CTRL+ALT+DEL #2: Turning My Weekly Chaos into Clarity (Or at Least Content)
This week? A lot. Again.
I didn’t publish the thing I planned.
I questioned my entire blog structure.
I realized I’ve been ignoring Blogger labels for... longer than I’m willing to admit.
I got annoyed at a writing course I no longer want to recommend.
And I’m still trying to figure out what’s going on with this weird rash on my face... it’s been there since May, looks like a breakout or a bug bite, but refuses to leave.
(If it's trying to become part of my identity, it's not invited.)
On the plus side, I did something I haven't done in a while:
I went to the movies. Alone.
Saw Bring Her Back, an Australian horror film that was equal parts gross and gripping.
Was I squirming in my seat? Yes. Did I look away? No. Am I okay? Also unclear.
And then there was the dentist situation.
I finally said no to their nonsense.
They tried to keep an advance payment for my retainer so and I didn’t let them.
Which might be my most grown-up moment of the week.
I also reorganized my closet after buying a few new things.
Revisiting your old clothes after shopping is wild. It’s like: Wow, I really wore this? Repeatedly? In public?
Also — completely obsessed with RottenMango on YouTube.
Dark stories + good storytelling = spiral, but in the best way.
What the chaos taught me:
- ✅ Rethinking course recs → More honest content
- ✅ Label chaos → A cleaner blog system I can actually maintain
- ✅ Face rash → A very unwanted reminder that bodies are weird
- ✅ Dental boundary → I can say no without guilt
- ✅ Closet cleanout → I’m allowed to grow into a different style
- ✅ Horror movie → I’m still open to new experiences, even the weird ones
The old me might’ve shut down.
The current me? Still spiraling, but doing it with structure.
And maybe that’s the thing:
You don’t need a perfect week to be a real writer.
You just need to keep turning your mess into meaning.
Even if that starts with Blogger labels, a horror movie, and a mystery rash.
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