Alejandra Hope
@alejandrahope.bsky.social
Psychotherapist who loves iced lavender lattes; the Kansas Jayhawks; and sad, slow songs. Pronouns: they/them Seattle, WA
10 solid minutes of surface activity from mama seal and twin(?) pups (and actually- even longer for the people who were there before I was!), in 7 short clips:
Alejandra Hope@alejandrahope.bsky.social · 8h agoMama seal and twins 😍😭
Cattos love it when I spill their kibble all over the floor
Just had like 10 solid minutes of surface activity from mama seal and twins– the most I've seen of them at any single point in time... I'll post a few more vids once I'm home and *warm*!
Heyo, look who's a WA Approved Supervisor now! (Jkjk I technically already was one)
...was about to do it again but caught myself by "Nov"! 🤦🏻😅
Alejandra Hope@alejandrahope.bsky.social · yesterday...the way I dated every fuckin' page of my supervisor training notes as "November 9th, 2026" 😑😤
Day 2 of my supervision training starts in an hour and half(ish)... yesterday I kept catching myself thinking about how in grad school I worked nights at the shelter and then would do these all-day weekend intensives 2-4x/term, and like. How tf did I ever manage that!? 😶
It was a cold ~54° day, and I'm sorry, but I am not emotionally or spiritually ready for the Big [rainy] Dark, 😭😭😭
...did I eat my own snacks? No, minus my protein shake for breakfast and a stick of gum to avoid a mid-afternoon slump. Did I eat my neighbor's snacks upon offer? Hell yeah. 😁
Alejandra Hope@alejandrahope.bsky.social · 2d agoInstacart did not deliver on my goldfish crackers, and I'm a lil sad about it. I had the perfect mix of snacks in mind! Protein shake, applesauce pouch, granola bar, mixed nuts, peanut butter m&ms and/or sea salt dark chocolate, gum/mints, cold brew(obvs)... WHAT ABOUT CARBS 😭😭😭
This sea potato spent quite a while checking us out and then snuffling under the water at the base of the seawall in case we’d dropped a fish or something…just more evidence that Niko was a sea lion in his former life.
...the way I dated every fuckin' page of my supervisor training notes as "November 9th, 2026" 😑😤
This supervision training is being co-taught by my former supervisor/professor, whom I literally have not seen in person since February 2020, 😭
I suddenly remember why I didn't want to see GVD in the office from November-February or so last year... that 10-minute walk to the bus is no joke! 😭😂
kierkegaard really did his big one when he dropped “life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards” soooooo true my existentialist king
Instacart did not deliver on my goldfish crackers, and I'm a lil sad about it. I had the perfect mix of snacks in mind! Protein shake, applesauce pouch, granola bar, mixed nuts, peanut butter m&ms and/or sea salt dark chocolate, gum/mints, cold brew(obvs)... WHAT ABOUT CARBS 😭😭😭
Alejandra Hope@alejandrahope.bsky.social · 2d agoI can pack most of my bag tonight once Instacart drops off my snackies but I gotta remember to grab a protein shake out of the fridge before I leave at 7:30 tomorrow morning! Also. *Wow* that I was bussing 40 minutes to Pioneer Square most Fridays Jan-Sep this year. 20min to Fremont is much better!
Lolll
Washington Emergency Management Division@emd.wa.gov · 2d agoSometimes, your boss doesn't want to talk about earthquake safety. Learn when it's the right and wrong time. The right time is during the Great Washington ShakeOut earthquake & tsunami drill -- 10:15 a.m., Oct. 15. shakeout.org/washington
No idea how Grocery Outlet of all places has Stok Peppermint Mocha in stock already; truly I must be God'ams favorite 😇
Me: "I couldn't be a patient [under this policy]." GVD: "Yes." Me: "If I /were/ a patient, and what happened last year with us happened, I'd almost certainly immediately be referred out to HLOC and then what." GVD: "Then nothing would've changed for you. Again."
Alejandra Hope@alejandrahope.bsky.social · last yr.Heard a therapist say (in not so many words) it's beyond the scope of practice to work with actively suicidal pts or dxes such as bipolar or personality disorders in private practice and I just... Like, what are we doing here, then?? 🫠
I can pack most of my bag tonight once Instacart drops off my snackies but I gotta remember to grab a protein shake out of the fridge before I leave at 7:30 tomorrow morning! Also. *Wow* that I was bussing 40 minutes to Pioneer Square most Fridays Jan-Sep this year. 20min to Fremont is much better!
Here's an otter if you use your imagination hard enough, 😅