"the scientific system was never designed for equity. For people whose privilege stems from geography, institutional reputation and inherited networks, the system works perfectly the way it is." Perfectly= expansion for privileged researchers, extraction from historically excluded ones. Yup.

Today's completed sewing project: reusable snack bags. A friend had made us some truly lovely ones with zippers, and the kids lost all but 2 😖 These just fold over to close (like the sandwich bags) and were a snap to make. We'll see how they hold up!

Are you in the gender minority in STEM and wondering how the heck you're going to move your career forward? Perhaps revenge procrastinating by scrolling the #WomenInSTEM or #WomenInTech feeds trying to get some inspo to get back to work on Monday? 🧵

Had a pretty magical night at my signing at the @boulderbookstore.bsky.social last night! Thank you to the Bookstore and everyone who attended ☺️ #booksky #author #event #boulder

Did I put my book on the shelf at @boulderbookstore.bsky.social before they had copies just so I could take this picture? Yes, yes I did. Was it fun? Yes, yes it was. Signing event is next week! Lauerbbs.eventbrite.com #Booksky #author #event #Boulder #entrepreneur #leadership

Yes!! I can't wait for my signing event at the Boulder Bookstore next week! If you are in the Front Range please join us! Tickets: LauerBBS.eventbrite.com

Just sat down at my sewing machine for the first time since breaking my ankle in June! Warming up with an easy pair of PJ bottoms for a kid. Fabric is from Modern Domestic in Portland!

Ooh here's a fun thing for the sewists out there! Share a photo you've taken of an RTW item to learn from (or make fun of!) the sewing, pattern, or other technique. I'll start! This is a shawl neckline that is just like what I'd been thinking of doing on a project.

Been researching how to upgrade my book for better sales on A*zon.. I think my description is lovely but isn't optimized for keywords. So that's my project for tonight! SEO, man... SEO.

Sewing adventures: TFW fabric is *just barely* big enough for the pattern. I have to extend the leg length to the edge the fabric 😳 Yay for very little waste, but I'll be sweating as I cut! 😅 +1

Hitler literally murdered trans people and destroyed trans scholarship as one of his first acts on gaining power.

Feeling like a phony, like you got where you are by luck, like you don't belong? Check out my now on-demand training, From Saboteur to Sidekick: Working with your Imposter Monster! thrivingibis.mykajabi.com/saboteur-to-... #WomenInSTEM #WomenInTech #AcademicSky #STEMsky #entrepreneurship

Reading in a bar. Why yes, I did grow up in WI! How did you guess? That's a delightful hibiscus sour, BTW. Perfect summer treat! @ the Dark Horse in #Boulder #beer #summer #books #reading

That feeling when you're in flow and an alarm goes off in the house that has to be dealt with. #entrepreneur #mompreneur #smallbusiness #flow #work

Just a note: when talking to a woman business owner, do NOT ask if she needs to consult her husband before making financial decisions for her business. I guarantee she will not want to do business with you.

Ten writers by whom I've read more than 5 books: 1. Courtney Milan 2. Charlie Holmberg 3. Luanne G Smith 4. Audrey Faye (Debora Geary) 5. Rebecca Yarros 6. Seanan McGuire 7. Tricia O'Malley 8. Jacqueline Winspear 9. Meghan Quinn 10. Anita Kelly #booksky

"We are all working through the same giant performance together"

This. So much this.

With your silence as much as with your volume, you show me you are more with him than you are against him, that you are more like him than different from him, and that you and I are increasingly morally incompatible. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/i-dont-gri...

Aren't our ice packs pretty? I made them one summer after seeing similar ones at a friend's house. They're just filled with dry lentils ☺️ better than using peas we might actually want to eat! And they make me happy when I have to use them. #sewing #injury #MeMade #FirstAid

When your kid has a puke bug but you have to facilitate an important workshop... 90 minute Minecraft video to the rescue!

2.5 hours of pinning micropleats later... I'm finally ready to start stitching my skirt. #sewsky #memade #handmade

Not sure where the spoons came from, but I did a LOT of work on our front garden bed today. I predict .5 spoons tomorrow, but it was worth it! Love me some earned fatigue. Much better than fatigue from just, like, breathing. #spoonie #LongCovid #gardening #MemorialDay

I'm officially having a book event at the Boulder Bookstore in Sept!! 🤩🤩🤩 Look at that ballroom! SWOON www.boulderbookstore.net/photo-gallery #booksky #author #omg

Show me you're from Wisconsin without telling me you're from Wisconsin! #Sconnie #rhubarb #pie #cheese

Represented #MeMadeMay during my presentation at #BoulderStartupWeek! This is a #seamworkTai in a cotton/poly jersey i got from Joanne's years ago. #BSW2025 #Founders

Drink water. Love hard. Fight racism. Plus some very well loved Halloween leggings for #MeMadeMay. At the Boulder Garden Club plant sale. #sewsky #MothersDay #Boulder

I can't believe we have a Pope from Illinois. People from Chicago usually hate the Cardinals.

A Walk by the Pond in the Rain. COLD rain. It's only 47 out! 🥶 #booksky #geese #Colorado

Out for a walk in the Jacket Formerly Known As My College Dorm Blanket. Was supposed to just be a toile but I love it and haven't been motivated to make another. 🤷‍♀️ #MeMadeMay #upcycle #sewing #spring

It's #MeMadeMay! Except I forgot to take a picture so here's one of my linen #SeamworkJoss pants on vacation. ☺️ #sewsky

Aww look it's kiddo's first command line! We were learning about command blocks in #Minecraft and they wrote down the code to show brother later 😍 #WomenInTech #tech #parenting

Ooh that's so relatable! Also I like to buy fabric as a souvenir.

Happy Spring holidays from my... Christmas cactus. Which has quite joyfully been putting out blooms all year ❤️ #Easter #plantsky #spring

CUTE!!

Headed back to WI for the first time in like.. 10 years 😳 Looking forward to some Friday Night Fish Fry and custard! #IYKYK #Sconnie #MyBellyHatesDairyButIllEatItAnyway #Badgers #Madison

It was so cool to run across a bunch of If/Then posters at the Meteor Crater in AZ last week! The kids were impressed i knew who @drwendyrocks.bsky.social was 😊 #WomenInSTEM #science #WomensHistoryMonth

“everyone needs to find our own courage and encourage others to find theirs. “Never again is now, and those promises we made that we would not let it happen again, that we would be the friends that we wish we had in ’42 — that bill is due.” www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Happy #ValentinesDay from my "Christmas" cactus! #plantsky #plants #flowers

Nice job, ACM! It's so great to see organizations voicing that diversity, equity, and inclusion are still core values. #WomenInSTEM #Computing #WomenInTech #Diversity

Check out these Disco Day outfits! I made most of the items from #thrifted fabric. Two disco vests, one pair of epic gold pants, and one pair of black velvet silver sparkle leggings. Red skirt is also thrifted. Green shirt is #memade from glow in the dark flannel (not thrifted). #sewsky #sewing

Take a moment from your doomscrolling to look at the pretty rock!

The fire-breathing Monster in this image is named Moo. He’s the Monster of a character named Alice, who is actually the one who introduces the Imposter Monster concept to the main character, Katy. Moo got his name because his horns look like a highland coo. 🐮 #BookSky #Books #Leadership

This grumpy fella is my Imposter Monster, Borscht. We met a few years ago when I first started exploring the idea of an Imposter Monster, and he looked about that grumpy at the time. I was pretty intimidated by him at first. #BookSky #DiverseBooks #Culture #PersonalDevelopment

6 days until My Monster Mungo is released! All three of these Monsters are featured in the book. • The yellow Monster is named Lemon. She is the Monster of the character Jane, who is a Perfectionist type of imposter. #BookSky #AmWriting #Authors #Books #ImposterSyndrome #WomenInStem #WomenInTech

#LongCovid friends, advocate for yourselves and get your shingles vaccine even if you are "too young". I got that response twice this fall, didn't get the vaccine, and now have shingles. 😭

We put on music for our kiddo to do homework and got Rick-rolled. Rude, Alexa. RUDE.

My kid is always asking me to sew them weird stuff. Today it is a.. green hemorrhoid pillow..?