This morning I was out shoveling the walks, and got to meet a little chihuahua named Orbie! His human is Lois. He likes meeting people & getting attention. He's kind of indifferent to other dogs. Of course I gave him pets & admired his knitted sweater. 😍

I got to hang out with my doggo friend Indigo last night & this morning. We even went for a little jog in the snow. He's quite a couch potato. I'm surprised with the hustle he had this morning! Happy new year!

Do you have a word for the new year? Something to anchor you or to remind you of your goals or dreams?

It's been a long day! I was thinking it's gotta be like 9 or 10 pm, but nope. It was only 7:30. 😂

Looking forward to sleeping in, pjs all day, hanging out with my sweetie, and avoiding family chaos until Saturday.

I just sent Voodsmas email to the rest of teh frens who didn't get a card from me. Now I just need to wrap the little gifts for my niblings. Then I'm all set for the holiday.

Is it ok to fix myself coffee at 2 pm if I didn't have a proper coffee this morning? I honestly don't know how I've survived thus far today.

I don't have a pic, but I got to hold my SIL's 7 mo. old Bichon puppy Leo today. Such a sweet lil guy. AND there were 5 other dogs around to pet. Tex & Hope (my parents') Chaz and Winnie (my sister's) & Nugget (my niece's). All good dogs, but my honey is allergic.

“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” – Epictetus #stoic #philosophy #wisdom

Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild: White tail deer/Seneca white deer Red fox Woodchuck Eastern newt Fisher cat

1. We got snow today! Just a little bit, but it's pretty! 2. I took an online defensive driving course. Pretty laid back workday. And with all of the driving I do for work, it's good information. And 10% off my insurance. 3. Listening to the Oprah show about going "no contact". Very sad.

Tex is snuggled with me on the sofa. ❤️

I get so bored waiting til 4 pm for my team to play. Ho hum

I don't feel like I can share this on other socials. Kinda need a friend to talk to. I went to a seminar thing for my Free Methodist church denom. It was really encouraging. After feeling so discouraged that the Christian faith is being hijacked by Christian nationalism around me,

TGIF. It's been a weird & long week. One cool thing is that my first audit report is making its way through edit. I got to see it today. My 2nd audit is almost ready for report writing to begin. And I'll get a new job assigt soon. Starting a new one makes me nervous, but each time is more practice.

I'm such a whiner when I'm tired. 😂

Thanks for your prayers, friends. The situation resolved today. My dad is fine. He is safe. The other person is in a very sad circumstance. I hope they can fine the peace and/or help they need.

If you're a praying person, please pray for my dad's safety today. He's having a problem with someone threatening him.

Roller Derby getting ready to start!

I upgraded my monstera leaf tattoo. Same artist, just some personal studio time. The original leaf was from a flash event.

There is a Sunday afternoon open mic at the cidery called "Fearless Jam" and we are trying to scrape together enough fearlessness to participate! *eek!*

Any Free Methodists here on bsky? This is a petition from the Justice Network. Please consider signing. chng.it/GRNxMWDV4F Also FYI, if you donate, the funds are going to Change Org not to FMC Justice Network. #FMC #FreeMethodist

Rode the motorcycle to work today. It was nice. I'm still going to sell it.

I didn't get to go to the No Kings thing in my city today. But I got to see my folks, to celebrate mom's birthday & father's day -- combo party. And I got to walk the doggos. And we avoided talking about politics, so that's something.

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It's kinda fun working near City Hall... today as I was leaving work, a wedding party was leaving City Hall. They were lovely and joyful!

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@alyndorkhole.bsky.social Alt text of the image below: "Say no to generative AI art Buy art from real degenerates" 😂

Dragging today. Gotta go to work.

Had anyone read this? I just finished it. This book makes me feel like the questions I've had abt the Bible are valid. And he talks about how to read the Bible, another pov. It's hard to put away the dogma that I was taught for so many years, but I almost want to take another try at reading it.

One of the managers at work has decided that I'm a good person to discuss food with. We're both low carb, but other than that we are completely different. I don't have recipes or tips to share, nor do I need his. How do I avoid this? Ask about his cat whenever he stops here in cube-land?

People are the worst. 😞 I know, I'm a people too. But today it's others out there making me crazy. I want to run away and be a recluse in the woods with nobody around.

Volunteered at a race this morning for set up, but got home earlier than expected. Nice to have an hour to sip my coffee before peopling at church. 😊

My poppies are back for 2025! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I am not going to dwell on and overthink the things I can't control today.

So this evening my therapist said I'm a really interesting person to talk to. I'm going to be thinking about that for a while.

You don't have to be seen to be real. And other words of wisdom for living with intention. 💛 agentlelanding.substack.com/p/wont-you-c...

If you have to go to Staples, you are entitled to buy yourself a new pen. This is self-care! I don't make the rules.

Log box, because nature is perfect already. ❤️🌳

Waiting for a call, then I'm done for the day. But I'm really liking my new job! It's been a process to get here, but here I am! Getting good feedback on my work. On a career path. But then there's part of my brain that says not to be too excited. When something is good, something bad is coming.

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I know everyone is struggling but I need help. Due to my loss of income, dad & I are at risk of losing the house from debt. Any help/reskeet you can give me to hold onto this house until we're better situated to sell it vs losing it would be greatly appreciated. gofund.me/fa508967

There's not enough #knitting time in my week. Making some progress today on this brioche cowl, honing the technique I learned at @rabbitrowyarns.bsky.social from @plied.bsky.social . There's a little mishap there in the tan that I'm not fixing at this point. 🧶

Hey Croutonia @mcrouton.bsky.social , who is this supermodel on the calendar for May? I don't know the horses very well.

To the journalists surrendering, don’t. To the lawyers surrendering, don’t. To the universities surrendering, don’t. To the politicians surrendering, don’t. To the Americans surrendering, don’t. To anyone underestimating me and my neighbors, Don’t.

Can anyone explain this to me? The past several years, I've had both mammo & breast ultrasound, bc they can't see everything they need to see on the mammogram bc of "dense tissue". I've been going to the same place at least 5 yrs. Originally the appts were separate, but the past couple of years

Yesterday with my family wasn't terrible. No one discussed politics directly. But I always feel wiped out the next day. I think it would have been self-caring to have a quiet day with my sweetie rather than a raucous church service. Hindsight, man. I need to get better at thinking ahead!

i won't bring up politics. and if they do, i'll say "I can't believe you're bringing up politics now" thanks to fibonacci sequins.