Heather Silva (she/her)

A woman with curly hair dressed in a black witch costume holding a broom and posing in front of a display of witchy books.

Just a witch at work! Happy Halloween 🎃👻🦇 May you build the strength of your coven and summon the greatest works of magic to carry us through even the darkest of times.

A round-up of some of our October #ttrpg fun!

#worlds4all

The idea of losing my SNAP benefits come November 1st is incredibly nerve-wracking, and this is from someone receiving them who has so much privilege.

I have support networks who will help ensure I don’t go hungry.

I don’t have children’s mouths to feed.

Fascists maintain power through fear.

💜🤍🩶🖤

Image of a table in a cafe with a water bottle, coffee cub, ricotta and pear toast, a sunflower, and an open daily planner.

Starting the day off right after helping the niblings off to school: meditation, yummy breakfast, and getting the planner in order. Happy Monday all 💜

Ok friends, it’s September. Virgo season and eclipse season. Summer was pretty amazing, and now it’s time to get that game face on 💕

Oh and don’t forget: #freepalestine and #chingalamigra ✊🏼

I am walking for Dana-Farber patients Together against cancer at the Jimmy Fund Walk

Hey everyone - my sister and I are participating in the Jimmy Fund Walk this year. It’s been 10 years since we lost our mom, and we want to commemorate when she completed the walk! We are sharing the fundraising link in case you’re able to support 💙 Thanks!
danafarber.jimmyfund.org/goto/missdor...

Woman with curly hair and student in black graduation cap smiling for a selfie.

Woman with curly hair and student in black graduation cap smiling for a selfie.

Woman with curly hair and student in black graduation cap smiling for a selfie.

Woman with curly hair and student in black graduation cap smiling for a selfie.

So grateful to make it back to watch these beautiful souls (and so many more!) graduate 🎉 The surprised smiles and endless hugs were worth all of the sweating 😂 Congratulations #classof2025

Part of something really exciting today. Please tune in if you can!

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This year we have giveaways you can enter during the streams!

- (1) Dark & Light Tea Bundle from @fridaytea.com
- (3) $20 gift cards to Friday Afternoon Tea
- (1) Force Warrior Pendant from @optimysticals.bsky.social

Watch the streams to find out how to enter! Thank you to our sponsors!

Today's Wins:
✅ Created a job application spreadsheet
✅ Submitted my updated resume to a talent pool
✅ Met my sustainable goal of applying to 1 job per day M-F

This whole job search is... overwhelming. Deep breaths, trust in myself and my community, and put one foot in front of the other. 💜

Catsitting for my little girl and, in a rare turn of events, she actually let me sleep mostly through the night! Small victories lol 😻

Come have some fun with me and support communities in need 💙✨🫂 This adventure designed to be beginner-friendly!

Just had my first professional tarot reading and WOW: so many affirmations that this journey is the right one! It’s going to take time, patience, and communication, but the spirits are walking with me. And a beautiful reminder that holding space for youth is still integral to my next steps 💜

YouTube video by NBC10 Boston Suspended chief of Lawrence Police Department paid $210K salary to stay home

Corruption at its finest 😤 youtu.be/KuIdQjGVtCM

Lawrence area folx: come play!

A TTRPG character sheet with scattered d6 dice

Had a blast playing Definitely Wizards for the first time tonight. I chose the Magician trope and reveled in the chaos as “The Great and Powerful Zaadini”🪄🐇🎩 Highly recommend!

In surgery recovery mode for the next two weeks! See you in 2025 🎉🎉🎉

P.S. don’t worry, this was a planned procedure 3 years in the making! Hopefully, next time I see you, I’ll be breathing much more freely 🤞

Orange hued tarot card showing the nine of wands

Interpretation of the 9 of Wands tarot card titled “Resilience: Moon in Sagittarius”

One last tarot pull before a big weekend… This is EXACTLY the energy we need going into #paxu 💜

What a difference a year makes!

I’d love to pick people’s brains who do freelance or project-based work: what system do you have to effectively keep track of your hours worked? Spreadsheet templates you’d be willing to share? Maybe a preferred tracking app? Appreciate any insights 🙏

Just started listening to DesiQuest yesterday and I am hooked! Such great cast chemistry and Only 7 more episodes to go before their #PAXU live show on Sunday ❤️

My partner is coming along for the PAXU ride this time, too, and I am feeling similarly! 🤞

Hi friend 😍

Show me four pictures on your phone that have your energy that aren’t selfies

Just shared with my Lawrence community group, hoping some of them will sign up!

I cannot recommend this workshop enough. I would be joining myself if I wasn’t gonna be laid up from surgery. Give yourself the gift of shea and their brilliance this season 💜

SHOULD have been working through the break?! That’s a thought to interrogate right there… I understand the impulse, but you’ll be more refreshed if you actually invest in the time off 💜 you are enough exactly as you are!

Feeling guilt over relaxing instead of being productive is the definition of capitalism at work on our bodies. Deprogramming is HARD and so important! Currently working on this during “fun employment” lol and it’s wayyy harder than it should be 🙃

Merch

Doing some Black Friday shopping? Go support some of these amazing Native creators on #NativeAmericanHeritageDay folks:
johnniejae.com/merch/
eighthgeneration.com
www.absurdistproductions.com/shop-2/
www.risingsonsmedia.com/s/shop
atcgbooksandcomics.com
www.weyodi.com

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