kayta

it’s her day off

i present to you, a beauty queen

just out here living the meme (but it’s the “this is fine” on fire dog one)

trying to think back that far bc you’re like 114 years old

the new episode of love is blind premieres on friday and i’m planning on crawling into bed with all the lights off as if i’m watching a horror movie at appx 9pm PT. if anyone would like to send judgmental texts back and forth in real time pls reach out, ty

ok here’s that thing i was telling you about. it took a long time, but i have an angelic tattoo artist who made it fun, and i met a dead bat with googly eyes who is now my boyfriend at the shop. first time in my life i’m excited to wear sleeveless shirts in summer. tattoos against body dysmorphia 🖤

first of all, how dare you, second of all - his memoir was the same way 😭

also i do have like six books on loan from the library rn so i could be spending my time a whole lot more meaningfully, but you know, mental illness and current world state emotional burnout

started the new season of love is blind and i always think i am going to quit after the first 15 minutes but i somehow always get sucked in and start reading reddit threads by episode 3. tbd on if this trend continues bc so far no one seems hilarious or unhinged enough for me

i know i keep posting about how tired and sad i am but i’m just really fucking tired and sad. my son lost his first tooth today and all i can think about are my friends who are suffering and what the next batshit insane news story about this administration will be when i wake up tomorrow.

my 6 year old autistic son got his own library card tonight. this is the design he picked. i fought back tears, because so many are losing their freedoms right now, and he has no idea. instead i smiled and told him he’ll always have the freedom to read with me as his mommy. he told me he was happy 🥲

lucy dacus, google sheets, and washington winter morning light

just your everyday 41 year old mom and her emotional support mothman plushie working from bed/googling emigration countries while the world implodes 👋

if there was a game for supermarket sweep my life would be complete tho

ETA that i love therapists and think they are wonderful but also some things are precious 😤

ETA that i would never tell my therapist about this weird quirk bc she’d challenge me to try and be ok with doing things out of order and completely remove the magic of my adorableness

yassssssss, if they have mouse ears pls get some bc they’d be adorable on you guys 😂 (and i may need to venmo you to get some for ell and ro)

my library hold of this authors new book came in early (a christmas miracle!) - so i am moving this up in my rotation because i, for some reason, have to read the entirety of an authors previous work before i can read a new release which i find an adorable symptom of my ocd 😂

i feel like giving this a thousand hashtags based on the content would be really funny, but i’m sick and no brain worky

#books #hives #mommybloggers

especially right now, the library is a safe space, and i promise you’ll feel it when you walk in. shoutout to #laceytimberlandlibrary in lacey, washington 🙏

I am sick, again. I feel like my body can’t keep up with the stress of this month, and I just keep regressing into some weird purgatory of sinus pressure and head fog and chest congestion and sore throats. tho it’s probably because the medical industry keeps pushing DEI hiring, right? 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠

i need pics of your harvard id (saw your post about getting it back) so i can show it to random people like a proud mom 😂

just feel so helpless rn

so many of my friends are struggling so hard over the last week and a half. i don’t know what to do to help my trans and queer and disabled and immigrant and non-white friends besides tell you that i love you and will fight for you always, and i will listen to you whenever you need a friend.

this weekend i get my baby cat (ok she’s like 8 years old and an extra large butterball turkey) back after being cat-less since june. seriously considering throwing her a welcome home party where she can hide under the couch but the rest of sings songs and wear party hats with her face on them. yes?

My new book WE COULD BE RATS is out today 💗🙂🐀

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hatred and racism on autism. today just made me want to fight even harder for him and everyone who is going to suffer moreso because of this insane administration our country is enduring rn. so jokes on you, elon musk, my autistic kiddos heart is filled with love, and you’re still an asshole

today is my bbs 6th birthday. regardless of how emotional that makes me on just a mom level, it makes me feel even fucking sadder about the fact that he’s turning six (and seven, eight, and nine) in a world that sees him, and all people with disabilities, as less than. that people can blame blantant

ouch

currently number 5 in line at my local library here in olympia, and there are only 3 copies on order 😭 may turn into a release day bookstore run bc i’m way too excited