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AJ Lauer

@ayjaylauer.bsky.social
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Author, speaker, nerdy about leadership in STEM & HPC Owner Thriving Ibis Leadership Solutions: thrivingibis.com Formerly NCAR, CO School of Mines, Miami Dade College, UIUC My Monster Mungo: www.amazon.com/My-Monster-Mungo-Imp…

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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 1h
Great time to grab My Monster Mungo: A Story About Imposter Syndrome! bookshop.org/p/books/my-m...
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My Monster Mungo: A Story About Imposter Syndrome
What if you could change the voice that makes you feel small into a partner who helps you do hard things?Join Katy as she learns that her feelings of not being good enough, being a phony who has only ...
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Mariana Flying Fox costume in progress.. turning out to be a good way to learn a little about sewing in boning! #Halloween #bat #handmade
A child lays on tan carpet. They are wearing brown pants and zip up hoodie. Outstretched arms frame brown fabric bat wings. The child's face is pixellated.
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🤣
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you’re the kind of person who messages the sewists in your life in the first week of October going “if I give you $50, will you make me a Halloween costume”, I hope you either educate yourself on what costuming actually takes or have perpetually wet socks.
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ooh that's so weird. And kinda lovely.
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Welcome to CO! (A little early 😊)
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm so glad to see there are #womeninstem included on that fabric!
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ooh yeah! That's much nicer without the sleeves. Well done!
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Everyone who visits our house compliments the stunning crochet blankets we have in the living room - all made by my extremely talented MIL. Good news for y'all! She now has an Etsy shop. Check it out! www.etsy.com/shop/SmplyIn... #crochet #handmade #gifts #fiberart #homedecor
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's probably a little too thick for that, but yeah you could totally make one that would work!
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thank you 😊
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yeah! Or reverse patches! A fun way to play with scraps if nothing else 😊
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I made.... something? Ha I enjoy seeing how textile artists on IG play with layers of fabric, so decided to try. This is just scraps from prior projects quilted with a random pattern and cut away to show layers. This could be so satisfying with some intentionality! #sewsky #quilt #craftsky #textile
A gray piece of fabric with wavy, vaguely mountain'y lines sewn over it in black threadThe "after" of the project shows the space between sewn lines cut out to reveal various layers of colorful fabric
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
What's the pattern?? That's a heck of a lede to drop without explaining!
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Omg well I now know I'll need an extra suitcase for my conference in Chicago in November! 👀✨️👀✨️👀✨️
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This is absolutely incredible! A little bit of joy for your Monday 😊
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
That is so smart! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thank you!
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Most essential supply for back to school: reusable snack pouches! Thought I'd never find a use for that awful blue and orange striped polyester from a Mood Mystery Box, but I think it will work well for the linings. Couture snack bags? #backtoschool #sewing #memade #madewithmood
A set of 8 fabric snack pouches, each about 5x6", on a brown counter.Two snack bags, one with the flap open to show the garish orange and blue lining.
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
American sewist here! I LOVE using patterns that are in metric. It's so much easier.
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Birthday donuts!
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
That's amazing! I'm so glad you got that time with her. ❤️
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Got a call from the bone marrow registry last week that I've been matched with a leukemia patient. I signed up as a donor 20 years ago so it was quite the surprise! Sending a cheek swab to see if we're a deeper match. Register to donate at nmdp.org #savelives #stemcell #cancer
A white skinned hand holds a navy blue envelope that says "let's do this. Saving lives starts with a swab. Nmdp" there's a photo of two people hugging on the right side of the envelope.
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
We're just missing him! He'll be in St Paul on Aug 28 😲
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Last stop on the drive to #pearc26 : The Biggest Ball Of Twine in Minnesota! I know there are Weird Al fans at @pearcconference.bsky.social !
A window with a 7 foot tall ball of twine behind it. A sign at the top of the window said "worlds largest Twine ball"
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
...legally...
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Ooh this is heartbreaking! That show is my happy place. 😪
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Stopped at Wall Drug on the road to #PEARC26!
A white woman with brown hair taking a  selfie with a wooden carving of a smoking man in a white cowboy hat.
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Stopped at Wall Drug on the road to #PEARC26!
A white woman with brown hair taking a  selfie with a wooden carving of a smoking man in a white cowboy hat.
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The road to #pearc26 includes Mount Rushmore!
A white woman taking a selfie in front of Mount Rushmore. She is wearing black sunglasses and a brown cowgirl hat
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I mean, I learned how to play poker from a couple of drunk clowns in NYC, so.. Yup. Checks out! 😅
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Congratulations! This is awesome. Love to see women in HPC and climate taking high level leadership roles 👏🏻
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Most of the time. Just.. not that time. 😅
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Why are they do awful? Why isn't there a better way?!
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I just spent an hour meticulously unpicking a button hole that had accidentally caught another part of the garment. When I sewed the hole again, this is what my machine did 😭😭🤬🤬🤬🤬 #upcycle #sewing #hobbies #fashion
A burnt orange piece of fabric with white pin stripes sits on a sewing machine. The two sides of a button hole are out of alignment and will need to be redone
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Hooray! I've been waiting for this. Who wants to hang out at #PEARC26?
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The next time I say I'm going to make a collared shirt or shirt dress, someone please remind me that collars and buttons are the two most exasperating parts of sewing 😅
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A+
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I really loved Travels with Charley and Beloved. Don't know the other two. I read Travels well over a decade ago and still think about it sometimes.. so that one first or last?
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I haven't been there in a very long time but it sounds like it hasn't changed much haha
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Ms Tindra is starting to look like a real dress! I'm obsessed with the back 👀 Pattern is the #Fibremood Tindra. Fabric is a thrifted duvet cover. Buttons will be from the infamous Elfriede's in Boulder, when I get in the mood to deal with 11 button holes 😅 #sewing #upcycle
A burnt orange dress with wide-spaced white pin stripes hangs on a dress form. It has a collar ans breast pockets. The rest of the visible room is a mess of sewing supplies.Back of a burnt orange shirt dress. It has a gather at the waist that makes the skirt fitted and the shirt portion blousy. . The rest of the visible room is a mess of sewing supplies
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Hah that was me with my serger! They aren't so bad once you get over being scared. And! You can turn off the cutting mechanism on most, which makes it way less scary to play with!
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
It's National Sewing Machine day! Here's a photo of my gorgeous late-1950s all metal stamped machine. That turquoise! That chrome! That font! My Bernette just came back from being serviced (which took FOREVER) so i will quite happily be using her today 😁
A lovely 1950s sewing machine in turquoise, white, and chrome. It has fins on the top line a corvette, and the width and length knobs have a classic 1950s font.
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
We climbed Mount Blue Sky today! Kids' first time above 14,000 ft! Obvs had to be posted here ☺️ #bluesky #Colorado #kids #summer #14er
A family of white people, including two young kids, smile at the top of a mountain
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Everyone who visits our house compliments the stunning crochet blankets we have in the living room - all made by my extremely talented MIL. Good news for y'all! She now has an Etsy shop. Check it out! www.etsy.com/shop/SmplyIn... #crochet #handmade #gifts #fiberart #homedecor
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Quite happy with how the pink flatlock hem breaks up the intensity of the black and white print on these shorts! Fabric is from my local thrift store, shorts are self drafted based on my favorite pj shorts. #sewing #upcycle #MeMade #fashion
A white pair of shorts with a black grid pattern that almost looks like looking closely at a screen shot has a bright pink ladder pattern at the hem. The shorts are held up by a white person's hand and a sewing machine is visible in the background.
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Ooh i love this!
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Improv quilts sound fun. So do protest quilts!
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AJ Lauer @ayjaylauer.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
This is precisely why I will never get into quilting. I just don't have the patience for the repetition.
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