Name doesn't make sense but then what does?

she/her

[nerdypeacebabu]

I cried

We were sat on his bed, both reading our books, holding hands, listening to music,

And I cried

This is what I've always wanted, and I've got it, and I was so overwhelmed at how loved I felt and how much love I was feeling, and how safe I felt and how comfortable, I cried. And he pulled me close and I felt the love in his voice as he told me how silly I was

[ladyluxorambles]

Mentally I am here

[bookaddictedrose]

For fans of murder mysteries and solving puzzles, especially AGGGTM and the Inheritance Games:

Try murdle.com

What happens is: every day there's a new murder mystery to solve, it's like wordle for detectives.

First, you're given four cards in four sections: Suspects, Weapons, Locations, and Motives.

Then you're given a page of clues and evidence.

Then are the statements of each suspect, while knowing that the innocent always tell the truth, while the guilty always lie.

Then you're free to make your accusation!

You're also given multiple assets, such as hints, a decoder, and a notebook.

Have fun and good luck! 🧩 🗝️ 🔪

[nerdypeacebabu]

Rings from a box

Rings hold stories,

They hold meanings, memories.

I can tell you about each one of mine; where they come from, what they mean to me.

I wear rings like my mother does, like my grandmother does.

I can tell you stories about the ring from my mother's jewellery box, and how much it means to me to wear it myself

I've been raised by hands full of rings. They've cared for me, loved me, inspired me.

One day, after I'm gone, my rings will be in a box.

Their stories forgotten, their meanings and memories long gone.

They will be nothing but silver.

But I hope that one day someone finds them in that box, and thinks they're pretty, like I do.

I hope someone wears them and carries them through their life, like I did,

Collecting their own stories, their own memories with them, to pass on as they tell people about their rings.

Until there is nothing left, but pretty rings in a box.

[carolsturka]

#just 2 girls

[nerdypeacebabu]

At a family get-together at my boyfriend's house he took me outside to walk around the garden and talk just us two and we held hands and talked and were surrounded by green grass and flowers and trees and we looked at the little pond and he showed me the little swing attached to the tree and we took turns pushing each other on it and he took me under the archway and kissed me and I felt like I was in a book written by a woman

[nerdypeacebabu]

We went out last night and my boyfriend had quite a bit to drink and then kept me up all night telling me over and over again how much he loves me and that he's obsessed with me and so in love with me

I feel so lucky :) he makes me so happy

[nerdypeacebabu]

Went to a private friends and family after party at Wembley Stadium yesterday

Think I've peaked

[nerdypeacebabu]

Went to my first festival yesterday and honestly younger me would have thought it was a dream

I've always wanted to go to a festival but to go with my boyfriend and hold hands while dancing, and sing to each other, and kiss in the crowd... little me wouldn't have thought it was in her future. She didn't think she would be that kind of woman, to actually be doing the things she dreamed of doing. She would be so proud of me for going after and doing the things I want to do. She would be so happy for me

And I'm happy for me too :)

[nerdypeacebabu]

I really like me

I like who I am. I like what I do and how I act.

I like that I'm in university, studying hard for a career I am passionate about. I like that I'm going into a career where I can teach the next generation and can make a difference in people's lives. I like that I sing. I like that I read. I like that I embroider. I like that I paint. I like how creative I am. I like that I take photographs of things that make me happy, even if they don't mean anything to anyone else. I like that I chat to random people and purposefully compliment them. I like that I believe I can do something, and then go and do it (or at least try). I like how I look. I like my positive mindset. I like the effort that I put in my relationship. I like that I go after what I want. I like that I'm true to who I am. I like that I'm strong enough to seek help when I know I need it. I like that I am capable.

I like how much I've grown, and I'm incredibly proud of where I am.

There are many things that I like about myself, and I can't wait to see what I like about myself next.

[nerdypeacebabu]

A week or so ago, a child at school casually mentioned she is a lesbian and we were talking about something gay so I casually mentioned that I'm bi, because it seemed relevant

Skip forward to today I was helping another girl with her work and she said 'Miss, are you LGBTQ+' and I misheard her at first so just said huh? So she clarified 'Are you bi?' And I confirmed it, and she looked so so happy. It was then that I remembered her telling me ages ago about her girlfriend. She said 'an LGBTQ+ teacher!' and literally looked as if there were so many possibilities that she hadn't thought possible before, and I'm so proud to be that representation she didn't have, of just a queer woman existing irl :)

[nerdypeacebabu]

Random life updates:

Am about to start my 7 weeks of placement in a year 6 classroom - am nervous but excited

3 years with my bf - am very much in love and he is my best friend

2/3 of my way through my teaching degree - terrifying but am so excited to be going into a profession I am so passionate about

Am reading more - I'm keeping a list of the books I'm reading throughout the year, I don't read fast but am currently on about the same number of books that I read throughout 2021, and its only the very start of May 2022

Am mainly living at uni with 4 other people, but am now home until September - love my uni housemates but am very happy to have a break from them

[the-art-librarian]

This artwork by Rob Gonsalves

feels similar to: Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library

As she spoke, Mrs Elm’s eyes came alive, twinkling like puddles in moonlight. ‘Between life and death there is a library,’ she said. ‘And within that library, the shelves go on for ever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be different if you had made other choices … Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?’

[nerdypeacebabu]

So I’ve got a boyfriend now?? Apparently??? So that’s a plot twist no one saw coming!

[nerdypeacebabu]

2 years on, still going strong :)

[fruitshow]

Bye

[werewolbachia]

Congratulations to Chloe on their hard work

[intosnarkness]

Hey, take it from someone creeping towards 40:

Ignore the fun police.

If you like it, order your steak well done. Get your bagel toasted with jam and butter. Put ice in your scotch and ketchup on your hotdog. Get red wine with fish and white with steak. Who cares?

If you want to, listen to pop music. Watch blockbuster popcorn flicks. Read dime store novels. Enjoy them.

Dye your hair or cut it off. Paint your fingernails blue. Wear whatever the fuck you want on your own time (ie, when not at a job or school or whatever where you can get penalized for breaking rules) as long as you aren’t like welding or shoveling snow.

Anyone who tries to tell you you’re wrong? Say “okay” and go back to what you were doing. You’re not hurting them by enjoying yourself or having things the way you like them.

There are no caveats or addendums to this. No “but what about x?” Nah. You’re allowed the things you like. You don’t have to justify your taste or apologize for it if it’s not hurting anyone.

And likewise, let other people live their lives. We’re all dead in the long run, so tend your own garden before you become fertilizer in it.

[deceptivelips]

“I hope there are days when your coffee tastes like magic, your playlist makes you dance, strangers make you smile, and the night sky touches your soul. I hope there are days when you fall in love with being alive.”

— Brooke Hampton