My dear friend Kristen said to me “I wish I could make a deposit in your rest bank.”

Want! Like giving blood, but rest!

I’ve been inundated with work the last two weeks — going on three and while that brings a whole other host of challenges for my chronically ill body – I haven’t had time to be as present in the real world. (WHICH ISN’T A BAD THING but my, oh, my what privilege.)

  • MONDAY – I’m beat. Need spoons. Maybe tomorrow. Yesterday was my first day off in 13 days. And while I didn’t put in full days on both Saturdays – I extra-peopled to make up for hours. My body can’t do this anymore. I needed at least two more Sundays before Monday. But alas… #autoimmunediseasecanfuckoff
  • TUESDAY – 12-hour day. We’re hiring a new Youth Pipeline Coordinator, so the Leadership Team is each managing a day of afterschool programs. My day, Tuesday.

Spoon Saving Social Media Tips and How to Resist Online – “Even if I unplug, my body still knows my friends are in danger. It still knows they’re scared and in pain and unable to escape the horror that’s unfolding all around them. Their pain becomes my pain no matter how hard I try to decompartmentalize.

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— All Things Jennifer (@allthingsjennifer.bsky.social) March 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM

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