Shellie Vandersluis
@shellie-v.bsky.social
Eternal learner, full-time project manager, and part-time stand-up philosopher. Current hobbies include losing pens, misplacing sunglasses, and overthinking simple tasks. askshellie.com
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I have deep emotional bonds with “Mochi’s mom,” “Lola’s human,” and “the lady with Bark Twain.” No clue what their actual names are. They probably think of me as “Josie’s weirdo.”
I love how November gives me the confidence of a person who thinks they have plenty of time before the holidays.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I love how November gives me the confidence of a person who thinks they have plenty of time before the holidays.
I just made a to-do list titled “catch up on my other to-do lists.” That’s where we’re at.
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I just made a to-do list titled “catch up on my other to-do lists.” That’s where we’re at.
November is the month where my brain says “finish everything before the holidays” and my body says “nap.”
November 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
November is the month where my brain says “finish everything before the holidays” and my body says “nap.”
Writers who post about both deadlines and existential dread, please stand up. Or don’t. We’re probably all sitting hunched over a laptop anyway.
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Writers who post about both deadlines and existential dread, please stand up. Or don’t. We’re probably all sitting hunched over a laptop anyway.
Focus is hard when half my neighborhood smells like pumpkin bread.
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Focus is hard when half my neighborhood smells like pumpkin bread.
November is for scented candles, warm drinks, and pretending the chaos is “festive.”
November 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
November is for scented candles, warm drinks, and pretending the chaos is “festive.”
Chronic illness taught me patience. Mostly because I’m always waiting… for energy, for test results, or for someone to call me back.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Chronic illness taught me patience. Mostly because I’m always waiting… for energy, for test results, or for someone to call me back.
We’re at the point in the year where every text starts with “sorry, I just saw this.”
November 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
We’re at the point in the year where every text starts with “sorry, I just saw this.”
If you write about work and life but your “work” is sometimes overthinking emails and your “life” is mostly snacks and pacing while thinking of better sentences, I think we’d get along.
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
If you write about work and life but your “work” is sometimes overthinking emails and your “life” is mostly snacks and pacing while thinking of better sentences, I think we’d get along.
This time of year my diet is 60 percent leftovers, 30 percent candy I said I’d throw out, and 10 percent guilt.
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This time of year my diet is 60 percent leftovers, 30 percent candy I said I’d throw out, and 10 percent guilt.
My toxic trait is thinking “I’ll get my life together after Halloween” like it’s New Year’s.
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My toxic trait is thinking “I’ll get my life together after Halloween” like it’s New Year’s.
Pumpkins count as vegetables, right? Especially in pie?
November 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Pumpkins count as vegetables, right? Especially in pie?
Every November I think I’ll be chill. And every November I end up crying into a pumpkin muffin while doing 11 things at once.
November 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Every November I think I’ll be chill. And every November I end up crying into a pumpkin muffin while doing 11 things at once.
If you see me looking focused this month, I’m probably just dissociating productively.
November 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
If you see me looking focused this month, I’m probably just dissociating productively.
Resilience is eating too many mini Snickers and still showing up for work the next day.
November 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Resilience is eating too many mini Snickers and still showing up for work the next day.
The one night a year when staying up too late becomes a time management strategy.
November 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The one night a year when staying up too late becomes a time management strategy.
November’s theme is “functional chaos with a cozy aesthetic.”
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
November’s theme is “functional chaos with a cozy aesthetic.”
If November had a slogan, it’d be: “You got this… kind of.”
November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If November had a slogan, it’d be: “You got this… kind of.”
Life knocks you down. Halloween candy helps you get back up.
November 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Life knocks you down. Halloween candy helps you get back up.
Trick-or-treaters get sugar rushes. I’m just hoping for enough energy to make it to 9pm.
October 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Trick-or-treaters get sugar rushes. I’m just hoping for enough energy to make it to 9pm.
If motivation knocked on my door, I’d give it full-size candy bars.
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If motivation knocked on my door, I’d give it full-size candy bars.
Every year I think I hate candy corn… then I eat three pieces to make sure
October 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Every year I think I hate candy corn… then I eat three pieces to make sure
Balancing candy with veggies is just Halloween cross-training.
October 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Balancing candy with veggies is just Halloween cross-training.
The candy corn industrial complex really said: What if we make wax taste festive?
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The candy corn industrial complex really said: What if we make wax taste festive?
You ever want a horror movie that matches your mood but can’t quite name it? Something slightly dystopian but not full despair? Just cozy chaos.
October 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
You ever want a horror movie that matches your mood but can’t quite name it? Something slightly dystopian but not full despair? Just cozy chaos.