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
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 😍
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.
I’ve never straightened my kids’ hair and I don’t plan to… but i’m guessing his hair would be halfway down his back if I did.
(His hair is so gorgeously curly and I love it so much)
(His hair is so gorgeously curly and I love it so much)
October 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I’ve never straightened my kids’ hair and I don’t plan to… but i’m guessing his hair would be halfway down his back if I did.
(His hair is so gorgeously curly and I love it so much)
(His hair is so gorgeously curly and I love it so much)
Raining and 58 degrees for the kick off of my son’s soccer game tonight. Yep, summer really is over.
September 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Raining and 58 degrees for the kick off of my son’s soccer game tonight. Yep, summer really is over.
I’m in two book clubs and both of them chose this book for this month and WHEW I need to talk about the ending, so I am very glad too have two spaces to do that
August 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I’m in two book clubs and both of them chose this book for this month and WHEW I need to talk about the ending, so I am very glad too have two spaces to do that
Why is it that I can go days without getting a spam call and then I have days like today where I’ve had 11 spam calls in 4 hours? This is so annoying and also why I never have the ringer on my phone
August 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Why is it that I can go days without getting a spam call and then I have days like today where I’ve had 11 spam calls in 4 hours? This is so annoying and also why I never have the ringer on my phone
These are my current candy obsession and they are out of stock almost everywhere (apparently they truly are a limited edition) and I found three bags at a random convenience store in Detroit and it made my whole damn day
August 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
These are my current candy obsession and they are out of stock almost everywhere (apparently they truly are a limited edition) and I found three bags at a random convenience store in Detroit and it made my whole damn day
Me and my very best girl
July 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Me and my very best girl
Two years difference is wild
June 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Two years difference is wild
About to crush this child in Skipbo, as a loving mother does
June 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
About to crush this child in Skipbo, as a loving mother does
Minnesota kids are just built different
June 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Minnesota kids are just built different
Ik wist niet dat we een pioenroos struik hadden toen we ons huis kochten, dus het was zo’n leuke verrassing onze eerste zomer toen hij begon te bloeien
May 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ik wist niet dat we een pioenroos struik hadden toen we ons huis kochten, dus het was zo’n leuke verrassing onze eerste zomer toen hij begon te bloeien
Time to start a new book… the two candidates that came with me on vacation are both appealing but maybe I’ll go with Butter?
May 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Time to start a new book… the two candidates that came with me on vacation are both appealing but maybe I’ll go with Butter?
Current view, which is basically just a full reset for my nervous system
May 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Current view, which is basically just a full reset for my nervous system
May 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Funny because it is true
May 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Funny because it is true
ICYMI… new post yesterday with some Met Gala fashion predictions and a good old fashion link round-up.
wendyrobinson.substack.com/p/met-gala-2...
wendyrobinson.substack.com/p/met-gala-2...
April 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
ICYMI… new post yesterday with some Met Gala fashion predictions and a good old fashion link round-up.
wendyrobinson.substack.com/p/met-gala-2...
wendyrobinson.substack.com/p/met-gala-2...
Why some colleges are going back to requiring test scores and why that might actually be the ethical thing to do: collegesanity.substack.com/p/test-optio...
April 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Why some colleges are going back to requiring test scores and why that might actually be the ethical thing to do: collegesanity.substack.com/p/test-optio...