Tag: development

  • Still Not in Trouble

    Still Not in Trouble

    (Still figuring this out…) Ironically, I love making mistakes. At least in public. At least when it’s tech. Put me on a livestream, give me a broken container or a missing semicolon or a weird YAML error, and I thrive. I get to troubleshoot out loud, laugh at myself, and let the community chime in…

  • Am I in Trouble?

    Am I in Trouble?

    (Probably Not, But Tell That to My Brain) I hate getting in trouble. Viscerally. The fear of doing something “wrong,” of getting caught, of someone being mad at me? It’s so baked in, I don’t even question it most days. It’s just this background hum, like a low-grade static buzzing under the surface: Am I…

  • Let’s Teach ‘How to People’

    Let’s Teach ‘How to People’

    What if school actually taught us how to be good people? Because yes, sure, algebra and the mitochondria and sentence diagramming—fine, I get it, there’s a place for that, but you know what would’ve helped me way more in life? Knowing how to deal with a panic attack. Or how to file taxes. Or how…

  • We’re Not Machines, Rain

    We’re Not Machines, Rain

    Some days you wake up and you’re like yes, today is the day I conquer the world. You’ve got your to-do list, your coffee, your playlist, and for a few glorious hours, you’re unstoppable. And then… BOOM. It’s like someone pulled the plug. Suddenly you’re scrolling through videos of raccoons washing grapes or reorganizing your sock…

  • Taking Care Of Rain

    Taking Care Of Rain

    Saying no is so much harder than it should be. Like, ridiculously hard. Not because I don’t want to say no, but because somewhere along the way, I got trained to prioritize everyone else’s comfort over my own peace. My own safety. My own gut feeling that something’s not okay here. That I don’t like…

  • Movement Pending

    Movement Pending

    Time to Dance (Eventually) I want to be that old person in the corner with stories. Not the cranky “back in my day” kind—more like the cool one, with glitter in their laugh lines and a twinkle that makes the kids inch closer like they’re about to hear something forbidden or fantastic. I want to…

  • Growth Through Challenge

    Growth Through Challenge

    What does it mean to get out of one’s comfort zone? This question has been haunting me lately. It popped up yesterday, and here it is again today. Did I answer it wrong? Or is this some kind of glitch? Maybe there are only forty curious minds questions, and now I’ll be stuck with this…

  • One Page at a Time

    One Page at a Time

    The World is a Book? Sure. But I Might Be on a Different Chapter Right Now. If the world were a book, and if the act of travel were equivalent to flipping pages, then yeah, I guess if you live and die in the same town, maybe you’ve only read a page. Or a paragraph.…

  • If I Won the Lottery

    If I Won the Lottery

    What would I do if I won the lottery? Pay off debts, open savings accounts for the kids, hire an investor, and travel the world. But today, survival feels like its own kind of jackpot — showing up, even when the fear hums under everything. Maybe that’s the real prize: courage, chipped out one small…

  • Exercise and Healthy Eating: The Ultimate Acts of Self-Love

    Exercise and Healthy Eating: The Ultimate Acts of Self-Love

    Hey there, health warriors! Ready to dive into the juicy world of self-compassion through exercise and healthy eating? Buckle up, because we’re about to embark on a pun-filled journey to a happier, healthier you! This is something I’ve been working on in particular because I used to see the acts of self compassion and self…

  • Exploring Fear, Feeling Broken, and Self-Confidence

    Exploring Fear, Feeling Broken, and Self-Confidence

    I recently circled a few core emotions in my journalling: fear, feeling broken, and struggling with self-confidence. These feelings seem tangled together, but as I dig deeper, I realize they might each have roots.

  • Your Path to a Restful Night: The Ideal Pre-Bedtime Routine

    Your Path to a Restful Night: The Ideal Pre-Bedtime Routine

    Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together, as Thomas Dekker once put it. In our fast-paced world, achieving a restful sleep can sometimes feel like a luxury rather than a necessity. But a solid pre-bedtime routine can be your passport to quality slumber.