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Thanksgiving has been a holiday that I’ve felt kinda gross about for a long time. Why would we celebrate something with such an obviously horrible past? Because the obligation of tradition is powerful and much easier than reflection.

This year I’m thankful to see this narrative changing, within myself and others.

Thankful to be actively learning about colonization and how it still negatively affects indigenous peoples today.

Thankful that so many social and human issues have been brought to light this year.

Thankful to see the world pushing for positive change.

I’m thankful that we can be thankful and not ignorant. That we can celebrate the wonderful things in our lives while working to understand the full depth of how they came to be.

This is a pretty cute graphic for a not so cute topic... I miss you!

I miss seeing friends, and honestly, having more friends. Working for yourself can get really lonely, especially this year when we can’t even meet up for coffee a few times a month.

In years past I’ve worked on a few creative teams, at agencies, and in 3 downtown cores. Those were all super social spaces where I had friends and acquaintances to catch up with daily, events to attend as a group and creative projects we could collab on. Now it’s just me, chillin by myself in my home office.

I love love love working for myself, and by myself without distractions, but this year I’ve really been missing that daily irl work pal vibe I got so used to having.

To all my self employed biz friends, do you struggle with this too? What’s the magic cure?! I’ve always gotten super close with my work friends, but what do you do when you are your only coworker?!