Attentively watching the ducks who won’t give her the courtesy of being scared of her. #dogsofbluesky

Lucky enough to see 5-6 bats flying around at dusk tonight around my house. Adorable little things. And learned that the mallards could give a flying eff about the new dog. She, of course, is devastated.

I just want to say to anyone who stumbles across this: find the time, even if you're embarassed or afraid of what you'll learn. Just do it. If I'd been able to make this call just last week, I'd have gotten a final conversation with the one entering hospice. Gutted.

On 1st day of an upped dose of vyvanse & 3 elders popped in my mind. Finally made calls: a distant cousin - I can't find her, she may have passed. A friend of my mom just entered hospice today & she suddenly went non-responsive over the past weekend. (!) And a friend of my dad is in the hospital.

Add to that trying out different ADHD meds in the slowest process in history, I had months where I was barely holding it together. No spoons. And the guilt has been crushing. 3/4

And there's something about being an elder that prevents many of the ones in my life from reaching out, it's all on me. But I have a gifted ND child who requires high levels of interaction... something has to give... 2/3-4

A rough 9 mos: a major unwanted change that has negatively affected my little family, house issues and repairs, figuring out meds, chasing after my kid, homeschooling... and everything us still ongoing. Checking in got away from me... having no time to myself prevents that "reach out" impulse. 1/2-3

This is the explanation I was looking for after seeing red pins everywhere. Maybe it will help you too?

Oh look: it’s all the bubbles I’m building on BlueSky based on my special interests. Couldn’t be happier.

Starting a thread of blocklists to share (feel free to reply with your favorites)

PSA for newbies:

Please include ALT text on your images.

This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people.

Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.

Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered.

Thanks!

The DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia) has a thriving community of tabletop game designers 🎲✂️. Follow us, join us, but don't ask us for a driver's license!
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Great directory of Bluesky apps, tools, and resources github.com/notjuliet/aw...

As with the old place, I mostly follow. I’ll use this to gather info on my preferred topics to use on the rare occasions I’m able to deep dive - or need updated info fast.

But I wish I had time to talk to you all.

Welp, deleting Twitter was surprisingly easy. No point in willingly having an account on a right wing dumpster fire owned by the Shadow King. Kinda wish I’d gotten around to doing it when he purchased free speech.