Washington DC based housing nerd, romance reader, and social media lurker. She/her #romancelandiahttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mtteq523dk2hDropped my youngest off at high school orientation this morning 🎉 I’m surprised by how much it feels like the beginning of the end - not in a bad way, just that I can see the empty nest transition on the horizon.24 Aug 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtteq523dk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mtr4hrh3zs2hI live 10 miles from the National Mall and these flyovers are shaking my house. WTAF23 Aug 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr4hrh3zs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mt77wh36mk2gHubs is taking the two teens on a quick vacation and of course I’ll miss them… but ngl I’m looking forward to three days of girl dinners, peaceful dog snuggles, and binging whatever show I want16 Aug 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt77wh36mk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3msxfvgxc222gSo rude that vacations have to end, honestly13 Aug 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxfvgxc222ghttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3msc2y5u55c25Oldest kid is getting all settled in his new apartment and he just picked up his sisters to have a movie night there 🥹 so cute!04 Aug 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msc2y5u55c25https://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mrigvj7jzk2xOldest is moving into his own apartment this weekend and I am trying SO hard to strike the right balance. Yay, go be a baby grown-up! …but also, here if you need help 😂25 Jul 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrigvj7jzk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mqseu6hy2k23Already got my first book mail from @romancingthevote.com. THANK YOU to @amandaweavernovels.com for the donation, so excited!!16 Jul 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqseu6hy2k23https://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mpvmhly3v22hOk this is gonna sound wacky but can firework noise affect wildlife? I walk my dog early every morning and I swear all the squirrels were acting so weird today. Like sluggish and disoriented.05 Jul 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvmhly3v22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mpuphbl4j22hThese fireworks are loud as fuck, from my house 12 miles from the National Mall. I cannot imagine what people closer are dealing with, holy shit05 Jul 2026 04:11 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpuphbl4j22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mpnzuv5pyk2vWalked my dog at 7am and came back absolutely dripping in sweat. Stay cool, DC, this is going to be bad.02 Jul 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnzuv5pyk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mplspegcu22sI’ve bid on far too many things already (or not enough?) but this is so cool! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplspegcu22shttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mmysxg43nc2bHeading to NYC for the most epic Broadway weekend I’ve ever attempted. Planning on six shows, this is nuts. But also amazing?!29 May 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmysxg43nc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mlu6sysprs22Just did an hour of driving practice with my new permit-holder. I forgot how terrifying it is to teach a kid to drive lol15 May 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu6sysprs22https://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mliy7ejbqs2xSnuggling the dog in the family room and listening to my three teenagers banter while they cook brunch. My mom heart is so full 🥰10 May 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mliy7ejbqs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mh7mstzvh225Had the kind of workday that left me screaming internally with feminine rage, so that was fun 😭16 Mar 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7mstzvh225https://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mgmv7owxek2sStarting today with IT issues and the help desk has a recorded message telling people to try multiple restarts to fix the issue. Fantastic 🤦‍♀️09 Mar 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmv7owxek2shttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mfjslfa67s22I adore this book! Super competent doctor FMC and a MMC who appreciates her and supports her in her career goals. Their relationship starts with hookups and he’s the one pressing for more. It’s so good [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Feb 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjslfa67s22https://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mewcb5hes22nMe, buying paint - woohoo, I love painting! Let’s make this room pretty 🤩 Me, after 12 hours of clearing the room and prepping the walls - fmlllll why do I always forget it takes so long before the pretty part 😭15 Feb 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mewcb5hes22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3merpvqkjvs2rWe were 17, and we tried to go to a movie but it was sold out. (This was back when you bought tickets at the theater, and couldn’t check the internet for other showings) So we bought tickets to the next showing and killed time at a nearby McDonald’s. High school romance, aww 🥰 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Feb 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3merpvqkjvs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mef2ebdqt22a13yo is mad that there is football between Green Day and Bad Bunny08 Feb 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mef2ebdqt22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3me2yvdeh4k2tChristmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis - Tom Waits https://youtu.be/mxVo5mjK4eg?si=x2JYMQFDyIQhexWx [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2yvdeh4k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mcsgegaajc2wTalked to my mom in a Minneapolis suburb and she’s shopping and doing grocery delivery for neighbors who are scared to leave their house. I’m so proud of her! …but also having such a WTF moment. How is this a thing that she has to do?!19 Jan 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsgegaajc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mcnbv7x3mk2sThe world is a dumpster fire but I’m in NYC with my kid for a Broadway weekend, my favorite thing ever17 Jan 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcnbv7x3mk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3mb5a4jh3gs2oThanks Minnesota for a lil surprise blizzard as we’re heading home. I love you but you’ve reminded me why we left 😂29 Dec 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb5a4jh3gs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3m7w45yjyrk2mOldest is home from college and the three teens are in the kitchen together, baking Christmas cookies and blasting showtunes. They’re such nerds and I adore them14 Dec 2025 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7w45yjyrk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3m7e5w5ngos2kAt a 70mm screening of Kill Bill at the best local indie theater and the film projectionist came out for a Q&A before the film. She’s absolutely killing this, it’s fascinating and also makes me sad that film projection is a dying art06 Dec 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7e5w5ngos2khttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3m77gtdqohk2pYoungest kid is wearing her pajamas inside out and sleeping with a spoon under her pillow, in the hopes of manifesting a snow day tomorrow ❄️05 Dec 2025 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m77gtdqohk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/msmachino.bsky.social/post/3m4wbpusf322jWelp my FOMO has won so we’re going to NYC for Bat Boy this weekend 😂06 Nov 2025 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:2mg4kf7brey54eoz2rfsclvp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4wbpusf322j