Archive - The Intimate Archive

the artist's way reading group

For those who want to build creative confidence in 2025

Jan 7 •

Valerie E. Oyiki

why do I like you again?

As people remark on how mean they'll be this year ie. what boundaries they'll be upholding, I explore how relationships reach their breaking point.

Jan 5 •

Valerie E. Oyiki

November 2024

Not doing Koie (for now)

Nov 21, 2024 •

Valerie E. Oyiki

September 2024

an un-defining decade

It feels crazy to say this but I started university this time 10 years ago. I remember being a just-turned 17 year old moving into my single ensuite…

Sep 18, 2024 •

Valerie E. Oyiki

haunted by the "should have"s

In the ones of the AM and I think I'm mourning the life of a version of me that was never going to nor meant to exist.

Sep 12, 2024 •

Valerie E. Oyiki

August 2024

"because I really love me" | week in pics 01

10th - 18th august. departures, play, sunflowers, n**gas, bag chasing, ozzy, abula, bugs, organisation, discipline, vitamins, shrooms, 10k steps.

Aug 19, 2024 •

Valerie E. Oyiki

December 2023

in five nights I found myself in paphos

The solo trip that saved me

Dec 18, 2023 •

Valerie E. Oyiki

February 2022

I rebuilt my home

Personal growth over the last two years and the painful losses that have come with it.

Feb 5, 2022 •

Valerie E. Oyiki

January 2022

don't grow up it's a scam

The same way they say we should never meet our heroes, similarly we shouldn’t have to grow up.

Jan 16, 2022 •

Valerie E. Oyiki

April 2021

10 tips for anxiety that helped me a lot

Disclaimer — I am not a health professional nor am I reducing anxiety to something that can be resolved by just “thinking differently” or any other…

Apr 21, 2021 •

Valerie E. Oyiki

November 2020

‘boundaries: when to say yes and how to say no’, a review

One of my goals for 2021 is to get back into both reading and writing, interests of mine that I left behind as I focused on getting into university.

Nov 2, 2020 •

Valerie E. Oyiki

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