Amber Newberry

Author of the Daughters of Rhineholt Gothic YA Series

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My sweet crotchety old lady cat, Digit/Toes (she’s a polydactyl tabby) about 10 years ago and tonight just after feeding (second photo). She has IBD and is 12ish years old (was a stray who came to us as an adult, so every day is her birthday because we don’t know when it is 🤷‍♀️😂). She’s had a rough time recently with tummy issues and has lost a lot of weight. We now have her on a daily steroid and probiotics + prescription diet. Seems like we’ve finally figured out a diet that doesn’t have her in constant pain, so we hope she’ll start gaining her weight back. She’s sweet, always sleeps at my side, and she’s really been struggling but I think she’s turning a corner now, so everyone think happy thoughts that she’ll put some ounces back on! It’s tough knowing how sturdy she once was and looking at her so gaunt these days. But she’s bounced back before, when she first started having these issues, so we’re hoping we’ve finally found something that will keep her comfortable, happy, and healthy. Love her so much🖤

@moonbabysalem wins for most gorgeous bathroom.

I’ve been thinking a lot, lately, about being able to give back. If you think about it, it is actually a privilege to be able do so because one must have the means. I didn’t have much growing up, and my high school years were especially difficult financially. As someone who has been on the receiving end as a child and in my younger adult years, I’ve always tried my best to pay it forward whenever I’ve had the opportunity. No matter how bad things got, I’ve been very lucky to find hope at the mercy of others, more often complete strangers, but also from friends and acquaintances at times. And I’m well aware of how fortunate that has made me. At times, I’ve felt down at the prospect of not being able to make donations when I’ve been struggling or spend time volunteering because I’m busy. It feels like crap saying no when someone asks for a dollar for the children’s hospital or for cancer research or for any number of charities. So, I’d find ways to do some sort of good even when I thought I couldn’t. When I worked in Boston, I’d carry extra pairs of gloves to give to people who didn’t have them. Once, when an employee at a previous job told me they were struggling to make ends meet, I gave them the non-perishables from my own pantry. I couldn’t afford to just buy them a weeks worth of groceries, but I knew there was more than enough in those cabinets to spare, so I bagged them up and put them in their car. I’m very lucky to be in a position now to support the causes that matter to me, and sometimes it feels selfish because I love doing it and it makes me feel good to know I can. It’s a complicated feeling, though, because the fact that help is so badly needed is a negative in and of itself. I always think of that episode of Friends where Joey tells Phoebe there are no selfless good deeds, but really, if the need for volunteers and donations for any given cause is there in the first place, there’s something selfless in the idea that you’re giving a piece of your heart to whatever the cause is. Tell me about a good deed you’ve done that doesn’t involve money. I love hearing these stories.

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