November 13, 2024
Finding myself holding dear to my heart stories where people fight evil in community: Sailor Moon, Buffy Seasons 1-4 & 7.
November 11, 2024
I have scheduled a sleep study. I think I’m done for the day. I have been productive, right? (I’m also taking the kiddo to the pediatrician this afternoon.)
November 10, 2024
November 9, 2024
📚💬 “By learning to live with our fear of death, we also learn to live with our fear of that which we cannot control, to sit with the mystery at the heart of life and still appreciate, and with great joy, the life we have been given.” Joanna Ebenstein, Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life
Currently reading: Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life by Joanna Ebenstein 📚
November 8, 2024
🔖 Read 10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won.
This is helpful.
November 7, 2024
🔖 Read Please publish more (on your website) by Colin Devroe.
Micro.blog is the best way I’ve found to do this. (Full disclosure: I contract for M.b sometimes.)
It is November 7. I am wearing sandals.
November 6, 2024
On November 9, 2016, I took my one month old baby to the New Parents Group at my doula’s office. Parents and babies sat together and unpacked and grieved election results. Today, I will go to work as a school librarian and hold children in the light.
ThredUp: It’s sweater weather. Weather forecast: It’s going to be 79° F. Me: So like… Short-sleeved sweaters?
November 5, 2024
Finished reading: Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 📚
November 2, 2024
Finished reading: Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase 📚
The. Best. 🔥🔥🔥
November 1, 2024
October 31, 2024
Lukewarm take: Moominpappa is a terrible parent.
October 30, 2024
🍿 I have watched more Hallmark and Hallmark-style autumnal movies:
- October Kiss
- Haunted Wedding
- You Cast a Spell on Me
The most fun thing with these is recognizing people who had recurring roles on shows you love.
October 29, 2024
Finished reading: Captives of the Night by Loretta Chase 📚
So good. Loretta Chase knows the job. 🔥🔥🔥
💬📝 “The best writing is often done by persons who are snatching time from something else.” E. B. White
October 28, 2024
I have voted. I have given to two giving circles aimed at moving state legislatures in the direction I want them to go. I am finding that even micro.blog is not doing great for my peace of mind in light of the US election. So I’m going to take a break from timelines.
October 24, 2024
October 23, 2024
🍿 Watched Autumn at Apple Hill.
🍿 Watched Autumn at Apple Hill.
I wanted made-for-TV Christmas movie vibes without succumbing to the early Christmas fervor, because I adore autumn and Halloween. So I hunted around and found Autumn at Apple Hill, which checks so many boxes for this kind of movie:
✅ adorable small family business
✅ event planning
✅ charming small hometown
✅ workaholic Suit Man
✅ save the place!
✅ neighborhood holiday Halloween party
✅ developers hotel chain
✅ charming hotel
✅ guy she went to high school with
Is it fine art? Nope. Does it get the job done? It sure does.
October 21, 2024
Finished reading: Everything I Left Unsaid by M. O’Keefe 📚
Finished reading: The Truth About Him by M. O’Keefe 📚
October 19, 2024
October 16, 2024
🔖 Read Spinning your wheels by Annie Mueller.
This is a great read. Sometimes the only way out is through, and the only way through is patience, and that can feel really hard.
Finished reading: You Had Me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky 📚
Of course Timothy Janovsky can write a book that has incredible mental illness & neurodiversity rep, is adorable, and scorches, all at the same time. A very hot 🔥🔥🔥🔥, almost 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.