By Jane Tanfei|Dec 31 2018 | Thoughts, Writings
2018 was a year that brought joy and pain, confusion and insight. I spent the first half of the year dealing with an unpleasant set of circumstances that culminated in a drawn-out court case. This has been an ongoing issue since 2016, but this year was more soul-sucking, I guess. I took a full-time position […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|Jul 27 2015 | Thoughts, Writings
I visited an Aspie forum the other day and decided to browse through the relationships section. I came across a thread entitled, “Do we have to settle?” wherein the OP suggested that anyone with an atypical brain will have to settle for an unsatisfactory life because it’s a neurotypical world. I felt somewhat strange seeing that there […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|Jan 20 2014 | Thoughts, Writings
So, this morning I am thinking about humans and our need to judge others by our own fickle standards. I was already kind of thinking about this as I did my morning trudge; I’d been considering the frustration I feel at the automatic mental comparisons I do every day. Not because I want to, but […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|Jan 06 2014 | Dreams, Thoughts, Writings
I remember the first time I wished upon a star. I’d watched Pinocchio for the first time after my siblings and I received it on VHS at Christmas. I was four and a half years old – sitting in the back of a minivan, settling in for an hour long ride to evening church. I […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|Dec 30 2013 | Thoughts, Writings
I’m not big on making resolutions. Realistically, this is because I can’t control anything other than what I do TODAY. Truthfully, I can’t control anything other than what I do THIS VERY SECOND. So, I don’t like making resolutions, because I know I’ll fail in at least a few of them simply because I can’t […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|Dec 06 2013 | Thoughts, Writings
Finding myself focused on and worried about money and life, I decided to write a couple of lists to remind myself what I am actively doing to take control of my life. This list has eased my mind about financial worries: What I can do to get further ahead financially: Save money each month – […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|Nov 02 2013 | Thoughts, Writings
I woke up this morning to find myself snuggled up to a warm, snoring child and to hear my dog, Sam, whining at my bedside. I got up and followed him to the back door and opened it to let him out. He stuck his nose out the door, then promptly turned around and trotted […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|Oct 11 2013 | Poetry, Thoughts, Writings
As I went about my normal day, In my typically abnormal way, I stumbled into a line of thought Within which much pain was brought. At first it was a tiny twinge, Nothing specific to retell, But then it took a hold of me And dragged my thoughts to hell… I started to remember things […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|Sep 27 2013 | Psychology, Thoughts, Writings
On September 19th, 2013 I walked into a neuropsychologist’s office a folder full of data and one main question: “What is wrong with me?”. An hour later, I walked out with an answer: Asperger’s Syndrome. The doctor reviewed the adult & childhood histories I’d provided, with many notes and explanations neatly denoted in the margins, […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|Jul 15 2013 | Rant, Thoughts, Writings
I was born in the state of California within the United States of America. This makes my nationality US American, my ethnicity Californian, and my race Human. Not that this is acceptable by general American standards, but these are the facts. I consider myself an American because I live in the USA. I don’t feel like […]
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