Samantha Scroggin, Walking Outside in Slippers
@walking-outside.bsky.social
Writer. Werking mom.
Make sure to use this emoji 🍗 instead of this one 🦃 when wishing people a Happy Thanksgiving just to add a little spice.
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Make sure to use this emoji 🍗 instead of this one 🦃 when wishing people a Happy Thanksgiving just to add a little spice.
Things could be worse this November.
You could be a turkey.
You could be a turkey.
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Things could be worse this November.
You could be a turkey.
You could be a turkey.
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Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
I used to think the X Games was what daredevils did, and now I just think adults who drink cow's milk are daredevils.
October 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I used to think the X Games was what daredevils did, and now I just think adults who drink cow's milk are daredevils.
True crime shows and podcasts being your security blanket is totally healthy, right? 😬💤
October 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
True crime shows and podcasts being your security blanket is totally healthy, right? 😬💤
Water torture but it's just a mom sitting by a crowded pool while a million kids yell "Mom!" and all sound exactly the same.
August 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Water torture but it's just a mom sitting by a crowded pool while a million kids yell "Mom!" and all sound exactly the same.
Me: That is so rad.
My tween: That's not a word.
My tween: That's not a word.
July 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Me: That is so rad.
My tween: That's not a word.
My tween: That's not a word.
I spend more time in my 40s fantasizing about flossing my teeth than I would have imagined.
July 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I spend more time in my 40s fantasizing about flossing my teeth than I would have imagined.
I misspelled type in an email as typo and sent it.
Please visit my star in the writing hall of shame.
Please visit my star in the writing hall of shame.
June 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I misspelled type in an email as typo and sent it.
Please visit my star in the writing hall of shame.
Please visit my star in the writing hall of shame.
Happy Pooping Forever in Peace Day to all the dads.
June 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Happy Pooping Forever in Peace Day to all the dads.
I'm in my 40s, so of course I have to take off my sunglasses to see.
May 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I'm in my 40s, so of course I have to take off my sunglasses to see.
Just found this giant box of Lactaid milks in my path while walking on my lunch break. IDK exactly what the universe is trying to tell me but AMEN. 🙏🏻
May 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Just found this giant box of Lactaid milks in my path while walking on my lunch break. IDK exactly what the universe is trying to tell me but AMEN. 🙏🏻
May your Mother's Day warm your heart with enough love to fill your heart as you wash your own dishes. 💕
May 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
May your Mother's Day warm your heart with enough love to fill your heart as you wash your own dishes. 💕
I derive a much greater percentage of my joy than I would have expected at this stage in my life from greeting my cats with slightly different variations of "Hi! How are you?"
May 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I derive a much greater percentage of my joy than I would have expected at this stage in my life from greeting my cats with slightly different variations of "Hi! How are you?"
Since there's a shortage on eggs this year, I propose we do hunts for items that are easier to find around the house. 🐣🧦
April 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Since there's a shortage on eggs this year, I propose we do hunts for items that are easier to find around the house. 🐣🧦
If this leads up to a Squid Game match to the death instead of a ride, I'm going to be disappointed.
March 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If this leads up to a Squid Game match to the death instead of a ride, I'm going to be disappointed.
Good morning to everyone except whoever wrote the song "Stop Playing" so that when I tell my smart speaker that it plays that song instead of turning off the music.
March 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Good morning to everyone except whoever wrote the song "Stop Playing" so that when I tell my smart speaker that it plays that song instead of turning off the music.
Ladies and gentlemen, I just had this interaction with my Instacart shopper and I have no idea how this happened. 🤦♀️
March 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, I just had this interaction with my Instacart shopper and I have no idea how this happened. 🤦♀️
I started at the wrong end of the food table at this work conference, and was like "Oh! Breakfast salad?"
It was avocado toast, my friends. 😐
It was avocado toast, my friends. 😐
March 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I started at the wrong end of the food table at this work conference, and was like "Oh! Breakfast salad?"
It was avocado toast, my friends. 😐
It was avocado toast, my friends. 😐
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Still pissed that Pope John Paul wasn’t succeeded by Pope George Ringo.
February 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Still pissed that Pope John Paul wasn’t succeeded by Pope George Ringo.
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It's great to see so many porn bots politically engaged.
February 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's great to see so many porn bots politically engaged.
I haven't won a Nobel Peace Prize or anything, but I have played Russian Roulette by smelling my kids' laundry to see if it's clean. That has to count for something.
February 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I haven't won a Nobel Peace Prize or anything, but I have played Russian Roulette by smelling my kids' laundry to see if it's clean. That has to count for something.
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The richest man in the world is not building libraries. He is not feeding hungry people. He is not working on public health programs. He is working on robbing a very stupid country where he decided to settle when he saw how easy it would be.
February 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The richest man in the world is not building libraries. He is not feeding hungry people. He is not working on public health programs. He is working on robbing a very stupid country where he decided to settle when he saw how easy it would be.
Welcome to your 40s. Now you take your sunglasses off to read things up close.
February 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Welcome to your 40s. Now you take your sunglasses off to read things up close.