Mich’
@michiforjoy.bsky.social
Forager, bean enthusiast, tax nerd. On occupied Piscataway land.
I enjoy our family meals. Our toddler happily eats several vegetables and can be easily swayed to eat a somewhat wider variety in exchange for more noodles, etc.
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I enjoy our family meals. Our toddler happily eats several vegetables and can be easily swayed to eat a somewhat wider variety in exchange for more noodles, etc.
Made the mistake of reading some of the news, trying to see whether the shutdown might finally be ending.
I sometimes see headlines, and that’s about the limit for my mental health. Now I have the pit of anxiety again, hopefully passes in its normal few days 🙃😵💫
I sometimes see headlines, and that’s about the limit for my mental health. Now I have the pit of anxiety again, hopefully passes in its normal few days 🙃😵💫
October 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Made the mistake of reading some of the news, trying to see whether the shutdown might finally be ending.
I sometimes see headlines, and that’s about the limit for my mental health. Now I have the pit of anxiety again, hopefully passes in its normal few days 🙃😵💫
I sometimes see headlines, and that’s about the limit for my mental health. Now I have the pit of anxiety again, hopefully passes in its normal few days 🙃😵💫
It’s been a mast year for possibly every nut tree in the neighborhood. And they all went in succession! Beech, then chestnuts, black walnuts, hickory, oak. Even my baby buckeye has a few conkers hanging from it.
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It’s been a mast year for possibly every nut tree in the neighborhood. And they all went in succession! Beech, then chestnuts, black walnuts, hickory, oak. Even my baby buckeye has a few conkers hanging from it.
Turns out it’s pretty much all about calories in. Calories out is, over time, a total wash. 🧵
April 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Turns out it’s pretty much all about calories in. Calories out is, over time, a total wash. 🧵
Y’all, I’ve had a hunch for 2.5 years that I have iron issues. When I was pregnant, my heart rate would randomly almost double, then fatigue that to this day persists. And all sorts of other issues, like #restlessLegSyndrome
April 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Y’all, I’ve had a hunch for 2.5 years that I have iron issues. When I was pregnant, my heart rate would randomly almost double, then fatigue that to this day persists. And all sorts of other issues, like #restlessLegSyndrome
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I know this sentiment is well shared, but every once in a while I think about how beautifully powerful and inspiring these paintings are.
January 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I know this sentiment is well shared, but every once in a while I think about how beautifully powerful and inspiring these paintings are.
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There are city council meetings I showed up to because I learned they needed more support from someone at a protest. There are organizations I didn't know existed until I learned about them at a protest. And it's just healing to feel how powerful we can be in large numbers.
February 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
There are city council meetings I showed up to because I learned they needed more support from someone at a protest. There are organizations I didn't know existed until I learned about them at a protest. And it's just healing to feel how powerful we can be in large numbers.
There’s so much bad stuff happening! Really angering stuff!
But getting yourself angry, by itself, doesn’t accomplish much. Does it motivate you, or just stress you out for a while?
When I get angry, the only motivation I have is to vent to someone or maaaaybe lift weights.
But getting yourself angry, by itself, doesn’t accomplish much. Does it motivate you, or just stress you out for a while?
When I get angry, the only motivation I have is to vent to someone or maaaaybe lift weights.
February 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
There’s so much bad stuff happening! Really angering stuff!
But getting yourself angry, by itself, doesn’t accomplish much. Does it motivate you, or just stress you out for a while?
When I get angry, the only motivation I have is to vent to someone or maaaaybe lift weights.
But getting yourself angry, by itself, doesn’t accomplish much. Does it motivate you, or just stress you out for a while?
When I get angry, the only motivation I have is to vent to someone or maaaaybe lift weights.
So much chaos caused by the new administration! That’s exactly their goal. Keeping you focused on it. What voices are you not listening to as you doomscroll?
February 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
So much chaos caused by the new administration! That’s exactly their goal. Keeping you focused on it. What voices are you not listening to as you doomscroll?
Chose joy over pleasure.
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
January 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Chose joy over pleasure.
Whatever you do daily/regularly shapes you greatly. Make those activities good ones. A daily walk, eating fruit for your morning snack, tending to a community project.
Making these choices into habits (so they don’t feel like chores) will set you up for the most happiness.
Making these choices into habits (so they don’t feel like chores) will set you up for the most happiness.
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
January 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Whatever you do daily/regularly shapes you greatly. Make those activities good ones. A daily walk, eating fruit for your morning snack, tending to a community project.
Making these choices into habits (so they don’t feel like chores) will set you up for the most happiness.
Making these choices into habits (so they don’t feel like chores) will set you up for the most happiness.
Be cautious about all the hype you’re seeing and will keep seeing about things that don’t have tangible impacts. Like the stupid N*zi salutes on stage.
Those were HUGELY successful distractions from all the Executive Orders that got signed!
Those were HUGELY successful distractions from all the Executive Orders that got signed!
January 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Be cautious about all the hype you’re seeing and will keep seeing about things that don’t have tangible impacts. Like the stupid N*zi salutes on stage.
Those were HUGELY successful distractions from all the Executive Orders that got signed!
Those were HUGELY successful distractions from all the Executive Orders that got signed!
Per the parting Surgeon General: “Choose community.” The most practical and rewarding way to start is to get to know your immediate neighbors better. No matter how different they are from you!!
An inspirational read!
Confessions of a Community Castaway
And a wake up call from the Surgeon General
substack.com
January 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Per the parting Surgeon General: “Choose community.” The most practical and rewarding way to start is to get to know your immediate neighbors better. No matter how different they are from you!!
I have the FB app for using my Buy Nothing group, and for the first time ever today saw this ad for putting a TikTok link on my profile. Right after the SCOTUS decision! Weird??!!
January 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I have the FB app for using my Buy Nothing group, and for the first time ever today saw this ad for putting a TikTok link on my profile. Right after the SCOTUS decision! Weird??!!
I have the FB app for using my Buy Nothing group, and for the first time ever today saw this ad for putting a TikTok link on my profile. Right after the SCOTUS decision! Weird??!!
January 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I have the FB app for using my Buy Nothing group, and for the first time ever today saw this ad for putting a TikTok link on my profile. Right after the SCOTUS decision! Weird??!!
There’s a cereal I love that I’ve eaten nearly every morning for maybe over a year now. LoveCrunch PB and dark chocolate. Comes in smallish bags. But they must have changed an ingredient supplier recently?
January 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
There’s a cereal I love that I’ve eaten nearly every morning for maybe over a year now. LoveCrunch PB and dark chocolate. Comes in smallish bags. But they must have changed an ingredient supplier recently?
I always want to hear about the weird shit someone does! ❤️ Weird shit is the antithesis of capitalism.
As long as it isn’t harming anyone or any animal, please prioritize your own weird shit!
As long as it isn’t harming anyone or any animal, please prioritize your own weird shit!
As cost of living increases, as wages stagnate, as housing becomes more precarious, it becomes harder and harder to be able to spend all your time doing weird shit.
Whole ecosystems reliant on people doing weird shit, dry up as their habitat is burned for a billionaire's profit.
Whole ecosystems reliant on people doing weird shit, dry up as their habitat is burned for a billionaire's profit.
December 30, 2024 at 2:48 PM
I always want to hear about the weird shit someone does! ❤️ Weird shit is the antithesis of capitalism.
As long as it isn’t harming anyone or any animal, please prioritize your own weird shit!
As long as it isn’t harming anyone or any animal, please prioritize your own weird shit!
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Yes, you! You could be planting habitat and helping critically endangered species recover! 🌱💚🌻🐛🦋
Urban #microhabitats can make a big difference. Plant some native #wildflowers in your yard/on your porch and join #HomegrownNationalPark! #biodiversity #pollinators #nature #nativeplants #conservation #environment #habitatrestoration 🌿🧪
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/boo...
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/boo...
Study uncovers surprising fact about wildflowers in urban areas: 'No difference … between the meadow types'
Researchers found that small patches of wildflowers can foster the same biodiversity as entire meadows.
www.thecooldown.com
December 30, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Yes, you! You could be planting habitat and helping critically endangered species recover! 🌱💚🌻🐛🦋
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6. Food deserts didn’t materialize for no reason. Something happened. That something was a specific federal policy change in the 1980s — the Federal Trade Commission stopped enforcing the Robinson-Patman Act, a key antitrust law designed to ensure robust competition in retailing.
December 1, 2024 at 2:06 PM
6. Food deserts didn’t materialize for no reason. Something happened. That something was a specific federal policy change in the 1980s — the Federal Trade Commission stopped enforcing the Robinson-Patman Act, a key antitrust law designed to ensure robust competition in retailing.
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The Ocean Cleanup reports catching fish, squid, sharks and turtles, as well as marine life too small to count. On the high end, they report potential total animal catches of over 2,000,000 animals per day.
Source Table 5-4: assets.theoceancleanup.com/app/uploads/...
Source Table 5-4: assets.theoceancleanup.com/app/uploads/...
November 28, 2024 at 6:16 AM
The Ocean Cleanup reports catching fish, squid, sharks and turtles, as well as marine life too small to count. On the high end, they report potential total animal catches of over 2,000,000 animals per day.
Source Table 5-4: assets.theoceancleanup.com/app/uploads/...
Source Table 5-4: assets.theoceancleanup.com/app/uploads/...
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I love that multiple research papers on urban pollinators suggest this is an issue where small actions make a big difference for little animals. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Patches of wildflowers in cities can be just as good for insects as natural meadows – study
Researchers found no difference in the diversity of species in urban meadows compared with those in rural settings
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I love that multiple research papers on urban pollinators suggest this is an issue where small actions make a big difference for little animals. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what this place is on about.
Dive into the quote-thread! Some truly delightful people/images!
Dive into the quote-thread! Some truly delightful people/images!
November 19, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what this place is on about.
Dive into the quote-thread! Some truly delightful people/images!
Dive into the quote-thread! Some truly delightful people/images!
Related to the quote below: People who like authoritarianism enjoy the idea of being able to buy respect.
People in lefty organizing spaces need to get familiar with Social Dominance Orientation as something that is not isolated to the right, and kick people high in it out the door as fast as possible.
November 13, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Related to the quote below: People who like authoritarianism enjoy the idea of being able to buy respect.