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Stuck at home? Here’s an isolation survival post:

(Everything here is free to use! Feel free to add on. Links were purposefully broken to avoid Tumblr’s spam prevention.)

Social:

discordapp.com/ - Like Skype but better, more accessible, smoother, and with more features. Call, play games, and chat with friends.

twitch.tv/ - Watch and chat with people doing everything from gaming to cooking to teaching.

Reading:

whichbook.net/ - helps you find what book to read

overdrive.com/ - Free audiobooks through your public library

standardebooks.org/ebooks/ - Free ebooks

rbdigital.com/ - Free audiobooks and ebooks through your public library

Movies:

www.kanopy.com/ - Free movies through your public library

www.ted.com/ - Watch lots of educational and inspiring talks

Hobbies:

join.skillshare.com/ - Learn how to do virtually anything with 2 free months of premium

scratch.mit.edu/ - Make a game or movie, super easy to use, good introductory programming “language”

gimp.org/downloads/ - Free photoshop-like program.

twinery.org/ - Make a text-based game

pixologic.com/sculptris/ - make 3D models

unity.com/ - Make a 3D game

yoyogames.com/gamemaker - make a 2D game

spotify.com/us/ - Listen to music

travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours - Museums with virtual tours

Dungeons and Dragons: (play over Discord!) (DM me if you want PDFs of the Handbooks)

probablybadrpgideas.tumblr.com/post/612459866001391616/basic-rules-for-dungeons-dragons-dungeons - The Basics

entertainment.howstuffworks.com/leisure/brain-games/beginners-guide-dungeons-and-dragons.htm - Learn to play

roll20.net/ - Make maps/play online

Video Games:

itch.io/ - play hundreds of games

freegameplanet.com/ - Even more free games!

dolphin-emu.org/ - Play Gamecube and Wii games

Phone Apps:

sourceforge.net/projects/gameboid/ - Play gameboy games

smartphones.gadgethacks.com/how-to/10-must-play-free-puzzle-games-for-iphone-android-0178848/ - list of puzzle games

Cooking:

fridgetotable.com/ - Input ingredients you have and get recipes you can make.

youtube.com/user/DepressionCooking - Learn how to cook with limited ingredients from a lovely old woman who lived during the Great Depression

butterwithasideofbread.com/homemade-bread/ - Make bread with yeast

letsdishrecipes.com/traditional-irish-soda-bread/ - Make bread without yeast

Other tips:

Take care of yourself (eat well, shower often, wear clean clothes, exercise, clean your space)

Talk with people

Do what makes you happy

Take time away from screens

Play – with your pets, your kids, your friends. Keep yourself active and busy and happy.

blvkvholic

mesuud-deactivated20240817

Dostluk 🐢✔🐆

I'm confused as to why she wanted this rhetorical. Nah, run them answers like you run those bronzers out onto the shelves. Let the world know. Transparency, right?!

blancabitchcraft

Hey, y'all! You ever get caught between 'love' and 'don't touch me'?

Good! Well if that's happening to you. This is what you need to do. You need to cleanse your spirit and body. Someone is playing with your emotions and it could very well be you, but you need to get that negative ass energy off of you and then it's foolish to clean internally and leave your shell filthy. So do it all.

There's so much that goes on in life that you just don't have time for the miscommunication and mixed emotions when it comes to feeling wanted. This does NOT mean put a love spell on anyone or to increase potency of a current spell. This simply means you need clarity and healing. I'm here to tell you that everything that you need is really already within you, but you have to go down the right road to get to your necessities.

Be bougie. Be loved. Be you.

Blanca Bitchcraft

Also, send me a message if you want to talk. If you'd like to donate, my cash tag is $BlancaBitchcraft

thepityisntpretty

The pity isn't pretty. So pick it up and love yourself.

If you need ketchup to eat the fries, are they really that good? Think about it.

latenights

Get you a partner who wants to invest in you, listen to you, learn from you, see you win, support your visions & fall in love with you daily

Yo, what!!! Lol he's spot on because I was like they are really ready to close in to get these opening night movie ratings.

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humansofnewyork

“I heard the rumor from a random girl in school. She told me that my boyfriend had gotten another girl pregnant. He’d cheated on me before, so I assumed it was true. But for awhile he denied everything. Then he shifted to blaming the girl. Her name was Stacie. And as the story often goes, I turned all my hatred and hurt toward her. We literally never spoke. And my boyfriend would talk her down every chance he got. I’d occasionally see her when she dropped the baby off at the house. I’d feel such hatred every time the doorbell would ring. She was always so well put-together. There was this unapproachable air about her. Like she was better than everyone else. Worst of all, she had this connection with my boyfriend that I didn’t have. The connection of a child. And that was thrown in my face every time she came to the door. My jealousy created a monster inside of me. I withdrew from everyone. Then one year later I got pregnant myself. I didn’t feel any excitement. Instead there was a moment of clarity. I couldn’t raise a child with this man. He was a pathological liar. For weeks I went back-and-forth. Do I get an abortion? Do I give the child up for adoption? Then one day I made the decision to become a single mother. I remember being so scared. And the first person I thought of was Stacie. It was like: ‘My God, I’ve vilified this woman for so long. And now I’m her. And she is me.’ I picked up my phone and sent her a text. I apologized for everything. And I asked for her support. That was eleven years ago. But we still love to joke about how our horrible taste in men when we were young brought us together. Stacie is my best friend in the world. She’s my person. Our daughters know each other as sisters. At times she’s been my roommate, my biggest confidant, and my maid of honor. Sometimes I think back to those early days, watching her walk up the driveway. I think about all the hatred I would feel. And now it’s her hugs that I need when I’m feeling upset. There have been some bad episodes in my life. But every time I’m down, she shows up. The doorbell will ring on a random Tuesday. At 4 PM. And when I open up the door, there she is. And she’ll give me the biggest hug.”

bellabarrethoughts

This felt very authentic .

thehopefulquotes

Communicate. Even when it's uncomfortable or uneasy. One of the best ways to heal, is simply getting everything out.

— Unknown

camp-counselor-life

From Girl Scout’s social media. The original Twitter thread is here.

thepityisntpretty

Him: (Breaks your 💓) What's wrong with you?

Me:

bellabarrethoughts

Really be out here trying to figure this shit out though lol

Sir, I know you didn't ask me... Ok then.

blackgirlempowermentbylahart-de

““There’s no reason for you to be jealous, envious, and/or intimidated by her. Step your game up, and be confident in yourself! Unapologetic Exquisite Black Queens aren’t intimidated by another woman’s confidence, beauty, or success. We don’t see them as a threat; We root for our Sistas, because that’s what phenomenal Black women do!””

— Stephanie Lahart Exquisite Black Queen Quotes | Black Girl and Black Women Empowerment | Black Sisterhood | Connect with me on Instagram: @1stephanielahart