Just Keep Swimming...

Melinda. 32 years old. She/her. Cat lady. 🌈

[marxist--lesbianist]

Everyone deserves healthcare.

Everyone deserves housing.

Everyone deserves healthy food, clean water, and affordable clothes.

Everyone deserves education.

Everyone deserves employment.

Everyone deserves dignity and justice.

[911onabcbts]

The group yesterday with the cast of One Chicago.

[breatheandkeepswimming]

Weightloss update...

After that first week of losing two pounds, the next week I ended up 'gaining' it back in what I accept now as water weight. That was the week I was supposed to start my period, so everything being out of whack isn't surprising. So I went back to my starting weight, then the next week I lost...six pounds! Then this last week I lost a mere two pounds. However, yesterday was my weigh in...and also the start of my period 😅 So this next week will likely be a bit odd as well. But oh well. At least I'm losing and finally getting into the groove of this new lifestyle. The two-ish pounds were bound to start happening, and it's better than nothing (or gaining).

[wesandresons]

SHAWN HATOSY as TITUS DANFORTH READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME (2026) dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

[arsonistsfirefly]

:)

[breatheandkeepswimming]

Happy Pride!!

Still not out, but maybe one day ❤️

[breatheandkeepswimming]

The last time I began a weightloss journey was years ago and it came too fucking close to giving me an eating disorder.

I started a new journey last week and I've been trying to keep myself positive and not too hard on myself while also holding myself accountable. I keep track of calories and what I eat and my water intake, all of that. It's officially been one week so I weighed myself to see how much I've lost. I tell myself that it's okay if it's only one or two pounds, because I'm just starting out, so I'm getting used to this new lifestyle change, and that time of the month is coming (if it comes this month) so my body could be reacting to that, too.

Basically I'm trying to cushion the fall, because there's the little voice in my head telling me to give up. So I weigh in, and sure enough, I've lost two pounds. I want to be happy. I am! It's better than staying the same or gaining. But I'm also hurt because I was really hoping it was more. Maybe that's because I'm impatient, or maybe because I'm hard on myself, or maybe it's both (yeah...it's both).

But I'm happy that I've lost that weight. It's a start. I just have to hold on to that positivity because this journey is not for the weak and I'm just really scared that I'm not strong enough. I know it's going to be worth it but holy hell is this rough physically and mentally.

[ceruleanheaven]

[looking at people younger than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at people older than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at myself] its over

[breatheandkeepswimming]

Lost one of my furbabies yesterday. She was 15. I got her when I was 17. I have other cats, but she was the oldest and the last one from my childhood/teenage years. My birthday was last month. Hers too. My birthday always is kind of rough because it's a reminder of how old I've gotten and how little I've done. Losing her has added on to that as a reminder how how much i miss being young and how fast time has gone.

I miss her. So much. I feel like I failed her. That I didn't give her enough. Like I could've done more. This hurts. So much and in such a deep way. This sucks. I'm not okay.

[breatheandkeepswimming]

Well damn.

Here I am, 1 A.M., getting lost in my thoughts of being stuck in life, of not being wanted, of being alone for whatever amount of time I have left in this world.

Guess I should put my phone down and go to sleep?

Oh, and hi, Tumblr. Haven't seen you in a while 👋🏻

Time for bed.

[introvertsnation]

If you know you know @introvertsnation

My Instagram | Youtube

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

having a hyperfixation is both a blessing and a curse

[breatheandkeepswimming]

Listen...it was my birthday the other day...I just want like two minutes of Shawn's Quinn recording? I don't have $8 to spare for an app lol. I don't need the whole thing yes I do just a piece. For science...👀😏

[sammy-bryant]

[staystrongsoa]

God damn

[anxietyproblem]

[lauraneedstochill]

SHAWN HATOSY as Titus Danforth in “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” 🔪

[sammy-bryant]

SOUTHLAND (2011) x FIRE COUNTRY (2025)