I didn’t realise the comic book superhero “Squirrel Girl” had a rhyming name for several years, and many of those were years I spent reading Squirrel Girl
There's always so much to enjoy in your newsletter. Thank you. Your slogan, "You are doing a good enough job" reminds me of my mother, who always said, "Don't be a perfectionist." Well, your lettters are perfect and it seems like no bother enough. But mind your message. "You are doing a better than "good enough" job. Your job is is perfect. Love you Sophie.
On the matter of veganism, I would like to explain my passions to anyone who tells someone else to "stop referring to yourself" in a way that is part of your identity.
thank you for this newsletter about this newsletter!
as a person who loves things about things, this is a wonderful thing about the thing it is.
some lines that have particularly caught my attention this week:
"When you’re young, you think there are probably not that many people privately beating themselves up, but actually, there are tons of us."
(perhaps when you're not so young as well, sometimes!)
"it would be cool to write a lobster Substack, for lobsters by lobsters."
(do you have the statistics on how many of your readers are, in fact, lobsters?)
"I love your thoughts on creating a joyful engaged life, and forgiving yourself for what you can't do." (i also love those things about you)
"A few write-ins were people assuring me that while they don’t like, say, pigeons, it doesn’t mean I shouldn’t write about pigeons."
(do you have the statistics on how many of your readers are, in fact, pigeons?)
"WHAT YOU PROMISED US!"
(a funny heading!)
"I appreciate when people problematize jokes / comedy, and help me better understand language."
(a beautiful sentiment!)
thank you for sharing all that you do!
love
myq
PS i don't think you were asking, but here is another vote for yes, squirrel rhymes with girl, the way i say them. bonus surprise: the way i speak, NOTHING in english rhymes with "dog" to me. love!
Sophie, I find these state of newsletters fascinating and read every word. (And your thoughtfulness throughout it just glows! It's lovely!) Also: the squirrels! Hahahaha! What a delightful community you have grown, from a tiny seed to these gorgeous funny winding tendrils of words from all of us and you combined. Such a special place! You are doing an amazing job!
I love all of the breakdown, feed back and the path going forward. I’m extremely happy to be here among such a wonderful community. I seem to be a person who has never felt belonging with any group but this one……well this one seems to fit like a soft satin glove. I’m very grateful. 💙
Thank you so much Sophie! I greatly enjoyed this peek inside and the history of the newsletter as I’m a more recenter subscriber. I must confess I’m a bit sad the publishing frequency will be spaced out more but totally support you! And now I’ve realized I can go back and enjoy the archives 😊
I didn’t realise the comic book superhero “Squirrel Girl” had a rhyming name for several years, and many of those were years I spent reading Squirrel Girl
squirrel girl is my favorite marvel superhero hands down. she’s the best.
There's always so much to enjoy in your newsletter. Thank you. Your slogan, "You are doing a good enough job" reminds me of my mother, who always said, "Don't be a perfectionist." Well, your lettters are perfect and it seems like no bother enough. But mind your message. "You are doing a better than "good enough" job. Your job is is perfect. Love you Sophie.
On the matter of veganism, I would like to explain my passions to anyone who tells someone else to "stop referring to yourself" in a way that is part of your identity.
There were some very good squirrel stories, and I’d not seen the video before - good stuff!
Love the stats!
dear sophie,
thank you for this newsletter about this newsletter!
as a person who loves things about things, this is a wonderful thing about the thing it is.
some lines that have particularly caught my attention this week:
"When you’re young, you think there are probably not that many people privately beating themselves up, but actually, there are tons of us."
(perhaps when you're not so young as well, sometimes!)
"it would be cool to write a lobster Substack, for lobsters by lobsters."
(do you have the statistics on how many of your readers are, in fact, lobsters?)
"I love your thoughts on creating a joyful engaged life, and forgiving yourself for what you can't do." (i also love those things about you)
"A few write-ins were people assuring me that while they don’t like, say, pigeons, it doesn’t mean I shouldn’t write about pigeons."
(do you have the statistics on how many of your readers are, in fact, pigeons?)
"WHAT YOU PROMISED US!"
(a funny heading!)
"I appreciate when people problematize jokes / comedy, and help me better understand language."
(a beautiful sentiment!)
thank you for sharing all that you do!
love
myq
PS i don't think you were asking, but here is another vote for yes, squirrel rhymes with girl, the way i say them. bonus surprise: the way i speak, NOTHING in english rhymes with "dog" to me. love!
Sophie, I find these state of newsletters fascinating and read every word. (And your thoughtfulness throughout it just glows! It's lovely!) Also: the squirrels! Hahahaha! What a delightful community you have grown, from a tiny seed to these gorgeous funny winding tendrils of words from all of us and you combined. Such a special place! You are doing an amazing job!
I love all of the breakdown, feed back and the path going forward. I’m extremely happy to be here among such a wonderful community. I seem to be a person who has never felt belonging with any group but this one……well this one seems to fit like a soft satin glove. I’m very grateful. 💙
I emailed you about collaborating/a guest post!
Thank you so much Sophie! I greatly enjoyed this peek inside and the history of the newsletter as I’m a more recenter subscriber. I must confess I’m a bit sad the publishing frequency will be spaced out more but totally support you! And now I’ve realized I can go back and enjoy the archives 😊