it's my first time being alive

Alyssa. 30s. Scientist. She/her. romanticizing the mundane.

[allofthepretty]

July to do list goals:

Camping

Kayaking

Revive cross stitch hat project

Hiking x1

Invite friends to my house

Yoga x3 x2

Attend a baby's birthday party

Crochet 3 bees (1 finished)

Work on crochet shirt

Bake a cake or pie

Make a fancy dinner for myself one night

Sit outside on the deck more

Do a hard admin task

Have a rest day/ lazy day

Finish backyard bird book

Start another book from my shelf

See Noah Kahan (cancelled)

Explore NYC a bit

Watch murderbot

Start watching severance?

Attend a funeral

Plan August trip with mom

Stretch goals if I'm bored:

Learn to skateboard

Get a little loom and weave something

[unidentifiedspoon]

my turn at this one. ART is the feed? no. ART is the frame

[themysteriousmurasamecastle]

its crazy that mr brightside is one of the best songs ever yet isnt even the best killers song

[themysteriousmurasamecastle]

mr brightside comes on at the club: multiple injuries

somebody told me comes on at the club:

[heaveninawildflower]

Pearl buttons (1770's - 1820's).

Made in Birmingham, England.

Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0.

[allofthepretty]

Possibly starting a job in a new field (?) and watching videos on the field and getting flashbacks to college classes 🙃

[pmamtraveller]

by Noah Dao

[escuerzoresucitado]

Pedestrian traffic lights

[microsuedemouse]

these photos were assembled by Maya Barkai (taken and submitted by numerous photographers around the world) for the art project Walking Men Worldwide! :)

[knifepadme]

she doesn't have a name yet i'm working on it but here is kitty precious

[devinwolfi]

sorry i can't make it. i have to watch my show that aired twenty years ago

[grrlmusic]

Carly Rae Jepsen

[poboh]

Gjon Mili’s cat Blackie looking at his portrait in mural by Saul Steinberg in Mili’s studio, NY, 1947, Gjon Mili

[lelif]

on nostalgia

the handmaids tale, margaret atwood// @firstfullmoon // @stigmatawife // @jb-blunk // forever winter, taylor swift// @an-attempt-at-living // the memory of a memory, katie maria // erica jong // secrets from a girl whos seen it all, lorde; poster by mlgrsdesign// ? // @n1ntendos // @fairycosmos // @inanotherunivrse //@robertszombie // @notbigthief

[finehs]

You know what’s ironic? I thought you of all people would know not to judge a book by its cover.

[quinnandersonwrites]

Damn, okay, was not expecting Channing Tatum to motivate me to write today. But I’ll take it!

[positive-pumpkin]

If this is the sign you're looking for, please

stay alive

stay safe

Drink some water

eat something

get back into the things you love

Unclench your jaw

do some self-care

Take a shower or bath

Take your med(s)

[arsenicinshell]

The Gothic Pool of Landa, Burgos, Spain 

photos by 1-anahimes 2-noecamr 3-antiwedding on ig

[allofthepretty]

Every Sunday afternoon I get not the Sunday scaries but like. Wow if I had one more day off I could turn my life around. What if I bought bricks to go around my garden today and then put them in tomorrow morning? Oh it's Monday. I won't be motivated after work. No point in going out to buy the bricks then

[thelostcanyon]

The great massif of the Superstiton Mountains rises abruptly from the desert flats near Apache Junction, Pinal County, Arizona.