Words Be Few

trying to write my wrongs

[psych2go]

If you get tired learn to rest, not quit.

(via psych2go)

[wordsbefew]

Back. Some tea please ☕️ #specialtycakes #baking #cakes #teapartycake #teapotcake #teapartybirthday #birthdaycake

[wordsbefew]

What your Christmas party might be missing #holidaydesserts #holidayparty #christmasparty #housewarming #christmas #strawberryshortcake #carrotcake #redvelvet #chocolatecupcake

[wordsbefew]

Don't miss it this year. Office parties, Christmas parties, gift boxes, dessert trays, dessert buffets & tables, just because you want sweets...whatever (you can tell your guests you made it 😉) of course all other items offered during the year still available (wouldn't deny anyone red velvet) #bakesale #dessertsale #christmasparty #dessertboxes #holidays #holidayparty #holidaydesserts

[beanie-beans]

So I want to put this out there.

Last February I was hospitalized after it was discovered that I had blood clots in my leg and some in my lungs. Once they found out that it was because I had Lupus, my life changed forever.

People always compliment me on how well I’ve handled my disease and all the complications that I’ve dealt with since that initial hospitalization, but the truth is for the longest time I have just been distancing myself from it. This was some out of body experience that had nothing to do with me. If it wasn’t for the constant pain that I was experiencing, I would have ignored it completely. I just couldn’t wrap my brain around the fact that all of a sudden, I wasn’t healthy anymore, and that I have a chronic illness that will affect my health for the rest of my life. I was only 20 years old.

But recently, I’ve been doing some reflection of myself - who I am, what I want out of life, and who I want to surround myself with. And I realized that in order to do that I have to factor in the fact that I have Lupus into it. I can’t leave it behind. It’s a part of me now. So I’m choosing to embrace it. And by doing that, I’m choosing to take care of myself, not only physically, but spiritually and mentally as well.

This means listening to my body.

This means not drinking alcohol or eating things that cause inflammation in my body (a huge problem with Lupus).

This means no unprotected sex at the very least, if I were even to have sex at all.

This means saying no. And sticking to it.

This means advocating for and looking after myself.

This means surrounding myself with people who will be supportive of me and the choices that I need to make for my wellbeing.

It’s a process. It’s difficult to change your lifestyle and it’s sometimes hard to gain control of your life back when you’ve freely given it to other people. But I love myself and my body, and I want to take care of it. So I’m going to do all that I can to do so.

I think in this way, being diagnosed with Lupus was a blessing in disguise. It’s helped me to come to terms with the fact that I have gone through life letting other people influence my decisions for so long up until this point, and that’s it’s up to me to take back control of myself, my actions, and my decisions.

Because at end of the day, all I have is myself and my body. So I need to do right by it.

I hope this helps anyone who may be struggling with a new medical diagnosis or any other life change. You’re not as helpless as you might think.

[wordsbefew]

Yield not to temptation. When you make something for someone & it takes allllll of you not to cut it. This cheesecake almost got me in trouble. 😫😫😫 #temptation #oreocheesecake #baking #cheesecake #chocolatemousse #oreo

[wordsbefew]

Pretty & simple rustic baby shower cake #thewildflour #babyshower #babyshowercake #rusticcake #girlbabyshower

[wordsbefew]

Nautical baby shower in the park #babyshower #anchor #boybabyshower #sailorbabyshower #nauticalbabyshower #itsaboy

[deepsthots]

Truth!

[eartheasy]

Woah check this out - macro photos of insects after rain!

[wordsbefew]

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[beachdeath]

[emtmercy]

ICONIC

[jookitty-deactivated20171018]

George is savage and its one of my favourite scenes 

[aspiringtrophyhusband]

Fuck

[surprisebitch]

honestly one of the greatest episodes in television history

[black-to-the-bones-deactivated2]

Three years into the water crisis

And nobody gives a sh*t

[bikonciousnessa]

i only heard about this 2 months ago. its been 3 years????

[daggers-drawn]

Remember this started because Snyder switched Flint from a freshwater mountain lake to the polluted Flint River simply to allow his wife’s company to use the lake for bottling instead. This is a manufactured crisis of corruption and capitalism.

[fruitprom]

Also remember that the pipes corroded because they refused to pay for the chemical used to make the water less acidic.

Remember that when the first E. coli outbreak from the water popped up, the city hall was given water coolers by the state, free of charge, all while denying that the water could be unsafe to drink.

Remember that, despite having a huge budget surplus and a “rainy day fund,” set aside that could easily cover the cost of relocating the residents by buying their houses/paying their debt, or could cover a large chunk of the cost of replacing the pipes, the state has decided to continue to only put in the minimal amount of effort.

Remember that flint is majority POC, majority impoverished, and is still being faced with crippling water bills from the Detroit water supply company, where they are often charged $50 a month just to use the service, on top of the cost of their water bill.

Remember that there will now be an entire generation of children who will now be damaged by lead poisoning and damage from the multitude of neurotoxins.

Remember that this is what privatized natural resources looks like. Remember that these people are being punished for having the audacity to dare to be poor in an economy that won’t let them be anything but.

[daggers-drawn]

At every level, this has not been a mistake.

The State and City are most upset that people know its happening and are resisting nation-wide.

But if we lose focus they lose even the small amount of aid they’ve managed to get.

This is how they do it. It’s a siege on the public empathy. Eventually we become numb to the problem and despair. Or something bigger happens.

Then its business as usual again.

[xh0nia]

Don’t forget Flint

[foodieapprovedeats]

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[jervae]

I don't wish rejection upon anyone

It can be hurtful and very triggering but it reminded me just how precious it is when someone genuinely likes you and wants to spend time with you. And for that I’m grateful.

[forkambatusa-deactivated2017120]

[showanus]

PLEASE DO NOT GET A "DORY" FISH

The fish from the new Finding Dory movie, the blue tang, is in danger.

With the new movie coming out, everyone and their kid is going to want a blue tang. Clown fish sales SKYROCKETED in 2003, when the original movie Finding Nemo was released. Unlike the blue tang, clownfish can be bred in tanks, are a more easy saltwater fish to care for, only needing 4 gallons per clownfish, and an anemone.

The blue tang CANNOT BE TANK BRED. They are captured live from the ocean, which can be damaging to the coral reefs.

The blue tang gets HUGE, and eventually you’ll need a tank the size of your couch to accommodate it.

The blue tang gets SICK. VERY EASY.

Do NOT get a blue tang, SERIOUSLY. If you are well equipped, an experienced saltwater fish owner, I mean go for it, but don’t get them as your child’s pet. They will be bored of it in a week anyway, and the fish will probably die. There’s tons of Finding Dory merchandise (shirts, bags, stuffed animals, seriously they have everything) to buy yourself or your child.

PLEASE SAVE THE BLUE TANG.

[operarox]

I’ve had both the clownfish and the blue tang growing up (my father raises coral and tropical fish professionally) and this is completely true. DO NOT DO THE THING