First, welcome to my world. At least twice a week, I’m engulfed in the solitude of my apartment staring at my work laptop with Spongebob playing in the background. And I enjoy it. (Obviously, under less mandatory circumstances). I do […]
My internal struggle is the two sides of me that don’t neatly overlap: Thrill-seeking Sag and PEAK homebody Introvert (INFJ). I’m trying (but not really) to get my Sag to stop looking at the cheap flight emails that are literally […]
The first time I traveled alone was in 2016. I was headed to present at a conference and it was the first time I’d be flying without my parents. What did I do as I was waiting for the boarding […]
Last month, I spent some time solo-brunching to do some deep thinking around my goal setting for 2020. I reflected on the beginnings of this process and why it’s important to me. How it all began. I started setting goals […]
I’m a black woman, who is an introvert. **This post contains affiliate links** What This Means What This Does Not Mean Every minute I’m around people,my energy depletes a bit more I’m Shy or Anti-Social I require solitude to recharge my energy […]
I consider myself an expert on authenticity because I’ve been living it for quite a good while now. I’ve been in enough stifling and unfulfilling places to know that what I carry around now is the rawest version of myself. […]
Previously written blog post from TheBoujeeRatchademic, reflecting on my 2017 mental illness diagnosis: I’ve officially been diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Initially, I thought I’d feel elated to finally know this, to know that I wasn’t just imagining this stuff, […]
Looking back on my “About me” posts on previous iterations of my blog has been quite something. Honestly, it’s amazing to see how much I’ve changed in a year or so, during through moments when I talk about who I […]
I’m an introvert (INFJ). Sometimes anxiety makes that feel worse than it needs to. The way people legitimately enjoy the networking hour makes me cringe sometimes. Just a bunch of people delighted to be in the presence of other people […]
Lessons learned from Thor. A great way to start May is to talk about mental health. An even better way is to talk about mental health through the lens of MCU heartthrob, Thor. First of all, I saw long haired […]