The Charm of A Touch of (Workspace) Minimalism in a Maximalist Lifestyle
Thoughts, The Freelance Life, The Student Life · December 30, 2019, MondayYes, a (semi) minimalist workspace.
In the home of a maximalist.
As “weird” as it might sound, we don’t have to embrace a movement to use it for inspiration to make some changes, right?
I don’t really use the label on me, but you could define me as a maximalist: I love owning a lot of stuff that I can rely on at all times and I would never “downsize” unless I had a great internal push to do it… in some specific, small area of my life.
But you know what? A little touch of minimalism is actually doing charms for my mental health when it comes to handling my workspace.
To keep sensory overload at bay, mostly. To make my workspace less visually and mentally triggering.
September-November 2019 Wrap-Up: Wedding, Programming, Reads & Work
Monthly Wrap-Ups, That Luana Me, The Freelance Life · November 30, 2019, SaturdayWelcome to the wrap-up post for the months of September through November 2019.
Only one month to go until the end of this year. I can’t believe we’re already entering the second decade of the 21st Century.
Here’s a sum-up of the news (not a happy one):
- My father died on Oct 16, 2019. In the end, while leukemia was about to lose the war, complications from therapies won him over. I know he’s with God now, but I miss him like crazy and knowing that I won’t have my darling father to walk me to the altar the next year… breaks my heart.
- I started on a new hemorrhoid therapy and it’s giving results. Because PSAS was caused by internal hemorrhoid compression of a group of sacral nerves… I suffer from fewer PSAS crises now (but they’re still not so easy to cope with; I’m still grateful for the improvement anyway.)
- It’s a bad time to be a freelance copywriter, as there seems to be some ongoing market crisis and I have been with little to no work since August. I keep trying, but right now I can’t seem to be able to see the end of the tunnel…
- … BUT I may have found a Content Marketing client. We might get started in December and I may stay with them long term.
In spite of the grieving and work-related despair, below I listed the stuff I’ve done September to November this year. Never give up, right?
January-August 2019 Monthly Wrap-Up: Projects, Reads & Freelance Work
Monthly Wrap-Ups, That Luana Me, The Freelance Life · September 2, 2019, MondayWelcome to the wrap-up post for the months of January through August 2019!
Luana.me has a new theme, “Luana2019”. Well, not quite a new theme, just an edit of my “Luana2016” theme with this color palette from Color-Hex.com. I needed a change. 🙂
In other news:
- My father’s health is improving, although he’s still not done with leukemia. It’s a slow journey but God’s going to help him
- I’m actively planning my wedding now, which should take place sometimes in 2020 (no further info until the wedding happens, sorry; it’s for privacy; friends can email me about it)
- I started on a CBD oil therapy to combat sensory overloads, neuropathy, cognitive skill degeneration (not sure where it comes from) and PSAS (it’s working!)
- I realized something about my gender identity, however I won’t make it public on this blog (people who know me can email me to learn more) and there’s no change in pronouns
Now, on with the stuff I’ve done January to August this year.