Reflect on a belief you’ve held since childhood. Is it still relevant or has your perspective changed? I was told a lot of things about myself that I believed until I turned 40 and turned a critical eye toward everything inside me. For instance, I had been told for my whole childhood that I was … Continue reading Day 9: Childhood Lies
Author: Mia D.
Writer, conlanger, pretend artist.
Prompt: The Title of My Biography
If there were a biography about you, what would the title be? The title would be either, “Here We Are Again,” or “Well, That Didn’t Work.”
Prompt: Good News Reaction
You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? I squeal! And then do a little dance. And then I tell absolutely everyone I know. I am likely to float around on a happy little cloud for the rest of the day.
Day 8: Who I think I am
The bad and the good of my beliefs about myself.
January Review in 5 Lists
I’m only going to review my own January. In a more global sense, it wasn’t the best month ever, with the frigid weather in many states, the wildfires in California, the assorted public weirdness, etc. But that’s way outside my scope, and I literally (literally literally) don’t have the time or energy right now to … Continue reading January Review in 5 Lists
Prompt: Favorite Thing to cook
What’s your favorite thing to cook? I like baking cinnamon rolls and soft pretzels. I just love the magic of a yeast dough and the sincere gratitude of the people I am baking for. If baking doesn’t count, I like making soup. I have several different kinds that are in my usual repertoire— chicken noodle, … Continue reading Prompt: Favorite Thing to cook
Day 7: Evolution of Values
How have your values evolved over the past five years? It blows my mind that it has been five years since 2020. I feel like our entire society, if not the whole world, has been in a perpetual state of crisis and recovery from the last crisis over these five years. I feel like it … Continue reading Day 7: Evolution of Values
Day 6: Values in Conflict
Describe a situation where you felt conflicted. Which values were in tension, and how did you resolve it? I have been struggling with this prompt for a couple of days. I feel conflicted more often than not. My desire to keep the peace often conflicts with my desire to be heard. I also tend to … Continue reading Day 6: Values in Conflict
Prompt: You don’t know me!
What’s something most people don’t know about you? What everyone knows about me is that I am the Queen of Oversharing. What most people don’t know about me is that I suffer from over-the-top insecurity and imposter syndrome. I have a tendency to believe I am probably wrong about everything and that whatever I am … Continue reading Prompt: You don’t know me!
Prompt: Ugh. Complaints.
What do you complain about the most? I’m ashamed to say that I probably complain about my husband the most. (How’s that for raw and honest?) I need to stop that. Pain is a close second, with finances finishing a strong third.
The Mia Experiment 