JENELLE CARTER

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Can you make a living as an inconsistent creator?

Can you make a living as an inconsistent creator?

I’ve never known what I wanted to do for a career. After about eleven years of unsuccessfully trying to narrow things down, I realized that my list of interests would likely continue to compound over time along with my compulsion to constantly rotate through said...

The lessons I’m slowly learning

The lessons I’m slowly learning

The last several weeks have been pretty difficult for me. I still haven’t gotten back on track from a seemingly minor neck setback, which means I’m always on edge wondering what my emotions will do or if I’ll be able to cope or even do anything on a given day. After...

Post-concussion emotions

Post-concussion emotions

Although it's been over three years since my last concussion, there are still a number of things that aren't yet back to normal. The hardest and most frustrating part has been and still is my messed-up emotions. This is due to a combination of hormones and/or physical...

Cultivating novelty

Cultivating novelty

In November of last year my cat was diagnosed with kidney disease. He got very sick and needed constant monitoring. This led to me hauling a futon into the living room to camp out with him for a few nights until his system settled down a bit. Those days and nights...

Deferred happiness

Deferred happiness

This past October my parents left for what turned out to be a month to take care of my grandma. Admittedly, I was looking forward to having the house to myself. There are a number of factors that contribute to why I'm still living at home as I near the age of thirty,...

Today’s writing realities

Today’s writing realities

This is my fourth attempt at writing a newsletter today. After spending twenty or thirty minutes on three separate topics, I got annoyed and switched gears. I wasn't annoyed at any of the topics; they're all topics I want to write about, but I just wasn't "feeling"...

An unintended break from newsletter writing

An unintended break from newsletter writing

On September 22, 2020, I published my first newsletter. To start, I didn't commit to any regular schedule, I just knew this was a habit that I wanted to cultivate. To my surprise, things went better than expected. Despite no commitment, I successfully wrote and sent...

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