Melissa

@justamomnamedmm.bsky.social

Mom of moody teenage girls, occasional writer of words, drinker of coffee and lover of the sky/nature. I'm loud and outspoken and I will never shut up. Pro-Democracy, Pro-Choice, Feminist, Ally.

One thing I really miss during the coldest months is sitting on the porch. I sit out here almost daily. I don’t really do anything out here besides think, zone out, read or just observe life going by, but I really miss it when it stops.

Getting older is a privilege that I don’t take lightly. I am so grateful to be able to celebrate another trip around the sun. This life is heartbreaking at times, but also spectacularly beautiful. 🫶🏻❤️

I suffer from clinical depression, anxiety and SAD (seasonal affective disorder). I start using a therapy lamp at the end of September when the days start getting shorter. Using it for 30-45 minutes every morning helps me to combat the blues. I’ll post the link ⬇️ for the one I have.

Tonight's game at the Superdome marks 20 years since the post-Katrina return of the Saints. We did a 30for30 Podcast about the dome, its wild history, housing people during the storm, and the magical return of the Saints. One of my favorites. 30for30podcasts.com/episodes/cur...

Cursed and Blessed - 30 for 30 Podcasts

Cursed and Blessed According to local legend, the Louisiana Superdome was always a haunted place. First plagued by construction problems, then years of bad luck for the host Saints team — by 2005 thos...

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We have so many good young adult cats who have been waiting for over a year because they just don’t do well at busy adoption centers. Ferrari here was even at a local Petsmart for four weeks and not a single application for her 😭 if you’re nearish Elkton, MD, check out our cats: bit.ly/4cOmi21

Ferrari, a brown tabby cat with cute round cheeks and yellow eyes.

A plea to all you wonderful folks who are thinking to adopt (not buy) a dog or cat… The shelters are FILLED with animals who’ve been surrendered. Yesterday they had a bed and a family and now they are confused and terrified through no fault of their own. Consider giving them a next chapter.

I am so absolutely disgusted by what is going on here. By what’s happened to our country. I mean, I already was disgusted, but this is next level shit. I just can’t even believe that this is actually our lives right now. I don’t know what else to say.

It’s been over a week since I washed my hair. I just don’t want to. I just don’t care. I struggled to get out of bed this morning, but I did, and I worked all day. Depression isn’t all doom and gloom or crying all the time. It looks different for everyone. #mentalhealthmatters

The wounded inner child in me hopes that someone will choose me, love me and then stick around; the grown up in me knows that I don't need someone else's love to complete me. I am perfectly whole exactly as is.