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  • Meetups! Is this stress bomb worth it?

    Meetups! Is this stress bomb worth it?

    I’ve started a new Meetup for arty people. It’s scary to put myself out there. It’s a bit of a weird Meetup with a lot of planning and thought on my part. I’ve been energized and excited to do this new venture and to meet new people because life has been feeling stagnant lately. Meetups Read more

  • The Glorious Pain of Ending a Conversation is now a video

    The Glorious Pain of Ending a Conversation is now a video

    I went down soooo many rabbit holes trying to finish this series. So, instead, I made a video with a glorious workflow to match the glorious pain. I deeply apologize for the audio pops. I need to buy a computer & software that can edit videos and audio like a champ. I swear I know Read more

  • How to grieve when you are bad at it – part 1

    How to grieve when you are bad at it – part 1

    TW: death of a grandmother and pet I was acutely aware that I didn’t understand death. I understood the basics, but I didn’t understand the emotions or the experience. Previous deaths I have experienced were when I was too young or too distanced to be heavily impacted. But I knew one day I would have Read more

  • Clarity re: WTF this blog is about

    Clarity re: WTF this blog is about

    One year into my blog, and I’ve finally figured out what it’s about. My new blog thesis is: My relationship to friendship itself will improve if I examine it my way. “My way” means that I use my typical approach for breaking down and learning things and use my language and type them up the Read more

  • The Glorious Pain of Ending a Conversation – Part 2

    The Glorious Pain of Ending a Conversation – Part 2

    Here’s the second part of the ending the conversation series, see part 1 here. First, let’s talk about this darling image above, the Exit Gambit Decision Matrix. This decision matrix shows all the ways two people can choose to respond to an exit gambit. Person 1 (P1) can say yes or no (Y/N) and Person Read more

  • The Glorious Pain of Ending a Conversation – Part 1

    I’ve been thinking about the complicated dance of reciprocity that’s required to off ramp out of a conversation. We’ve all been in that painful conversation that we can’t seem to end. So, here’s my explanation of why this happens. These are the required steps to end a conversation between person #1 (P1) and person #2 Read more