Stacey Aldridge

09/16/2026

This has become our morning routine. I drink coffee on the biomat and update my phone journal about what happened the day before, because at this point in life it’s nearly impossible to remember what happened when. Caroline relaxes in between my legs until she gets too warm and gets restless or I get too sweaty from the combination of the heat from her and from the biomat. A part of my worries that making her an even bigger part of my routine will make it harder to lose her but of course I know I will be broken into a million pieces when she leaves, regardless of how much time we spend together, so I cherish this additional cuddle time. 💜

09/15/2026

I was influenced to buy a tarot deck I don’t need! I can’t remember who but someone on Instagram shared a photo of one of these cards and I reverse image searched because they’re SO gorgeous. I love the idea of learning more about Greek gods through the cards. I learned a lot from Demystify Magic Podcast | modern witchcraft + everyday Magic’s Greek gods episodes but a lot of these I’ve never heard of before so I’m excited to learn more. Does that card look like Angelina Jolie to anyone else..?

09/14/2026

When you do your office card pull for the week and the tarot reads you to filth 😂 I have been feeling really overextended, burnt out, and uninspired lately but I do really like how the Light Seer deck handles reversals (it calls them “shadow seer.” I do know I’ll find my inspiration again, but now is a time of contraction and introspection.

09/13/2026

Being middle aged is so weird because I’m over here rubbing estrogen gel on my thigh listening to riot grrl. Feeling 30 but being closer to 50 but regardless, Jack of Jill still holds up. No matter how old you are, listen to some riot grrl today. If you’re too young to remember what it was like to be angry in the 90s, imagine being angry but also having hope that it was possible to use art to change things for the better 😂😭

09/09/2026

I don't have as much time and mental energy for Substack as I would like but I managed to finish composing my thoughts about the book Yesteryear. This post contains MAJOR spoilers!

As a high-masking neurodivergent individual who also works in a field that requires me to compartmentalize my personal life, some of the themes in the book Yesteryear hit too close to home.

09/09/2026

I can’t resist a used book 🫣 When Over the Moon Magic had a used book sale in their stories I had to get the Witches Book of Self-Care. Since I was getting that it only made sense to get the Natural Magick book as well. I also got one of their “Hex the system” buttons but I forgot I already have one of their Hex the system buttons. Oh well!