could really go for a steaming mug of homemade hot cocoa at an old new england lighthouse in the middle of a stormy night while i stare at the raging sea wistfully right about now
i'm more than capable of loving any piece of media if its well made enough but i can't really go full beastmode on something unless there's one specific fake guy im so enchanted with that it makes me want to light myself on fire. im a shameless favorite character goggles haver
i'm more than capable of loving any piece of media if its well made enough but i can't really go full beastmode on something unless there's one specific fake guy im so enchanted with that it makes me want to light myself on fire. im a shameless favorite character goggles haver
got an email from my kiddo's teacher today that the care packages for our local shelter clients were finished - and i found out that several kids were excited to bring in extra items, AND one of the parents works for the shelter. and so now the parent is going to come in and present about the shelter and accept the packages. anyway some things and also people do suck, but kids are so kind. each package contains a beanie, two pairs of gloves, two pairs of socks, hand warmers, a fleece blanket, chap stick, tooth paste, tooth brush, a pack of playing cards, chocolate, and a handmade card from the kids. i know community can't solve everything, BUT.
Adults, are you regularly involved in any in-person social communities outside of school/work/family? (Include clubs, groups that get together to engage in a certain activity, and classes you take for fun unrelated to fulfilling school or work requirements)
A religious or spiritual group
A peer support group
An exercise- or sports-related group
A performing arts group
A book club or writing group
A visual arts or crafting group
An in-person gaming group
A parenting group (or friends you met through your kids)
A non-activity-specific group of friends who meet up regularly
Embroidery sample for a man’s suit. 1800–1815.
Credit line: Gift of The United Piece Dye Works, 1936
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The key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
i’ve been meaning to share this because it has really helped to frame some of our household thoughts on not just the election outcome but more importantly what to do next and ways to move forward. also something i’ve really enjoyed is watching my boss, who is from a very incredibly small town in rural wisconsin, really start to expand her beliefs about people and society and community and is now looking for things to do/ways to make a difference that don’t just involve doomscrolling and being mad. five years ago i don’t think she would have had any interest in reading this, but yesterday i texted her the link. anyway keeping here for my reference but it’s a good read imo
Btw don't believe any Etsy ad or things trying to sell this pattern to you. It's been free since the 90s. It's very simple, just double crochet and color changes. Be sure to weave in ends as you go unlike me
ok ok. so last week after we had a chance to sit with the election results and process some of those emotions, i had a talk with the kids about things we know are going to get worse, and to brainstorm some ways we can make an impact on those issues in our own community. i've sucked at having a personal blog, because i don't generally like talking about myself (should have thought of that) so i think i'm going to use this as a place to talk about what we learn, accomplish, etc.
we started by picking realistic goals, and agreed we could probably tackle one project or idea a month. then we'd be able to look back after a year and focus on what we were able to achieve, to learn about, ways we were able to support people or the environment, and so on.
s wanted to focus on our community's homeless population, so we ordered a bunch of bulk winter care items - beanies, gloves, thick socks, hand warmers, blankets, etc. and then i emailed her teacher (she's in a split 4th/5th grade) and he was very on board with having the class dedicate some time to putting these packages together! and i'm posting about this now because the final item (blankets) arrived today.
i'm not the world's most detail-oriented person; i tend to reject structure with every fiber of my being, so this is where things usually fall of the rails for me. but if all goes as planned, each kid will get to make a package and have some surplus, and now i just have to get the stuff to the school and contact the temporary shelter director, and perhaps connect the shelter director to her teacher to arrange the hand off? i didn't get that far in my thinking about things, because in my mind we were just knocking it out at the dining room table.
idk i have certainly seen some takes in the last week and i am sure i will see more - oh, and i read a really good article that helped frame up some of my thought process around ways i can help that make the most sense for me/play to my strengths - but man, kids really like to help and make a difference, and if we could do more to teach them about being community members from a young age and ways to do that work, some of the shit we're staring down would be so much more difficult to turn into reality.
h wants to work on an urban forestry project and while that one's going to be a lot of work, i think the end result could be fucking amazing. more to come on that.
anyway if you got this far and you have any ideas or things your community does that you think we could appropriate or research, would love to hear <3
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