Also speak to the earth and sky.

Jamie Wyeth (b 1946)

A Very Small Dog, 1980

Nestled in an ornate wicker pram, under a lacy parasol

is, indeed, a very small dog, as the title of this painting

suggests. Although the fierce little creature is being

treated like royalty, it is clearly very displeased. Baring

its tiny teeth amidst the swirls, hearts, and flowers of its

elaborate confine, the tiny dog's aggression contrasts

sharply with the loving attention lavished upon it.

Here are some additions to the list for this year!

• cuddle up in a luxury blanket
• make sure you kiss all your girlfriends
• try to cook your favorite meal, especially if you've never made it before
• sit somewhere in your house that's not a typical sitting place and look at where you live from a new perspective
• work on a craft project! don't have a project? pick something you've always wanted to make and just start, don't look back
• accept the love from people who love you!!!!!
• sign up for my newsletter or buy me a present, if you want
• sit in the sun and close your eyes and just be quiet for a minute

happy third anniversary of this post!!!! here are even MORE things you can do to celebrate my birthday!!!!!

• play a game of rocket league, or just try a video game you didn’t think you’d be good at and just have fun!
• shuffle a tarot deck and see what speaks to you today. if you don’t have a deck, just google some tarot cards and find some art that inspires you!
• go to a beach and find the most beautiful shell and put it somewhere special in your home
• make an 11:11 wish and send it into the sky
• read gideon the ninth and talk to me about it. or i guess just look at fan art of lesbian necromancers. pick your poison
• dust off your record player and play your favorite album
• make some plans to go see some art in a museum! bonus points for one you’ve never been to!
• BIG S T R E T C H
• tell someone something nice. just a little something, to anyone really.
• make sure you tell YOURSELF something nice too!!

have a wonderful amandab’s birthday!!!!!

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!!!!

happy amanda b's birthday, everyone!!! it's been quite the year over here and now it is time to add to this list!!!!!

• walk around your neighborhood and check out somewhere you've never been!
• do something weird or spiritual or sexy for the full moon! or all three! it's a rare full moon birthday!!!
• stare at some water - if you can't find a body of water irl, go back through your camera roll and find a video you took of water that you maybe forgot about until now
• eat a big crunchy vegetable
• do this magic spell: put on your favorite let's fucking gooooooo kind of song and dance around to it with your eyes closed. really feel the beat in your bones. when it's over, kiss yourself in the mirror and set an intention. every time you hear that song, you're getting closer
• get super fucking baked!!!!!
• do something without worrying about if you're going to be good at it or not! get messy! be playful!
• think about a time in where you felt the happiest and do more things that make you feel that way!!!
• let yourself be soft
• let yourself feel loved just for being you!!!!

until next year, happy amandab's birthday!!!

here we are again, another full rotation around the sun. life has changed SO much since 2021. all of these things are still great ways to celebrate january 25th.

today, we’ll be turning our apartment into abundance coffee co. and celebrating friendship, joy, creativity, and of course coffee. i feel so grateful for the wonderful people in my life and i want to share that abundance with them, while channeling my inner college barista. i remember late nights at the café, vibing and singing and laughing and feeling so free. that’s what i want to bring into the world today.

celebrate yourself today. honor yourself. every version of you that ever was and will be. close your eyes and time travel to all the points where you felt the most alive.

this year to celebrate my birthday, do something that makes you feel the most alive you’ve felt in awhile. whatever that is, squeeze the juice out of it. use the stickers you’ve been saving. break out the good stuff and devour it. relish it.

and as always, tell the people you love you love them. and do a lot of gardening if that’s your thing.

happy january 25th 🩷