About Steff
This is my interstellar craft of truth and wit. Buckle up. If you want celebrity gossip, this is not the blog for you. If you want comfortable postings that’ll fill you with happy fuzzy thoughts about the world at large, or self-help guru shit, this is not the blog for you.
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Tag Archives: moving on
Aug
21
2010
Unbottled
I’m awash in lazy contentment like a kitty sprawled in a sunbeam. It’s been had a long week filled with accomplishments, lotsa physicality, and a whole lotta thinkin’ goin’ on. Through it all, I’ve kept most of my stuff bottled up. Writing wasn’t on the landscape this week. Sometimes I put a lid on it all [...]
Posted in Autobiographical, Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, keeping it real, money, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Specifically Steff Also tagged changing, hoping, new life, new times, self-employment, transition 2 Comments
May
14
2010
The Fear of Moving On
One of my guiltiest pleasures is my addiction to the CBS series The Mentalist. I’ve had a girlie crush on Simon Baker for 20 years, and there’s something about a smart, cynical, fun-loving, light-hearted genius crimesolver that taps into my childhood passion for Encyclopedia Brown and the Hardy Boys. (We’ll get you yet, Bugs Meany.) [...]
Posted in Autobiographical, Being me, blogging, Crime, Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, keeping it real, Life 101, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Psychology & Moods, Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Society, Specifically Steff, Twitter, writing Also tagged becoming public, big changes, changing, changing your life, coming out, going public, living out loud, making your move, mysteries, Sex, sex blogging, speaking up, stepping up, writing Leave a comment
Apr
08
2010
Believe, Baby
I’m blogging so much because I don’t want to write my book. You realize this, don’t you? That’s okay, it’s just temporary. I’m adjusting. Going straight to work on the book is too ballsy psychologically — it’s accepting I’ve really been laid off, and it’s acknowledging that I have choices I need to make about my [...]
Posted in Autobiographical, Being me, writing Also tagged attitude, avoidance, believing the hype, dreams, excuses, recharging, refocusing, unemployment 1 Comment
Being a photographer and loving light, it’s going to be a long time before I get over the regret of missing the sunset-lightning-fireworks for the ages experienced by Vancouver on Saturday night, all for more work on the home, but I will get over it, and then I’ll get to live with the results generated [...]
Posted in Journalling, keeping it real, Specifically Steff Also tagged cleaning, clearing the past, decluttering, getting beyond, home 3 Comments
Jul
20
2009
Everything In Its Place
I sometimes forget I’m a writer. I get out of practice, and then it doesn’t occur to me that, to be true to who I am on any given day, I should be playing with a few words. Sometimes I forget that wrestling hands-on with my experiences and my past is what makes me the [...]
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