August 2023 – The Bloggess

I’M BUFFERING

I just went out to walk Dorothy Barker and an exterminator was outside looking at these beetles and he was like, “Hi, I’m Alan” and I wanted to say something like, “Hi, I’m Jenny but you need to talk to my husband because he’s the one who called you so let me go get him”Continue reading “I’M BUFFERING”

(Possibly) haunted dolls needing a good home.

I get a lot of weird mail at Nowhere Bookshop so the team always opens it when it arrives because you never know if something is going to spoil, expire or explode before I come in and with this most recent box they got as far as uncovering possibly human hair before screaming lightly, resealingContinue reading “(Possibly) haunted dolls needing a good home.”

This is not a real post.

This is not a real post, but a bunch of people asked for a calendar with all the quotes from my last post so here it is: Or if you want a notebook with your horoscope quote just look below. You can customize it to change the spiral color, or the insides, or make itContinue reading “This is not a real post.”

What Jenny Lawson quote are you?

I don’t really believe in astrology, because I’m a total Capricorn but I do heartily endorse these “What Jenny Lawson quote are you?” horoscopes which are at least 85% accurate. Accurate? PS. Yes, you can totally steal these graphics if you want.

I can’t even text correctly

Hailey sent me a picture from their dorm room window and I was like, “Ooh, pretty view.” And they were like, “Mom” and I looked closer… And I was like, “I don’t want to kink-shame but I bet that’s not what their mother had in mind when she was buying them post-it notes.” And thenContinue reading “I can’t even text correctly”

Rip-your-heart-out playlist for when your child is leaving home

A shocking number of you have requested the playlist that Victor made to listen to after we dropped Hailey off at college because I guess you all really like to cry as well. No judgement. And Hailey is loving college, which makes it so much easier, although I’m still a bit weepy and untethered. TheyContinue reading “Rip-your-heart-out playlist for when your child is leaving home”