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@creativetiff78.bsky.social
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I'm in N. California, 47 y/o Married, Chronically Ill ( #SmallFiberNeuropathy, #mecfs, #migraine, #dysautonomia, #hEDS, #fibromyalgia, #HS) retired LCSW, disabled #artist #knitter #witch #advocate #writer Bi 🌈🧙‍♀️🦥🥄🧶🎨🌻💙🌊 linktr.ee/CreativeTiff78

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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Jackie and one of her favorite plants in the yard (hardenbergia or "lilac vine") 🥰 #dogsofbluesky #labrador #dogsky #NorCal #gardening
A photograph of Jackie, a 5 year old red fox lab, sniffing at the purple blooms of a blooming lilac plant.A photograph of Jackie, a 5 year old red fox lab, leaning into the blooming lilac plant, but looking at the photographer with some "side eye".
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
About Me Progressive/Liberal AF, Feminist, Social Worker, Disabled by chronic illness, BLM, Abolish ICE, People cannot be illegal on stolen land, LGBTQIA+ Community, Food, Shelter, and Healthcare are part of basic human rights!
White text on a black background that reads: My biggest flex is I'm exactly who the fuck I say I am and don't have to fake shit.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
3/ He's a sweet old man and can be very, very funny. 💜
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Jackie is disturbed and concerned. I'm not sharing this to be funny. She is very closely tuned into my feelings and how I'm doing physically. There's a lot going on right now. I'm anxious. I'm scared. I'm angry (not at her). I'm also determined. I will not be silent. #AbolishIce #justice
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This world hasn't made sense in quite a while, but it feels like each day, there's more to horrific news. 💙 #AbolishICE
A cartoon picture of snoopy dressed in a heavy coat and ice fishing with the caption: "I don't need fancy things... just cheaper groceries, lower bills, and a world that makes sense again."
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
#IrishBlessing #AWayWithWords #resistance #democracy
Black Embroidered words on cream colored cloth which reads: 
A New Irish Blessing 
May your rights be protected and your resolve remain strong as you join the resistance and fight all that is wrong.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Rainy Sunday Snuggles. 🥰 #dogsofbluesky #labrador #dogsky #rescuedog
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
My husband picked all the pomegranates off our tree (the harvest is the first pic) and seeded them and then juiced the seeds. The bowl is arils from only 7 pomegranates! We were able to freeze a lot of juice and froze some arils as well. #gardening #NorCal
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
#chronicillness #chronicpain
Black text on a white background reads: 
Before I say yes, I calculate:
How long will I stand? 
Will there be a place to sit? 
Will I have to walk far? 
What's the weather like? 
Is the pain worth it? 
Will I regret it halfway through? 
Is it worth the flare that's coming? 
Will I revive in a day... or a week? 

Some may say I'm overthinking, but this is the math of chronic illness, and every yes comes with a price only my body can see.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
#chronicpain #invisibleillness #invisibledisability #spooniesky
Black text on a pink background reads: 
This is a quote from a hematologist who understands pain better than most doctors and specialists:
"Chronic pain patients hide it so well, you can't go by how they look on the outside. They have to learn how to function with pain, you can't just roll around on the floor all day screaming in agony. Medical personnel in hospitals don't even realize this. A Chronic pain patient can function with a pain level that would incapacitate any other person."
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
#feminism
White text on a black background that reads: Women are 51% of the population but 60% of the poor and 83% of single parents doing 66% of the work producing 50% of the food but earn just 11% of the pay and own only 20% of the land. 
In case you wondered why we still need feminism. (Author unknown/@WomenRules)
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
#goodpeople #dogs 🐶
White text on a grey background that reads: Despite all the bad days and mean people, I still believe in good days and kind people. 
Plus there are always dogs.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
#democracy #congress #governmentshutdown
Quote credited to margotdurkin: 
Not that anyone's asking me, but here's how to end government shutdowns forever. Pass legislation that makes a shutdown illegal. Then Congress has to stay in session and keep voting until compromise is reached. After the 10th vote, if no agreement is reached, all congressional party and benefits are stopped until a bill is passed. 

Also: release the Epstein files. Swear in the Congresswoman.

Come back and do your jobs.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Just some recent pictures of Jackie. #dogsofbluesky #labrador #rescuedog #dogsky
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
The pomegranate tree is very happy this year. #gardening #NorCal
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
#humor #dogsofbluesky #dogsky
Black text on a white background that reads: One dog won't fix all of your problems. 
But three might. 
Or they might just cause enough problems you forget all about your old problems. 
So get four.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
I'm struggling. But then there's this sweet girlie snoozing, curled up against my legs, and things seem to be a bit brighter. Dogs are amazing. #dogsofbluesky #labrador #rescuedog #dogsky
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
When you're chronically ill and crafty. 😏 IV poles can have multiple uses! #chronicillness #chronicpain #spooniesky #disabledsky #chronicillnesshumor #creativewhilesick
A picture of an IV pole, with a ring and macrame project on one hanger and macrame yarn and 2 wooden hoops on the opposite hanger.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Today's #garden harvest. And we still have tomatoes ripening on the vines. #gardening #NorCal
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
#chronicillness #chronicpain #spooniesky #disabledsky #chronicillnesshumor
A name tag graphic on top of a pink, green, yellow diagonal striped background that reads: Hello, I'm Not Looking For Unsolicited Medical Advice.
Credited to: @thischronicstruggle
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
#chronicpain #chronicpainhumor A thread 1/
Grumpy cat meme with white writing that reads: So on a scale of 1-10, can you rate your pain? (Picture of a face of a white and brown cat with blue eyes, appearing grumpy inserted) At this very moment, or today as a whole, or do you mean in a specific area?
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
#humor #dogsofbluesky 🤣
White text on a burgundy background reads: Never leave home without a kiss, a hug, and an "I love you." Then remove the dig hair from your mouth as you walk to the car.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Today's garden pics. I need to get out and harvest. #gardening #NorCal
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
#chronicillness #chronicpain #spooniesky #disabledsky
Black text on a beige background that reads: "The one thing I wish people knew about my illness...
I really miss who I was."
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Y'know, Life360, you can be a real jerk to someone who's housebound due to #chronicillness. 😏 We both know I haven't left my house this week. It's not necessary to remind me. #chronicillnesshumor
Picture of a notification from the app Life360 that reads: *picture of a pin* You've moved, we noticed-- here's your weekly recap.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
More chickens completed. 😁 #knitting #knittedtoys #emotionalsupportchicken
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
A blessing to all my 💙 peeps 😁
Black text on a white and Grey background that reads: "May your day be filled with glitter that someone ends cleans up." 
Credited to Riley and company.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Many of us who live with #chronicillness have said that if folks started experiencing our regular symptoms acutely, they would go to the ED/ER/A&E. Those of us with chronic illness can't go to the ED on a daily basis (nor do we want to), and frankly most of us want to have a life outside our 1/
Black text on a blue and purple background that reads: "Living with chronic illness requires an intricate balance between ignoring your symptoms to live and listening to your body to survive." Credited to @chelseahealinghappily
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
I was having pain as a child (which was later diagnosed as #hEDS in my mid-30's). I honestly thought everyone lived with pain until I was a pre-teen. I figured it was normal, and everyone was pushing through like I was. I don't believe I've ever had a pain free day. #chronicillness #chronicpain
Black text on a red, blue, and white background that reads: "Some people cannot remember the last time they experienced pain. I cannot remember the last time I had a pain free day." Credited to @itsachronicthing
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Yes. Today, I overdid it in the garden. Not only am I done for the day, I might be done for the week. #chronicillness #chronicpain #spooniesky #disabledsky #cfsme #pwME #mecfs
Black text on a purple background that reads: Sometimes I convince myself I can do more than I actually can. 

That never ever turns out well. 

Credited to Chronic Pain Warrior
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Today's harvest. 😁 And we cleaned up a couple of the beds. The tomatillo plants had to come out... one was dead, and the other one seemed to have a pest invasion going on (despite plant having a ton of blooms and growing like crazy). #gardening #NorCal
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Truth. My dad taught me how to use tools, and how to protect myself. 😏 #aboutme
White text on a black background that reads: Unfortunately I am my father's daughter, NOT a daddy's girl. I WILL throw a hammer at your ass if you piss me off.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
4/ Worth a shot, right? I could still feel the holes in the cartilage, so maybe something could be done? Folks, she was amazing. She had a tool and was able to save the piercings! So when we returned the next day to pop my jewelry back in, I left with new jewelry for my helixes!
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
I've seen this before, but felt it deserved to be posted again. 💙 #democracy #humanrights #liberal
White text on a blue background that reads: I am not a liberal snowflake. My feelings aren't fragile. My heart isn't bleeding. I am a badass believer in human rights. My toughness is in tenderness. My strength is in the service of others. There is nothing more fierce that formidable unconditional love.  There is not a thing more courageous than compassion. But if my brief in equity, empathy, goodness, and love indeed makes me or people like me snowflakes, then you should know-- winter is coming.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
#chronicillness #chronicpain #spooniesky #disabledsky #cfsme #pwME #pem #PENE #fibromyalgia #dysautonomia #migraine #fatigue #SmallFiberNeuropathy
Black text on a purple background reads: One thing you realize when you have an illness that seriously affects your energy levels is that *everything* takes energy.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Peter bought me this galaxy lamp that chuckles through different colors. Nighttime is hard. In the quiet of the dark, with everyone ender sleeping, that's when my #insomnia, #anxiety, and #pain like to start screaming the loudest. 1/
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Jackie says "Happy Friday". #dogsofbluesky #labrador #rescuedog
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
I was in my 30s before I realized I dealt with #dyscalculia. I struggled with math and numbers all throughout my education (altho, I rocked and still live stats!), but learning the tendency to invert numbers, difficulty telling right and left, and challenges reading maps was part of it... 1/?
A graphic depicting a hand pointing and titled "Dyscalculia" (credited to @jennhasadhd)
"Dyscalculia (phonetic spelling) is a disability resulting in difficulty learning or comprehending arthrimetic, such as difficulty in numbers, learning how to manipulate numbers, performing mathematical calculations, and learning facts in mathematics. 

11% of people with Dyscalculia also have ADHD. But it's not just about numbers! 

Dyscalculia also is: 
* frequently forgetting left and right
* poor ability to mirror another person
* slow to read analog clocks 
* struggle to read maps & sense of direction
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Jackie, just sniffing at the lavender. Today, she surprised me by going around the tomato beds into the butterfly bushes to go exploring. 💜 #gardening #dogsofbluesky #rescuedog #dogsky #labrador
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Get a dog. You'll never have to pee alone. 😁 #dogsofbluesky #rescuedog #labrador #dogsky
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
My loves 💜
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
#FDT
Peanuts cartoon featuring Linus writing a letter with the text: Dear Great Pumpkin, Please Do Something about Your Evil Cousin Trump.
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Today's garden harvest #tomatoes #squash #onelonelemoncucmber
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Since we had Matty again, Peter ran out and grabbed Shave Ice for all of us (theirs was just the ice). Nice afternoon treat. #dogsofbluesky #labrador #dogsky
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
#chronicillness #chronicpain #spooniesky #disabledsky
Red text on a grey scale background of a person with their head bent forward that reads: I'm going to be perfectly honest, there are some days I just don't have the energy to hide how much my life's been devastated by this illness. Doesn't mean I've given up, or I'm not thinking positive, it just means that I just don't have the energy to pretend some days...
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Just a reminder. #chronicillness #chronicpain #spooniesky #disabledsky
A cartoon picture of the earth with people of a variety of ethnic backgrounds utilizing a variety of mobility aids with the Disability Pride Flag flies standing atop a text box that reads: The Disabled Population is the World's Largest Minority that anyone can become a part of at any time. Disability Pride Month 2025. Credited to @chronicloveclub
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
#chronicillness #chronicpain #spooniesky #disabledsky #chronicillnesshumor
Black text on a white background reads: 
Me: I don't have the energy for this. 
Someone: For what? 
Me: *gestures vaguely*
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
The squash is growing like crazy... these leaves are huge! (My hand for scale.) #gardening #NorCal
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
I'm really struggling today. The procedure is had is causing my physical stuff to flare, but what's worse is that I started my day with a massive #PTSD flashback that sent me spiraling. *sigh* #chronicillness #chronicpain #spooniesky #disabledsky
Dark Grey text on a white background that reads: "Do you ever lay in bed and realize how not okay you are".
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Tiff @creativetiff78.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
I finally got the picture I've been trying for for two years! #dogsofbluesky #rescuedog #labrador #dogsky
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