Elle_Jaying | Laurie | Substack

Chameleons, sunrise and hip hop

I’ve always been a chameleon,

13 hrs ago • Laurie

a poem about friendship (with a prologue.)

and writer brain.

Jan 15 • Laurie

These screenshots showcase screenshots from a small habit-tracking app I downloaded last year.

Jan 13 • Laurie

More on ADHD and the smart phone :

Jan 11 • Laurie

Why I stopped hating my adhd

Every year, I try to do a little better with my phone; without beating myself up for being slightly addicted to something that was literally engineered…

Jan 10 • Laurie

Most Popular

Nov 17, 2025 • Laurie

Changing habits

Sep 1, 2025 • Laurie

Social media is not real life

Aug 17, 2025 • Laurie

And how does this relate to a squish-mellow

Aug 4, 2025 • Laurie

Recent posts

The Shape of Compassion in Divided Times

A reflection on quiet compassion.

Jan 8 • Laurie

Adulting in 2025

In 2025, I worked a lot more on my emotional sobriety.

Jan 2 • Laurie

Unmarketable Lessons for 2025

Somewhere in between Mind-full and Mind-Less

Dec 29, 2025 • Laurie

Choosing Peace and Holding Joy

In a world that gains from insecurity

Dec 22, 2025 • Laurie

The flinch in the scroll

And should this be a note or a stack? It's now a stack.

Dec 17, 2025 • Laurie

If You’re a Bot, Blink Twice

and let Tommy just play the fiddle without maths.

Dec 5, 2025 • Laurie

The Quiet Rebellion of merely existing.

It’s hard not to scroll through curated feeds of perfection and think:

Nov 28, 2025 • Laurie

When mental health issues and addiction affect your life within yourself and others in your family..

Nov 17, 2025 • Laurie

Nov 10, 2025 • Laurie

Algorithm and Aquaphor.

This is follow-up to my previous restack/note I just posted.

Oct 28, 2025 • Laurie

Maybelline-being.

Maybelline-being..

Oct 24, 2025 • Laurie

Self care Part Deux

Selfish? Or survivalist ? Or ..

Oct 20, 2025 • Laurie

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