Tumblr intro post 2024 Edition
Oh hello. I am Ren. Cishet, she/her. This is my tumblr. It goes all the way back to 2012, but I haven’t really been active on it for several years now. So time to reintroduce myself to the tumblrverse, I guess, and see if I can generate some social interactions.
So, I turn 61 in a couple of months. I know, that’s ancient in tumblr years, but I also know there are a few other Gen Xers out there. I always identify myself as a Mom before anything, even though my daughter @missr3n3 is a grown-ass adult and awesome creator, so check her out. But I am also Mom by nature, taking care of others, nurturing and encouraging them. Oh! And I’m a cat-mom to a female ginger named Starlord.
Since the pandemic, I work from home, which is essential since during the dumpster fire of 2020 I suffered a (mild)traumatic brain injury (yeah, mild, she gently shook her head disbelievingly) and if I had to go back to my pre-pandemic routine, well, I couldn’t and I’d be living a very different life. So let’s get the brain injury out of the way. It’s one of those invisible disabilities, and I’m quite functional most of the time, but it is still there and it is a bitch. It limits the amount of energy I have in a day, limits what I can do, where I can go, and even after learning to skillfully manage my life around it for more than three years, I am one bright light or loud sound away from spending a day or more in bed. Some things can’t be anticipated or worked around, and therefore, have to be endured. All that said, I try to stay focused on more positive things and not let this become my entire identity.
So what do I do, and why might you, fellow tumblor, be interested in following this here little blog thing?
Crochet – after a nearly three-year break, I have been able to pick up my hook again, and while it can be frustrating and slow-going, I’m quite happy to have it back in my life. This is a pattern by BonnieBayCrochet on Youtube.
Diamond Painting – instead of focusing on things I can’t do any more, I sought to find something I could do and diamond painting is one of these things, so I guess I’ll be posting about those projects, though again they move slowly.
Acrylic Painting – something else I had to take a break from that is still a frustratingly slow process for me. I am hoping I can build some accountability into this blog by posting any progress I make with it. This is a painting I finished awhile ago. Based on the work of Yobanka Art Paint on Youtube.
And this is the unfinished painting that has been staring me down for the past year. From a tutorial by The Art Sherpa on Youtube.
Television/streaming – I am a fan of Asian dramas, though good ones can be hard to find and subtitles do soak up my available brain juice. I wish I was enjoying “Mysterious Lotus Casebook” more than I am, given that I finally broke down and I gave iQiYi my $8.99 to see it. However, I got “War of Faith” in the bargain and after a couple of episodes I’m enjoying it. I find most American media too much for my brain to take, but there are plenty of vintage dramas on the free streaming platforms. I am currently working my way through “Have Gun Will Travel” and the original “Dynasty.”
Reading – I used to read – a lot – but I don’t have the concentration for it anymore. However, when I could, I read a lot of books and I’m happy to comment on them.
Music – this is the thing my brain injury truly robbed me of and the hardest adjustment to make. I love everything from classical to kpop, though the only group I continue to follow, just to see how my boys are doing, is VIXX. For now, when I can, I listen to classical guitar pieces played on very low volume, with occasional visits to vintage country music (Waylon Jennings anyone?), when my brain has the capacity. Favorites have always included Ian Hunter and Van Halen, but rock and pop tend to do my head in, so that is more from memory these days.
Other interests are Buddhist philosophy, cooking, cleaning channels on Youtube, and other people. That means you! Yes, you! I would love to know about your life, your interests, your ups and downs, hopes and dreams. Unless you’re a bot, or your only interest is porn, or you need my credit card information, or you are a horny old man who thinks this is a dating site. But I’m a glass-half-full kinda old cat lady, so I prefer to think there are plenty of people out here in Tumbland who are interested in sharing this journey, with a slice of cake and a cup of tea, of course.
