The Illustrative Witch

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[theillustrativewitch]

A bunch of scrapbooking paper blocks at my Michael's are 70% off and I'm trying not to scream with glee

[theillustrativewitch]

That awkward moment when you misread the sign and none of the blocks you wanted were on sale 😭😭😭

[theillustrativewitch]

A bunch of scrapbooking paper blocks at my Michael's are 70% off and I'm trying not to scream with glee

[theillustrativewitch]

You know you're a witch if you buy a specific drink/liquid product just so you can have the nice bottle later

[color-palettes]

Without Right to Divinity - Submitted by SeesawSiya

#3f2e3b #8c7387 #e8e0ed #d68d86 #8b3d46 #8199c2

[theillustrativewitch]

I need one of these for the altar… but WHICH ONE?!

[theillustrativewitch]

Oops. I got both

[theillustrativewitch]

I need one of these for the altar... but WHICH ONE?!

[ollebosse]

Artist Tom Fruin

[nourishednaturally]

My Favorite Zero-Waste Swaps

Metal/Steel/Glass Straws!!!- As everyone knows, straws impact the environment in a very negative way, so why not make the change? Plus, they’re fairly cheap! 

Cloth Produce Bags- Why take one plastic bag just to wrap up a few veggies or fruits? Cloth Produce Bags are a one time investment, and are way more convenient than grabbing the plastic bag! 

Re-Usable Grocery Bags- These are not the cheapest things in the world, but you can get a pack of three off of Amazon.com for around $30, and again, it’s a one time investment, and one that is way more convenient than making the people at check-out put everything in multiple plastic bags.

Reusable “Ziplock” Bags- Perfect for freezing fruit in the freezer, putting certain things in the fridge, taking snacks to school, and for storing your other perishable items! Another plus to these- They’re cheap as hell most of the time!

Metal or Steel Water Bottles- Pretty much everyone has these in their cabinets. There is no reason for all the plastic bottle that are being thrown away everyday, when the Reusable Water Bottles will keep your drink cold/hot for hours at a time, where as plastic will keep your drink cold for a good 1-2 hours? Cut down on all the plastic making it’s way out into the landfills! 

BUYING THINGS IN BULK!!!- This has to be a favorite within the zero-waste community! When you buy things, such as almond butter, pasta sauce, or anything in a glass jar..keep the jar!! You can bring your jars to most health foods stores or most any grocery stores in general and you can buy your items in bulk! None of all that extra waste! Just what you plan on using!

Bento Boxes/ Non-Plastic Lunch Box- These are a one time investment also! There is absolutely no reason that you should be eating out of PLASTIC containers that you will eventually throw away, these are so much more easier to clean than plastic is, and it is much better for the environment.

Portable Silver Ware!- There is not a lot to say about this one. Ditch the plastic forks and spoons, instead, take these! 

Hope you enjoyed my Zero-Waste Master Post :) I personally love all of these items, they have made such a difference with my life and how conscious I am of how I consume. 

[vvitchella]

Every little bit helps! We do what we can.

[theillustrativewitch]

Dang. The site hasn’t imploded like I expected it to. I still see some favorites posting.

How are all of you? Are you well? I have reservations about coming back but dangit, I miss having some form of community…

[theillustrativewitch]

Good God I'm looking back through my posts and literally a good chunk were me whining about my job.

Lemme be real, it was the worst. I was underpaid, overworked, told I was shit, and commuted 3 hours a day, try to do my "real job" while being interrupted by a barrage of phone calls with annoying customers.

I am now in a customer service free position with proper pay, doing a job that is not what I want to grow old doing, but is still a good job with a significantly healthier work life dynamic.

My boss is a little nutty, but she's overall well meaning.

In short what I'm saying is, things can change so much in such a short time, that your previous self feels hundreds of years old.

[theillustrativewitch]

Dang. The site hasn't imploded like I expected it to. I still see some favorites posting.

How are all of you? Are you well? I have reservations about coming back but dangit, I miss having some form of community...

[ebibimanami-deactivated20191123]

HOLY SHIT

[doomtribble73]

Lol..

[theillustrativewitch]

[theillustrativewitch]

Hey is there another platform out there similar to tumblr?

I'm kinda sad about losing the social aspect if I relocate to wordpress. The commenting on there just feels... idk robotic?

And I'm not crazy about Twitter so... help 😭

[theillustrativewitch]

Well… time to back my shit up on wordpress I suppose?

Just sucks cuz it’s not as engaging as tumblr but, chances are this site will be like the new club penguin before you know it 🤷‍♀️

[theillustrativewitch]

Like dont get me wrong I'll still be on here and occasionally on YouTube. But once this site is dead I'll be, well, elsewhere.

[theillustrativewitch]

Well... time to back my shit up on wordpress I suppose?

Just sucks cuz it's not as engaging as tumblr but, chances are this site will be like the new club penguin before you know it 🤷‍♀️

[arahir]

twitter etiquette for new users

replying is how you make friends! reply to anything you want and be friendly. don’t make rude jokes if you’re not friends already though!

quote retweeting is a no-no. when you “retweet with a comment” it’s not liked by content creators because it makes a new tweet out of their tweet and they don’t get the likes and retweets they would get if you’d just retweeted it straight up. if you want to comment on a retweet, reply to it or post a new tweet starting with “LRT” which stands for “last retweet” (it’s fine to quote retweet dumb memes and so on.)

you can make your tweets private. this means no one but your followers will be able to see what you post and no one will be able to retweet your content.  you can switch back and forth between private and public at will. some people make a separate private account to tweet personal stuff and let mutuals follow it only. it’s a good way to keep things separate.

what is privatter? privatter is a third party web app that content creators can allow to be attached to their twitter. it lets them tweet content that they can make exclusive to logged in users, followers, mutuals, or a specific list of users. as long as you are logged in to twitter and fall into the intended category, you’ll be able to see it. 

you can mute people you follow. (and those you don’t, ofc.) you can also mute words and phrases and entire conversations. if you mute someone you follow and they reply to you, that reply will still show up in your notifications. it’s a good way to keep the peace!

you can limit notifications to people who follow you or to mutuals. (notifications from people you follow will still show up regardless of which option you’ve selected.)

miscellaneous tips and warnings: if you accidentally unfollow and refollow someone, it won’t show up in their notifications as long as it’s within a couple minutes. no more accidental stuff. everyone can see who everyone follows so watch out. people will know if you unfollow. if you want to report someone and want them gone forever, report a tweet where they used a curse word. screenshotting tweets for harassment is a no-no and can get you banned. don’t be lame. don’t be a dick. vaguing others is generally really bad form and so is complaining about content within a fandom you’re in. use the mute tools at your disposal and don’t be a spoiler. you won’t come back from a rep like that and everyone sees everything.

that’s it! happy tweeting!!

[arahir]

how do i keep all my content together on twitter?

threads are your best friend!! you make a tweet with your commission info and links and so on and pin it to the top of your page. then reply to that tweet with a copy and pasted link to the tweet where you posted the art/fic/etc you want to not lose. reply to that new tweet with the next piece of artwork and so on. you can also make a unique hashtag for your content to use when you post, so that when you search that hashtag later you’re able to see just your art. good luck!

[aquarianwisp-deactivated2025092]

Don’t let your book of shadows just be a book of spells, correspondences, and rituals. Express yourself within it’s pages. Write down your thoughts, dreams, wishes, desires, ideas, spiritual messages, readings, everything. Make it become a symbol of your energy.

[wingkink]

Therapists are just…. Common sense filters

[wingkink]

Me: yeah so I just don’t have the energy to get up and make myself a sandwich or wait for something to cook so I just. Don’t

Her: why don’t you just eat the sandwich components without putting them together

Me:

Her: you can just eat a handful of cheese and some sandwich meat. You don’t have to make a sandwich.

Me:

Me: what

[cyanoticfallacy-deactivated2018]

Therapists finding loopholes for mental illness things is one of my favorite things about dealing with mental illness because it really helps me understand that just because a reaction is Common doesn’t mean it’s Right. Does doing dishes stress you out a lot? Buy paper plates. Do your obsessive thoughts make you worry about leaving your curling iron on so you drive home from work to check? Just put the curling iron in your purse and bring it to work with you while we work on tackling where this worry comes from. Symptom management doesn’t have to look like drudgery.

[ziggyplayedd]

i used to go days without showering because seeing my body was so upsetting that i would end up spiraling and then i realized i could simply turn the lights out. it took some getting used to but i’ve been showering with the lights off for years and it’s now one of my favorite parts of my day.

do whatever you want nothing is real and there’s no need to inflict unnecessary suffering on yourself just to try to seem “normal”

[biyaself]

I love this post

[jettestblack]

Hmmm

[petrichorepoch]

These kinds of loopholes make life so. Much. Better.

[fuckyeahasexual]

One of my favorite stories is this lady had extremely bad OCD. Every day she’d be late to work because she was convinced that her hair dryer was going to burn down the house so would always have to turn around and check it. Multiple times a day even. A bunch of doctors tied to “fix” her of that fear, until one day she got a doctor that suggested she bring the hair dryer with her. Other doctors were annoyed, saying that wasn’t a the correct way to help, but she gave it a go. When she had that fear, she’d look over and see the hair dryer unplugged in the seat next to her and was able to carry on. I think it’s such a perfect example of actually helping someone instead of forcing them into a neurotypical standard.

[eclecticpersonswondersland]

That story helped me stop repeatedly checking if my front door was locked. Instead of checking that the door was locked over and over I would check my security system app. If it’s on it will alert me if the front door opens.

[daughter-of-rowan]

“…actually helping someone instead of forcing them into a neurotypical standard” should be added to the Hippocratic Oath.