Nov 26, 2022Member-onlyWhen You See Your Friend’s Social Media Post and Realise You Weren’t InvitedIt was a friend’s birthday this week. I sent her a message to wish her a happy birthday. She responded with a thank you. The next night she shared an Instagram story of her having a birthday dinner with friends we have in common. I wasn’t invited. If you’ve ever…Friendship4 min readFriendship4 min read
Nov 24, 2022Member-onlyThe First Time for Anything is Always the Scariest—This Edition: How to Start WritingI drafted this article on January 29, 2022. By the time I post it, it will be November 24, 2022 (today). I ignored it for 10 months, out of fear of posting, out of anxiety of having to re-read it to make sure it was post-worthy. It would have been…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Nov 23, 2022Member-onlyWhat I Learned from a Friend-Poaching SituationWhat is friend poaching? According to Urban Dictionary, it’s “when one friend befriends another through your introduction, soon putting more effort into that person than you do, simultaneously making you seem less desirable and devaluing both your original friendships. This can happen consciously or unconsciously. Notably, one does not tend…Friendship4 min readFriendship4 min read
Oct 29, 2022Member-onlyÉcrire sur Medium, un moyen de garder mon françaisJ’habite en France depuis plusieurs années maintenant. J’ai terminé mon dernier cours de français il y a 6 mois. Je travaille en anglais. Je me parle en anglais. La plupart de mes amis sont des expats et on se parle en anglais. Parmi nous, c’est moi, la francophile. C’est la…French2 min readFrench2 min read
Oct 28, 2022Member-only4 Rules to Follow When Perfectionism is Getting in the WayI’ve spent my childhood and all of my adult life being a perfectionist. I’ve also spent many of these years researching, reading books and articles, and watching videos to try and get to the root cause of why I am a perfectionist and figure out ways to “cure” myself so…Perfectionism4 min readPerfectionism4 min read
Oct 10, 2022Member-onlyLiving in an Unjust World, Perpetuated by Stupid People who are Forever Blinded by the ‘Halo Effect’.Who is the world made for? The majority, the good-looking, the tall, the ones who fit in. If this describes you, you may have noticed that you don’t need to fight for anything. Everything is served to you on a platter. It is that simple. You don’t even need to…Life4 min readLife4 min read