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with all the trafficking going on y’all better stay safe!!

It’s a good idea to practice this so you know how to do it in an emergency! You don’t even have to be strong (this guy is pretty muscular) to do it, it’s the force of the swing that makes them break.

Alternatively, if you’re being zip tied or tied up in general it’s a good idea to present your fists to the person instead of having them grab and force them. That way, you can present them in an easier to escape position.

Like these:

The tutorials I followed on this website were super helpful and show a few methods of breaking out of zip ties. It take ten minutes to learn and could quite literally save your life!

Zip ties are a common method of illegal restraint. To defeat zip ties, you can break them, shim them, or slip right out of them. Learn more

thelivingsp1rit

While this technique is worth knowing in the event of kidnapping or human trafficking, and so forth, it will not work on police issue flex-cuffs, which happen to be far thicker than standard zip-ties, are double cuffed, and have a reinforced centre.

Attempting this technique with flex-cuffs will firstly cut off circulation to your hands due to the proposed need to tighten them, which is dangerous for many reasons when detained in them for a prolonged period of time, as once on, they will not be loosened until they are removed entirely. And secondly, will likely lead to you breaking your wrists as the force required to break free of them exceeds what can be generated by the over-average male, regardless of how strong they may believe themselves to be. Your best bet, if you can get to relative safety first, is to use the corner of a wall to wear the plastic center-piece down enough to break free.

nomoretocome

Please read the last comment before you permanently fuck your wrist.

shaaknaa

PLEASE READ THE LAST COMMENT BEFORE YOU PERMANENTLY FUCK YOUR WRIST

mctreeleth

Here it is! The instructions to make a pieced and quilted plague doctor mask!

Just as a heads up, this pattern is not really recommended for beginners. There is not a whole lot of explanation of the basic techniques, and it requires a fair bit of precision, two types of fusible interfacing, and an assumption that you can keep a consistent seam allowance and do some hand sewing and know when to sew things right sides together and such.

I am not promising anything, different methods will yield different results, I have never made a pattern exactly as it was written and neither should you. If you want something the same as the next person, go to the shops.

Actually, nevermind, this is a quarantine craft, stay home.

Keep reading

gleefully-macabre

Blackout mesh instead of lenses would probably work. You lose the eerie reflective eye look, though I think it can be painted. So blackout mesh dabbed with some metallic paint, spray some varnish to lock it in, and there you go.

Though I guess white mask mesh might work better if going for pastels.

mctreeleth

That is a really good idea actually, I think I still have some sheer iridescent stuff I bought for a fairy costume a few years back somewhere. I’m not sure the visibility would be all that great, but my lenses fog up so quick anyway it would probably be on par.

#diy

the-future-now-deactivated20170

That’s Louis Rossman, a repair technician and YouTuber, who went viral recently for railing against Apple. Apple purposely charges a lot for repairs and you either have to pay up or buy a new device. That’s because Apple withholds necessary tools and information from outside repair shops. And to think, we were just so close to change.

Follow @the-future-now

dopeluminarydreamer-blog

Reblog if you:

Have an iPhone and are in need of repairs

Have a friend with that problem

Hate Apple and are more than happy to spite them in some way

No one will know which is it

weaselle

This guy inspired me to repair my own macbook. First of all, you should know that I am not… like, I have to look up HOW to look up what my computer specifications are. Tech, that ware either soft or hard, is not a subject in which I experience comfort or competence. But my puppy peed on my keyboard, and I asked the apple store, or the fucking mac cafe, or the godsdamn Computer House Chill Zone or whatever cute ass name they have for their bullshit store, and they said it would be TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE MY KEYBOARD. I’m not even exaggerating.

So I asked the internet, well how hard IS it to repair? And I saw this guy’s video, and while I am no techie, I AM fueled by spite, so I was all “oh, they do that shit on purpose specifically so they can charge me $1200 bucks or make me buy a new computer hunh? FUCK THEM” and I bought all the tools I needed for about $25 and I bought all the parts I needed for about another $25 and I watched a few tutorial videos, and I replaced my own keyboard.

So, once you are doing the actual deed, it becomes pretty obvious that they are finding creative ways to make this much harder than it has to be on purpose. On thing that stood out to me is, instead of all the tiny screws being the same size, there are about two dozen very slightly different sizes. They could easily be all the same size, or like, two sizes at most, but no.

These mother fuckers will take a panel that screws into place and they’ll use a different size screw for each corner. They are so close that you almost cannot tell them apart visually, but they each will only screw into the matching corner. Like, it’s a pretty clear “fuck you” to anyone trying to do repairs.

anyway, this guy is also fueled by spite, and doing holy work, and I have mad respect

dragonfox-in-a-teacup

This is awesome. Man is doing good ass deeds 24/7 because he’s giving people control.

dantes-infernal-chili

How dare you not leave a link to his channel, this guy is the savior of the modern world.

xphilosoraptorx

I’d like to nominate Louis Rossman for sainthood

jesuisloupseul

With Apples repair policy being what it is, I wonder how much extra toxic e-waste they generate in the name of profit and planned obsolescence. There’s an idea for a study for someone more patient and connected than I.

thereadingchallengechallenge

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Ladies of YA 💖

We all love a good queer romance but it’s easy to see looking around Goodreads rec lists that most of the queer romance focuses on boys. So let’s spread some love for ladies who love ladies! The lesbians, the bisexuals, and everything in between!

I’ve marked books I especially love with an asterisk (*). I’ve also included a few queer YA anthologies at the top of the list that feature stories with wlw but aren’t focused on them specifically. Feel free to comment other recs!

Proud: Stories, Poetry & Art on the Theme of Pride by Juno Dawson *

Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories by Michael Earp *

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell *

Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens by Marieke Nijkamp *

Once and Future duology by Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amar El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

The Weight of the Stars by K Ancrum

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

How To Make A Wish by Ashley Herring Blake *

Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake *

Night Swimming by Steph Bowe *

Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown

The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown

Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron

The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta

The Sky Weaver by Kristen Ciccarelli

Girlhood by Cat Clarke *

Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert

Of Fire and Stars series by Audrey Coulthurst

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M Danforth *

The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake

Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis

On The Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis *

Ida by Alison Evans *

Highway Bodies by Alison Evans *

Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans *

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan

Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle

All the Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle *

How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox

I Am Out With Lanterns by Emily Gale

Annie On My Mind by Nancy Garden *

The Rosewood Chronicles by Connie Glynn *

Get It Together, Delilah by Erin Gough

Amelia Westlake Was Never Here by Erin Gough *

Skylarks by Karen Gregory *

Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson

The Last Beginning by Lauren James *

Run by Kody Keplinger *

That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger *

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

Ask the Passengers by AS King *

Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour *

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour *

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno *

Ash by Malinda Lo

Stalking Jack the Ripper series by Kerri Maniscalco

Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh

Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire *

Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore

We Set the Dark on Fire series by Tehlor Kay Mejia

People Like Us by Dana Mele *

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy *

Girls of Paper and Fire series by Natasha Ngan

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman *

The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

Noteworthy by Riley Redgate

The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera

Unspeakable by Abbie Rushton *

Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi

The Abyss Surrounds Us series by Emily Skrutskie

The Summer of Jordi Pérez by Amy Spalding

These Witches Don’t Burn series by Isabel Sterling

Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney Stevens

It’s Not Like It’s A Secret by Misa Sugiura *

Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley *

As I Descended by Robin Talley

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde

Going Off Script by Jen Wilde *

Pink by Lili Wilkinson

#books

void-milf

fyi the point of fucking up your data patterns isnt to avoid suspicion. it’s to make EVERYONE suspicious. same logic as the bloc, pals. protect your comrades, be suspicious. ESPECIALLY if you aren’t doing anything likely to get you arrested.

void-milf

the state is less omniscient and significantly more incompetent than you’d think. overextend their resources at every possible opportunity. make them cry wolf repeatedly. run their data analysis agents fucking ragged. and strike. attack.

37womenwieldingknives

YES i’m a postgrad statistics researcher and i can tell you that the state honestly has NO IDEA what to do with the data it collects, it has an obsession with big data but it’s almost impossible to work with in practice. the traditional statistical approaches that are used can’t be scaled up, the adapted approaches are substantially weakened, and the machine learning approaches have the same problems and often tell them nothing. data scientists are only just coming around to these issues too, most still just push on with it anyway - incompetence is the word. above all this though, like you say, the biggest issue for the state is at the point of data collection. they will NEVER get anything useful if they’re collecting shitty messy data. they will eventually figure out that the real solution is working how to collect accurate and meaningful data, we should make it as difficult as possible for them to do that

afraidofamericans

This makes me think that we need WAAAY more apps that generate junk data

queeranarchism

Apps that generate junk data? tell me moooore.

anarchopuppy

Ooh I know this one!

Ad Nauseum is an adblocker that stores the ads it blocks and continuously generates fake clicks, fucking with analytics and costing the ad companies money

TrackMeNot automatically does randomly generated searches on a variety of search engines to obscure your real searches and fuck with analytics, and you can set it up to work with anything that has a search bar (including facebook, twitter, amazon, youtube, etc)

WhatCampaign replaces analytics parameters in links with the string “FuckOff”. I thought there was a similar extension that used random strings, but I can’t seem to find it

Privacy Possum is a fork of Privacy Badger with a focus on costing tracking companies as much money as possible, and idk if my limited tech knowledge is enough to understand what it does but the description does say it falsifies some data so that’s good enough for me

@afraidofamericans

mayflower-gal

Boy it SURE would be a SHAME if this were SPREAD AROUND for everyone TO SEE

autismandstuff

blogbunnyrabbit

decabus

this meme made me realise that other people apparently know how to show empathy without personal anecdotes

some-teeth-in-a-trench-coat

… how…. please teach me

idontknowanymoreaaaaaa

I’m pretty sure none of us will get answers but please…if someone knows the secrets to showing empathy without personal anecdotes please speak up. We need answers

lil-tumbles

(Me (adhd + autism) can show empathy, but not sympathy. For me, it’s like I do the exact same thing, but as well as showing empathy through anecdotes I show sympathy through empathy).

dragoninhumanskin

@decabus @some-teeth-in-a-trench-coat @messynogenderpotato

I have somethin I guess? I’ve been the Support Friend for most of my life so I managed to get it down to a formula. TW: dog death

1. Ask Questions

This is mainly to keep them talking, that way a) they feel like they have a confidante in you, and b) the pressure is less on you to Say Things. In fact it shouldn’t be about you Saying Things at all, it should be you figuring out where they’re at and trying to understand. E.g. “My dog died, I miss him.” Ask questions, and when they start talking, let them talk. “What was his name?” “How and when did he die?” “Tell me about him.” “What was he like?” “What’s your favourite memory of him?” “When did you first meet him?” “Did you teach him any tricks?” Again the point is to keep them talking, the questions are just to get them on a roll. If you’re worrying about what to say next, listen to what they’re saying and ask details of what they’re currently talking about, or mentally prepare your next question.

2. Listen

Let them talk. The more you listen to them talk, the more they feel like it’s okay to talk to you. If they dwindle off, ask them something else to get them talking again. Upset people usually have a lot to say.

Every now and again you can throw in little sentences like “Wow, what a bitch!” “Aw, so sad.” “What the fuck? Why?” just to prove you’re still listening and following, and haven’t wandered off into space.

3. When they’re done, give it back to them

It’s a technique called mirroring. Sum up whatever you heard in short form - if they’ve talked for half an hour about the little details of their deceased pet, say something like “It sounds like he was a very good boy/sounds like he meant a lot to you/sounds like you will miss him.” It’s been known to make people dissolve into a sobbing mess, because this is the part where you prove you’ve done your homework, you listened, you care, you get it.

4. If you really want to offer a solution, ask first. You can just skip this step altogether tbh.

Only when someone has finished talking about whatever is upsetting them, ask if you can help. “Can I offer some advice?” Now is the time for SHORT anecdotes. Short. It’s not about you sharing your story, it’s about them getting advice. Remember they don’t have to take your advice, again it’s about them and their emotions, and they know themselves best. “When my dog died, I did this. Would that help?” “I read somewhere about doing this. Maybe try that and see how it goes?”

Hope this helps y’all. The TL;DR of all this is basically listen, and prove you’re listening.

idontknowanymoreaaaaaa

Thank you!!!

sgo-resources

That explanation really is so good!

oi0u98ygth-deactivated20260120

uhhh drunk emojis!!!

annesmiless

Some eaiser variations of push ups to help you build the strength to do a traditional one!

moniquill

I don’t generally reblog ‘fitness’ stuff but gaddamn could I use some more arm strength.

the-goddamazon-deactivingsoon-d

Push-ups are my worst nightmare. I can only do 44 before I pass out on the floor.

maxxiegalaxy-deactivated2022032

“I can only do 44” hahaha omg I can’t even do one.

o-lascaux-o

yes good

I was always frustrated how my P.E. teachers wanted all of us to go “all-or-none” and basically hurt ourselves without letting us build up from square-one like in the first gif. Then they’d fuckin yell at us for not doing it right >:|

Knee-pushups is not square-one.

arkilliandragon

When I got my first personal trainer, she had me doing push ups almost standing upright in the weight lifting bars so that I could do 15 reps and 3 sets of them. It’s more about the technique of the push up, and if you’re pushing too much weight, you can’t exersize the correct muscles within their tolerances. This post is pretty important tto know cause of that.

jhameia

I was introduced to the knee push-up last year and it was such a fucking game changer. I had NO idea it was possible to work those same muscles just with a slight variation in position.

personal-scientist

I wanna just verify that these are excellent for building strength, both as someone who took weights class in high school with a good teacher, and as someone who’s had a lifetime of physical therapy (not for my arms specifically, but I’ve spent a lot of time in sports medicine centers). And again, if the vertical one in the first gif is difficult, you don’t even have to lean into it like that. Start standing, and only lean as much as it takes you to lower towards the wall.

And remember, many exercises can be modified in this way! I did an image search for “modified pull up” and got exactly what I was looking for right away, which is this:

Doing pull ups on a lower bar, or from the straps with handles that gyms sometimes have (called the TRX - they can also be used to support yourself during squats and some balance exercises) is a lot easier than jumping straight into vertical pullups, and lets you build up that muscle with exercises that are still comfortable and safe for you, so you can do more sets of more reps.

As a general rule, always start with lower-strain exercises and practice good form before you work your way up. You don’t want to have to unlearn bad habits that could lead to injury later as the difficulty increases.

jecook

@imfemalewarrior I’m assuming you’ve seen this post but in case you haven’t—it seems like your kind of thing

imfemalewarrior

Here are push up and pull up progressions!

-FemaleWarrior, She/They

peppervl

Because I have serious issues with core strength and cannot do a sit up or a crunch without using muscles I shouldn’t and hurting myself, I looked up core exercises for beginners (because modified sit ups just have me ways to make it harder), and here’s what I found.

All from here, which also includes sit ups with the idea that you start up and don’t go all the way down.

rosslynpaladin

This stuff on the bottom is some of the stuff I do for physical therapy, can vouch for it

freyjuseggr

https://ghartok-padhome.tumblr.com/post/612852729211158528/how-to-work-up-to-doing-a-real-push-up Here’s my write-up on modified pushups. As for modified pullups, the ones shown use different muscles than traditional pullups, which isn’t bad but it won’t help you do a traditional one. Start with arm hangs, unflexed then flexed (hanging straight down vs with bent elbows), then negatives, then with assistance (resistance bands work well)

Also, don’t feel bad for needing to start from the very beginning, everyone needs to start somewhere, and it’s all about where you’re going, not where you start

justanotherwitchygirl

Another Sigil Tutorial

Hello everyone! So I had a lot of questions about my other sigil posts and decided to post another method to making sigils. This is another one of my favorites to use! I just really like the way these turn out. I call this the constellation method!

Step 1: Get your Phrase

For this tutorial I'm using the phrase "Protect this place"

Step 2: Take Out Repeating Letters

So any repeating letters you have take them out! *Side note: this step doesn't matter too much because of the method which you will see in a minute but it helps confusion*

"Protect this place" becomes "protechisla"

Step 3: Making Dots

Remember this chart?

So grab this chart and just ignore your numbers. Take what is left of your phrase for us "protechisla" and make dots on all of the letters you see. It should come out looking something like this:

So now we've got our "stars" for our "constelation". Take out the chart and you should be left with an assortment of dots like this:

Step 4: Connecting the Dots

So we have this random assortment of dots and now you get to be creative and connect them however you see fit. Play around until you have something you like. This is what mine looked like after some playing around with different arrangements:

Step 5: Make it a "Constellation"

This is what mine looked like when I was finished.

This is a wonderful method for those who are still in the "broom closet" because they just look like super cute little doodles or constellations. It's a super easy method. Just remember DON'T OVERTHINK ANYTHING!!!!! Make this your own sigil. Follow the method but also do whatever feels right! And most important! Stay safe and have fun with it!!!!!

#witch

autumnleavescd118

T’s Masterlist of AU Ideas

Need some inspiration for your next fanfic? Here are a list of ideas I’ve compiled to help you get started! There are also a few sub-AUs I included just because :)

BY ERA…

50s AU

80s AU

Ancient Egypt AU

Cold War AU

Medieval AU

Dark/Middle Ages

Renaissance

Regency AU

Revolutionary War AU

Roaring 20s AU

Stone Age AU

Tudor AU

Victorian AU

World War I AU

World War II AU

BY GENRE…

Apocalypse AU

Dystopian AU

Fairy Tale AU

12 Dancing Princesses

Aladdin / Arabian Nights

Beauty & the Beast

Cinderella

Hansel & Gretel

Jack & the Beanstalk

Peter Pan

Rapunzel

Rumplestiltskin

Sleeping Beauty

Snow Queen

Snow White

The Frog Prince

The Little Mermaid

The Prince/Princess & the Pauper

The Princess & the Pea

Thumbelina

High Fantasy AU

Horror AU

Mafia AU

Military AU

Musical AU

Mystery AU

Noir AU

Pirate AU

Sci-Fi AU

Shakespeare AU

Superhero AU

Supernatural/Paranormal AU

Time Travel AU

Urban Fantasy AU

Utopian AU

Wild West AU

BY COUPLE…

Airplane Passengers AU

Aristocrat/Commoner AU

Arranged Marriage AU

Artist/Muse AU

Author/Publisher AU

Body Swap AU

Childhood Sweethearts AU

Chosen One & Sidekick AU

Complete Opposites AU

Doctor/Patient AU

Hades & Persephone AU

Handcuffed Together AU

Lab Partners AU

Neighbors AU

Pen Pals AU

Personality Switch AU

Rockstar/Groupie AU

Roommates AU

Royalty/Servant AU

Soldier/Nurse AU

Soulmates AU

Teacher/Student AU

Tourist/Native AU

BY MOVIE / BOOK / SHOW / GAME / PLAY / BALLET…

Battle Royale AU

Breakfast Club AU

Chronicles of Narnia AU

Dirty Dancing AU

Giselle AU

Hogwarts AU

Inception AU

Jumanji AU

Les Miserables AU

La La Land AU

Middle Earth AU

Nutcracker AU

Pacific Rim AU

Phantom of the Opera AU

Star Trek AU

Star Wars AU

Swan Lake AU

Swiss Family Robinson AU

Terminator AU

Wonderland AU

BY CHARACTER TYPE…

Android AU

Archaeologist AU

Assassin AU

Astronaut AU

Celebrity AU

Cosplayer AU

Criminal AU

Dancer AU

Demon Slayer AU

Detective AU

Double Agent AU

Explorer AU

Fallen Angel AU

Fighter Pilot AU

Guardian Angel AU

Hacker AU

Musician AU

Nerd/Geek AU

Olympic Athlete AU

Photographer AU

Private Eye AU

Punk AU

Race Car Driver AU

Revolutionary AU

Royalty AU

Street Performer AU

Tsundere AU

Tutor AU

Viking AU

Yandere AU

BY MYTHOLOGY / LEGENDS / FABLES…

Atlantis AU

Egyptian Gods AU

El Dorado AU

Fountain of Youth AU

Greek Gods AU

King Arthur AU

Norse Gods AU

Robin Hood AU

BY SUPERNATURAL / PARANORMAL ENTITY…

Angel AU

Banshee AU

Demigod AU

Demon AU

Genie AU

Ghost AU

Mermaid AU

Siren AU

Werewolf AU

Vampire AU

Zombie AU

BY HOLIDAY…

Christmas AU

Fourth of July AU

Halloween AU

Hanukkah AU

New Years AU

Spring Break AU

Thanksgiving AU

MISCELLANEOUS…

Backpacking Across Europe AU

Battle of the Bands AU

Bookshop AU

Carnival AU

Circus AU

Coffeeshop AU

College AU

“We got paired up for a group project but none of us know what we’re doing”

Conspiracy AU

Dragons AU

Heist AU

High School AU

Summer School

Immortal AU

Kidnapped AU

Prison AU

Reincarnation AU

Road Trip AU

Seven Deadly Sins AU

Summer Camp AU

Time Travel AU

FOR HUMOR…

“Marry me because my green card expired” AU

“Why does by neighbor have to be an aspiring opera singer?” AU

“I’m a server and you’re a frequent customer and you flirt with me but YOU NEVER TIP ME, WHAT THE HELL MAN?” AU

“I never break the law but I was asked to be part of a massive heist and damn, I really need to pay off my student debt…” AU

“I lied and said I could speak a different language to impress my crush but now he wants me to tutor him so I need to become fluent in Mandarin in 3 days HELP” AU

“We are fictional characters that know we are fictional characters and so we decided to have a little fun and mess with the author by not following any of the tropes they’re writing” AU

[Updated 8/21/17]

#worldbuilding #q

catchymemes

r/LifeProTips dump

bastard-woodsman

Leaf/tree identification guide by Nutt & Stevens Ltd., Leicester, England

the-unidentified-witch-deactiva

A Witch’s Table of Contents

One of the main things I try to strive for as a witch is to be a walking grimoire. I crave information and spreading of information, and that’s what my blog ended up being; a mass of information. I love receiving asks about the Craft, and if I don’t know the answer, I usually try finding the information on my blog, however, tumblr’s search system is whack. Have you ever gone to someone’s blog and searched “spell jar” and end up getting any posts that has the word “spell” in it? Well, it’s frustrating to deal with, SO, I made this ToC to make searching for information a whole lot easier, mainly for myself, but also for any followers!

This is in NO WAY done, I will be frequently be adding posts and more categories, this is just what I’ve got so far (I have a little over 2 years of blogged info I’m tagging). Anyways, enjoy!

WITCH STUFF

Broke Witch

Broom closet

Baby Witch

Grimoire

Masterposts

Self Care

Witchy Art

Witchy Crafts

CORRESPONDENCES

Astrology

Crystals

Herbology

Incense

DIVINATION

Palmistry

Pendulum

Runes

Tarot

Tarot Spreads

INFORMATION

Altar

Charging

Cleansing

Fae

Grounding

Meditation

Sigils

PATHS

Animal Magick

Candle Magick

Cosmic Witch

Elemental Magick

Energy Work

Garden Craft

Kitchen Witchery

Lunar Magick

Spirits

RELIGION

Deities

Celtic

Egyptian

Hellenic

Norse

Sabbats

Wicca

SPELLS

Charms

Curses

Emoji Spells

Glamour

Hexes

Ritual

Sachet

Spell jars

Misc.

Anxiety

Confidence

Depression

Self Love

MINE

My readings

wilwheaton

badkidgorgug

Lifesaver

letitrainathousandflames-archive

Adhd really is like… bedroom is slightly messy it would be nice to tidy it some

bedroom is very messy I really should tidy up

bedroom is chaotic I NEED to tidy but my brain says no. Why. Whyyy.

I guess I’ll just have to watch where I step in here for the rest of my life. The mess is everywhere. I’m one with the mess.

A sudden Need to Clean™ makes you get the room looking like some fancy homes magazine cover, and you think “I’ll never ever let it get that bad again, and then…

bedroom is slightly messy (uh oh)

quousque

ADHD organization tips:

-out of sight = out of mind, as in, if you can’t see it, you will forget it exists. Set up your space such that, when everything is put away, you can still see it all (remove closet doors, shallow shelves so nothing is behind anything else, etc.)

-one-step access. None of this “to get to this thing, I have to get a stool, remove the box in front of it, grab the thing i want, put the box back, put the stool back-” nah. One step access. Not even “this thing belongs behind this thing”. Open drawer. Is thing right there? good. Have to move other thing to get to it? bad. Multi-steps means you’ll rarely use it, and when you do, it will NEVER GET PUT AWAY AGAIN. Multi-step access is for deep storage and the items that get the least frequent use.

-an item’s home is within arm’s reach of where you are most likely to use it/want to put it down.

-items can have multiple homes and that’s ok. I have three pencil/pen cans around my room, and like two or three places where I’m “allowed” to place things like my wallet and keys (and I am NOT allowed to place them anywhere else, because then I’ll lose them forever).

-examine the mess on your floor and determine the categories, then ask why those things are on the floor.

—Why pile of clean clothes? because I didn’t want to fold them up. Solution: fuck folding clothes, clothes only get sorted into categories and then dumped into drawers or crates. That’s fine and ok.

—Why pile of kinda-dirty-but-can-still-wear clothes? because I don’t want to put them away (i wore them once) but i don’t want to put them in the laundry basket (they’re not really dirty yet). Solution: have a home for “kinda dirty” clothes. I drape mine over the edge of my hamper.

—- a bunch of trash on your floor? Because the trash can is all the way over there. Solution: put a bunch of trash cans all around your room.

—- pile of papers on desk? because i need to put them in my files where they’ll eventually go. Solution: one of those cute magazine boxes on desk, specifically for “to file” papers.

-permanent piles on surfaces go in cute little boxes exactly where they already were. e.g. pile on nightstand consisting of wallet, keys, meds, phone, etc??? cute little box right on the nightstand for all that stuff you’ll grab every day. Pile on desk of shit that you need to take back out to the kitchen but haven’t yet? grab a little tray specifically to accumulate things you’ll take back out to the kitchen at some point. box on nightstand for “stuff that could/usually does go in purse, but isn’t there today for whatever reason”. Lil box for “random tiny shit that I should put away at some point” like hair ties, safety pins, push pins, etc.

-it’s ok for things to “live” in the place where you’ll need them next, even if it’s not “away”, so long as those things aren’t in your way. My pjs live on my bed, because I’m going to wear them again tonight. If I’m feeling fancy I’ll fold them and put them at the foot of the bed. Most days I’ll just yeet them on there and that’s where they Belong. My meds belong in a lil box on my nightstand, because that’s where I’ll set out my pills for the next day.

- “dump station” = right inside the door, where you’ll divest yourself of everything automatically anyways. Hook for your purse, hook for workbag, a few hooks for coats etc (even though coats “live” in the closet, it’s ok for them to live here too), box/tray for wallet etc, place for shoes. Because I’m gonna dump them the moment I walk in the door anyway, and if their “place” isn’t right there, they’re just gonna end up part of the mess

-beware the corner piles. Observe them, question them, solve them. Shit accumulates in “dead spots” on the floor where you don’t walk often. Watch those piles. What are those piles? Where are their homes? And why aren’t they there? Are their homes too inaccessible? Did I accidentally start a new hobby and none of the supplies for that have a home yet? Is it something “in progress” that I still intend to work on/do something with?

you’ll still go through the cycles of accumulating mess and destroying it all in one go, but the mess accumulated will be so much less and so much easier to deal with.

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@quousque this is amazing! I’m gonna print this out and use it to fix my mess! Thank you so much!

witchkitch

Edible Flowers and Their Properties

Arugula Blossom (attraction, abundance, psychic power) Basil Blossom (protection, love, abundance, purification) Borage (happiness, protection, courage, peace) Calendula (protection, love, healing) Carnation (strength, protection, creativity, stability) Camellia (abundance, love, happiness) Cilantro (protection, peace, love, health, abundance) Chamomile (calming, love, healing, protection, warding) Chive Blossom (protection, warding, love) Chrysanthemum (protection, warding, happiness, love) Dandelion (healing, purification, divination & psychic power) Dahlia (abundance, strength, creativity, self love) Garlic Flower (protection, healing, warding) Hibiscus (love, divination, creativity) Kale Flower (abundance, strength, protection, healing) Lavender (calming, protection, healing, purification, peace) Lilac (luck, wisdom, psychic strength) Nasturtium (happiness, love, purification, protection) Orchid (love, abundance, creativity) Peony (luck, protection, abundance, stability) Pansy (love, calming, self reflection, change) Pea Flower (abundance, love, friendship, protection) Rose (love, happiness, peace) Snapdragon (purification, protection, strength, perseverance) Squash Blossom (creativity, vitality, healing, balance) Strawberry Blossom (love, abundance, luck, healing) Violet (peace, protection, healing, luck)