Wendy
@wendyrmonkey.bsky.social
Writer (find me at https://wendyrobinson.substack.com/), higher ed nerd, lover of Minnesota . Nothing I post here is meant to reflect any current/future/former employers… it’s all just me yapping
I plan to handle the eventual death of, well, you know, with the exact amount of grace, compassion, and dignity that he has historically shown to others.
December 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I plan to handle the eventual death of, well, you know, with the exact amount of grace, compassion, and dignity that he has historically shown to others.
I know mistakes happen, but getting sent the wrong item from an online store and then having to go to the post office to return it (in December!) is really annoying.
I don’t want to keep a pair of men’s size 14 running shoes but I also don’t want to have to, like, do something to return the. Sigh.
I don’t want to keep a pair of men’s size 14 running shoes but I also don’t want to have to, like, do something to return the. Sigh.
December 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I know mistakes happen, but getting sent the wrong item from an online store and then having to go to the post office to return it (in December!) is really annoying.
I don’t want to keep a pair of men’s size 14 running shoes but I also don’t want to have to, like, do something to return the. Sigh.
I don’t want to keep a pair of men’s size 14 running shoes but I also don’t want to have to, like, do something to return the. Sigh.
I love a Christmas stocking (both having one and filling one) and I feel like this is the ideal mixture:
- candy (duh)
- some sort of small toiletry for a purse (hand sanitizer, dental floss picks or good lip balm)
- something that exists for the sole purpose of being cute
- scratcher tickets
- candy (duh)
- some sort of small toiletry for a purse (hand sanitizer, dental floss picks or good lip balm)
- something that exists for the sole purpose of being cute
- scratcher tickets
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I love a Christmas stocking (both having one and filling one) and I feel like this is the ideal mixture:
- candy (duh)
- some sort of small toiletry for a purse (hand sanitizer, dental floss picks or good lip balm)
- something that exists for the sole purpose of being cute
- scratcher tickets
- candy (duh)
- some sort of small toiletry for a purse (hand sanitizer, dental floss picks or good lip balm)
- something that exists for the sole purpose of being cute
- scratcher tickets
Just unthawing a (wrapped, obvs) Uncrustable in my (clothed, obvs) armpit, like the grown ass adult I am.
December 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Just unthawing a (wrapped, obvs) Uncrustable in my (clothed, obvs) armpit, like the grown ass adult I am.
Waiting impatiently for the rain to turn into snow...
a woman singing into a microphone with the words nothing last forever even a cold november rain
ALT: a woman singing into a microphone with the words nothing last forever even a cold november rain
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November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Waiting impatiently for the rain to turn into snow...
I have book club tonight and then NO! OTHER! PLANS! for the weekend and, lo, I am pleased.
Living the middle aged lady dream over here.
Living the middle aged lady dream over here.
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I have book club tonight and then NO! OTHER! PLANS! for the weekend and, lo, I am pleased.
Living the middle aged lady dream over here.
Living the middle aged lady dream over here.
Chonk the chicken says get back to work
(Chonk is kind of bossy)
(Chonk is kind of bossy)
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Chonk the chicken says get back to work
(Chonk is kind of bossy)
(Chonk is kind of bossy)
It’s just the four of us for Thanksgiving this year but feeling good about the menu and the amount of cooking I have to do (fairly minimal)
And, yes, that says Snickers salad.
And, yes, that says Snickers salad.
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It’s just the four of us for Thanksgiving this year but feeling good about the menu and the amount of cooking I have to do (fairly minimal)
And, yes, that says Snickers salad.
And, yes, that says Snickers salad.
Self-care sometimes means ordering more notebooks that I might not technically need and enjoying how pretty the boxes are when it arrives 😍
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Self-care sometimes means ordering more notebooks that I might not technically need and enjoying how pretty the boxes are when it arrives 😍
Being middle aged means sending an excited text to your bestie after your annual physical to brag about how good your A1C is.
Having middle aged best friends means that the “omg, amazing!” text you get in response is entirely sincere 😂
Having middle aged best friends means that the “omg, amazing!” text you get in response is entirely sincere 😂
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Being middle aged means sending an excited text to your bestie after your annual physical to brag about how good your A1C is.
Having middle aged best friends means that the “omg, amazing!” text you get in response is entirely sincere 😂
Having middle aged best friends means that the “omg, amazing!” text you get in response is entirely sincere 😂
ICYMI: new post alert wendyrobinson.substack.com/p/the-people...
The People You See at the Starting Line
and the odds that they'll beat me
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November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
ICYMI: new post alert wendyrobinson.substack.com/p/the-people...
I’m on a flight that got moved on to a bigger plane than originally scheduled and the flight is only 50% full and everyone is so happy. It’s a fairly long flight too and my last flight after many weeks of work travel, so this is a nice way to wrap up work travel for the year
October 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I’m on a flight that got moved on to a bigger plane than originally scheduled and the flight is only 50% full and everyone is so happy. It’s a fairly long flight too and my last flight after many weeks of work travel, so this is a nice way to wrap up work travel for the year
I know there is so much discussion of how to help food banks/pantries right now (and that is good, we need to take care of people) but as someone who used to supervise a food pantry, let me just make another small plea: setting up a recurring monthly cash donation is SO HELPFUL to those places
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I know there is so much discussion of how to help food banks/pantries right now (and that is good, we need to take care of people) but as someone who used to supervise a food pantry, let me just make another small plea: setting up a recurring monthly cash donation is SO HELPFUL to those places
I’ve never smoked weed (or had an edible or anything else) but I’m in favor of pot legalization.
That being said, going places where it smells constantly like weed tests my conviction a bit.
This post brought to you by the smell in my hotel hallway
That being said, going places where it smells constantly like weed tests my conviction a bit.
This post brought to you by the smell in my hotel hallway
October 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I’ve never smoked weed (or had an edible or anything else) but I’m in favor of pot legalization.
That being said, going places where it smells constantly like weed tests my conviction a bit.
This post brought to you by the smell in my hotel hallway
That being said, going places where it smells constantly like weed tests my conviction a bit.
This post brought to you by the smell in my hotel hallway
I really need to escape this hotel tomorrow and see the ocean
October 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I really need to escape this hotel tomorrow and see the ocean
I’ve been in LA for over 24 hours and haven’t seen a single celebrity.
I’m starting to think that maybe an education conference at the airport hotel isn’t quite the celeb hotspot I was led to believe it might be.
I’m starting to think that maybe an education conference at the airport hotel isn’t quite the celeb hotspot I was led to believe it might be.
October 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve been in LA for over 24 hours and haven’t seen a single celebrity.
I’m starting to think that maybe an education conference at the airport hotel isn’t quite the celeb hotspot I was led to believe it might be.
I’m starting to think that maybe an education conference at the airport hotel isn’t quite the celeb hotspot I was led to believe it might be.
I woke up for the day at 4am central time.
I took an accidental two hour nape from 11am to 1pm pacific time
I worked out at 8pm pacific time and I have no idea when I’m be able to fall asleep tonight because I am currently WIDE AWAKE and still haven’t had dinner.
My internal clock is a mess
I took an accidental two hour nape from 11am to 1pm pacific time
I worked out at 8pm pacific time and I have no idea when I’m be able to fall asleep tonight because I am currently WIDE AWAKE and still haven’t had dinner.
My internal clock is a mess
October 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I woke up for the day at 4am central time.
I took an accidental two hour nape from 11am to 1pm pacific time
I worked out at 8pm pacific time and I have no idea when I’m be able to fall asleep tonight because I am currently WIDE AWAKE and still haven’t had dinner.
My internal clock is a mess
I took an accidental two hour nape from 11am to 1pm pacific time
I worked out at 8pm pacific time and I have no idea when I’m be able to fall asleep tonight because I am currently WIDE AWAKE and still haven’t had dinner.
My internal clock is a mess
Global climate change is bad for so, so many reasons (duh), but I'm not sure we complain enough about the fact that it means I'm still having seasonal allergies in freaking OCTOBER.
October 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Global climate change is bad for so, so many reasons (duh), but I'm not sure we complain enough about the fact that it means I'm still having seasonal allergies in freaking OCTOBER.
Reposted by Wendy
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
Airports may truly be the most “well, it’s five o’clock somewhere” of places
October 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Airports may truly be the most “well, it’s five o’clock somewhere” of places
If your Cybertruck is your therapist, I hope you are single and alone forever
October 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If your Cybertruck is your therapist, I hope you are single and alone forever
ICYMI: Meet the Mayor of Smug Town wendyrobinson.substack.com/p/meet-the-m...
Meet the Mayor of Smug Town
And some Sunday Suggestions
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October 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
ICYMI: Meet the Mayor of Smug Town wendyrobinson.substack.com/p/meet-the-m...
I hate working out in the morning but i woke up earlier than I needed to (time zone challenges) and went to the hotel gym at 6am. Gonna be vaguely smug about this for the rest of the day.
October 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I hate working out in the morning but i woke up earlier than I needed to (time zone challenges) and went to the hotel gym at 6am. Gonna be vaguely smug about this for the rest of the day.
Spending time with a dear friend who lives far away and it is so, so good for my soul. I also just realized that we’ve passed the tipping point and can now say that we’ve known each other for more than half our lives
There is real good stuff in friendships that span all of the phases of adult life
There is real good stuff in friendships that span all of the phases of adult life
October 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Spending time with a dear friend who lives far away and it is so, so good for my soul. I also just realized that we’ve passed the tipping point and can now say that we’ve known each other for more than half our lives
There is real good stuff in friendships that span all of the phases of adult life
There is real good stuff in friendships that span all of the phases of adult life
High school sports can really break a parent’s heart (and players too, of course)
October 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
High school sports can really break a parent’s heart (and players too, of course)