Christmas Gifts That Don’t Suck.
No one asked, but here’s my list of gifts that don’t suck. No Starbucks, no Target.
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What ‘after the holidays’ really means
Last year was a nice holiday season for me – I felt hopeful, comforted, and valued. This year? Not so much. I thought the holiday in tandem with my blog’s 20th anniversary would create lots to celebrate. I was wrong. A 20 year milestone is not resonating with local media outlets that typically jump for […]
Upbeat crowdfund update: Hey, Sue got a tattoo and 100,000 followers on Instagram
Hello friends! This will be (I hope) an upbeat update. I’ll post another data driven one tomorrow. My blog turns 20 on December 29, 2025. I am proud of that milestone. Most blogs endure 2-3 years. To commemorate it, I had the blog logo tattooed on my forearm this past Friday night. See photo. I […]
Oh, my darling, knock three times
Today, I made my favorite casserole- chicken divan – along with a pile of brown rice. Today was a day. Laundry. Therapy. Blogging. Catching up with friends. Oh, I remembered to water the mums. Maybe relationships are like casseroles – you show me your recipe, I change something and share it back. What you consider […]
How to cope with relationship trauma and recovery
It feels important to acknowledge this day, this anniversary of a terrible series of events two years ago that upended my life forever. You can read the details here. The details matter, of course, but at the same time – it is today that matters. My due process rights were violated. I was homeless for […]
People, don’t make me beg for crumbs. Don’t I deserve abundance, flowing and growing Knowing that I need to be wrapped, swaddled in comforts I was denied. Perhaps you were, too. Perhaps the voices were not lullabies, but hushing and shushing your cries. What we needed became what they thought we should have. Or not. […]
I need your help funding my two ongoing legal battles
It has been almost two years since the event I now refer to as the ‘Decommitment’ hit its full stride and while calm right now, things are still roiling under the surface. You can read the backstory here including many updates. And it has been verified by GoFundMe – they’ve been so helpful. Here’s the […]
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