karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 15/06/2025We had a positive and powerful turnout at the Spirit Lake, IA #NoKingsDay rally today. Met lovely people and am happy we were safe. 020
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Me in my head: I bet I can find that on Amazon…Freakin Amazon…stupid Jeff Bezos…I hate him for making me not want to shop on Amazon…(Amazon app opens…) what was I looking for??? 000
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 21/05/2025This brave clematis vine, flowering through the cold and wet Iowa May. 010
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 27/04/2025At my Uni’s a capella group’s annual concert. The group is run by a former student of mine who is now a senior & graduating. I just ran into him before the concert & he gave me the biggest hug and genuinely asked me how I was doing even though this is his night. These little things keep me going. 000
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Sharing a picture of a pretty bird visiting my yard today because I need a pretty bird to distract me from the horrors of the government. 010
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Forecast: no rain for days Me: orders expensive dirt for yard. Store: delivers expensive dirt in record time. Mississippi: YOU FOOL! Imma whip up a thunderstorm with heavy rain just to spite you, you moron thinkin you can get anything accomplished without me slapping your hand… 000
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 06/04/2025I talked to my aunt (the closest thing I have to a mom), snuggled with my dog, and watched Americans protest by the millions today. For the first time in months I’m going to sleep feeling a little comfort & hope. 000
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Today in the stock market I lost 25% more than I make in a whole year. I am a teacher. Trump is a disaster. Shame on him and shame on those who voted for this madness. 000
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Teetering on the edge of “I have patience for this” and “I’m too old for this shit.” That’s how I know it’s almost summer break. 000
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Realized today that I’m in my 20th year of working for a state department of education or University. I’m making less now than I was in 2007. So I’m going to take my “Impressive!” Wordle praise and go to sleep knowing that despite the sadness I feel, I will still make a difference tomorrow. 000
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Whelp, time for bed. My brain: remember that really awful thing that happened? Let’s think about that. My heart rate: up up up we go! 000
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Did I get dressed today? No. But did I do something worthwhile and inspiring instead of busy work in the guise of proving my worth with true crime docs on in the background?? Also no. 010
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 05/03/2025And every year after my performance review I just feel like garbage. Like, “did I pass???” And the answer is yea, I guess. 000
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Trying so hard to keep my spirits up. But I feel like an exposed nerve. 010
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Embarrassed to be an American. Ashamed to be an Iowan. Exhausted as a survivor of narcissistic abuse. It’s been a bad day. 000
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 27/02/2025The University where I work just took down their Safe Zone website. Safe Zone training enables us to be properly trained to be a safe space for someone experiencing any issues with their LGBTQai identity. I AM A SAFE ZONE. And no horrific, cowardly, evil government “leaders” will ever change that. 000
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 19/02/2025People often ask me how I am feeling about a situation because my senses are strong and I can feel/sense more acutely and deeply than most. What am I feeling now as an American? I. Am. Scared. 010
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 19/02/2025I held 19 individual 20-minute conferences with my students today. I only had to raise my eyebrow at one of them. 18 of them CRUSHED it and I’m so proud. I will forever be grateful I found my way to teaching higher ed. 000
karenconnick.bsky.social @karenconnick.bsky.social · 21/01/2025I was not okay today. I tried to be & failed. 000
