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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#Temu and #Haul and #SHEIN are the #QVC and #HomeShoppingNetwork of my generation and I’m just now processing this

Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

sold a #commission #painting! this is the client sketch and the final work 🙂 The client was thrilled with this work, and while she’d initially commissioned it as a gift for a friend, she’s seriously considering keeping it for herself. 😁 I love making folks happy with #art. It fills my soul.

A colorful, stylized illustration of a fishing lure with a red head, purple body, green stripes, and yellow flowing tail, set against a white background with blue wave patterns.

A colorful abstract painting of a fishing lure on a blue background. The fish features a bright red and yellow design with green and purple stripes, and has yellow fins and tail. The artwork is displayed on an easel.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

modern shit I take for granted but that genuinely makes my life much better: being able to read books on my phone

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Life has been busy, but in the good way. Lots of moving parts, but a large project may come to fruition this year in which case I’ll share it then. :) I haven’t been posting 3 good things because, in a way, I don’t want to jinx it. Celebrations when celebrations are due.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

#3GoodThings: - Bringing old used perfectly good tech back to life. Waste not, want not. - Being wrapped in a soft blanket with the ceiling fan on low. - Going to bed earlier than usual.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

#3GoodThings: - Free coffee today courtesy of the new 7Brew soft opening 😍 - Recovering better between workouts. - Got to introduce someone to the story of the email that could only go 500 miles. If you don’t know this one, it’s here: www.ibiblio.org/harris/500mi... . Excellent tech tale.

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The case of the 500-mile email

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

#3GoodThings: - Keeping my sense of humor and finding ways to laugh even when everything sucks. It’s the only way to maintain sanity sometimes. - Talked to an 80 year old dude with a bright blue beard & hair today. - Joy as rebellion. Hope as defiance. Kindness as the road to personal liberty.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

#3GoodThings: - Getting back into this habit. Depression feeds on depression when not actively countered - and sometimes, parrying is hard. - Lifting weights again. Haven’t since I broke my foot some years ago. - Researching cottage industries for after we move.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

What does it mean if you won’t give up on others, but you’ll let others give up on you?

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

#3GoodThings: - Unexpectedly saw a past colleague today. It was great to get to say hi 🙂 - Fly By Jing chili crisp. I’d heard good things: the heat is a slow build and flavor is fantastic. I’ve started putting it on everything. - More books to add to my book list.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

#3GoodThings: - theraflu style cold medicine - jigsaw puzzles - new altheya episode

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

#3GoodThings: - Enjoying little things, and being thankful that Maslow’s hierarchy is being well enough met to permit that enjoyment. - Recognized publicly at my job for my hard work. - Big giant kitty loves scritches. Alllll the scritches.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

#3GoodThings: - Holding hands with my husband. It’s the little things. 🙂 - Seaweed snacks. - Spent time catching up on crosswords. I do try to keep ahead of the game.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

#3GoodThings: - Easy day at work today, and now 2 days off. - Inversion therapy continues to be beneficial. I’ll be interested to see where pain and mobility sits in a month. - Going to bed earlier than necessary.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

#3GoodThings: - Good score on the discounted bread cart today, they had pretzel bites and muffins :) - Added 3 more books to The List. I may never get through them all but I may also never run out. - Rush of joy at finding the story I’m reading has a part 2, and it’s finished.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

#3GoodThings: - Moved the inversion table to a usable place. First time in quite some time my lower back has been without pain. - Having fun catching up on puzzles. - Starting my planner for the year.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

#3GoodThings: - That feeling when you realize past you did present you a solid. - Really good really long stories. - New paths opening up.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

#3GoodThings: - Have had a really excellent visit with the mother in law over the holidays. It’s always wonderful to see her. - Making good progress on Eat The Rainbow. Implemented a ton of design notes, have a ton to go. - Feeling the year wind down. Feeling hope for the new one.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

“Now let me fix the extractCoreIngredientName test for baby spinach. It should extract ‘spinach’ not ‘baby’.” Actual quote from project. AI can be useful, but this is why it requires oversight. Spinach is a salad ingredient; babies, generally, are not. #VibeCoding #ClaudeCode #GithubCopilot #AI

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

3GoodThings: About halfway through crocheting a tree skirt. Checked a number of things off my cleaning list today. Saw a stream of a hacker Christmas party I used to go to.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

#3GoodThings: - Some good friends gave us a giant jar of locally roasted unshelled peanuts for Christmas and they are delicious 😁 - Got shopping done before the college football playoffs come to town. - Collecting data to find out how much dry cat food BigCat eats. (about 0.25 lbs per day.)

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

#3GoodThings: - Big giant cuddly empathetic kitty who wants to be your bestie and purr on you with the volume of a small jet engine. - The Reverse Coloring Book. It’s a nice change of pace when I’m feeling abstract. - Finding correlations between “make do and mend” and “reduce reuse recycle”.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

#3GoodThings: - Sussing out some fight/flight/freeze/fawn reactions and triggers. I might not be able to stop it, but I can spot it. - Figuring out some Christmas gifts. - Started the new season of Stranger Things.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

#3GoodThings: - Finally getting back to a human sleep schedule. - Much less dust, much less sneeze. - Watching my new hires start to mesh with the team. I really enjoy bringing folks together and seeing them learn to support each other.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

#3GoodThings: - Dry sherry with aged cheddar. - Taking time for self care today, and recovering from overnights. - First successful home dip manicure with a smile line (forest green tips, French style).

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

#3GoodThings: - Barring any complications or turnover, I should be off of overnights for the foreseeable future 🙏 - Tasty cheeses. A bit of double Gloucester pleases me immensely. - It’s snowing!!

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

#3GoodThings: - Finished my book. Not bad, not one of King’s best, but still worlds better than The Tommyknockers. Worth the read. Now to decide what next… - Had an easy time getting the ice off my windshield. - Started decorating for Christmas in the hope one of our family can come to stay. 🙂

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - Thankful for the folks I work with who bring a good attitude to work. They warm my heart. - Unexpected extra sandwiches. - Finally getting round to reading some of the books on my list. Right now I’m on The Outsider, by Stephen King.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - Recognizing the transience of emotion. - Flashlights on mobile phones. Thank you to whoever had that idea. - Thankful to live indoors.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - Playing with nail colors for Thanksgiving. - Making time to just read and listen to music. - A meal shared with family.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - Peanut butter and dark chocolate. - Good, solid rainstorms. The kind that make you sleep like a rock. - Crochet. It’s very relaxing.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - Successfully rolled a resistance check against impulse spending based on Black Friday markups. - Really compelling stories. -1 to sleep health, but +2 to soul health. - Stretching regularly. Hey you young whippersnappers, do future you a solid - start yoga. Trust me.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - 600 day streak on Duolingo! - Saw a banger of a DJ set last night with Violet Chachki and Gottmik 😁 - Thought I worked at 6 this morning. I work at 2 this afternoon. Yay more sleep.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - Accepting when I’m doing too much, and pulling back. - Ebooks. So easy to find things and start working through my neverending list of reads. - Electronic prescription refills. What a time saver.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - Being able to make people laugh. - Great British Baking Show. Just now finally getting into it, and it’s good comfort tv. - Finally picking up a jigsaw puzzle I’ve had my eye on.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - Pay in 4/8/12. I don’t love the idea, but the ability sure saves me sometimes. - Duolingo. Even if I do nothing else, I learn a little every day. - Adding knotted neckwear to my outfits. It makes me feel a shade more professional.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - Heating pads for pain relief. - Deep stretches. - Getting back to this.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

A really good thing today: I can now not get work emails when I’m not at work. iPhone. Focus mode: home. Geofenced and triggered when I am at home. When in this mode, activate Focus Profile in Outlook: Personal -> only receive notifications from my personal accounts. Finally. 🤣

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - Lots of cuddles with the cat. He seems to prefer knit blankets to fuzzy soft ones. - Listening to my body. If it says nap, nap. - Slowing myself down to focus on things one at a time. Sometimes it’s a challenge.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - Spent some time kicking tires on knitting and crochet patterns. I’m having a good time making a scarf, so I’m letting my mind run away a bit with the fantasy that I’ll make scarves for everyone. - Really lovely golden hour today. - Being able to do my own mending.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - Got rid of an old sofa and rearranged the living room. - It’s a nice day so I opened the doors and turned on all the fans to air out the house. The energy feels better already. - Got some good work done on my app project.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

#3GoodThings: - Made homemade paneer for curry tonight. Store’s out? I don’t care. We make do. - Enjoyed a pro wrestling show for the first time in I don’t know how long I’ve been busy. Let’s go #AEW squad! - Spent time restoring some old cast iron. It’s a slow process but not very hard!

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

#3GoodThings: - Shared Apple notes. They make things a lot easier to organize and coordinate. - Distant wind chimes. - Twelve drops of rain, and then it stopped.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

sharing for the benefit of others, I just tried these stretches and managed to crack my hip in a way it’s needed for months. so good. (Maybe someone with better descriptive skills could write alt text for this gif? I’m not sure how to explain the body mechanics) imgur.com/gallery/para...

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

I like being kind to people, because it feels good. But in this age of contempt, where courtesy seems rare and social cohesion is fraying, being kind also feels like an act of rebellion. Stick it to the man.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

#3GoodThings: - The quietest of mornings. - Took a big nap with the cat today. He makes a very convincing case for such activities. - Portable power banks. Got my hands on a 10k mAh that straight up plugs into the wall and it rules.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

#3GoodThings: - Feeling that my company is wanted and enjoyed. - Having the honor to help and care for others. - Enjoying all the Halloween stuff going up. It’s good fun.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

#3GoodThings: - My husband is best husband, because he let me rest as much as I needed. Gentlemen, take note: a sleeping wife is a happy wife. - Blanket rain. - Transience.

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Anna @annamacmillan.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

#3GoodThings: - Paying bills. Hate doing it but glad I can. - Got a movie recommendation to add to my list. - Quiet night at work.

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