
The Sursie
Self-care for the long haul: how to build a life and legacy that are your own, pass on material AND emotional assets, and break cycles that have been going on for generations.
What's even the point?
It feels like the world is ending...
so what do we do?
Hey friend.
Summer break carried me until it didn’t. Suddenly my kid and I were dropped into the rushing waters of a new school year—and honestly? I couldn’t find my footing.
When I polled my IG folks, turns out most of us are in the same b...
Aug 19, 2025
August 2025 Forecast
Every year, I perform tarot forecasts for myself, the general vibe of the West, and individuals who want 'em.
Formerly I would use the general forecast to keep my finger on the pulse of the energetic zeitgeist, but it occurs to me that you could probably use some month-by-month help, astrologica...
Aug 01, 2025
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I save $1,000+ every year this way.
If you’ve ever had to Start Over, you know how challenging it can be. Whether you break up with a bestie roommate and need to move, decide to change schools or programs halfway through your coursework, or are left high and dry by a partner, it’s all basically the same.
I’ve been thinking a lot...
Jul 22, 2025
One thing is gonna save us.
And frankly, it ain't love.
Walking is gonna save all our lives if we let it.
Listen, you don’t have to take my word for, just like we never had to take Levar Burton’s. But if you’ll recall, he was always fucking right, and so I am when I say: I’ve done the reading, I’ve done the research, I...
Jul 13, 2025
I went on ONE DATE with him in 2008:
Making the Case for an Analog Address Book
This morning, my servant robot (Alexa) reminded me that it was someone’s birthday, let’s call him Andrew Smart.
“Wish Andrew Smart a happy birthday,” Alexa chided.
I went out with one (1) date with Andrew Smart in 2008. We met at a dog park. He ha...
Jul 06, 2025
July 2025 Forecast
Every year, I perform tarot forecasts for myself, the general vibe of the West, and individuals who want 'em.
Formerly I would use the general forecast to keep my finger on the pulse of the energetic zeitgeist, but it occurs to me that you could probably use some month-by-month help, astrologica...
Jul 01, 2025
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Fried Chicken, Near-Death Experiences, etc. etc.
If you refuse to be held hostage for a chicken recipe then by God you just skip your sweet fanny right to the end and let’s not waste another second of your sweet time 😜
Everybody else settle in for a lil story.
On June 29, 2016, two months after I turned 30, a car crash occurred that set an...
Jun 29, 2025
Make and Keep Appointments
I started the Tough Love Self-Care Challenge in late 2017, and one of the precipitating factors was learning the following piece of information:
Research indicates that women, particularly mothers, are more likely to schedule and attend medical and dental appointments for their children and spo...
Jun 09, 2025
What is left behind?
When we think of inheritance, we don’t often think about the soft stuff.
Inheritance is generally hard. It’s quantifiable. Like money or assets or property, a recognizable name or exclusive membership, legacy businesses. Genes. Gold. Guns.
The things you plan to leave for the next generatio...
Jun 01, 2025
June 2025 Forecast
Every year, I perform tarot forecasts for myself, the general vibe of the West, and individuals who want 'em.
Formerly I would use the general forecast to keep my finger on the pulse of the energetic zeitgeist, but it occurs to me that you could probably use some month-by-month help, astrologica...
Jun 01, 2025
forecast
magic
tarot
Tough Love Passive-Aggression Challenge: Week Four
Welcome to the final week of the Tough Love Passive Aggression Challenge!
You’ve already done the hard work of recognizing and eliminating passive aggression from your own communication. Now, you’re facing a whole new challenge: handling it when it’s coming at you. And make no mistake—it will com...
May 29, 2025
tlpac
Cut it out.
Do less.
No, less.
OK, good! Now do less than that.
Seriously, self-care is very important. Some (me) might (do) say it’s literally life and death. So taking that into account, try to be strategic.
What do you want?
I can guarantee that unless you’ve really pared down what you’re doing,...
May 26, 2025
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