Nervous Nellie here! So many things make me anxious, but let me focus on just one for this post, so I can segue it into republishing this story I originally published on Medium. I don’t have OCD, but being able to multiple-check things abates my worry about being unready and ill-equipped for eventualities. Like PrincipalContinue reading “Nervous Nellie Lives for Lists”
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A Random Encounter with a Profound Impact
I’ve already posted about my favorite random encounter (in response to the exact same prompt, I believe), and while I have many others that I would enjoy recounting, I thought I’d share one of my dad’s instead. This is a story I published on Medium back in the day, so you might have already readContinue reading “A Random Encounter with a Profound Impact”
A Church Camp Anecdote + Prompt Response
Happy Easter! You can find the prompt and the answer to it at the bottom of the post. Since the Holy Week is the usual time for church camps here in the Philippines, I thought I’d share this funny anecdote. It was a lifetime ago when I took on camp coordinating and facilitating tasks, soContinue reading “A Church Camp Anecdote + Prompt Response”
Confessions of a Cheapskate Cat Lady
I’m a cheapskate, so I tend to resort to DIY on most things. I usually look at the price tag and hoot, “I can make this myself!” This means that my life brims with homemade and makeshift items because I’m usually reluctant to pay. My DIY attempts have had varying results. Some have been resoundingContinue reading “Confessions of a Cheapskate Cat Lady”
Better than Graduating with Laude
I have so many, but this one was the first to come to mind upon reading the prompt. This National Artist for Literature entered my professor’s office (Spanish majors that we were, there were all of three of us in one class, clearly not worthy of an entire classroom) and started brandishing his cane about.Continue reading “Better than Graduating with Laude”
This Small Life 