Mary S-N
@ssmary.bsky.social
Pastoral counselor, United Methodist deacon, mother, wife, queer myself and LGBTQ+ affirming. Cats, rainy days, adult-diagnosed ADHD, crafts and choir practice
When my cat came on the drive from shoreline to Canada, he cried for a bit and then was pretty silent the whole rest of the way. I read up about it before and was so worried he’d be hungry or want to walk around, but he was cozy in there, and really did well
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
When my cat came on the drive from shoreline to Canada, he cried for a bit and then was pretty silent the whole rest of the way. I read up about it before and was so worried he’d be hungry or want to walk around, but he was cozy in there, and really did well
I think cats kind of dissociate for long drives and maybe having another cat in there makes it harder to zone all the way out.
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I think cats kind of dissociate for long drives and maybe having another cat in there makes it harder to zone all the way out.
(And then I found the one with the vibes-based theology that may violate the Discipline)
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
(And then I found the one with the vibes-based theology that may violate the Discipline)
I just went to look at what might have inspired this and the latest two posts were my dad and my godfather, respectively. 🤦🏻♀️ (Then a few of the randomly reposted blog and “inspirational” posts that typically don’t get much purchase)
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I just went to look at what might have inspired this and the latest two posts were my dad and my godfather, respectively. 🤦🏻♀️ (Then a few of the randomly reposted blog and “inspirational” posts that typically don’t get much purchase)
In the BC version, the goose and picker run opposite ways around the circle, *racing* each other to the open spot, but there’s no tagging.
September 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In the BC version, the goose and picker run opposite ways around the circle, *racing* each other to the open spot, but there’s no tagging.
Okay, so: in the version that both kiddo and I learned in western WA, 30+ years apart, when the goose is picked the goose chases the picker around the circle and tries to catch them before the picker gets back to the open spot.
September 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Okay, so: in the version that both kiddo and I learned in western WA, 30+ years apart, when the goose is picked the goose chases the picker around the circle and tries to catch them before the picker gets back to the open spot.
It’s also, like, eerily gorgeous here in the mornings, with fog lifting and wildfires making the sun pink.
September 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It’s also, like, eerily gorgeous here in the mornings, with fog lifting and wildfires making the sun pink.
Update: and our first day up here, we secured a full time spot starting in September at a daycare center for the toddler!
August 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Update: and our first day up here, we secured a full time spot starting in September at a daycare center for the toddler!
Actually, I didn’t even think to expect it, but I got my work laptop replaced today, too, all of a sudden!
August 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Actually, I didn’t even think to expect it, but I got my work laptop replaced today, too, all of a sudden!
Next up: that package that’s supposed to come Thursday 😅
August 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Next up: that package that’s supposed to come Thursday 😅
Like, my usually-takes-a-week Rx refill came through in like 4 hours yesterday, the 4-6wks to get copies of our updated car titles was 3 weeks, and the “probably still waiting a month or so” PR application next step came this morning. So…we’re doing okay.
August 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Like, my usually-takes-a-week Rx refill came through in like 4 hours yesterday, the 4-6wks to get copies of our updated car titles was 3 weeks, and the “probably still waiting a month or so” PR application next step came this morning. So…we’re doing okay.
Every time someone uses the lacrymosa as background sounds on TikTok I just keep singing it for like five minutes.
August 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Every time someone uses the lacrymosa as background sounds on TikTok I just keep singing it for like five minutes.
I keep learning things like this and then realizing that, despite being a lefty for writing and eating, I’m pretty ambidextrous with tasks that seem to need left-handed tools.
August 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I keep learning things like this and then realizing that, despite being a lefty for writing and eating, I’m pretty ambidextrous with tasks that seem to need left-handed tools.
No advice, only solidarity. It feels immoral to not do the “right thing” with books I’m letting go of, too.
August 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
No advice, only solidarity. It feels immoral to not do the “right thing” with books I’m letting go of, too.
Nice pairing with the r/therapists post about “I’m actively having psychosis and my supervisor said I have to keep seeing clients” (which has since been edited to be less explicit about the situation)
August 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Nice pairing with the r/therapists post about “I’m actively having psychosis and my supervisor said I have to keep seeing clients” (which has since been edited to be less explicit about the situation)
The age of consent part is the first one I always think about, since I work with some teens and our law is unusual there. But all the anti-trans laws are awful and alarming.
July 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The age of consent part is the first one I always think about, since I work with some teens and our law is unusual there. But all the anti-trans laws are awful and alarming.
It also makes insurance paneling complicated. Like, I’m paneled with BCBS, but are they paying me Idaho rates for Seattle clients, or Seattle rates for Idaho clients? (This issue exists already for Telehealth across state lines)
July 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It also makes insurance paneling complicated. Like, I’m paneled with BCBS, but are they paying me Idaho rates for Seattle clients, or Seattle rates for Idaho clients? (This issue exists already for Telehealth across state lines)
But what is going to out me as the newly arrived from the US parent at the elementary school? “My daughter is in first grade/a first grader”. My brain keeps stumbling over “grade one”
July 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
But what is going to out me as the newly arrived from the US parent at the elementary school? “My daughter is in first grade/a first grader”. My brain keeps stumbling over “grade one”