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About the Chie Space
Hello! Welcome to The Chie Space. Hope you enjoy browsing around. Hope you find joy, laughter, peace, and love. The Chie Space is a blog, of course. But it is also a home. It encompasses the things I love, hope … Continue reading About the Chie Space
Week 3, Which Is Actually Week 6: The One Without the Poopy Talk (Becoming a More Positive Person)
Howdy Spacers! I know I promised to be better about time. But I actually have a good reason for skipping last week. I had that wedding I told you about. And it was nice. Because in the spirit of today’s … Continue reading Week 3, Which Is Actually Week 6: The One Without the Poopy Talk (Becoming a More Positive Person)
Week 2: The One with the Curry Powder
Howdy Spacers! Happy New Year! Early PS: I wrote this post ten days ago, you know when it was still week 2. So bear with me, even as I promise to be better about timing. I swear I can change. … Continue reading Week 2: The One with the Curry Powder
Weekly Reflections: The One with the Launch
Originally Written November 24, 2023 Howdy and good day, Spacers! Spacers. That is what I have decided to call you, my regular readers. Even though you have never given me any indication that you want a name, especially that one, … Continue reading Weekly Reflections: The One with the Launch
The Social Bug Series: An Introvert’s Guide to Being More Social
I am an unmitigated social disaster. Every time I find myself in a social situation, I thank God for my mother and younger brother (who are quintessential extrovert social bugs) because their flair for social interaction allows me to just … Continue reading The Social Bug Series: An Introvert’s Guide to Being More Social
Chapter 4: Walls
She pushes people away. She knows it. Sometimes, she feels herself doing it but, if history is any indication, there’s not much she can do to stop herself. She doesn’t know why, but she has some theories: Daddy Issues Dad. … Continue reading Chapter 4: Walls
An Open Letter to Myself (On Relationships) — The Chie Space
Dear Me, Hi you. I know you are very confused right now. Confused and scared. You have been alone for so long that everything about relationships feels foreign to you. I was looking through pictures of you from the past two years and you have come a long way. From ALONE and INSECURE to ALONE […] An Open Letter to Myself (On Relationships) — The Chie Space Continue reading An Open Letter to Myself (On Relationships) — The Chie Space
An Open Letter to Myself (On Relationships)
Dear Me, Hi you. I know you are very confused right now. Confused and scared. You have been alone for so long that everything about relationships feels foreign to you. I was looking through pictures of you from the past … Continue reading An Open Letter to Myself (On Relationships)
Dirty Laundry
Originally written 7th June, 2018 There are clothes on my bedroom floor. Dirty clothes. I put them there this morning. I was going to wash them. I still am. Okay, I’m not so sure. I mean, what’s the point? Isn’t … Continue reading Dirty Laundry
What Writing Means to Me
Originally written 12th June, 2018 Writing is my chair. My old hat. It brings order to world that makes little sense otherwise. When I am angry, I write. When I am happy, I write. When I do not know how … Continue reading What Writing Means to Me
Choices
Originally written 8th, June 2018 I wake up every morning and decide: I’m not doing this anymore, that either. I’m not dealing with this or putting up with that. I’m not listening to this kind of music; I’m not wearing … Continue reading Choices
The Girl That Got Away
That girl you fell in love with, she never stopped loving you I am just not that girl anymore I remember her, though How she smiled at the mention of your name How her feet quickened as she hurried to … Continue reading The Girl That Got Away
Seasons
I haven’t mastered the art of life (who has?) but I have perfected one thing – living through every season. Long time ago, I stopped spending the present obsessing over some time in the future when I would have this … Continue reading Seasons
Romeo and Juliet
Funny thing, I’ve never read Romeo and Juliet despite being a certified bookworm. Anyway, their names come up every time someone mentions romance and relationships so I figure they’ll do as a title. What do I want to talk about? … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet
January Update
January has come and gone and February is here. No ceremony. Just waiting to see what I do with it. How was my January? It was good, I started taking German classes then, somewhere in the middle, had to go … Continue reading January Update
Misogyny on Social Media
I got so angry today. It bothers me that I couldn’t rise above all that bile. I guess anger is a default emotion for feminists. I try to avoid it but, sometimes, things get to me. A little background: A … Continue reading Misogyny on Social Media
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