Melissa
@measi.bsky.social
50 y.o. married mom to one. Owned by a horde of cats. Pagan, cross stitcher, snail mailer, fountain pen addict. Trying to survive the next four years in the USA by focusing on hobbies and my family. Formerly Measi on that old bird site. 💙💙
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/the-start-of-a-new-chapter-in-my-life-the-empty-journal-m0mch
The start of a new chapter in my life: the empty journal
Today is a special day - I have filled my journal that I started back in August, and I now sit looki
typeshare.co
November 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/the-start-of-a-new-chapter-in-my-life-the-empty-journal-m0mch
I am commenting just to keep myself reminded of your so I check back!
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I am commenting just to keep myself reminded of your so I check back!
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/6-simple-quotes-that-will-remind-you-to-always-hold-on-to-compassion-xmb47
6 Simple Quotes That Will Remind You To Always Hold On To Compassion
The political tension in the news often leads to feelings of hopelessness, but it is more important
typeshare.co
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/6-simple-quotes-that-will-remind-you-to-always-hold-on-to-compassion-xmb47
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/why-autumn-feels-sad-the-season-of-transformation-7lw82
Why Autumn Feels Sad: The Season of Transformation
Autumn in New England starts off slow every year. The greens of summer leaves begin to dim, and the
typeshare.co
October 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/why-autumn-feels-sad-the-season-of-transformation-7lw82
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/weekend-thoughts-about-making-it-count-ucztd
Weekend Thoughts about Making It Count
Late October in my household is a wonderfully chaotic blend of school, Halloween happenings, Samhain
typeshare.co
October 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/weekend-thoughts-about-making-it-count-ucztd
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/what-not-to-do-when-you-start-journaling-fvan1
What NOT to do when you start journaling...
I feel like there are so many folks out there advertising journaling programs these days - for heali
typeshare.co
October 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/what-not-to-do-when-you-start-journaling-fvan1
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/how-i-learned-my-stitching-was-a-way-of-journaling-my-life-mo63d
How I Learned My Stitching Was a Way of Journaling My Life
When I was thirty-one, I sat on my couch and stared at a completed cross stitched piece that had tak
typeshare.co
October 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/how-i-learned-my-stitching-was-a-way-of-journaling-my-life-mo63d
Enjoy my writing? Find more over at my Typeshare: https://typeshare.co/measi 6/6
Melissa Krueger | Typeshare
Middle-aged married mom of one reclaiming life's joys after fifty. Spirituality, journaling, lessons from work experience, and way too much cross stitching incoming.
typeshare.co
October 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Enjoy my writing? Find more over at my Typeshare: https://typeshare.co/measi 6/6
You do not need to be wealthy in money to live a wealthy life. Finding richness in your life through personal satisfaction, helping others, and friendship is worth as much, if not more, than money. 5/6
October 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
You do not need to be wealthy in money to live a wealthy life. Finding richness in your life through personal satisfaction, helping others, and friendship is worth as much, if not more, than money. 5/6
#3 - Spiritual connections
Whether you are strongly religious or casually agnostic, there are people out there who follow a same moral code to you. Not sure about what you believe? Connect with a few different communities and learn from them. 4/6
Whether you are strongly religious or casually agnostic, there are people out there who follow a same moral code to you. Not sure about what you believe? Connect with a few different communities and learn from them. 4/6
October 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
#3 - Spiritual connections
Whether you are strongly religious or casually agnostic, there are people out there who follow a same moral code to you. Not sure about what you believe? Connect with a few different communities and learn from them. 4/6
Whether you are strongly religious or casually agnostic, there are people out there who follow a same moral code to you. Not sure about what you believe? Connect with a few different communities and learn from them. 4/6
#2 - Community organizations
• Your local Friends of the Library organization
• Contacting churches, shelters, or elderly organizations to volunteer
• Join the local orchestra or band
• Community service through the Junior League, Masons, or Elks 3/6
• Your local Friends of the Library organization
• Contacting churches, shelters, or elderly organizations to volunteer
• Join the local orchestra or band
• Community service through the Junior League, Masons, or Elks 3/6
October 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
#2 - Community organizations
• Your local Friends of the Library organization
• Contacting churches, shelters, or elderly organizations to volunteer
• Join the local orchestra or band
• Community service through the Junior League, Masons, or Elks 3/6
• Your local Friends of the Library organization
• Contacting churches, shelters, or elderly organizations to volunteer
• Join the local orchestra or band
• Community service through the Junior League, Masons, or Elks 3/6
#1 - Find a hobby which allows you to escape the chaos.
• Lose yourself in books
• Pick up a craft that involves your hands
• Start hiking
• Take your kids to the playground at the park every day
• Walk the dog 2/6
• Lose yourself in books
• Pick up a craft that involves your hands
• Start hiking
• Take your kids to the playground at the park every day
• Walk the dog 2/6
October 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
#1 - Find a hobby which allows you to escape the chaos.
• Lose yourself in books
• Pick up a craft that involves your hands
• Start hiking
• Take your kids to the playground at the park every day
• Walk the dog 2/6
• Lose yourself in books
• Pick up a craft that involves your hands
• Start hiking
• Take your kids to the playground at the park every day
• Walk the dog 2/6
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/cmgybqlkq000ejs04xpmzk5f5
An Atomic Essay by Melissa Krueger
An Atomic Essay by Melissa Krueger
typeshare.co
October 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/cmgybqlkq000ejs04xpmzk5f5
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/what-is-a-personal-goal-worth-c534j
What is a personal goal worth?
What is the point of a goal if it doesn't contribute to how you want to feel?This thought has been s
typeshare.co
October 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Read this and more on my Typeshare Social Blog: https://typeshare.co/measi/posts/what-is-a-personal-goal-worth-c534j