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health anxiety

Hello–how are you doing?  I have a lot of anxiety, including social anxiety.  A weird thing about me is I worry about the past.  But one of the worst anxieties for me is health anxiety.  It’s tied into family pain and fear of death, which can be incapacitating. The way I frame my own experiences… Read More »

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facts about me socially

Hello, how are you doing?  I was having conflict with a new friend.  Writing about the situation in my Secret Googledocs of Navel Gazing, I wrote myself into a realization about four pages in:  My friend is hurting me about things that he actually has no idea about me yet.  So I decided to list… Read More »

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what you could do for me

Hello, how are you doing?  It’s my birthday!  I’m so glad to be alive.  Thank you contributing to my survival.  I was thinking about what you could do for me, should you care to give some blessing gift or support my projects. These are my main projects. art making, including art embroidery writing–zines and blogs… Read More »

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how to know it’s a no

Trying to get away from the last person I was in a dysfunctional relationship with–wow, that was hard work.  I’ve had many low-key dysfunctional relationships, but this was one of the more dangerous and expensive.  I want to write about how to know it’s a no.  Please learn from my errors! when you’re afraid to… Read More »

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my day in lists

Hello, thought you might enjoy to hear my day in lists.  Ming took this super cute picture of Beatrice the other day with her tongue out. songs I sang to the goats this morning during milking Here are the songs, in order! Love Will Build a Bridge by the Judds All We Got Is Each… Read More »

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what to mourn

Hello, how are you doing?  I’ve been thinking about what to mourn.  Here’s a list of ideas if you need some alternatives to mourning what others are mourning.  I imagine a flower falling into a hole in the ground for each of these items listed. what to mourn Mourn your own childhood.  The good parts,… Read More »

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checklist

Hello, how are you doing?  I’ve been thinking a lot about disability, worth, how all bodies are valid bodies, and what disabled people are denied in an ableist world.  I started making a checklist in my head, of people who could be considered lesser than.  I will write it for you here. checklist Do you… Read More »

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skills

I’ve been working on a list of skills, mine and Ming’s.  And the traits we share to make positive change.  What do you think? Ming’s skills permaculture design garden / plant care, composting, sheet mulch  animal care: chickens, goats, bees  selling at Farmers Markets and craft fairs tracking and data entry Registered Nursing: hospital, hospice,… Read More »

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how I maintain my mental health on the road

Hello, I’ve been thinking about how I maintain my mental health on the road.  Maybe you could use these ideas also! These are some challenges of travel that I struggle with. access to food that’s ok for my body’s needs uncomfortable car swollen ankles so many different beds for my body to get used to… Read More »

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travel needs

Hello, I had some kind of autistic meltdown outside of a busy sandwich shop, somewhere in Oregon.  It involved me screaming at Ming, “You’re not allowed to do that to me,” and a few, “I can’t live like this,” for good measure.  The experience made me think about travel needs and how things can start… Read More »