Author: Trelani

  • How I’ve Been Slowing Down

    How I’ve Been Slowing Down

    A friend got into an accident last week, which was the third one in three months. Usually I ask if he’s okay (he is), if the other people are okay (they are), then I go straight to gratitude for everyone’s safety and leave it at that. This time, though, I…

  • If It Ain’t One Thing, It’s Another, but I’m Choosing How I Wanna Feel

    If It Ain’t One Thing, It’s Another, but I’m Choosing How I Wanna Feel

    All is well and will be. Control what you can and release what you can’t. I was in the middle of panicking when I heard this—racing downstairs at four in the morning to see what meds we had on hand for my daughter, because we had a flight to catch,…

  • Social Media Break: Second Month Off

    Social Media Break: Second Month Off

    It’s now been two months away from IG and FB! This post is a follow-up to my one-month off post. Here’s where I am with it now: The addiction is still the phone I’m doing better at putting it away, but I’m still on it more than I’d like to…

  • Social Media Break: First Month Off

    Social Media Break: First Month Off

    The title “social media break” simplifies things, but I’m only really off Instagram (where I was spending 6-7 hours a day) and Facebook (which I really don’t like no more but keep around like a bad relationship). I kept TikTok because I only follow my children and they’ont play about us…

  • REWIND! Repetitions That’s Serving Me

    REWIND! Repetitions That’s Serving Me

    I’m a wanderer and a risk taker, and I love adventure. But lately, I’ve been enjoying repetitions around how I spend my time. These are the top ones. Rereading Books I’ve read about seven books so far this year, and four of them are re-reads. I’ve read them before and…