I live. I reflect. Then I write about it.
aka, I struggle, sigh, and survive.
Tbf, it’s more like this: First I live. Next I panic/overthink/hyperventilate. Eventually, I reflect. And then I write about it.
Who are you?
The name is Nika Lipp (née Burazer) but you can address me however you like! Hey dude. Hey. He. Anything vibes with me. One thing that’s important for you to understand before exploring this blog is that I love oversharing. Whether that be in the form of writing or art, it’s my number one passion. My raison d’être, you guys.
Why are you here?
I am here because I suffer from explosive brain diarrhea, which is why I need to get my insides out there. Ok jokes aside, I’m just passionate about getting my thoughts and feelings out there. Thoughts and feelings about everything and anything, really. I have been doing this for years already, more or less consistently, but only in the old school way, AKA pen and paper. Growing up, I was a pretty shy kid, and my go-to choice to make sense of what’s in my head and the world around me has always been to scribble something down on paper, as opposed to having conversations with real people, lol. One day I woke up and thought, oh wow, it’s 2020, might as well go beyond the journals and diaries and create my own platform already.
That’s cute and all but, what’s in it for me?
Before the internet ‘grew up’ and revealed its abundance of ways to connect digitally, I never had the impression I could relate to anyone (hence why I resorted to journal writing in the first place). I don’t want you to end up all messed up and mute, stuck in a corner scribbling away into a journal. I want you to have someone to relate to. COUGH. I am talking about myself, silly. I wanna be your friend.
My goal is to create personal storytelling that resonates with you; to share pieces that, in one way or another, reveal a glimpse of your own self. Just as I am figuring out my life by living, reflecting and writing about it on here, I hope I can enable you to figure out your own. Or you know, at least nudge you into the right direction. By sharing my personal stories, I want to help you make sense of yours.
And the biggest advantage of it all? Since I am being a confessional, chronically oversharing, cringeworthy open book of a human being, you don’t have to! So there’s no need for you to feel embarrassed, okay? This is a judge-free zone. Pretend that this is your diary. Your home. Your safe space.
Cool cool cool cool. What will I find on your blog?
Opinion pieces with a dash of memoir vibes, a pinch of stream of consciousness, and a good amount of conversational undertones soaked in too much of a no-nonsense attitude. Basically a compilation of thoughts regarding my life in the form of nonfictional essays, listicles, and the occasional anecdote.
Damn, this actually sounds good 👀 I think I need more.
Yeah? Noice. Apart from this blog, you can also check out snippets of my work on Substack and TikTok.
If you want to support my work as an author and illustrator, you can buy the book I wrote and illustrated on Thalia, Amazon or Autorenwelt.
IMO, it’s the perfect little gift! (Not just on Valentine’s Day 💘)