Apologies in advance about this week's newsletter, it's LONG but there was a lot to talk about! At least there's various behind the scenes pics as well as ms judgy kitty at the end 😄🐾
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🗞️ New Cryptid Dispatch:
Funnel cakes, flat tires, sour peach Powerade & found family somewhere between the cornfields. 🧡🐾
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#TheCrippledCryptid #ChronicIllness #Disabled #Author #DisabledCreator #ServiceDog #LifeUpdates #Adventures
Mobility is a strange thing to lose. Stranger still to get pieces of it back. This week’s Cryptid Dispatch includes flea markets, funnel cakes, roadside panic, sour peach Powerade, a Jeep named The…
Okay, I've just linked over with #Pixelfed (I think) - who's on there that I can follow? I'm into #bloomscrolling , #FoodPorn , #cats , #NaturePhotography , #LifeUpdates ... let me know if you're over there and I'll give you a follow! I'm here: https://pixelfed.social/lexical_leigh
Disclaimer: you don't have to post in the above hashtagged categories to be followed!
2 Posts, 4 Following, 1 Followers · Hi there, I'm Cress (she/her).I #knit & #crochet, #cook, and I love PC #gaming , #BoardGames , and more recently, #DnD. I'm an avid drinker of #tea (Blue Lady or Ginger Assam), and have just got back into #reading (currently Jim Butcher).
As soon as I am legally able to, I am changing my name from Dmytro to Dima.
"Dmytro" is basically a document-only name. Growing up, it was only ever used by strict teachers. Everyone else has called me Dima since birth. But now, this legal name essentially functions as a deadname that follows me everywhere. It is completely unpronounceable and unreadable for most people I interact with.
The resulting typos in emails and chats are endless - I regularly get addressed as Dymi, Demi, Dymo, or Dema because people have no idea how to spell my actual name based on the legal one. It is exhausting to constantly explain the mechanics of Slavic name shortening, and having to reassure colleagues that no, calling me Dima is not rude or overly informal.
It just creates an unnecessary daily social tax and constant friction.
#LifeUpdates #NameChange #EverydayStruggles #Fediverse #Blog #Thoughts
I've emerged from a three-day Arirang bender and am now immersed in MOTS The Journey.
Your five-year plan might be holding you back. It’s okay to pivot and start over. #mindset #growth #joy #lifeupdates
https://artsincubator.ca/motivation/five-year-plan-realty.html
It’s been awhile… but I’m still here.
New roles, a new decade, growing kids, and a whole lot of life in between. Tell me—what are your ittybitty updates lately?
#itsbeenawhile #ittybitty4life #momblog #smalltownlife #nonprofitlife #turning30 #communitymatters #realmomlife #lifeupdates #bloggers #nevadacounty #ittybittyave
http://ittybitty4life.com/2026/01/22/its-been-awhile/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social
My commute on a sunny day. Some days are good and some days are challenging. A few days ago was exceptionally both so. I received a phone call from my brother. He's in Germany. We haven't spoken in over two years. It's not because of him, but because of the insanely toxic and abusive relationship with my parents. I thought he would take their side. He didn't. My folks lied that I was dead or rotting in a prison somewhere.
It's been a whirlwind ride but I'm handling it hour by hour, day by day. We're meeting tomorrow for brunch and catching up.
#lifeupdates #personal
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