I did it. *thud*

A reminder for today - and every day - that Residential School Survivors and their families can reach support 24/7 at 1-800-721-0066. /fin

Last year, a colleague from a First Nations-led organization told me: “It’s 2023. You can’t keep doing things at a 101 level.” It’s 2024 now. Since that conversation, I’ve looked at my actions and my learnings through that lens. I encourage and challenge other settlers to do the same. /2

Listening and reflecting on today’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and also planning concrete actions I can take in my day job, community, and personal life. Truth-telling, listening, and learning are vital. And so are change, action, and accountability. Today and every day. /1

Thank you! I can’t share too much on the content here, but it’s been good fun. 😊

I’ve been spending tonight making formatting and citations consistent. It’ll be ~20,000 words when it’s done. I know that isn’t long compared to a novel/novella. Even LOVELY CREATURES is just shy of 40k. But this is the longest piece of non-fiction I’ve ever written and that’s cool.

Accountability: Tomorrow, I am going to write… 1) The last white paper subsection that I can until I get a missing transcript 2) The executive summary And then I am going to submit this 18,000 word beast to the working group. Wish me luck. 🫡

Cue flashback to me in a colleague’s office, exclaiming, “YES I want to see your dashboard!!!!” And genuinely. There was nothing I wanted more in that moment than to see that dashboard and understand all the cool data.

I had coffee with my previous manager today and she said something she took from me was the impact it makes when you get excited about *other* people’s projects. And I just. That really struck me. 💖 I feel seen. But I’d also never thought of it that way.

Sometimes people say, “You should get Guinness talking pet buttons!” And while I totally get it… I would never trade his expressing his desires for cuddles by screaming and shoving his full body weight against me.