If you see someone struggling, don't wait to be told *what* to do. Reach out and ask. elizabethheyes.blogspot.com/2026/04/alon...

I am struggling, but my store is filled with items from the smol and cute to the large and lovely. Don't see what you'd like? Chat me up! I do commissions. Seriously, though - I need to pay bills, and it's not a great time to be poor. So, please share, if nothing else.

Unexpected bills popped up, and the avalanche just keeps getting a little bigger every day. I really wish I wouldn't have to keep asking for help. I am working, but it's just not enough to make ends meet. So, if you can, please donate/buy. If not, please share.

Hey all - just boosting the signal for some assistance. I'd love for this time line to be better, but until it gets there, I could really use the help for me and my son. Thank you, even if you just share.

I'm short by $500 for bills right now, and I could really use the love. I have a lot of well-made items up for sale that could go to new homes. If you can, please buy or donate. If you can't, please share. Any assistance is welcome. ko-fi.com/elizabethheyes

The day job just upgraded to the new version of our timekeeping system. I do not jest when I sya the number of IT tickets, and level of frustration we've had trying to code people to their assigned jobs makes it FARRRRR too clear that this was made and approved by engineers.

Happy Transgender Visibility day!! As the proud Mama of an amazing trans human, I want to say that I see you all, in all your different and beautiful ways. You were not meant to struggle as you're currently being forced to, and I promise to do all I can to help.

As we near Trans Day of Visibility, now's a great time to be reading trans books. And it just so happens that I'm part of a bundle offering those books, along with other amazing authors like @badambulist.bsky.social and @danifinnwrites.bsky.social. The bundle: itch.io/b/3594/tdov-...

Decided that, since I had the ingredients, I was going to make cookies. So far, I have apple cider and hot chocolate with mini marshmallows chilling in the fridge, and I'm participating in the online No Kings protest.

It's today. Please be safe, be sane, be peaceful. SCOTUS overturned the ban on chemical weapons and tear gas, so be prepared. There will be police in riot gear, there will be ICE agents. Do NOT engage with them. Remember: do not rise to their bait.

Offspring is going to a no kings rally tomorrow. Proud Mama is proud.

My cat will race wildly through the house, then flop onto her side kicking at her own back foot. Apparently I'm overrun with faeries, and she's doing her part in keeping the local population down. 😂🤣

The fuq... That's it. Not playing any longer. Not in good conscience.

Fun new game unlocked with my neck/back nerve endings... Is it: Sunburn Chaffing Shingles Nerve misfiring I apparently now get to play this every day. But the neurosurgeon says this is an elective surgery, so I have to lose weight and get healthier before they do it.

Did some work on a couple of panels I'll be helping with during Gamestorm next week in PDX: Diversity in Gaming Meta Pigeon Says What If you're in the area and want a fun time playing games and meeting new people, consider joining us at Gamestorm! osfci.org/event/gamest...

Quick reminder: someone turning 18 doesn't mean they're suddenly able to handle all the adult responsibilities society says they are. It's OK to ask for help. It's OK not to know how to do things. It's OK to help them when they need it. 18 shouldn't be a cliff, when it's really just a step.

Just your Goth Queer Crafty Auntie here, with a bit of advice: Do something creative every day. Every day, good or bad. Doesn't matter if it's a weird, random doodle, a bad poem, a short story. Doesn't matter if it's for someone or for yourself. Doesn't matter if you're new to it or a regular.

There's been an increase of these sites since 2021 on FB - most being AI based and/or solely there to gain clicks for revenue. While the narrative they provide right feel good to read, or somehow "prove" your point, it's not based in reality. Yes, there takes some work to get viable news.

Keep conventions ICE-free! We deserve safe spaces where we don't have to deal with intimidation from fascism. c.org/vWJk7Dbbxd

I could use an extra boost in my own economy right now... And the Uber rich could stand to lose quite a bit without feeling the pinch at all.

Random thing I learned while playing RPGs... It's exhausting to play if you aren't interested in the game, or find it difficult to connect with your character. If you aren't enjoying playing, there's most likely something that isn't working for you, as a player:

Not to toot my own horn, but I think I might have done a good job on dinner tonight, with leftovers for lunch tomorrow. I'll take it.

Don't care who knows. I am a proud Mama of an amazing trans teen, and I love them for being authentically themselves. If you don't have a parent who's proud of you, just because you figured out who you were, I will happily welcome you to our family as your queer got auntie.

Now that my offspring is over 18, he's volunteering as a gofer at our local furry con. He's quite excited to physically embody a pun... A hyena, with the name of "Spotty Doesn't Know". I'm helping by making the clothes he'll be wearing: patchwork harem pants and a jacket.

Have I mentioned I hate this time line? Yeah.. I really hate this time line. www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

With Kansas deciding to go full Knot-zee ham, now is the time to buy from trans humans, donate to the ACLU to demand an accounting of Kansas's actions against Trans people. There's zero logical reason for KS to do this. The genitals you're born with don't determine whether you can drive.

I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img acefoundationict.org

20 hours of sleep later, and I feel almost human... Which means I'm running at about normal for me. Made dinner - homemade chicken salsa verde soup with fry bread - now I'm slowly doing laundry and trying to avoid doing dishes. Something beautiful for your dash for tonight.

You don't really understand how disabled you've become until you work 12 hrs, then drive 5 hours round trip in a small stick shift car, to spent 3 hours wandering an aquarium, get some lunch, and then head to a beach... Where you eyeball getting out and say "naaah". Recovery will be long.

The day job continues to be a weird mix of "Oh, yeah, I get this" and "OH NOES, EVERYONE PANIC, OMG, I CAN'T DO THIS" I'm... Not sure how to make it balance out yet... I'm glad I know how to paint, though. That's been helping on my days off.

Anyone who has changed their name, this is going to affect you. Going to have to get the money together to change my name back to my maiden name, and update my ID card while I still have time. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Please help a fellow creator continue to make ends meet. It's rough out there, and we need to care for our own right now.

Day job has reduced my hours to 32/week - or below - because of restructuring. I can't make ends meet at this point, so I'm asking for help for me and my son. Please share, donate, buy... Don't see something you like? Drop me a line. I do custom work, too! ko-fi.com/elizabethheyes

It's Black History Month! Help support amazing and talented small business owners!!!

I know there's AI websites out there that may be able to find factual documentation and information, and cite it all. Doesn't mean I have to like, support, or use it. I don't want AI. I don't like the theft of people's intellectual and artistic property. I don't like the environmental impact.

I'm frustrated with my son's high school, for several reasons. Most recently has been one of his teacher's apparent embrace of chatgpt, saying that using it for research of papers and answers would be acceptable. Friends, this is so opposite of what I believe in, it's ridiculous.

What a lovely sentiment. www.instagram.com/reel/DSNZTdN...

Incoming insurance rant with back story... I am 52 years old this month. After pain mgmt couldn't stop my neck pain with injections, they referred me to a neurosurgeon for more assistance. Meanwhile, the pain of cervical spinal stenosis and bone spurs in my neck have increased.

Blessed Imbolc! For those not familiar, it's also known as St Brigid's day. Traditionally, it's a renewal day, and includes cleaning and prepping your spaces for the coming season, and providing for local fae and wild creatures in your area. May the coming months bring prosperity to you.

I don't know who needs to hear this right now, but... If you want to try painting, sculpting, drawing, welding... If you want to try sewing, weaving, macrame, embroidery... Take the time to start now. Art is such powerful therapy. You don't have to be good at it to find joy.

ICE isn't new. It's simply that we have way more documentation options now than we have had in the past.

I was talking to my therapist today about the state of the world in general, and the US in specific... I talked about how many of us feel like we're drowning, that we're either frozen or we're pushing back at a rate of toxicity to burnout. She brought up some really good points...

I'm not OK. I can't pretend to be OK. I need to pretend to be OK because I have to teach my teenager how to handle the things currently happening in our country. I've been trying to teach him over the years that immediate acts of violence are the acts of cowardice and ignorance.

As part of my art therapy (self imposed), I'd been making cute jellyfish characters. But a friend asked for 3 jellyfish to hang in her hallway. I decided they needed to be at least semi-realistic. So, here are the first two, completed. Still working on the thirsand I'll share when I'm done.

The new "day" job (it's night shift, but gets the bills paid) is interesting... Helping to coordinate staffing for a hospital is like playing a Mashup of "Go Fish" and 4D chess, where none of the pieces stay where you put them, and the floors don't tell you of changes til after it's needed.

Happy New year. I wish all of us the prosperity and happiness this year, in everything we do. I hope this little painting of some jellyfish brings you joy.

At 52, I'm learning how to paint with watercolor... So far, I'm doing more detail work than I think I should be when I'm just stepping into it. Lol. I can't seem to help myself.

Hi there! Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year! The trip is now $1150 away from being fully funded. I could really use your help in making the final push for funding. The teen has the chance to visit his great-grandmother's hometown of Hiroshima. Please help if at all possible.

Medical stuff is bringing me down this holiday season, along with lack of bio-family connections. The last part is weird because I don't ever remember being close to my family at all. Why I'd miss it now, I don't know, but I suppose it's part of the "I am afraid of the medical stuff".