Night Ride

After a 12 hour workday between two jobs I needed to unwind so I took the long way along the sea wall on the way home. When I need a moment to think, or unwind, or breathe, I’m always drawn to the water. As I biked, I thought to myself “I don’t know where I’m […]

In Defence of Mondays

I don’t expect this to be a popular post. Mondays have a bad reputation, and for good reason: they herald the death of the weekend’s carefree festivities and the start of a new week of tasks and to-do lists. The first day of the work week, Monday, is notoriously the most-hated day of the week. […]

New Rhythms

With the start of a new chapter, my hope is to establish some new rhythms. New rhythms of daily life. Rhythms that move me away from burnout and toward balance. Rhythms that facilitate making the most of my time and prioritize creating/writing, not only for my job, but also — first and foremost, actually — […]

New Beginnings and the Business of Mould Breaking

Dear Friends, Readers, Fellow Mould Breakers, As 2018 begins I’ve made some important decisions and taken some exciting new steps forward. In short, I’ve decided to start the new year as Janelle Visser, and I’ve started a new website to be home to my personal, travel, and professional writing. I hope you will check it […]

Xylophone, Stardust, Dragonborn

Friends, family, citizens of the Internet, I need your help. It’s one of those pesky details I’ve been avoiding addressing through this whole super fun adventure of becoming unmarried. What about that whole name thing? This is always the hardest question for me when I’m building a character in video games, and when I got […]