A slideshow of my daughter’s art. She was 8 when she drew all of these last summer. I found her notebook while unpacking moving boxes last night.

#art #autisticcommunity #rainbow #cats

I’ve been writing up a storm, lately. So I splurged on this meteorite pendant from one of my favorite Etsy jewelers — an early Valentine present from me to me. It’s a little nod to my late father, who worked on Project Mercury.

#WritingCommunity #AutisticCommunity #Jewelry #Meteorite #Nerd #Writer

The day after the election, I was overcome with emotion. This is what I wrote but never shared until now.

#WritingCommunity #Writer #Blogger

I had plans in early 2024 to self-publish a collection of old essays on March 21st, but my life was upended by an illness in the family and multiple moves. Now that I’m settled back home, I decided to mete it out in memes instead.

Since my mother died in 2022, I have been stuck as a writer. I’ve dumped all my energy into being an advocate and lost my voice. Even after attending a workshop with Nancy in late ‘22, I wasn’t ready to heal.

But now I’m home.

And I’m ready.

#WritingCommunity #DisabilityCommunity

I’m in Tennessee, close to where I lived for three years in my early 30’s after my dad died. I am hearing an approaching storm whisper through the trees for the first time since March, after living in the coastal desert most of 2024. How I needed to be drenched in this sound down to my bones.
#rain

This is my face halfway through a road trip from California to Maryland with three kids, three cats, two plants, and a husband.
#RoadTrip
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This is Waldorf, one of three cats traveling with us on our second cross-country road trip in 2024. (Yes, he has a brother named Statler. I was raised Muppets.)
#cats

Three years ago today, I filled out a school psychology assessment for my kids but was not particularly cooperative. I refuse to invalidate my children’s existence to make other people comfortable. Change the narrative. #ActuallyAutistic #DisabilityCommunity

Somewhere between Sedona and Flagstaff, the moon was super.
#photography

The one after that in my phone I made the other day when my daughter made a proclamation that I do feel is my moral philosophy. 🤣🤣🤣

Does this count as a meme? It’s not humorous. 😆

I’m a passenger in a car driving through California, on my way back to the East Coast. This is my best shot through the windshield of the supermoon rising tonight. Surprised us when we got back in the car after a quick stop!

#SuperMoon

My eight-year-old daughter dashed off this Powerpuff Girls drawing this morning. She is the happiest child I’ve ever met.