Issue # 107 | February 20, 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, Last Saturday, I did something radical. Out of total necessity (for the safety of everyone in my house— and my sanity 🤪), I “wasted” an entire Saturday. And I loved every minute of it. I ignored productivity.I said no to preaching plans.I mocked housework.And more importantly, I didn't rush back home to manage anyone else’s needs. Instead, I took myself on a date and stayed out as long as I needed. Somewhere between a used...
11 days ago • 3 min read
Issue # Special edition | February 19, 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, A quick note today — a little different from my usual reflections. A fellow amazing blogger (and loyal reader & supporter of the Feral Housewife newsletters) recently reached out to me, and I wanted to pass along her book because I know many of you — like me — have been navigating food sensitivities, inflammation, or simply trying to feel better in your bodies. She wrote a recipe book called Living Gluten Free with Less...
12 days ago • 1 min read
Issue # 106 | February 13, 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, How have ya been? Last week, my son was sick (read: mama got little rest 🥱). And just when I thought I was beyond catching it—yep, you guessed it—I got sick too 🤧. So that means, not one, but TWO weeks of resting 😮🙈. The old Anna would've suffered what I recently heard coined "rest guilt". Know the feeling? The one that says resting is the right thing to do, and yet you feel guilty anyway? Because your to-do list is piling up....
18 days ago • 3 min read
Issue # 105 | February 6, 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, Have you ever had a 'writer friend' ask you to read their work and give feedback? (Guilty as charged🙋♀️.) Did you panic — or secretly love the idea? And more importantly, what exactly were they expecting to hear from you? Flattery? Honest criticism? Or a confusing mixture of both? It takes an incredible amount of vulnerability for a writer to put their labor of love out into the world (especially something unfinished and needing...
25 days ago • 3 min read
Issue # 104 | January 30th, 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, One of my favorite sarcastic memes is: How about that for 'cozy absurdism' 🤪 Seriously! Who doesn't love a good beating to improve morale? Oh wait — you don't agree? Well, that's funny… until you realize how many of us are living that way and don't even realize it. It's because we're not using our literal fists. We're using our thoughts as weapons. I'm guilty of it. This week I realized I was staring at a simple “no” on a...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Issue #103 | January 22nd, 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, Did you hear? We may be getting a blizzard this Sunday in New York. Finally!!! ☃️ They're predicting anywhere from 3-58 inches (ugh that dash, talk about uncertainty!). The last time the Hudson Valley had a true blizzard was 1996. I'll be incredibly disappointed if we get only 3 inches (is that even snow?). Here's my (AI generated) please let it snow dance. In one of those early '90s winters when the snow kept falling, I remember...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Issue #103 | January 16th, 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, Are you pouring from an empty cup? Maybe you've been doing everything the "books" say to do in order to fill your cup FIRST so you can give — from your overflow. 🥤 Have you ever felt, however, that no matter how much you try to fill your cup, you're still running on empty most of the time. Why? Could it be you're trying to fill a leaky cup that has holes in it? That might explain why you can do all the right things — sleep, breathe...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Issue #102 | January 9th, 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, First order of business...my newsletter template is different. If there's one consistent truth about life, it's change. Change (and death) are great equalizers, aren't they? No one escapes either. Change, however, invites you to reflect, grow, and progress. Yet not everyone chooses those things, which is why I'd like to validate you. YOU are a beautiful human because you love growth. How do I know that? Because otherwise you...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
The Feral Housewife's Guide to Living Authentically, Creatively, & Intentionally Issue # || Month day, year || Previous issues Hey Reader, I've never considered myself a poet, despite having written tons of poems. I'm usually too embarrassed to share them. But today, for the first time, I'm THRILLED to announce that one of my poems has been published! I thank my editor and teacher Laurence Carr for his generous support. He's a poet, a published author, and a retired creative writing and...
2 months ago • 1 min read