Martha Hayward-Mintz CHES

Okay, so I've had three respiratory infections in the last three months, one with bonus secondary infection that needed antibiotics. I have a toddler, I work in a school and I simply don't make the white blood cells that are supposed to be my first line of defense for the lining of my insides. Yay?

I am so greatful for my job. The fact that I get to help out and educate teenagers is amazing. I can't say enough good stuff about LA County DPH's Wellbeing Center program.

Was sick in bed yesterday and couldn't go to the protest, so i staged a love-in instead.

My baby has evolved enough to call my German Shepherd a "big stinky dog." Hooray!

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My wonderful sibling came to visit and left hair all over the tub. Considering how much effort (and how many testosterone shots) it took to get that level of fuzz, I'm honestly just proud.

I get scolded for wanting to climb on stuff, gravity can make some stuff pretty risky. Cool device!

That's awesome!

This is a set of moss combs i made to elevate my brother's mohawk. I'm pleased with how they turned out.

Proud of you

Me: sitting in bed, drinking coffee
Cat: walks up purring
Me: scratches cat absentmindedly
Dog: makes a quiet,pained whimper of jealousy

I might have been "rapping" about conflict resolution.

I have the educator superpower of shameless cringe. Last week in one classroom presentation i got three teen girls to facepalm at the same time.
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Just got ding dong ditched by one of the drama kids at work

I was not at my most diplomatic.

Accidentally laughed in a lady's face today when i suggested the woefully understaffed CVS we were in should hire more employees and she said "nobody wants to work anymore" with absolute sincerity.
After shocking her with a cackle, i replied with "you mean nobody wants to be exploited anymore."

My baby is unspeakably cute

My baby is really good at battle cries

I guess what I'm trying to say is: fear me?

Today at work i was pretty nonstop, but the highlight was that a 12th grader stopped in at lunch to teach me how to make bead lizards. My toolkit has expanded and my craft therapy powers grow evermore.

An urgent argument for the HPV vaccine Data shows it can prevent six types of cancer. But anti-vaccine activists, including U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have helped dampen its usage.

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A lot of people who got the measles as children died or suffered lifelong disabilities as a result. The measles vaccine was a godsend to worldwide public health, and it’s an absolute scandal that this lethally ignorant dolt has any power over public health.

My dog puts up with so much

old Soviet joke for our times:

Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to.

Guy says: “looking for an obituary.”

Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.”

Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”

Spread this list of actions happening on federal public lands around the nation throughout the day on Saturday, March 1st, as part of the Nationwide Day of Action in support of our National Parks, National Forests, National Wildlife Refuges, and other federal conservation lands. tinyurl.com/43pkvrhj

Having mental health issues is wild. Like, right now my kid is a little behind on talking. My doctor wants us to keep an eye on her vocab. 95% of me knows it'll be okay and 5% is screaming that I'm a giant delusional idiot and I should throw myself in to the sun for even daring to breed. Siiigh.

Saying someone can’t be a Nazi because they support Israel is like saying someone can’t be a misogynist because they married a woman.

Malcolm X was assassinated 60 yrs ago today. See his timeless wisdom on the true meaning of “progress.”

“If you stick a knife 9 inches in & take it out 6—that’s not progress. Progress is healing the wound. They wont even admit the knife is there.”

I'm so glad i get to help teenagers for a living. They're awesome.

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