if this is your introduction to me, hi! I'm Maacah. I call this blog "sponsored by serendipity" because that's what I say about my life--I don't make plans; serendipity makes them for me. you'll also often see me refer to my life as a sitcom, in reference to the fact that, while everything always works out in the end, sometimes it's in the most absurd ways possible. so, I've resigned myself to the shenanigans--at least, they make for good stories.

besides, some things only make sense if I imagine they were written for the amusement of an imaginary studio audience.

this site is both my journal and portfolio, rolled into one, but only the journal is pay-walled.

navigation note: you know how Facebook asks you, "what's on your mind?" to encourage you to post a status? well, my thoughts and life updates now have a new home, on this website. if you've been following me on Facebook; and, you liked reading my words, seeing pictures from my travels, or watching my videos, the "apropos of nothing" tag is where you can now find my "status" updates, including bite-sized blurbs of whatever is on my mind, apropos of nothing...get it?

I realized I was putting a lot of pressure on myself to only post full + formal newsletters to here, but the point of this site is to transition all of my content entirely away from Meta-owned platforms, so I need to get used to posting as casually + frequently here as I normally would there.

this means that you won't be getting email notifications about every single post I make--that would be insane--but, I'll send periodic digests for the highlights.

p.s. all of my money goes to artists so, if you find me inspiring, amusing, or otherwise compelling, support my content with a monthly subscription. even if you're not a paying subscriber, create a free account to support the shenanigans.

let me know if you have any questions.

on a scale of one to Kendrick Lamar, this is how much of a hater I am when it comes to Meta: not only did I customize an entirely new platform (not patreon or substack) to self-host my content, but I also archived most of my Facebook and instagram posts while I systematically migrate and backdate them from here to there so l can completely delete them and eventually exit Meta platforms.

AND I figured out how to make it a seamless display of journal (paywalled) and portfolio (not paywalled) on the same site, so no more trying to manage two links.

thank you for the birthday wishes; I continue to be my greatest gift to myself 💋🧚🏿‍♀️❤️

to treat myself so well as a general practice that I now struggle to figure out what to do for my birthday is a testament to how completely I've reparented myself: there's nothing special to "save" for my birthday because, if I want it and can afford it, I do it. in every way possible--geographically, emotionally, financially--my life is a world away from how I grew up.

the woman I am today is my gift to myself: I know her, I dreamt her, I built her, I love her.

to the friends who've asked about sending me physical gifts: while I sincerely appreciate the sentiment (because you know your girl loves a treat 😂), I neither have the suitcase space, nor an address permanent enough to give you.

instead, if you're so inclined, I'd love either of the following things:

1. give a gift to the Garden Grant (that's where most of my own money goes, anyway)
2. do something lovely and whimsical for yourself or for someone else, and absolutely tell me about it. I love hearing all the ways I inspire you to either treat yourself well or someone else, and/or step out of your comfort zones. truly, few things feed my ego more🧚🏿‍♀️❤️

cheers, to another fabulous turn around the sun!

read about this time last year in Petra, Jordan.

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if this is your introduction to me, hi! I'm Maacah. I call this blog "sponsored by serendipity" because that's what I say about my life--I don't make plans; serendipity makes them for me. you'll also often see me refer to my life as a sitcom, in reference to the fact that, while everything always works out in the end, sometimes it's in the most absurd ways possible. so, I've resigned myself to the shenanigans--they tend to make for good stories, anyway. 

besides, some things only make sense if I imagine they were written for the amusement of an imaginary studio audience.

this site is both my journal and portfolio, rolled into one. if you find me inspiring, amusing, or otherwise compelling, support my content with a monthly subscription. even if you're not a paying subscriber, create a free account to support the shenanigans as I work to transition my content entirely away from Meta-owned platforms.