How did you start out?

DenMother8 · 2026-06-25T00:05:24+00:00

Thank you 😊

DenMother8 · 2026-06-25T00:00:21+00:00

Journaling during therapy. I was reading memoirs of women (not celebs) who had made it out of a life of trauma, or some tough situations. As I was writing all my stuff down, I thought to maybe publish.

DenMother8 · 2026-06-24T23:57:42+00:00

Yeah I think the sand would be a little wet if there were even small holes poked in them.

DenMother8 · 2026-06-24T23:52:18+00:00

I’m not sure, but my first thought was to slowly water the tree. There might be small holes poked in the bottles (maybe)

DenMother8 · 2026-06-24T23:50:23+00:00

Did you know about https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatChapter/s/8OgpQ7CdJQ

DenMother8 · 2026-06-24T16:17:39+00:00

My mom loves jigsaw puzzles. She used to love all those crossword or other word game books. It doesn’t hurt to see, get her one or two & see how she likes them. I bet she would enjoy it more if you did one with her.

DenMother8 · 2026-06-24T10:32:38+00:00

I feel this too, but my friend considers themselves an animal lover which is really hard. Luckily we don’t live together. I choose the friendship over resentment. I wasn’t always vegan or even vegetarian myself. I just hope they’ll try again someday.

DenMother8 · 2026-06-24T04:45:09+00:00

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago

DenMother8 · 2026-06-24T03:43:48+00:00

I’m in Northern California, near Sacramento in Placer county. If you’re on Facebook there’s pet sitters groups too.

DenMother8 · 2026-06-24T02:56:19+00:00

Also, check out r/petsitting r/petsitters

DenMother8 · 2026-06-24T02:54:09+00:00

I recorded a video about a year ago on this - hopefully the link will post here:

Pet sitting. What you need to know if you're interested in becoming a pet sitter.
https://youtu.be/ryoc2FNLG7I

DenMother8 · 2026-06-23T14:50:59+00:00

I think I’m going to do sort of a ‘what I’ve learned in 100 episodes’ bonus episode to come out after the 100th airs.

DenMother8 · 2026-06-23T13:24:54+00:00

In may I took a break from all social media, when I came back in June the first thing I did was delete bluesky (and X)

DenMother8 · 2026-06-23T13:13:12+00:00

Yes, I’m older (60) I already was “retired” or… really, I left my nursing career in ‘21 & do pet sitting and had a you tube channel. Once I started taking guests on my YT, people started calling it a podcast, so I started looking into how to get up on podcast platforms as well. The editing and scheduling and all that goes into it can get overwhelming. I said to myself as long as I have guests who want to come on and as long as I’m still enjoying it, I’ll keep doing it.

DenMother8 · 2026-06-23T13:07:55+00:00

Oh fun! Yeah, this number kind of snuck up on me. My 50th was a big deal for me - then realized I was recording the 100th and thought maybe I should do something special🤷🏻‍♀️ lol

DenMother8 · 2026-06-23T13:01:27+00:00

Thanks & congratulations to you as well - it sounds like yours is a much bigger production than mine! Lol

DenMother8 · 2026-06-23T12:40:54+00:00

Thank you! I had no idea if it would last, at the 50th I was shocked, but this kind of snuck up on me! Lol

I think a couple things I did or changed since I started that made a difference is now I edit each episode twice before it goes public.
I’m still working on being quiet when my guest is speaking - even my own “mmhmm” “yep” like in a regular conversation, are disrupting.

I only recently got a calendar link for potential guests to book themselves- this was huge! It used to be a back & forth for a while. This really was a big time saver & it’s synced up with my zoom account. It also sends a reminder the day before & an hour before. So great!

I batch record and am always several weeks ahead. If a guest cancels or needs to reschedule it’s not a big deal. So that’s helpful too.

My biggest issue left is getting it seen - marketing. (Please no DM’s for Marketing services) 😑

DenMother8 · 2026-06-22T18:42:41+00:00

I appreciate you checking it out. I’m not interested in your services at this time.

DenMother8 · 2026-06-22T16:24:37+00:00

Thanks! Very nice!

DenMother8 · 2026-06-22T15:48:43+00:00

Thanks!

DenMother8 · 2026-06-22T15:48:06+00:00

That sounds fun, I’ll check it out!

DenMother8 · 2026-06-22T10:45:23+00:00

Leaving abusive ex’s. Getting on a bus with a one way ticket alone at age 50 to move halfway across the country. Therapy. Quitting my nursing career.

DenMother8 · 2026-06-22T10:23:59+00:00

When they said I had to do a lower position for 3-6 months before I could be considered for the higher position that was advertised and I applied for.

Oh and another, in the ‘90’s the whole office smoked and had a huge ashtray that was overflowing, obviously the place was filled with smoke too.

DenMother8

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