Welcome to Lost in the Alleyways where the only thing I know for sure is that life is a bit, fat conundrum
I was going to start this blog to write about life in Jakarta, then got locked down in my house for 6 months (so far) so it has transformed into my musings on life, love, smashing the patriarchy and the systems that shrink us, and finding our superpower. I am still looking.
I Think I Wanna Be a Daydream Believer
The other day my big girl’s tooth fell out and I said automatically, “Just wait for the tooth fairy to come” and she replied, “I know the tooth fairy is just you and babeh (dad) and so is Santa.” I looked at my sweet husband, who had no idea what was going on because hisContinue reading “I Think I Wanna Be a Daydream Believer”
Why Does Yoga Class Always Make Me Cry?
I have a brain that is custom-built for non-stop pondering. Come to think of it, “pondering” seems like too gentle a word for what goes on in my mind. It’s more like a round trip of planning, doubting, freaking out, worrying, appreciating for a moment, and then, bam, worrying, planning, and around and around itContinue reading “Why Does Yoga Class Always Make Me Cry?”
A Year of Brain Freeze
I have had quite a year of it. I moved to Bali. I went a little crazy. I started a new job. I had yet another rooster moved. I scurried around, ducking and weaving from the constant noise; a rooster here, a jackhammer there, the constant banging of construction, and the thumping bass shaking myContinue reading “A Year of Brain Freeze”
What Not To Pack for Paradise
So the move has been made from Jakarta to Bali. It is official. I live near the beach. Let the fireworks and celebrations begin. Actually, please don’t. I beg you. Have you ever had a plan to go on a great holiday or move somewhere fabulous? Have you ever thought about it for months, imaginingContinue reading “What Not To Pack for Paradise”
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