Hey everyone.
You may have heard about that monster earthquake that occurred on the east coast of Russia near the tip of the Alaskan chain of islands.

Well it's causing tsunamis that are expected to hit countries all around the Pacific including our state of Hawaii.

I was able to touch base with our Beige sister @tayfonay on the back channel who is about an hour from landing there as of this Beige It! time/date.

Just in case she can't do it because of internet lag or outage, she asked if I could let all our Beige peeps and other friends know she's fine. Her flight is still scheduled to land. Where they're staying is up on a hill on the east side of the island and except for an expected challenge of getting there all should be fine.

Probably wouldn't hurt to throw out some good mojo, mutter a few incantations and protection spells plus a few Beige Blesses just for good measure though.

See you when you get back Tay.
We love you bunches.

#Via Alejandra Caraballo
@esqueer
July 24, 2025, 8:35 PM

"This is an executive order that lays the groundwork for sending homeless people and people with mental illness to concentration camps to be 'civilly committed.' It was never going to stop with immigrants.

This is horrifying beyond words."

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/

I think I've officially done everything I can do to increase conversions and traffic to my store. I took a few days away from social media and just made small changes to the store and played the new tablet game I found.

I've made changes to the return policy. Added my store to Google Shopping in Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Before that over half my products were limited, but now all my products except for digital products and Autism Acceptance clothing are approved. Now there's free shipping over order minimums for everyone. I also created a website banner emphasizing the same day to 2 day handling time because that's how fast I regularly ship. Updated my shipping policy with more info. Also created a reviews page with all product and store reviews on one page, so if people search "autistic innovator reviews" there will be a result.

Because I made so many changes I lost my Top Quality Store badge, but Google Ad support said it should come back in 30 days.

I've done everything I can to give my store a competitive edge. Things like free shipping over order minimums won't increase order values because shipping is so cheap ($4+ for US), but it helps convert people who have a lot in their carts.

My "problem" as to why my store is a low-ish income store is because I've chosen to grow so slowly. I've never wanted to grow faster than I could handle by myself, so going so slow is a strategic decision. While it's a struggle financially sometimes, I still have faith that my 4 years of dedicated effort will pay off one day.