These things are always hard to start off, aren't they? I suppose an introduction is a good place to start!
So, Hi! I'm Tajhanna (Forget the J exists) but you can call me TJ!
I'm 26, hail from sunny (not so sunny at the moment) South Australia.
Yep, I'm an Aussie. The pale skin got ya too, huh? I'm also Non-binary - in the sense of 'who even cares about gender stereotypes?'
I've always been the strange, weird, often misjudged kid. From my earliest days, things like reading, creating and capturing my ideal beauty always came first, whether it was reading things that let me escape, creating strangely intriguing art pieces, or lately, writing entire novels.
Currently, I've recently moved back into my mum's, having just split from my long-term partner (Nearly 11 years) such it life, aye? I have one pet, my sweet little Fin, who is currently in the care of my ex.
What else is there to know? I'm a practising Pagan (of the lazy witch variety) and have a huge respect for the world around me - the cultures that make up this orb we call home are so varied and simple put; gorgeous! I can't wait to learn about so many more than the ones I've researched so far. (With respect for them, of course)
You welcomed us to your maladaptive daydream, what is that?
Maladaptive daydreaming can be explained one of two ways;
The simple explanation - extreme, life-disrupting daydreaming (Think 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - starring Adam Sandler)
The not so simple explanation, that many don't realise - an intense trauma response, leading to a person to have incontrollable, disruptive daydreams that often impact their day to day life.
Yeah, the not so simple one doesn't make it seem so fantastical, does it?
Because it isn't.
My Maladaptive daydreaming began in late Primary school ( 11-13 years old) and slowly got worse as I got older.
Maladaptive daydreaming can be triggered by just about anything; a movie scene, a song, someone's spoken words or actions. Even my own words can often lead to my mind becoming a little too creative. And as someone who love's and adores things like the MCU, anime of all genres, K-pop and Rock/Heavy metal, I have a lot of trigger points around me.
It doesn't always impact my life, having somehow managed to work around it and get my tasks done as they need to be - but I do spend a lot of time pacing, stimming and zoning out while my brain takes me on an adventure.
Maybe one day I'll talk about how it started.
In the Autumn of 2021 (Feb/March here in Australia) I made a big decision; if I was going to continue to have these intense moments of extreme zoning out, why not use that as fuel and put those moments into writing. Make use of them.
A career altering moment for me.
I hadn't intended for it to become the passion it became, but I'm glad it did. Writing isn't the only creative outlet I've explored - I even went to university to try and achieve my Bachelor of Creative arts!
I've dabbled in a lot of different creative outlets;
Screen printing - that was fun, lino cutting is definitely an art form in itself.
Jewellery making - not easy by any standard.
Painting - was my dream coming out of high school to become an artist. Acrylic and Watercolour were the two mediums I used most.
Drawing and Illustration - both are not as easy as speed paints make them look.
Digital art - it was actually my senior report 'how to create digital art from a traditional sketch' as I didn't have access to a tablet at the time, so it was something easy for me to research!
Photography - animal and landscape photography became a huge passion of mine coming out of my university degree (Which I never got in the end). I even put some examples on my home page!
And recently, Writing and cover design (Thanks to a little site known as Canva - not sponsored)
So, what's the point of this site if I already have a patreon?
Well, with a lack of money and no incoming traffic, I'm likely to abandon my patreon till I actually start making money on it. So any and all updates to my books, covers and ongoing life updates will be done here!
I'm also planning to share little things I've learned in all aspects of creation through this blog and TikTok.
So now, I have some questions for you guys!
What became a bigger passion for you than you intended? It could be anything - even the things that aren't deemed 'creative'.
I can't wait to see what drives you guys!
Till Next time!
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