My Favorite Things - Summer 2020 Edition
A list of my favorite people/songs/products from summer 2020!
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- Aug 27, 2020
10 Reasons Why It's Great to Have Autism
(Not all of these apply to every autistic person, but they are often generally true!) 1. We are extremely passionate about our interests...
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- Aug 22, 2020
Processing My Diagnosis, Part 2
My whole life, I’ve clung to self-discovery. I thrive on Buzzfeed quizzes and my “brand” because it explains to me who and what I am. I...
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- Aug 22, 2020
Processing My Diagnosis, Part 1
A lot of the time, I am very glad I got diagnosed with autism. In processing my diagnosis, I often feel really happy. I’ve been given a...
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- Aug 22, 2020
Do I Need Autism Services & Accommodations?
Do I need government services or special accommodations? Yes and no. Having a diagnosis (and the assistance that comes with it) would...
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- Aug 22, 2020
My Emotional Support Animal (ESA)
Georgie is my ESA! (emotional support animal)
I’m sure you know of service dogs, who are trained to do tasks to help their disabled owner.
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- Aug 22, 2020
Parallels Between Being Autistic and Queer
Getting diagnosed with autism is a lot like figuring out you’re queer. I’ve been having some serious déjà vu lately as I process my...
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- Aug 22, 2020
I am Autistic.
For my 25th birthday this year, I got diagnosed with Autism. I babysit an autistic girl and I didn’t know the difference between her...
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- Feb 10, 2020
From Long Distance to Living Together
Ali and I have been together for almost 3 years, and slightly less than half of that was 3000+ miles of long distance. We've lived...
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- Feb 3, 2020
How to Change the World...
How to Change the World into a fabulous place where everyone is welcome and allowed to be themselves, in 5 easy steps.
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- Jan 27, 2020
Long Distance Relationship Tips
People message us often, asking for advice for their long distance relationship. Ali and I did long distance for a year and three months,...
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- Jan 22, 2020
The Importance of Chosen Family When You're LGBTQ+
Being queer is about making your life the way you want it to be, regardless of past traditions and expected customs.
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- Nov 22, 2019
How Coming Out Changed Me
My coming out was long and constantly changing, as I went from "I maybe like girls sometimes" to "hello I am very gay nice to meet you"....
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- Aug 21, 2019
Femme Invisibility
It's right on our homepage - Ali and I like to think of ourselves as tinted chapstick lesbians. We love to dress up and be feminine, but...
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- Jul 10, 2019
iFly Indoor Skydiving!
About three years ago, my mom gave my dad (and I) vouchers to go indoor skydiving. We procrastinated so much - we were both busy, and it...
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- Jun 26, 2019
Green Flags in Relationships
I saw a fantastic post going around Instagram from Tumblr (you can see it here) about green flags in relationships (as opposed to red...
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- Jun 10, 2019
We Got A Mouse!
Do you ever just spontaneously purchase a mouse? Because we sure did. Ali's preschool class raised caterpillars into butterflies, and the...
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- May 31, 2019
DragCon LA Lookbook
Unless you live under a rock, you know we went to DragCon LA last weekend! Before we left, we did several sessions in my (Jenni's)...
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- May 27, 2019
DragCon LA Vlog
As many of you know, we went to DragCon LA this past weekend. I put together a video of all the fun we had meeting queens, going to...
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- May 13, 2019
San Diego Vacation Plans
My parents and I have gone to San Diego every couple of years since I graduated high school. This year we're going in July, and it's our...
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- May 6, 2019
Things I've Been Reading (#1)
So I’ve decided that this post is going to be the start of a new recurring sub-series of blog posts, updated monthly, about the books...
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- Apr 29, 2019
Poppy Update: Five Months In
As you probably know by now, we have a hamster named Poppy. She's five months now, and oh boy is she naughty. She loves to do everything...
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- Apr 22, 2019
Becoming a CASA
Gee Ali, why haven’t you been writing any blog posts lately? Where have you been? Good question! Well, in addition to being a full-time...
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- Apr 15, 2019
Five Lesbian Instagram Accounts Under 10k You Should Follow
We have only been part of the incredibly welcoming lesbian Instagram community for four months, and we've already made so many friends...
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