💖✨Ashley✨💖 (she/her)

To any Democrat who ever said about any issue, "Maybe if we agree with Republicans just this far, they'll stop there," remember that you were wrong, it was obvious at the time, and you really should never believe that again about any issue, ever.

Can everyone PLEASE help remind me on Friday that I need to call in to find out if I have to do Jury Duty?? I’m gonna be busy and I’m so worried I’m gonna forget.

Screaming, crying, throwing up listening to Wedding Dress by Megan Moroney.

There’s some redneckery going on at my house today.

I was adding random people across the world on Pokemon Go and saw someone’s name was Fuckleupagus and I’ve been giggling about it for days now.

Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.

I hadn’t been but I definitely will be going forward

Ugh. I have two different friends who gave up TikTok for lent so now I have to send them a brief synopsis of the funny videos I was going to send to them like some sort of Regency-Era gossip columnist named Lady Whistledown.

Decline, decline, decline.

I’ve actually been to Lindsborg before! My cousin played volleyball for Bethany College there. But love the other recs. Our oldest has chosen the name Lucas so that might be a fun nod to them.

Calling all Kansas Friends: if you were driving from Wichita to Colorado Springs or Denver, which route would you choose? Which one is less boring?

Dealing with some very heavy shit that I don’t feel like I’m mature enough to handle. I need an adult to come help me. I know I’m 32 but I need an adultier adult. Someone who is better at adulting.

And some more.

I know everyone else stopped playing Pokemon Go back in 2016 but I recently got back into it. Here’s some of my new friends I’ve made this week.

Miss Wilma Waddles had a great Galentines Day, but now she’s ready for St Paddy’s Day! 🍀🍻

So yeah. If you often find yourself spiraling or having panic attacks, find a grounding technique that works for you and try to shift your focus onto reminding yourself that this feeling is your bodies reaction to a perceived risk that most likely does not exist. You’re not being hunted for sport.

It completely shifted the way I think and react during panic attacks. Taking my pulse started as an inconspicuous way to calm my racing heart and not disassociate and now it’s a reminder of how much work I’ve done to escape that way of thinking. Some days it works better than others.

I then got a tattoo that at first glance says to fear nothing but I got the word “of” tattooed in white ink as a hidden reminder that my anxiety is a fear of nothing. The perceived threat does not exist. It’s always an overreaction. I have nothing to be scared of that I am not capable of overcoming.

Tattoo on my wrist in cursive writing that has the word “fear” in black ink, the word “of” in white ink below that that is barely visible, and the word “nothing” below that in black ink.

Had a weird reminder of one of my favorite tattoos I have and I haven’t really shared much about it in recent years so thought I might post it here.

In my early twenties I started taking my pulse on my wrist as a grounding technique for anxiety and it was pretty transformative for me.

Sometimes I get a little upset when I live in a collapsing dystopia for many years

No.

I’m tired of this grandpa.

Found a dead hawk while digging in my flower bed today so that was pretty sick.

I fully support this! I did Galentines/Palentimes Day cards and everyone told me they brought them so much joy and made their whole day. It was fun picking out the cards, stamps, and coming up with sweet notes for each of my friends. 1000/10 would recommend.

About to reach peak Midwestern by frolicking through the lawn and garden section at Menards. 🌸🌼🌺

It almost always has more to do with them coming from money than anything. You’ve gotta be rich to do most of these sports. No person living in poverty is getting into ice luge. 😂

Trying to send gift cards for Galentines Day to my direct reports as a lil treat and I wanted to do local coffee shops/bakeries but one of my girls lives in the middle of nowhere where Pennsylvania and it is proving much more difficult than I imagined.

Happy early Valentine’s Day to meeeee. 💖 Thank you @rabidcadaver.bsky.social Love you long time.

Big fan of savory but mustard makes me wanna vom so I avoid that.