickie 2 min read about that dread you feel every Sunday evening.
I restarted yoga and now I’m better than everyone.
8 min ramble about fitness goals, consistency and smugness and how none of it will last.
I saw myself on camera and realised I’m a tubby now.
5 min read about weight fluctuations and the winter funk.
Isolation Diaries #4: I am scared of outside also I broke my shoulder.
4 min read about normal things.
Isolation Diaries #3: people reacted to my DIY face mask
3 hours and four bleeding fingers later, I had a mask. It was… clumsy. And frayed. And wonky. But it was mine.
Signs You Might Not Be A Runner
“We are writing in response to your recent decision to go for a run along the canal.”
Isolation Diaries #2: plant fiend husband
There’s this gleam in his eye that could burn planets. I need to draw the line somewhere.