🎄 In Excelsis Diana 🎄
@dianaleighwaldron.bsky.social
Wife, poet, dog and cat mom, retired civil servant, ethical vegan, chronic illness warrior (she/her)
Profile pic: Me, middle-aged White woman with medium-length brown hair, in Christmas tree top holding Gladys, a red tabby
Banner: Closeup of blue asters
Profile pic: Me, middle-aged White woman with medium-length brown hair, in Christmas tree top holding Gladys, a red tabby
Banner: Closeup of blue asters
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I made this video for ME Awareness Day to illustrate how much my life has shrunk since I got sick. I am grateful every day for all I still have and can do. I also miss my old life, where I could be upright for 14 or more hours a day instead of one or two today. @meactnet.bsky.social
Happy Yule, Bluesky! Wishing the Northern Hemisphere folks deep, dark, silent nights full of magical dreams and bright, crisp days of the unconquerable, life-giving sun.
December 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Happy Yule, Bluesky! Wishing the Northern Hemisphere folks deep, dark, silent nights full of magical dreams and bright, crisp days of the unconquerable, life-giving sun.
@catsofyore.bsky.social Yours truly with cousin, grandmother, and grandmother’s cat Velvet, circa 1973.
December 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
@catsofyore.bsky.social Yours truly with cousin, grandmother, and grandmother’s cat Velvet, circa 1973.
Gladys (red) and Wrexford (black), two sweet kitty gals.
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Gladys (red) and Wrexford (black), two sweet kitty gals.
Friends, not food. Just enjoyed my 37th turkey-safe Thanksgiving.
This Thanksgiving we are so grateful that we get to know turkeys in ways that most people don't. Here are ten awesome things we love about turkeys! 🦃
1. Their gorgeous plumage. Most people think turkeys are just "brown" but their feathers have beautiful patterns, colors, and iridescence!
1. Their gorgeous plumage. Most people think turkeys are just "brown" but their feathers have beautiful patterns, colors, and iridescence!
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Friends, not food. Just enjoyed my 37th turkey-safe Thanksgiving.
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I don't look sick? Well, if I had known that you had x-ray vision I would have worn my slutty compression underwear.
October 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I don't look sick? Well, if I had known that you had x-ray vision I would have worn my slutty compression underwear.
#SaveMedicaid #ACA
#MEAction
This is a very SCARY time! We are people with ME/CFS & Long COVID who stand against Medicaid cuts and ACA premium increases. Protecting the most vulnerable Americans is the only right thing to do.
#MEAction
This is a very SCARY time! We are people with ME/CFS & Long COVID who stand against Medicaid cuts and ACA premium increases. Protecting the most vulnerable Americans is the only right thing to do.
October 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#SaveMedicaid #ACA
#MEAction
This is a very SCARY time! We are people with ME/CFS & Long COVID who stand against Medicaid cuts and ACA premium increases. Protecting the most vulnerable Americans is the only right thing to do.
#MEAction
This is a very SCARY time! We are people with ME/CFS & Long COVID who stand against Medicaid cuts and ACA premium increases. Protecting the most vulnerable Americans is the only right thing to do.
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I'm gonna just slip into something more comfortable (a coma)
October 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I'm gonna just slip into something more comfortable (a coma)
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Learning English can be difficult. It can be taught through tough, thorough thought, though.
October 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Learning English can be difficult. It can be taught through tough, thorough thought, though.
Heroism.
The man behind me honked at me for going 70 in a 50. So now we're going 20. Together.
I hope he packed a lunch.
I hope he packed a lunch.
October 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Heroism.
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13-year-old me: Don't tell me what to do!
Me now: Can someone please tell me, step by step, in full detail, exactly what I'm supposed to do?
Me now: Can someone please tell me, step by step, in full detail, exactly what I'm supposed to do?
October 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
13-year-old me: Don't tell me what to do!
Me now: Can someone please tell me, step by step, in full detail, exactly what I'm supposed to do?
Me now: Can someone please tell me, step by step, in full detail, exactly what I'm supposed to do?
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RIP Jane Goodall. I feel like it's shortchanging her legacy to focus only on her work with chimpanzees when her compassion extended to ALL animals. One of the best ways you can honor & continue her legacy is to incorporate more plant based meals into your life. ❤️ news.janegoodall.org/2017/04/28/w...
Why I Went Plant-Based (And Why We Should All Eat Less Meat)
Dr. Goodall went plant-based after confronting what that meat represents: pain. Since, she learned more reasons why the work to #eatmeatless is important.
news.janegoodall.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
RIP Jane Goodall. I feel like it's shortchanging her legacy to focus only on her work with chimpanzees when her compassion extended to ALL animals. One of the best ways you can honor & continue her legacy is to incorporate more plant based meals into your life. ❤️ news.janegoodall.org/2017/04/28/w...
Post you from a different era:
Just adopted my first dog as an adult.
Just adopted my first dog as an adult.
September 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Post you from a different era:
Just adopted my first dog as an adult.
Just adopted my first dog as an adult.
Thank you to all the Bluesky folks filling my feed with soul-preserving art, nature, and cats. <3 You are doing sacred work.
September 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Thank you to all the Bluesky folks filling my feed with soul-preserving art, nature, and cats. <3 You are doing sacred work.
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When we don't have an easily identifiable 'marker' of disability (like a wheelchair) the assumption is that we are not disabled. Constantly needing to explain/justify why we can't do things, or do things differently - is exhausting. And so here's a few of our products that can help ppl understand.
September 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
When we don't have an easily identifiable 'marker' of disability (like a wheelchair) the assumption is that we are not disabled. Constantly needing to explain/justify why we can't do things, or do things differently - is exhausting. And so here's a few of our products that can help ppl understand.
Battle doomscrolling by posting five small pleasures in life:
1. Petting a friendly cat
2. Lying in the hammock
3. Hugging my spouse
4. Coffee in bed
5. Planning an adventure
1. Petting a friendly cat
2. Lying in the hammock
3. Hugging my spouse
4. Coffee in bed
5. Planning an adventure
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. Morning cup of coffee
2. Warm late-summer evenings
3. Cricket song after dusk
4. Aroma of ripening blackberries
5. Walks in my neighborhood
1. Morning cup of coffee
2. Warm late-summer evenings
3. Cricket song after dusk
4. Aroma of ripening blackberries
5. Walks in my neighborhood
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. Homemade cupcakes
2. Extra tomatoes to share with neighbors
3. Stepping out and the air "smells cold"/metallic for the first time
4. Your comfiest pair of pajamas
5. The unexpected voice of a loved one on the phone
1. Homemade cupcakes
2. Extra tomatoes to share with neighbors
3. Stepping out and the air "smells cold"/metallic for the first time
4. Your comfiest pair of pajamas
5. The unexpected voice of a loved one on the phone
September 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Battle doomscrolling by posting five small pleasures in life:
1. Petting a friendly cat
2. Lying in the hammock
3. Hugging my spouse
4. Coffee in bed
5. Planning an adventure
1. Petting a friendly cat
2. Lying in the hammock
3. Hugging my spouse
4. Coffee in bed
5. Planning an adventure
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Holy hell, more like this:
September 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Holy hell, more like this:
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Hey, I have an #ArtShop! Choose your own set from any of the mugs in the shop, the power is yours 🌟
https://destinytoro.com
Support a disabled artist for free by sharing my work 🖤
#art #illustration
https://destinytoro.com
Support a disabled artist for free by sharing my work 🖤
#art #illustration
August 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Hey, I have an #ArtShop! Choose your own set from any of the mugs in the shop, the power is yours 🌟
https://destinytoro.com
Support a disabled artist for free by sharing my work 🖤
#art #illustration
https://destinytoro.com
Support a disabled artist for free by sharing my work 🖤
#art #illustration
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Social media should be safe for trans people.
Pass it on
Pass it on
August 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Social media should be safe for trans people.
Pass it on
Pass it on
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It's #SevereMEDay - 8th August 2025 **Trigger Warning: Suicide**
On this day, please let us take a moment to honour the memory of those we have lost, including those who tragically took their own lives as a result of this devastating illness.
#SevereME
On this day, please let us take a moment to honour the memory of those we have lost, including those who tragically took their own lives as a result of this devastating illness.
#SevereME
August 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
It's #SevereMEDay - 8th August 2025 **Trigger Warning: Suicide**
On this day, please let us take a moment to honour the memory of those we have lost, including those who tragically took their own lives as a result of this devastating illness.
#SevereME
On this day, please let us take a moment to honour the memory of those we have lost, including those who tragically took their own lives as a result of this devastating illness.
#SevereME
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July 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Florida summers are literally Hell but without the good weather or competent leadership.
July 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Florida summers are literally Hell but without the good weather or competent leadership.
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Sick of everything being Orwellian or Kafkaesque. I demand more Scarrylous situations, where animals drive vehicles and run small businesses.
July 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Sick of everything being Orwellian or Kafkaesque. I demand more Scarrylous situations, where animals drive vehicles and run small businesses.