Jessica in Progress
@inprogressjess.bsky.social
Hiker. Business owner. Animal person. Not always in that order. She/her. Black Lives Matter.
Anyone else text their SO wondering what state they’re located in? Just a wee piece of mind before bed? Just me? Right. Weird, but right.
December 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Anyone else text their SO wondering what state they’re located in? Just a wee piece of mind before bed? Just me? Right. Weird, but right.
Litmus test for whether I can drive after a glass of wine…does Dolly Parton make me cry? Maybe sit back down.
December 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Litmus test for whether I can drive after a glass of wine…does Dolly Parton make me cry? Maybe sit back down.
In discussing a family tragedy that we are lucky T is there to aid first hand:
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T: D & S are devastated.
Me: ooh. s. She’s the baby! Of course
T: yep. And that baby is over forty.
Me: F*ck you.
T: that’s what I told her!
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T: D & S are devastated.
Me: ooh. s. She’s the baby! Of course
T: yep. And that baby is over forty.
Me: F*ck you.
T: that’s what I told her!
December 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
In discussing a family tragedy that we are lucky T is there to aid first hand:
“
T: D & S are devastated.
Me: ooh. s. She’s the baby! Of course
T: yep. And that baby is over forty.
Me: F*ck you.
T: that’s what I told her!
“
T: D & S are devastated.
Me: ooh. s. She’s the baby! Of course
T: yep. And that baby is over forty.
Me: F*ck you.
T: that’s what I told her!
I have read instances of the “R-word” somehow making a comeback and today a customer used it THREE TIMES to off-handedly describe his daughter’s poor collegiate choice. 😳 So I’m working 6 more hours but got done with humans -45 minutes ago.
December 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I have read instances of the “R-word” somehow making a comeback and today a customer used it THREE TIMES to off-handedly describe his daughter’s poor collegiate choice. 😳 So I’m working 6 more hours but got done with humans -45 minutes ago.
A customer wanted a braided paracord keychain, which we don’t carry anymore. Somehow I talked him into purchasing 15 feet of paracord and some carabiners to make his own and the interaction was so delightful! I hope he comes back to show me his finished product l.
November 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A customer wanted a braided paracord keychain, which we don’t carry anymore. Somehow I talked him into purchasing 15 feet of paracord and some carabiners to make his own and the interaction was so delightful! I hope he comes back to show me his finished product l.
I showed my entire A$$ with basically a temper tantrum over finding out I have another year in my BOD term at a 7am meeting. It’s gonna be a great day.
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I showed my entire A$$ with basically a temper tantrum over finding out I have another year in my BOD term at a 7am meeting. It’s gonna be a great day.
I grew up in a large city and now live in a small town. I have still not gotten over the small town connections or figured out polite etiquette for the fact that I am at the dentist and about to take teeth advice from someone I saw twerk Saturday night.
October 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I grew up in a large city and now live in a small town. I have still not gotten over the small town connections or figured out polite etiquette for the fact that I am at the dentist and about to take teeth advice from someone I saw twerk Saturday night.
I’m not saying I’m a pessimist but my daily meditation asked me to visualize a meadow and my first thought was, “well that’s a lot of ticks…”
October 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I’m not saying I’m a pessimist but my daily meditation asked me to visualize a meadow and my first thought was, “well that’s a lot of ticks…”
Had the most annoying group of old entitled people in the shop and after they did not respond to my hello I wondered if I could get through their visit not saying another word.
October 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Had the most annoying group of old entitled people in the shop and after they did not respond to my hello I wondered if I could get through their visit not saying another word.
I will often laugh at my jokes but nothing will make me gasp for air more than even hinting at the thought that I will stop for gas on the way home from work. THAT IS TOMORROW JESSICA’S CHALLENGE.
October 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I will often laugh at my jokes but nothing will make me gasp for air more than even hinting at the thought that I will stop for gas on the way home from work. THAT IS TOMORROW JESSICA’S CHALLENGE.
It is the weekend of the largest local event as well as the first weekend of my store’s large sock sale.
It is not uncommon to have snow this weekend. Today it is 84 degrees and someone just said, “It’s too hot to buy socks.” 😂😂😂
It is not uncommon to have snow this weekend. Today it is 84 degrees and someone just said, “It’s too hot to buy socks.” 😂😂😂
October 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It is the weekend of the largest local event as well as the first weekend of my store’s large sock sale.
It is not uncommon to have snow this weekend. Today it is 84 degrees and someone just said, “It’s too hot to buy socks.” 😂😂😂
It is not uncommon to have snow this weekend. Today it is 84 degrees and someone just said, “It’s too hot to buy socks.” 😂😂😂
I need to share this photo of a vice grips/saw combo I found in the tool box because if I ask T WTF he will try to gaslight me that this is a perfectly reasonable tool.
October 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I need to share this photo of a vice grips/saw combo I found in the tool box because if I ask T WTF he will try to gaslight me that this is a perfectly reasonable tool.
Nothing motivates T to do an arduous and finicky tasks more than offering to do it myself. To the list of tasks I’m not trusted to pay attention adequately we can add “filling potholes”.
September 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Nothing motivates T to do an arduous and finicky tasks more than offering to do it myself. To the list of tasks I’m not trusted to pay attention adequately we can add “filling potholes”.
A very polite and articulate girl got separated from her family in my store. She *did* have parents phone numbers memorized, but had a moment with my cordless “land line” phone because she had “never used one like this.”☠️
September 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A very polite and articulate girl got separated from her family in my store. She *did* have parents phone numbers memorized, but had a moment with my cordless “land line” phone because she had “never used one like this.”☠️
Me: Would you like to learn the box step?
T: I would rather learn self dentistry.
Y’all. That means he knows the box step was a dance. Progress!
T: I would rather learn self dentistry.
Y’all. That means he knows the box step was a dance. Progress!
September 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Me: Would you like to learn the box step?
T: I would rather learn self dentistry.
Y’all. That means he knows the box step was a dance. Progress!
T: I would rather learn self dentistry.
Y’all. That means he knows the box step was a dance. Progress!
After asking a question I felt like other people do not need to ask, “My weird brain is overthinking several phrases (in a statement) that has me confused.” Love how I just threw my brain under the bus. It’s not me, it’s my brain.
September 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
After asking a question I felt like other people do not need to ask, “My weird brain is overthinking several phrases (in a statement) that has me confused.” Love how I just threw my brain under the bus. It’s not me, it’s my brain.
Someone pointed at me at our local farmer market and said, “are you the hiker box chick??” So yeah, I’m kinda famous. 😜😂
September 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Someone pointed at me at our local farmer market and said, “are you the hiker box chick??” So yeah, I’m kinda famous. 😜😂
We are a dog friendly store so when I heard our door buzzer go off and nails clicking on our concrete floor it made sense.
But I wasn’t expecting it to be ONLY a dog! 😂
Called the non-emergency police line and this guy evidently had been on the run for an hour and got tired.
But I wasn’t expecting it to be ONLY a dog! 😂
Called the non-emergency police line and this guy evidently had been on the run for an hour and got tired.
September 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We are a dog friendly store so when I heard our door buzzer go off and nails clicking on our concrete floor it made sense.
But I wasn’t expecting it to be ONLY a dog! 😂
Called the non-emergency police line and this guy evidently had been on the run for an hour and got tired.
But I wasn’t expecting it to be ONLY a dog! 😂
Called the non-emergency police line and this guy evidently had been on the run for an hour and got tired.
This AM T was typing furiously on his phone, jotting down notes on how he believes all power meters need to be redesigned.
I emailed myself a note to get us scratch off tickets for advent calendars.
I guess between us we have the bases covered?
I emailed myself a note to get us scratch off tickets for advent calendars.
I guess between us we have the bases covered?
August 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This AM T was typing furiously on his phone, jotting down notes on how he believes all power meters need to be redesigned.
I emailed myself a note to get us scratch off tickets for advent calendars.
I guess between us we have the bases covered?
I emailed myself a note to get us scratch off tickets for advent calendars.
I guess between us we have the bases covered?
My nephew keeps texting made up shows and episode names and I cannot tell you how sad I am that Dead Monsters S1:E1 Cannot Text is not a real thing I can watch.
August 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
My nephew keeps texting made up shows and episode names and I cannot tell you how sad I am that Dead Monsters S1:E1 Cannot Text is not a real thing I can watch.
We have 3 late teens/early 20s women working for us this summer - all returnees from previous years. And it is SUCH A JOY to let them brainstorm and try new things and make up their own projects. I love it so much.
June 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We have 3 late teens/early 20s women working for us this summer - all returnees from previous years. And it is SUCH A JOY to let them brainstorm and try new things and make up their own projects. I love it so much.
I do not like an old white man. Today I realized why. In sharing that a friend is interviewing for a city position, T mentioned “<old white man> said <city person> has cancer. So it makes sense he’s retiring and there are positions open.”
May 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I do not like an old white man. Today I realized why. In sharing that a friend is interviewing for a city position, T mentioned “<old white man> said <city person> has cancer. So it makes sense he’s retiring and there are positions open.”
Why is it that I can’t make time for “a group of friends meeting monthly” but all of a sudden you call it a book club (and try to read a certain book to varying degrees) and I will die on the hill that 3rd Thursdays are sacred?
April 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Why is it that I can’t make time for “a group of friends meeting monthly” but all of a sudden you call it a book club (and try to read a certain book to varying degrees) and I will die on the hill that 3rd Thursdays are sacred?
I have had to adult too much in the last 2 hours and now have sensory overload. Unable to concentrate, on the brink of tears, with a weird elation panic sprinkled on top. It is bullsh*t that recognizing all of that does nothing to alleviate it.
April 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I have had to adult too much in the last 2 hours and now have sensory overload. Unable to concentrate, on the brink of tears, with a weird elation panic sprinkled on top. It is bullsh*t that recognizing all of that does nothing to alleviate it.
There were 200 people at our hands off protest. Sounds small, but a friend pointed out that is 12% of our city population. ❤️
April 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
There were 200 people at our hands off protest. Sounds small, but a friend pointed out that is 12% of our city population. ❤️