#life tips

[yipyipallyall]

[lady-halibuts-chambers]

I cannot recommend highly enough keeping an old pair of sneakers in your car. You never know when whatever shoes you're wearing might betray you and decide to fuck with your feet and those shitty old sneakers with the paint on them will save your ass.

[queer-here-and-in-fear]

best piece of life advice when you want to change a bad habit: you cant remove something without replacing it. otherwise, you'll leave a hole that needs filled.

you want to distance yourself from that friend and interact less frequently? get closer with other friends, and talk with them more.

you want to drink less gatorade/soda? start drinking more water or tea.

you want to play less video games? play more card or board games.

you want to eat less junk food? cook more home meals or go to better restaurants where you can.

energy cant be created or destroyed, and that applies to your habits too.

[1000-life-hacks]

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[agirlwithglam]

How to make life a little better

(I’m looking for something prettier to name this so if u have ideas spill!!)

Stop trying to impress people you don’t even like

Stop caring about being judged by the most boring, lame human beings ever (there’s 8 billion people on earth)

It’s immature to keep hating on yourself or others. Like what’s the point? It’s just making u miserable

Always give kindness and love.

It’s the small choices and actions you take everyday that make huge differences

Try to get into the flow state more

Get a diary and write all ur girly nonsense in it

Stop wondering if you’re good enough for others and start wondering if they’re good enough for you

You shouldn’t assume someone doesn’t like you unless they’ve directly told you.

Learn to observe and not absorb

Remember you don’t need to accomplish something in one sitting- whether it’s learning the guitar, crocheting, let yourself take time.

Even if you think ur life is boring and there’s nothing exciting abt it: would u rather mope and sulk or get unreasonably happy about the small mini things?

Life is 20% what happens to you and 80% how you react to it.

Be your own best friend! Push yourself on, cheer for yourself, be there when you cry.

Consciousness if everything.

You may be more inclined to reach your goals if you know someone else is depending on them.

If you don’t want to dwell on things, have things that get ur mind of it. Be busy.

[winterinhimring]

Adulthood Tips

I've seen a few of these posts going around, but there are a few tips that I haven't seen on any of them, so I'm making my own.

Meal prep. Meal prep meal prep meal prep. Cooking your own food is a fantastic way to save money, but ain't NOBODY got time to do that every day. Find a recipe you like, make enough to last you through the week. I usually cook two dishes over the weekend so I can alternate foods for lunch and dinner. My mainstays are beef stews, chicken breasts with an assortment of sauces, pork chops ditto, and tilapia. Some of these are more expensive than others, but all of them will keep for a week in the fridge and many of them can be cooked in one pot or pan (less washing, yay!).

Keep rice on hand. Rice goes with almost any entree and is great for making your food go further when you're on a budget or just miscalculated how much protein you had on hand.

Keep some food in the freezer (I like pre-made casseroles). There will be weeks where you miscalculate your meal prepping. There will be weeks where you have a Dread Plague and cannot cook. Being able to thaw food out and just have it to eat will save your bacon. Always replace it once you've used it though!

Regardless of how often you get sick, keep a Cold Survival Kit in your pantry. This consists of two or three cans of the soup of your choice, copious quantities of Vitamin C, a couple of bottles of Gatorade, saltine crackers, and ginger tea. (Ginger tea is MAGIC for nausea. If you can't get anything down, smell a teabag and/or the tea while it's steeping. Take a sip of the tea once it's steeped and hold it in your mouth. YES, it works that well. Add some honey to the tea to make it more palatable and give you a bit of energy.) Like the freezer food, you will need this at some point and you will need it badly. Also like the freezer food, replace it when you use it.

If you suddenly start feeling like life is pointless and the universe is grey and empty, try moving your bedtime half an hour earlier. No, really. Even minor sleep deprivation can catch you like that.