[ksswold]

Yearly update time 😂 Not much is going on... still working a steady 9-5 job and sleeping in the evenings to recharge. Still a ton of illnesses - sciatica is the new addition and it makes me wanna die l o l . I take over 25 tablets a day in painkillers, antidepressants, anxiety, PCOS etc... and I'm still in pain so thats wonderful. My boyfriend and I have been together 2 and a half years and we're Auntie and Uncle and Godmother and Godfather to our beautiful little niece, Ava. I'm out of debt (excl. Student loan haha) and that feels so good. Goodbye huge overdraft! I'm ill and tired but life still feels good. Not sure if anyone still reads these things but I hope you're all well!!

[allforbeeb]

If you consider yourself body positive,

please support bodies even if they fall outside of your preferences

[sumayyahs-deactivated20180319]

i see so many girls and there’s so many different types of pretty… there’s like the honey, green tea pretty girls that like sitting outside and soaking up the sun…. the dark pretty with black eye make up and wild hair and piercings… the bad bitch pretty with killer highlight and striking style….. the lazy pretty girls with snapbacks and sneakers…. the bookish girls with glasses and sweaters that make your heart melt…. the soft Angel pretty girls who just look as sweet as a peach with soulful eyes…. the cute girls with chubby cheeks and messy hair and it seems like warmth emits from them… girls are so fucking beautiful

[chai-babe]

this is my favorite post, it makes me so happy

[lunarbaboon]

Lunarbaboon facebook twitter patreon

[yindy]

Me AF

[midnightjellys]

starting a girl gang of girls aggressively supporting other girls so reblog if you want in because if we get enough people we’re getting jackets

[catsofinstagram]

[micdotcom]

Watch: Steve then sees who the guy was sitting with and points out how truly f***ed up his comment was.

[fattiphatfat]

Hey I like this guy. I didn’t know he was the comedian everyone was talking about. Good for him.

[ksswold]

jared leto: so how did all of you like receiving those used condoms very joker-esque am i right haha

will smith: [hiding in the ventilation shaft, a walkie talkie in one hand] i have the shot

margot robbie: take it

[pastelwest-blog]

positivity post for fat boys

you are handsome

you are valid

you are not “gross”

you deserve just as much respect and validation as anyone else

I hope you’re having a great day

[bvby-boyy]

literally if ur a boy and have a prominent stomach and curves, then i love ur body. i appreciate it, thank you for existing.

[micdotcom]

when you break a world record, but a man comes in second (x)

[humanpersonface]

And it’s worth note that Ledecky didn’t just win the 800 freestyle- she obliterated it:

Thats her. And those specks in the distance are her competitors. The second place swimmer was 11 SECONDS behind her. 11 seconds is FOREVER in something like this. Most second place swimmers in most races finish fractions of a second behind the first place swimmer.

Her finishing with none of her competitors in sight. And that yellow line is the previous world record’s pace. Ledecky is more than a full body length ahead.

Which, btw, she did in the 400m freestyle earlier in the games. Seen here:

(The previous world record in this race was held by her, to begin with, btw. As well as the 3 world record times preceding that one.)

So to sum it up: Yeah, Phelps is one of the most decorated Olympic swimmers ever etc etc but him getting silver means jack in the face of the actual-human-avatar-of-Poseidon that is Katie Ledecky. 

[scottpocalypse-now-deactivated2]

In the 400, only two women have ever swam below 4:00…Federica Pellegrini went 3:59 once. Katie’s gone below 4:00 ten times in competition, and went 3:56 in Rio.

In the 800, Katie is the only woman to ever go below 8:14. In Rio, she went 8:04. She is TEN SECONDS faster than everyone in the world who has ever lived. And she owns the 14 FASTEST 800 freestyle times in history.

And in the 1500, which is not an Olympic event, for some stupid and sexist reason, Katie owns six of the ten fastest times ever, including the five fastest. She’s the only woman to ever go under 13:38; her world record is 13:25…13 seconds faster than anyone ever.

She swam and made finals in ALL FIVE freestyle events at Trials. She qualified for the Olympic team in three of them. She won gold in all three. She smashed HER OWN world record in two of them.

(Sidenote: in the other two events–the 50 and 100 free–Simone Manuel won silver and gold in Rio, respectively…it was a very, very good meet for our girls.)

I have said it many times here in the past couple of weeks, but I’m gonna say it again: Katie Ledecky is the most dominant swimmer in the world. She is, in my estimation, the greatest freestyler in history.

And she’s 19.

[ksswold]

I am so loved up right now haha. I have the most wonderful boyfriend... it’s been over a year and I still can’t believe I got so lucky. 

I am loving life after graduation. I’ve had a long 2 months off and start my job on Monday. It’s only a temporary job, maybe 3 months, but it’s a jump start to getting me out of my overdraft. 

My health is not great but it’s getting better. I can walk with more ease and with no cane! Distance is coming easier but speed is not. My muscles are struggling to regain strength, but it’s happening slowly.  I’m scared of having to work 8am-5pm, 5 days a week, when my body is used to 10-16 hours of sleep a night! Guess this will show me whether I am ready to go into full time work or if I need to help my body recover by just part timing until i’m mentally and physically strong enough. 

I wish I could go back to this time last year and tell myself that everything was going to be worth it!

[stability]

i feel like this insult went under-appreciated

[wildlifewednesdays]

The dangers and troubles of being a panda zookeeper.

[bace-jeleren]

LET! THEM! IN! THE! BASKET!!!!!

[tsix-xist]

This poor woman is just trying to clean the leaves. #allpandas.

[queen-mayhem]

if you’re having a rough night, watch this. trust me.

[depressedgirl83]

That side of depression

Why do people never talk about the part of depression when you just don’t want anything anymore? Everybody talks about when it hurts like hell, when you cry, when you cut, when you take drugs, when you break down. But no one ever talks about when you just lay down in your room, with a hole inside of you that you don’t know how to fill, and you don’t want to do anything even the things you usually like. So you just spend your day kinda waiting for it to end. And it’s horrible because you feel empty and guilty for that at the same time. 

[creativeronica]

There needs to be more awareness of this kind of depressed state. It’s often the kind that is mistaken for laziness. I call it “A” depression, and I know it personally. The symptoms are apathy and anhedonia: Apathy (lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern and anhedonia ( the inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable).

[ksswold]

me when i am mildly inconvenienced: thIS IS THE WORST THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME

me when i am legitimately hurt/distressed: no no it's fine i've had worse

[i-was-a-naive--prolifer]

[strangeasanjles-deactivated2019]

Not all heros wear capes.

[wikdsushi-deactivated20201108]

I want to buy this woman a beer.

[diamondelight92]

This woman is named June Ayres and she has owned and operated Reproductive Health Services, which is currently the only clinic in Montgomery, Alabama, for about 30 years. May I suggest that you donate the price of that beer to The Linda D Foundation, which helps Alabama women afford reproductive services including birth control, emergency contraception, and abortion services? http://alabamareproductiverightsadvocates.com/thelindadfoundation/ You could also donate to the National Abortion Federation here: http://prochoice.org/about-naf/support-naf/ This gifset is from an incredible documentary called Trapped. You can find or organize a screening or stream it for free here: http://www.trappeddocumentary.com/ It’s seriously an amazing movie about some amazing people.

[suzuki-left-hand-method-deactiv]

hey there LGBTQ kids who are also Christian/Jewish! If you feel like you’re disobeying God, questioning your faith, or feel wrong and dirty for loving who you love, there’s this fantastic site I found today called hoperemains that accurately and thoroughly combs through scripture and its (many) mistranslations, validates your orientation, and basically let’s you know that you’re not pissing off God. It’s insanely thorough and after reading through every page on the entire site it’s super helpful. Go check it out!

[wearyewe]

No no no! Jewish LGBTQ kinderlach! Go to Keshet! 

hoperemains is completely from a Christian perspective, and not pluralistic or interfaith at all.

[metallikato]

If you reblogged the first post from me please reblog this amendment so the Jewish peeps can access this resource too! 

[peppermintfeminist]

Trans Jewish kids, you can go to TransTorah as well!

[fuckyeahsexpositivity]

Muslim LGBTQ kids, you can go to iamnotharaam! It’s run by a mod squad of different genders and orientations, and they take submissions from everybody!

–BB

[spacevinci-blog]

MAY ANYONE WHO REBLOGS THIS BE ELEVATED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF SAINTHOOD IN THEIR RELIGION BLESS ALL OF YOU OH MY GOD.

[madeofpatterns]

Orthodox Jewish kids (binary trans inclusive; somewhat nonbinary-tolerant): http://www.eshelonline.org

Orthodox lesbians (trans inclusive): https://tirtzah.wordpress.com

LGBTQ Jews who like retreats: http://www.nehirim.org

[little-bloodied-angel]

!!!!!!

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

Reblogging to signal boost this awesome-ness :)

[realtalksexadvice]

Something for all our sweet babies.