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  • on being called intimidating

    i’ve been told this on more than one occasion, and it always, always confuses me. i see myself as soft, plush, welcoming, and understanding. how can i be intimidating when my arms are almost always open to whatever you’re bringing to the table? you are intimidated, so i am intimidating. does that have to be…

  • came close to losing my streak.

    doing big things requires lots of energy, and not just physically. mentally too. and, writing here is important to me. sometimes it feels like outreach, sometimes it feels like a diary. doing this every day helps me recenter. i didn’t make that time for myself, consciously, today. but i did get a lot done. one…

  • so. tired.

    nobody in my household has slept well tonight. no specific reason. each of the kids has been up for different reasons at least once over the course of the night, and after four times of being woken up just as i’d drifted off again, my body has given up on sleeping. it is 5:30am. i…