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Yes, social/political commentary please! 👏

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I don't begrudge people trying to make a living as Influencers or what have you but Instagram is over-saturated with them and quite honestly, I don't need any more home decor items! I get disappointed when an IG story is a sponsored ad and not just something cute that someone's cat or dog or goats or chickens are doing. So yes, please stop making me redecorate rooms in my house and give me something else to think about, like the cute things that your dog does!

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Please write about your hatred of family style dining experiences!! Write about your family’s dining experiences. What you like to cook, if you do like to cook or even if it’s just one dish and why. The best meal you ever ate, if you can remember. The worst. Where you are with food rn, given your genetics, where your body wants to go. You can always write about table settings. But wait, you hate family style dining so we won’t make you do this. I’ve always enjoyed reading what you write, even more than the interior design part of you (my style is different) So glad you’re doing this. xx Deb

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I loved your book and the lengthy captions for many of your Instagram posts. It didn't matter the topic because it's your writing style I find so entertaining and engaging and relatable. I'm not in a position to pay right now so I'll look forward to reading any public posts. Thank you tiny man who lives in my phone 💜

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Topic I'd like to hear you're perspective on: surviving a breakup

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I always enjoy your writing and would be happy to read whatever is striking your fancy at moment!

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Just subscribed to support your new venture! You are such a tender heart, and I always appreciate your authenticity. As for content for future blog posts: I'm so curious WHO the followers are for these mega-influencers. Does the audience not realize that they are being marketed to, that everything is contrived, that there are other ways to find (likely higher quality) inspiration? Or are they just not thinking that critically? Are they teenagers? Naive? Easily manipulated? Bots? I don't get it. It's a shame that true talent is secondary to self-marketing. Those who constantly buy, brag and post trending audio with dumb dance moves seem to get further in their careers, and I hate that for creators. The social media popularity contest of the design world skews towards conventionally attractive married women with husky contractor husbands who work together to raise their five kids, tend to their hobby farm, and cover everything in laminate floors and peel and stick wallpaper.

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I always find your commentaries entertaining and thought provoking. I loved your HGTV show, but can understand why it drained you. Watching you on IG allowed me to see more and of course your Precious Sadie! I love your writing style and am eagerly waiting more...

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Thank you!!! This makes perfect sense! I understand you better. ◡̈ Honestly, I’m not a huge fan either (vegetarian, so land up paying for everyone’s meat dishes) but I love, love flan. I’m still dreaming of this orange flan I had at a tapas restaurant. It was devine and made me forget everything bad going on for a few minutes.

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I would love to hear more stories about your father and his path in life (if he is okay with that).

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Hi Orlando! I'm so happy to find you here. I resonate so much with the introverted, but needing to share my experience of life experience. Also as a fellow gay, designer, pitty owning human, I see you. Happy pride + I think I need to hear the gay national park story!

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