January Embers
@amberkeating.net
Say yes to the mess! LCSW CA, WA. Listener, laugher, often angry. Therapy biz, all things healing. Green/kitchen witch. Garden zone 10a. Posts ≠ therapy. No DMs unless we’ve met IRL.
The cat who don’t care how many times you’ve told her to refrain from sitting on the dining table 🤪
January 8, 2026 at 1:18 AM
The cat who don’t care how many times you’ve told her to refrain from sitting on the dining table 🤪
I love @ridwell.bsky.social!!! It's such a tangible way to redirect items away from landfills and into reuse, recycling, or upcycling. If they don't serve your area with their pickup service, you can use their mail-in service instead.
When all hope seems lost, remember to look for the helpers!🌍💕♻️
When all hope seems lost, remember to look for the helpers!🌍💕♻️
January 5, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I love @ridwell.bsky.social!!! It's such a tangible way to redirect items away from landfills and into reuse, recycling, or upcycling. If they don't serve your area with their pickup service, you can use their mail-in service instead.
When all hope seems lost, remember to look for the helpers!🌍💕♻️
When all hope seems lost, remember to look for the helpers!🌍💕♻️
I didn’t quite make it to 50 books this year, but I got close! Not bad for a year that often had me feeling like I was in a vice grip of collective anxiety. I’ll try for 50 again this year 💪🏻
January 2, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I didn’t quite make it to 50 books this year, but I got close! Not bad for a year that often had me feeling like I was in a vice grip of collective anxiety. I’ll try for 50 again this year 💪🏻
January 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
NW: Odd Man Out (1947)
#TCMParty #NoirAlley
We missed it last night bc we were driving back from Central Cali and got stuck in a rough, albeit brief, shutdown of I-5 at the southern edge of the Grapevine. Happy to be snuggled up at home doing our fave thing tonight!
#TCMParty #NoirAlley
We missed it last night bc we were driving back from Central Cali and got stuck in a rough, albeit brief, shutdown of I-5 at the southern edge of the Grapevine. Happy to be snuggled up at home doing our fave thing tonight!
December 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
NW: Odd Man Out (1947)
#TCMParty #NoirAlley
We missed it last night bc we were driving back from Central Cali and got stuck in a rough, albeit brief, shutdown of I-5 at the southern edge of the Grapevine. Happy to be snuggled up at home doing our fave thing tonight!
#TCMParty #NoirAlley
We missed it last night bc we were driving back from Central Cali and got stuck in a rough, albeit brief, shutdown of I-5 at the southern edge of the Grapevine. Happy to be snuggled up at home doing our fave thing tonight!
We’re on a flash flood watch right now 🤦🏼♀️ I think we got rain for about 30 minutes today. (To be fair, it rained pretty hard yesterday)
December 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
We’re on a flash flood watch right now 🤦🏼♀️ I think we got rain for about 30 minutes today. (To be fair, it rained pretty hard yesterday)
Italian holiday deliciousness. Second serving, so the plate’s already messy 😅 My husband’s specialty dish: bracciole. It’s super thin steak with Italian seasoning & Parmesan cheese, then rolled up, seared, & cooked all day in tomato sauce.
CC: @jmkaudition.com #CookingSky 🍽️
CC: @jmkaudition.com #CookingSky 🍽️
December 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Italian holiday deliciousness. Second serving, so the plate’s already messy 😅 My husband’s specialty dish: bracciole. It’s super thin steak with Italian seasoning & Parmesan cheese, then rolled up, seared, & cooked all day in tomato sauce.
CC: @jmkaudition.com #CookingSky 🍽️
CC: @jmkaudition.com #CookingSky 🍽️
Best part of making a cheese plate is getting to eat all the little crumbly pieces that pop off the slicer 😍
#CookingSky 🍽️
#CookingSky 🍽️
December 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Best part of making a cheese plate is getting to eat all the little crumbly pieces that pop off the slicer 😍
#CookingSky 🍽️
#CookingSky 🍽️
As promised, here’s the finished beef stew. Somehow I forgot to potatoes in the mix! But it’s still delicious 🤤 #CookingSky 🍽️
December 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
As promised, here’s the finished beef stew. Somehow I forgot to potatoes in the mix! But it’s still delicious 🤤 #CookingSky 🍽️
NW Alias Boston Blackie (1942). When I first saw this title, I was very concerned and thought it might be some minstrel show 😬☠️ Thank goodness it is NOT! #TCMParty #HolidayMovies
December 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
NW Alias Boston Blackie (1942). When I first saw this title, I was very concerned and thought it might be some minstrel show 😬☠️ Thank goodness it is NOT! #TCMParty #HolidayMovies
Am I attending sessions like this today? Why yes, yes I am 🎄🎅🏻💕 #TherapistSky #Holidays
December 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Am I attending sessions like this today? Why yes, yes I am 🎄🎅🏻💕 #TherapistSky #Holidays
Early dinner so we can get home and rejoin #TCMParty #HolidayEdition 🎄💕🎅🏻
December 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Early dinner so we can get home and rejoin #TCMParty #HolidayEdition 🎄💕🎅🏻
I guess there really is no place like home for the holidays 😂 open.substack.com/pub/ambersay...
#TherapistSky #Holidays
#TherapistSky #Holidays
December 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I guess there really is no place like home for the holidays 😂 open.substack.com/pub/ambersay...
#TherapistSky #Holidays
#TherapistSky #Holidays
When life gives you copious amounts of basil, you make pesto! And then use it to mix into pasta primavera 😍
#CookingSky 🍽️
#CookingSky 🍽️
December 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
When life gives you copious amounts of basil, you make pesto! And then use it to mix into pasta primavera 😍
#CookingSky 🍽️
#CookingSky 🍽️
Thanks Republicans (and any mod Dems who let the Reps run roughshod over us). Same exact plan, 2 adults, $500 more per month. Such a great Christmas gift 🤬 This isn’t going to ruin us, but it will do just that to so many families. All that death & untreated illness is on Republican hands. #ACA
December 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Thanks Republicans (and any mod Dems who let the Reps run roughshod over us). Same exact plan, 2 adults, $500 more per month. Such a great Christmas gift 🤬 This isn’t going to ruin us, but it will do just that to so many families. All that death & untreated illness is on Republican hands. #ACA
I didn’t know it at the time (2009), but I’m pretty sure my wedding dress was inspired by that film 🥰
December 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I didn’t know it at the time (2009), but I’m pretty sure my wedding dress was inspired by that film 🥰
What I'm wearing to the BlueSky Christmas party:
December 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
What I'm wearing to the BlueSky Christmas party:
#DearPerfectionist - Perhaps it’s time to stop twisting yourself up to fit into places you never belonged.
December 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
#DearPerfectionist - Perhaps it’s time to stop twisting yourself up to fit into places you never belonged.
Someone really needs to tell the current U.S. government that the masks worn by police officers in #TheWatchmen were not prescriptive. ICE “agents” should not be covering their faces. Fucking cowards.
December 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Someone really needs to tell the current U.S. government that the masks worn by police officers in #TheWatchmen were not prescriptive. ICE “agents” should not be covering their faces. Fucking cowards.
Two incredible dinners at Johnny Costa’s Italian Ristorante. Linguine with Clams (Fra Diavolo; aka spicy) and a rich Lasagna with Meat Sauce. Paired with a bottle of Super Tuscan and then a bit of port for dessert 💕
#PalmSprings #Holidays
#PalmSprings #Holidays
December 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Two incredible dinners at Johnny Costa’s Italian Ristorante. Linguine with Clams (Fra Diavolo; aka spicy) and a rich Lasagna with Meat Sauce. Paired with a bottle of Super Tuscan and then a bit of port for dessert 💕
#PalmSprings #Holidays
#PalmSprings #Holidays
December 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
We are officially in our happy place! Kicking off the evening is a Blood Orange Spicy Margarita 🍊🔥 #PalmSprings #VacationKeatings #CocktailSky
December 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
We are officially in our happy place! Kicking off the evening is a Blood Orange Spicy Margarita 🍊🔥 #PalmSprings #VacationKeatings #CocktailSky
“For to be without friends is a serious form of poverty.” ~ Aloysius T. McKeever, It Happened on Fifth Avenue
#TCMParty #HolidayFilms
#TCMParty #HolidayFilms
December 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
“For to be without friends is a serious form of poverty.” ~ Aloysius T. McKeever, It Happened on Fifth Avenue
#TCMParty #HolidayFilms
#TCMParty #HolidayFilms