self-confidence
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Writing prompt: Decisive

I came across a writing prompt for the weekend over at Sammi’s Scribbles and decided to give it a go. The prompt: write something with the word “decisive” in exactly 39 words. So here we go: It’s hard for me to have opinions on the spot—that is, share opinions on the spot, be decisive. I Continue reading
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On being nice to ourselves

This is a hard one. It really is. It really shouldn’t be. But through an unfortunate combination of my own mental quirks and societal conditioning, it is really hard for me to just give a list of things I’m good at. It feels like I’m bragging or dishonest, or perhaps if I say I’m good Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Melanie. I like a lot of things, so I write about a lot of things.