iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 27/05/2026

Louisville friends, I have some purple coneflower seedlings up for grabs. The lovely @elenaexisting.bsky.social has claimed two, but I have five more. I’ll deliver within reason. Let me know!

A photo of seven coneflower seedlings in plastic cups

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 25/05/2026

I have yet to figure out the vagaries of my executive functioning. Sometimes I’m really on top of shit and sometimes my husband is like “Why do you have at least one pair of shoes in every room of this house?”

A photo of two pairs of shoes inexplicably abandoned next to a dining room table

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 02/05/2026

I’m having a thyme management problem. (I’m sorry.)

Photo of a huge wad of thyme running amok in a raised garden bed. A nearby bunch of chives looks on with concern.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 25/04/2026

We went to a reptile show on our first date, so we commemorated or second wedding anniversary with snake tattoos.

A photo of two people’s lower legs. One has a fresh snake tattoo above the right ankle, the other has one on the back of the left calf

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 15/04/2026

Oh, really, you guys are going to try that? You think you should try that? It's maybe time to try that?

Screenshot of a headline from the AP reading "House Democrats will try anti-corruption message to again traction against Trump"

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 08/04/2026

Maxine’s replacement, a 2023 Mazda CX-5. It has a lot of technology I don’t know how to use. Things have changed since 2011!

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 08/04/2026

I bought this car 14 years ago when it was a year old, a couple months after I got my first social work job. It saw me through two dogs, three moves, a divorce and a wedding. Almost half my driving life was in this car. Today I traded it in. Farewell, Maxine. You were solid through the very end.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 01/04/2026

Hot take: if you look like this you should not record a song called “Henny and Gingerale” (sic).

A photo musician Mayer Hawthorne, a goofy white guy wearing goofy yellow-tinted glasses and a goofy mustache and a mint green jacket and holding a bunch of orchids on his shoulder.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 29/03/2026

It’s the most beautiful time of year in my front yard.

A photo of a swath of grass full of blooming violets and dandelions.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 23/03/2026

Also, I’m obsessed with this bouquet I got my parents from Bloomed Roots in NuLu. Will definitely use them for future flower needs!

A bouquet of pink and yellow flowers in different shades on a kitchen counter

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 23/03/2026

My parents’ tiny country church threw them a potluck luncheon to celebrate their 50th anniversary. One of their long-time friends sang a couple songs. There was a beautiful cake. They got a bunch of cards. My mom cried through the whole thing. It was the sweetest.

A photo of an older couple standing next to a chalkboard on which someone has written Happy 50th Anniversary Richard & Jenny

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 22/03/2026

Got a little tipsy at the beer garden and then stopped by @carmichaels.bsky.social where I bought a bunch of books guilt-free because my husband’s family gives me gift cards for every birthday and Christmas. 🤗

A stack of books including Dear Writer by Maggie Smith, Vigil by George Saunders, Brawler by Lauren Groff, and A Long Game by Elizabeth McCracken

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 21/03/2026

Today is my parents' 50th wedding anniversary. I can't believe any of us are old enough for this to be true, and I'm grateful that they're both still alive to celebrate together.

A photo of a smiling young couple leaving a church right after their wedding. The bride is wearing a white dress and veil and carrying a bouquet of white flowers. The groom is wearing a white tux with brown velvet trim and a cummerbund and huge bowtie. Members of the wedding party are throwing rice.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 15/03/2026

I posted my weird queer short story in my Smokelong Fitness group yesterday and this emoji is the only reaction it has received.

Screenshot of a comment section with the only reaction to the post being an emoji that’s hiding its face with its hands

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 22/02/2026

Important question: what, if anything, do you see in this painting?

A photo of a multi-colored abstract painting

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 17/02/2026

This is the hair mere moments before my terrible mistake. I will not be posting an after photo.

A selfie taken in a hair salon showing a woman with shoulder-length hair with gentle curls at the ends.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 31/01/2026

Baby’s first Broadway show!

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 31/12/2025

Oh yeah, that’s around the same time a guy in high school PE came over and, apropos of nothing, kicked me in the shin and called me a fat bitch. The fat bitch in question:

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from my mom, her gingerbread people, and… this guy.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 19/12/2025

1993 vs Wednesday. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree or something.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 19/12/2025

1993. Was def wearing this shirt with olive green corduroy shorts, rust-colored tights, and Eastland bucks.

A school photo of 12-year-old girl with braces, pimples, and badly styled wavy hair, wearing a black button-down shirt with multi-colored patterns on it

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 18/12/2025

I had to rearrange my office to accommodate this damned monstera. I’m going to have to spend the next two weeks processing this change with unsettled clients.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 10/12/2025

I am bravely forging the path into middle age for my friends.

A screenshot of a text conversation about pooping into a canister and shipping it via UPS for the Cologuard colon cancer screening

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 02/12/2025

Did I pay a little extra to get the bi pride legal pad assortment? You know it!

A stack of legal pads that are pastel pink, purple, and blue

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 21/09/2025

Update from the dogsitter, who said she’s been “a sassy little angel.”

An elderly Boston terrier squinting at the camera with a woman’s hand on her head

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 18/09/2025

That's an interesting sentiment for a headboard!

A photo of a headboard with the words "The Gathering Place" painted on it and smaller, below, the words "Where friends become family".

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 14/09/2025

I feel like they could have — and perhaps should have — gone back to the drawing board with this product name.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 13/09/2025

Me: Come on, let’s go inside! Ellie:

A Boston terrier lying on her side in the grass with two human feet in front of her

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 13/09/2025

Me: Come on, let’s go pee! Ellie:

A Boston terrier lying in the grass with a skeptical look on her face

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 31/08/2025

A perfect day on the patio

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 23/08/2025

She had a seizure this morning, which I was not expecting and was not prepared to deal with. Loving an old dog is heartbreaking work.

An old Boston terrier sleeping on a multi-colored rug

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 26/07/2025

It happens not infrequently that I'll see an item of clothing online and think "Ooh, I need that!" only to click on it and realize it's for kids. The latest offender? These toddler pants.

A pair of elastic waist leopard print pants for toddlers

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 24/07/2025

I just straightened out a months-long tax debacle AND I have this cute dog!

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 15/07/2025

I would be thrilled. But then, I may be biased.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 14/07/2025

I finally staked my tomatoes tonight. They look much happier. Now if only the fruit would ripen!

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 11/07/2025

If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who or Transformers.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 25/06/2025

The cone of shame can barely contain her.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 15/12/2024

I just learned that Nowell is the “English spelling” of Noel? I’ve never seen this word in my life!

An image of the Bing Crosby song “The First Nowell” being played on a TV music streaming service.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 06/12/2024

(Don’t worry, I got her set up in front of the space heater!)

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 06/12/2024

Oh my god, I gave her a bath (and thoroughly towel dried her) and her teeth are literally chattering. The drama!

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 05/12/2024

Seen in the elevator at work.

A sign posted in an elevator advertising a dermatology office’s holiday open house. Someone has written in black marker in the corner “ACAB includes C-suite.”

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 30/11/2024

Behold, last year’s tree, appropriately icicled. (A much chonkier boi, as well.)

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 30/11/2024

The tree is done! I usually smother my tree in that shiny plastic icicle stuff but have been feeling increasingly hesitant about using and then trashing so much plastic. I gotta admit that it looks kind of naked without it, though. 🙁

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 30/11/2024

Several years ago my then-neighbor gave me this ornament. I think it’s supposed to be a popcorn ball, but we of course immediately decided it was a ball of rotten teeth. We hang it lovingly on the tree each year.

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Erin Riedel @erinriedel.com · 28/11/2024

I have reached my final form.

A photo of me wearing a t-shirt that says POTATOES with a turkey hat on my head

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