Melanie Crissey
@melaniecrissey.com
Loves startups • Codes for fun • Watercolors every day • Big on remote-first work • Based out of Marietta, GA • Working on technicallymarket.ing • Writing at melaniecrissey.com/blog
At a point in my career where sometimes I say "no" to work opportunities just because the name of the company doesn't sit right
Ironic because so far the only startup I worked for that exited in my favor had an arguably terrible name: 5 letters, real English but v. difficult to say out loud
Ironic because so far the only startup I worked for that exited in my favor had an arguably terrible name: 5 letters, real English but v. difficult to say out loud
January 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
At a point in my career where sometimes I say "no" to work opportunities just because the name of the company doesn't sit right
Ironic because so far the only startup I worked for that exited in my favor had an arguably terrible name: 5 letters, real English but v. difficult to say out loud
Ironic because so far the only startup I worked for that exited in my favor had an arguably terrible name: 5 letters, real English but v. difficult to say out loud
The deep, gutting punch of betrayal and disappointment when your favorite podcaster starts a new newsletter and imports your contact info to Substack 😭
January 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The deep, gutting punch of betrayal and disappointment when your favorite podcaster starts a new newsletter and imports your contact info to Substack 😭
Not the most successful little swan but he’s got some personality
January 7, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Not the most successful little swan but he’s got some personality
The eggplant I painted vs. the eggplant I’m having for dinner 🍽️
January 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM
The eggplant I painted vs. the eggplant I’m having for dinner 🍽️
Tried to take a spider outside.
Got my legs knocked out from under me by my own dog.
Broke my left wrist. Plates, screws and physical therapy. That hand doesn’t bend backwards or forwards all the way anymore.
Got my legs knocked out from under me by my own dog.
Broke my left wrist. Plates, screws and physical therapy. That hand doesn’t bend backwards or forwards all the way anymore.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
😅
January 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Tried to take a spider outside.
Got my legs knocked out from under me by my own dog.
Broke my left wrist. Plates, screws and physical therapy. That hand doesn’t bend backwards or forwards all the way anymore.
Got my legs knocked out from under me by my own dog.
Broke my left wrist. Plates, screws and physical therapy. That hand doesn’t bend backwards or forwards all the way anymore.
We had a ton of leftover black-eyed peas so I blitzed them with the immersion blender and turned them into fritters with grated ginger and cornmeal 🍽️
Spicy sauce is serrano pepper, cilantro, parsley, lime, toasted cumin with yogurt
Spicy sauce is serrano pepper, cilantro, parsley, lime, toasted cumin with yogurt
January 5, 2026 at 12:29 AM
We had a ton of leftover black-eyed peas so I blitzed them with the immersion blender and turned them into fritters with grated ginger and cornmeal 🍽️
Spicy sauce is serrano pepper, cilantro, parsley, lime, toasted cumin with yogurt
Spicy sauce is serrano pepper, cilantro, parsley, lime, toasted cumin with yogurt
We’re back to lemons
January 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
We’re back to lemons
Bugonia is a fun surprise of a movie but the thing blowing my mind is: apparently this is not a real farmhouse anywhere outside of Atlanta but a set built in the UK complete with a basement!
Coulda fooled me
Coulda fooled me
January 4, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Bugonia is a fun surprise of a movie but the thing blowing my mind is: apparently this is not a real farmhouse anywhere outside of Atlanta but a set built in the UK complete with a basement!
Coulda fooled me
Coulda fooled me
Landscape practice
January 3, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Landscape practice
Favorite meal to cook every year! 🍽️
Black-eyed peas with onion, celery and poblanos.
Collards with bacon, onion, jalapeño, sorghum, apple cider vinegar, red pepper and chicken broth.
Skillet cornbread.
Pepper vinegar and hot sauce.
Black-eyed peas with onion, celery and poblanos.
Collards with bacon, onion, jalapeño, sorghum, apple cider vinegar, red pepper and chicken broth.
Skillet cornbread.
Pepper vinegar and hot sauce.
January 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Favorite meal to cook every year! 🍽️
Black-eyed peas with onion, celery and poblanos.
Collards with bacon, onion, jalapeño, sorghum, apple cider vinegar, red pepper and chicken broth.
Skillet cornbread.
Pepper vinegar and hot sauce.
Black-eyed peas with onion, celery and poblanos.
Collards with bacon, onion, jalapeño, sorghum, apple cider vinegar, red pepper and chicken broth.
Skillet cornbread.
Pepper vinegar and hot sauce.
Happy New Year don’t forget to soak your black-eyed peas
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Happy New Year don’t forget to soak your black-eyed peas
Went straight from When Harry Met Sally into the Stranger Things series finale
Pretty decent wrap up. Good song choices.
Pretty decent wrap up. Good song choices.
January 1, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Went straight from When Harry Met Sally into the Stranger Things series finale
Pretty decent wrap up. Good song choices.
Pretty decent wrap up. Good song choices.
On NYE we always make a board and watch When Harry Met Sally 🍽️
January 1, 2026 at 12:11 AM
On NYE we always make a board and watch When Harry Met Sally 🍽️
Saw we’re making lemon pigs
December 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Saw we’re making lemon pigs
Not exactly a true year in review but a fitting bookend.
Goals and systems resume tomorrow.
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Goals and systems resume tomorrow.
www.melaniecrissey.com/blog/2025-in...
2025: Optimizing for Joyfulness
An essay for the end of the year
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December 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Not exactly a true year in review but a fitting bookend.
Goals and systems resume tomorrow.
www.melaniecrissey.com/blog/2025-in...
Goals and systems resume tomorrow.
www.melaniecrissey.com/blog/2025-in...
A new sports bar restaurant opening in our neighborhood announced the menu will have "crab rangoon flatbread" and I'm sorry but that is abhorrent
There is a reason the rangoon is an enclosed pocket experience
There is a reason the rangoon is an enclosed pocket experience
December 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A new sports bar restaurant opening in our neighborhood announced the menu will have "crab rangoon flatbread" and I'm sorry but that is abhorrent
There is a reason the rangoon is an enclosed pocket experience
There is a reason the rangoon is an enclosed pocket experience
Watching Wicked: For Good
I don’t think this is a good movie
I *do* like tulle and sequin dresses
Does Elphie live in Yoda’s swamp? I bet she could raise an X-wing
Cool bear
Why am I crying?
When is this movie going to end? Are we going all the way back to The Shire?
Oh now I’m crying again
I don’t think this is a good movie
I *do* like tulle and sequin dresses
Does Elphie live in Yoda’s swamp? I bet she could raise an X-wing
Cool bear
Why am I crying?
When is this movie going to end? Are we going all the way back to The Shire?
Oh now I’m crying again
December 31, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Watching Wicked: For Good
I don’t think this is a good movie
I *do* like tulle and sequin dresses
Does Elphie live in Yoda’s swamp? I bet she could raise an X-wing
Cool bear
Why am I crying?
When is this movie going to end? Are we going all the way back to The Shire?
Oh now I’m crying again
I don’t think this is a good movie
I *do* like tulle and sequin dresses
Does Elphie live in Yoda’s swamp? I bet she could raise an X-wing
Cool bear
Why am I crying?
When is this movie going to end? Are we going all the way back to The Shire?
Oh now I’m crying again
This is your semi-regular reminder that Mel’s Meal Planning System is “open source”
So you too can take total inventory of your pantry, conquer weekly meal planning and hit all your kitchen goals in 2026 💁♀️
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
So you too can take total inventory of your pantry, conquer weekly meal planning and hit all your kitchen goals in 2026 💁♀️
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
README for Mel's Meal Planning System
Last updated 30 December 2025 How to use Mel’s Meal Planning System #1 Make a fresh copy of the template #2 Set your food intentions for the year How do you want to feed yourself this year? How much...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This is your semi-regular reminder that Mel’s Meal Planning System is “open source”
So you too can take total inventory of your pantry, conquer weekly meal planning and hit all your kitchen goals in 2026 💁♀️
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
So you too can take total inventory of your pantry, conquer weekly meal planning and hit all your kitchen goals in 2026 💁♀️
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Heart wrenching fact:
You never know when it's the last time your startup gets to say
"And we're just getting started"
Be aware and cherish every moment 🙏 ❤️
You never know when it's the last time your startup gets to say
"And we're just getting started"
Be aware and cherish every moment 🙏 ❤️
December 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Heart wrenching fact:
You never know when it's the last time your startup gets to say
"And we're just getting started"
Be aware and cherish every moment 🙏 ❤️
You never know when it's the last time your startup gets to say
"And we're just getting started"
Be aware and cherish every moment 🙏 ❤️
ok so this didn't work because I spent the full 30 minutes debugging okta issues on the work machine while my tea got cold and a scented candle burned down
but I finally locked in and it did take a full two hours, crunching right up until the last minute
sweet relief!
but I finally locked in and it did take a full two hours, crunching right up until the last minute
sweet relief!
I have a writing task I need to knock out before tomorrow morning.
Have been procrastidreading for a week.
My plan is to: make a cup of tea, put on soothing music, ask AI to complete the task, laugh when it does a terrible job and use the bad genAI draft to get myself unstuck.
30 min timebox
Have been procrastidreading for a week.
My plan is to: make a cup of tea, put on soothing music, ask AI to complete the task, laugh when it does a terrible job and use the bad genAI draft to get myself unstuck.
30 min timebox
December 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
ok so this didn't work because I spent the full 30 minutes debugging okta issues on the work machine while my tea got cold and a scented candle burned down
but I finally locked in and it did take a full two hours, crunching right up until the last minute
sweet relief!
but I finally locked in and it did take a full two hours, crunching right up until the last minute
sweet relief!
I seem to have a Bluesky bug where if I play any video using the app on my iPhone, the videos goes full screen with zero controls to pause, close, minimize, adjust volume, return to feed
I have to exit and swipe up to close the entire app
Anybody else?
I have to exit and swipe up to close the entire app
Anybody else?
December 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I seem to have a Bluesky bug where if I play any video using the app on my iPhone, the videos goes full screen with zero controls to pause, close, minimize, adjust volume, return to feed
I have to exit and swipe up to close the entire app
Anybody else?
I have to exit and swipe up to close the entire app
Anybody else?
Today I hit one of my big personal goals for 2025: 150 yoga classes at the studio
Doubled up a few Sundays
Not perfectly consistent but much better than last year
Doubled up a few Sundays
Not perfectly consistent but much better than last year
December 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Today I hit one of my big personal goals for 2025: 150 yoga classes at the studio
Doubled up a few Sundays
Not perfectly consistent but much better than last year
Doubled up a few Sundays
Not perfectly consistent but much better than last year
I have a writing task I need to knock out before tomorrow morning.
Have been procrastidreading for a week.
My plan is to: make a cup of tea, put on soothing music, ask AI to complete the task, laugh when it does a terrible job and use the bad genAI draft to get myself unstuck.
30 min timebox
Have been procrastidreading for a week.
My plan is to: make a cup of tea, put on soothing music, ask AI to complete the task, laugh when it does a terrible job and use the bad genAI draft to get myself unstuck.
30 min timebox
December 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I have a writing task I need to knock out before tomorrow morning.
Have been procrastidreading for a week.
My plan is to: make a cup of tea, put on soothing music, ask AI to complete the task, laugh when it does a terrible job and use the bad genAI draft to get myself unstuck.
30 min timebox
Have been procrastidreading for a week.
My plan is to: make a cup of tea, put on soothing music, ask AI to complete the task, laugh when it does a terrible job and use the bad genAI draft to get myself unstuck.
30 min timebox