Over the past year, my husband and I got involved with a local organization focused on food justice in our neighborhood. The two leaders were friends who wanted to do something to make certain the local BIPOC community were set up with food to sustain themselves when the lock down was keeping some people from …
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12 Autistic Strengths
I will just add the standard preface to this post: not ALL autistic people have these traits, but they do seem to be quite common in my experience, so take this as you will. 1: We are honest. You will NEVER have to wonder where you stand in a relationship with an autistic person. If …
Oh, You Thought I was Here for a JOB?
I listened to a podcast the other day where I heard about how people think of the work they do in one of three categories: a job, a career or a calling. Just to give proper attribution (and because I actually REMEMBER where I heard it), this was on an episode of Kelly Corrigan's amazing …
Who Gets to Write the Rules?
I am trying to start some things... partnerships, projects, etc. And I've always been a stickler for the rules. I want to know how things are going to go, what are each person's roles, who is accountable for what and who holds them accountable? I don't think ANYONE out there thinks as much as I …
Social Media Will Destroy Us All
So I got into a "conversation " with a couple of blokes on LinkedIn the other day related to Oregon's governor and a bill she signed related to education policy and standardized testing as a graduation requirement. The article cited was also politically conservative in nature and this series of white men were exclaiming from …
Mimicry as a Form of Instilled Perfectionism and Low Self Esteem
It is only been extremely recently, and outside of my career context, that anyone has ever told me that my thoughts and ideas are valid and valuable, that my creativity and ways of thinking about building systems that minimize risk of error and maximize opportunity for efficiency and accuracy are actionable. Most of the feedback …
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The Skill of Knowing Where Your Input is NOT Needed
It is becoming increasingly apparent to me that the largest missing ingredient in the system (substitute whatever system you want) is the ability of people in power, generally abled cisgender white men (and women, depending on context), to understand when it is time for them to step back, make way, hold space, shut up, promote …
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Butterflies
Last weekend, I went camping with my family and some friends to a place none of us had been before in Central Oregon. Yes, it was hot and dry, and we were very worried about the fire danger, but we did it anyway. No campfires allowed, so that was a minor loss of ambiance, though …
The End of an Era?
Starting tomorrow morning, after 16 months, my husband will be going back to commuting to work in his office full time. This is going to be a bittersweet transition for both of us. When the pandemic began in March 2020, he was in no way prepared to work from home. It took adjustments and compromises …
On Break
As of last Monday, I am taking a two-week leave of absence from my job. This leave is a result of the building stress I have been experiencing which has resulted in physical symptoms including loss of visual acuity, elevated blood pressure and greater-than-normal sleep disturbances. This stress is not entirely work-related, but the part …
