chalk it up to whimsy

bee

[dimensions-allofthem]

guy who has definitely smoked before

[amandab821]

god. it was very funny to hit Dan with a green shell, think “oh shit I really just hit him” then hear “YOU FUCKING BITCH” a few seconds later on the stream 😭😭😭 going to be thinking about it all week lol

[samwisethewitch]

*takes your face gently in my hands and looks sincerely into your eyes* listen. your home does not need to look like a showroom. homes are meant to be lived in, and that means a certain amount of mess. it's okay if there is clutter on your desk or if you don't remember the last time you cleaned your oven. mess is morally neutral. but at the same time, you deserve to live in an environment that is safe and comfortable, and that means someone has to clean sometimes. things like mold, spoiled food, and dirty litter boxes are genuine health hazards and need to be dealt with before they make someone sick. think of cleaning less as "my home needs to be completely spotless" and more as "I am an animal and I need a habitat that is free of hazardous material." it's okay. *kisses you on the forehead and tucks you into a blanket*

(and of course it is always acceptable and even good for you to ask someone else to help you with cleaning if it's physically or mentally difficult for you. even if you're paying them to do it.)

[powersandplanetaries]

Growing up, I was rarely told why it was important to clean, just instilled with the shame of not doing it. Then I became an adult with my own space, and have gradually muddled my way to understanding when it is important, and how to know when it's actually necessary vs just residual shame over not living in a magazine spread. So here's the levels of how I prioritize:

Health and Safety- Are there dishes growing mold, or food attracting bugs and rodents? Is there garbage piling up? Is there a pile of stuff likely to tip over onto you, or blocking a fire exit? Are there any obstacles blocking you from taking care of hygiene needs, like a clogged shower drain? You need, at base level, a space that is safe and not hazardous to your health. Nothing else gets fixed until this is taken care of.

Utility- I want to be able to use my space to do the things I want and need to do. If I want to sew on the kitchen table, that means I have to remove the pile of library books. If those have a designated spot, it's as easy to move them there as it is to the coffee table; if not its okay if things shuffle places as different spaces get used. If I need a mug for my tea, it makes sense to load and run the dishwasher; if i want to find my black sweater easier in the morning i need to put my laundry back in my closet. The hardest part of this category is resisting the urge to "prettify" things and therefore get stuck arranging every object on my desk just so. Are there enough spaces for everyone to sit during movie night? Then not every blanket has to be folded and placed to maximum effect.

Mentally Restful- This is the pretty-making stage. It varies person to person, but while i am okay with more clutter than my sister the minimalist, seeing random piles of junk on my counter sets off a blinking light in the back fo my brain that says "job unfinished!" This is purely mental, and i recommend reading KC Davis's excellent book How To Keep House While Drowning to sort through your own chore trauma, but it is definitely true that less visual clutter=more truly restful relaxation. Theres a million tips out there for how to make rooms look nice, but i will say that baskets have been a lifesaver for me personally- the open tops make things easy to put away and i am less likely to forget they exist once its out of sight like a drawer or a box, but it looks so much more intentional and organized than just piles of stuff.

[samwisethewitch]

Excellent, excellent addition, and I 100% second everything @powersandplanetaries said here. How To Keep House While Drowning is excellent and I highly recommend it to anyone who struggles with cleaning.

One other thing I would add: if you live in an older home or one that has been poorly maintained by previous owners, you'll have a fourth category of tasks that you might call "Structural Maintenance" or "Managing Wear and Tear." Our house was built in the 1970s and has had some shoddy "repairs" done by previous owners, so we occasionally have to do things like fix a leaky faucet or patch a crack in the ceiling. I want to emphasize that this is normal for older homes.

For me, this category of tasks is lower priority than Health and Safety or Utility tasks, but higher priority than Mentally Restful tasks. Dealing with small wear and tear before it becomes a bigger (and often expensive) problem will take a lot of stress off both you and your home. It's much easier, cheaper, and less stressful to replace caulk on a bathroom faucet than to repair water damage from an unmanaged leak, for example.

It's 110% okay to pay someone to do these fixes if you have the funds, and if you're renting your landlord or building maintenance should really be taking care of these things. But you can do a lot of home repair tasks yourself! I have ADHD and multiple chronic illnesses and zero experience in this area, and I've managed to teach myself how to do a lot of these small, simple fixes. It's been really empowering for me to know that I can repair my own living space.

A resource I've found really helpful is the book Safe and Sound by Mercury Stardust, who you might know as the "Trans Handy Ma'am" on TikTok and Instagram. It's a really thorough and compassionately written guide to the kind of basic maintenance I'm talking about, and has lots of gorgeous illustrations!

[diphowell]

i would’ve understood if phil had killed him for this

[deepfrieddeltarunememes]

alright but we can at least bring the Floradinns back with us right

asgore doesn't need his weed stash that badly right now does he

[deepfrieddeltarunememes]

Asgore's weed is Shit

[delirious-slams]

[tupik-the-officer-k-fan]

Me : I love characters doomed by the narrative AND their own thoughts or actions!

Me the second a character is doomed by the narrative AND their own thoughts or actions:

[charl0ttan]

god im just so happy im not some fuckass 1820s minister or 1890s businessman who fervently believes in the concept of a very bland food item that i must invent in order to curb sexual desire and moral impurity in society

[floweringidiot]

born at just the right time to invent flavorful food items that make everybody horny and impure

[oaky-dokey]

love the library. there's no risk. you can take out a book and go "wow this sucks" and just give it back. and when you do that you're still making the library's Number Go Up so you'll be able to roll the dice on even more books. all for the low low price of free/you already paid for it with your tax money so you might as well use it

[tranthony]

grout white shark

[lostxanadu]

the thing about being bullied for being weird as a kid is that even if you've always embraced being weird your brain is still always looking for the line where it's too much. you can be as proudly and intentionally weird as you want and you can love being weird but your mind is still convinced there's a point where you get too weird and people start treating you like a weird looking bug again. also it feels like you reach that point 500 times a day even if everyone you've spoken to today found you pleasant and likable and even if you're completely alone in your house with nobody looking at you at all.

[softeeeeeee]

I salute the flag.

[unphortunate]

funniest fucking song for them to put on the preshow might be uma thurman falloutboy btw

[woodsdyke]

ok there's also something funny i'm mad about. i know he lost so it's a moot point or whatever but What was ryland grace doing in that tumblr sexyman poll. that's not a tumblr sexyman. That's Ryan Gosling

[mascingtape-deactivated20230626]

[charl0ttan]

eating out open communication's pussy after requesting and receiving clear verbal consent

[charl0ttan]

later we discuss any dissatisfaction we may have with one another plainly and with the common goal of remaining happy either together or apart should it come to separation as the only reasonable course of action for us to take

[recklessmoss]

say what u want about the manscaped ads I know they are shit, all of them but the “evil, sinister, malcontent, balls” one puts me into fucking hysterics actually

[recklessmoss]

please this is SO funny

[recklessmoss]

HUH?!

[bigbadbutch]

[transfemzeraora]