After nearly two years, I contacted the fertility clinic again 💜

I love her. The cat distribution system did well!

I'm conflicted. Today in class we spent the whole time bashing a standard practice that isn't "evidence-based", but is used a lot and anecdotally helps a LOT of families. On the other hand, the "evidence-based" treatment causes SO much harm. Am I a bad practitioner if I say, go with the first?

How is everyone in my class house-hunting? They’re like 22. When I was 22 I think I had like -$6000 to my name 😅

I'm so glad I decided to be an OT before the meeting I just had with an OT (about school). Insisted I reflect on "internalized stigma". Insisted how an institution handled a racist situation poorly wasn't going to affect how it handled disabilities. Tried to violate confidentiality. I'm fuming.

I am a grad school student with a learning disability. It is disheartening to me how many times people have told me to just use ChatGPT to do parts of my work. I would rather fail than use AI to think for me. ChatGPT is not an academic accommodation!!!

Saving for "State your mood in one image" threads.

Since everyone on Threads is now wanting to work at NASA (I must have clicked something affecting my algorithm), I just want to put into the void that my dream career is to play in the National Ballet and run an OT private practice for autistic kids and adults ✨

Who else is still feeling the joy this morning? 🙋‍♀️🚀🧑‍🚀 THIS is what science can do!!

Artemis II are home safe 🥹 Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, and Mary Jackson would be so proud 💜🌙

Iconic Photo

This will end your night on a good note. Gratitude. 🚀 🌕

Even though space is super cool, what really drew me to Artemis II was the ✨ wonder ✨ and how that was so carefully fostered by clear, kind explanations and communication. What’s next? The deep sea? Another beautiful poet? Who wants to explain neuroanatomy to me and make it wonderful?

THEY MADE IT!!! ♥️ 💜 😭

It’s incredible to me that we’re able to watch a LIVE-STREAM of this! Like here I am in grad school eating lunch and just LOOKING AT THE EARTH FROM SPACE.

Gentle reminder…

Thank you NASA for reuniting me with a sense of wonder this week. So far the big joy-bringers this year have been: figure skating, ballet, space. What might be next?!

Integrity crew showing their live view of Earth 🥹 CAPCOM's reply: "We look great together!" #ArtemisII

I get to play in an opera this summer after finishing neuroanatomy!!!! Nutcracker is my wintertime fancy, opera is my summertime fancy 🥂

Drawing of the Day: Artemis II has seen the dark side of the moon and is on the return journey back to Earth. “ultimately, we will always choose Earth. We will always choose each other." - Christina Koch "Integrity, from Earth, our single system - fragile and interconnected - we copy.” - Houston

OH. MY. GOD. THIS IS THE MILKY WAY SHOT BY THE ARTEMIS II CREW. LOOK AT ALL THOSE STARS!!!!

✅ #Artemis II update: 'Earthset', 6 April 2026, and 'totality', 7 April, seen from lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun, a view few humans have ever witnessed (pics: NASA) 🔗 www.nasa.gov/gallery/jour... @exploration.esa.int l

“Copy Moon joy” #Artemis

I just want someone to be excited about the moon with me ☹️

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

The current favorite box which cannot be thrown out. I don't make the cat rules, I just obey them:

Speaking of Threads, this one got me in the feels.

Pro Tip: When boiling water for pasta, make sure to turn the burner on. The water will heat up much faster this way.

2200 sq ft house, but the “unwanted” cat who spent 8 months in the shelter just wants to snuggle on me 🥺

A year ago (already!), Leah started declining. I didn’t know it would be fatal. The day before she died, I wholeheartedly believed it was something minor, like grass up her nose. She stole my heart and expanded it. I wish we could all be so lucky to have a friend like that!

Ran a presentation about autism in the music studio. Introduced myself as autistic/dyspraxic. Someone comes halfway through, asks at the end, “So would you say it’s possible for someone with autism to do well in music at all?” Sweet lady, innocent mistake, but also - I’m standing right here!

I don't ask for much. I just want the world to stop burning. I want preventable diseases to be prevented. I want clean air and water. I want people to have bodily autonomy. I want him to have a massive stroke. I want more time with my dogs. I want good coffee and cannabis.

Plus, cats would never work for the cops

My cat likes to sleep in the toilet paper box. Sometimes I forget this and he startles me when I open it to get toilet paper.

Shout out to the bus drivers who don't move the bus until the elderly person has sat down, I see you.

Today I found research to back up my hypothesis that playing the violin can help autistic kids develop motor skills - because our auditory-motor coordination can inform our lagging visual-motor coordination and overall motor skills. Speech issues are often motor planning deficits. I found gold!!

Not having to spend every waking moment contending with unrelenting stress and debilitating grief would fix me.

And this is coming from someone whose entire personality in middle school was based on those books.

What are your non-privileged tips for not burning out? Not working isn’t an option AND not finishing school also is not an option. Take out? Laundry hacks? Shutting the world out?

I hate the term learned helplessness - but I think maybe I am understanding it incorrectly. I hear it when I ask for help or accommodations. It’s also used to describe oppression, but I feel like maybe it has icky ties to CBT? What’s your understanding of the term?

Every now and then, I remember it hasn’t even been a year since my best friend died in my arms. And that having made so many huge life changes alone after her death was actually very fucking brave.

I could watch this again and again. I love her joy. I love all of their joy. Seeing and deeply celebrating another human succeed is one of the most precious things in the world.

Update

Currently experiencing a meltdown over school because I don’t understand what’s even being asked. And whenever I ask for clarification, the answers I get sound like, “you’re in grad school, you should know the answer.” I feel so stupid because I have no clue where to even start.

The happiness of this blind little dog when she was adopted is indescribable . 😍

Everyone should go give their cat a kiss on the head

I don’t want all the injustice in the world to make me cynical. I want to read poems and melt at deceptive cadences and be so soft you could say I’m made of cotton candy. My room is filled with paintings that explode with colour because I don’t want darkness to take over and steal my sparkle ✨

Octopus playing Now You See Me, Now You Don't: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...

I hate being disabled. Got points taken off for how I unconsciously move when I have to speak. I hate not being able to exercise but looking like I can, because the only advice I ever get is “try harder”.