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Hobby Stacking and the Burnout of Productivity Culture
I recently learned the term hobby stacking, and at first, it felt revolutionary. It’s the practice of using a keystone habit as a foundation, then building other habits on top of it—essentially using the discipline gained from one habit to fuel others. I first heard it on TikTok: people crocheting on their hot girl walks, or listening to podcasts while cooking. These kinds of terms always sound so exciting when I first hear them. But later, it usually clicks that it’s something much simpler… multitasking. As someone with ADHD, my focus naturally sways in a hundred directions when I try…
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The tattoos I’d want
I want a tattoo of the Tardis exploding in Doctor Who. the one drawn in the stle of Van Gogh. My best friend Mariam who passed 5 years ago introduced me to the show and her favorite episode was the Van Gogh episode. I want something to show appreciation for the beautiful friendship we had. I’d place it on my arm as a sleeve or as a thigh tattoo. Speaking of, a weeping angel tattoo would EAT! I want a dragonfly tattoo on my sternum. My mom loves dragonflies and hates tattoos… hehehehehehhehehe Maybe something for my dad. he passed…
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Ruby Dixon’s Ice Planet Barbarian Series
Hello all! Can we please talk about the Ice Planet Barbarian series!?!?! I kept seeing people rave about this series on TikTok and I had no clue I’d be so down bad for this series! The Description: You’d think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you’d be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they’ve left their cargo of human women—including me—on an ice planet. And the only native inhabitant I’ve met? He’s big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me… (All books can be…
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A gift that will keep giving
At this point, I am seeking a job in a field that I genuinely enjoy. I’ve worked in many roles that have brought me stress, pain, and frustration, and now I want to find a position that pays a livable wage while allowing me to help people. I once volunteered at a non-profit where I helped organize events to support youths in need. I miss feeling like I was contributing to the larger community. Despite the challenging work environment and low pay, it was one of the most fulfilling positions I’ve ever held. My dream job would combine the meaningful…
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Simone & Park| HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Park: 2018 was one of the worst years of my life. I’ll always remember how I spent New Year’s Eve indoors, feeling sorry for myself. When I woke up on January 1st, I made a promise: to enjoy every celebration life has to offer. Since then, I’ve challenged myself to travel for every New Year’s celebration. I wore white and jumped into the ocean in Brazil. I went to Russia to participate in the 12 seconds of silence before midnight. And in Japan, I got an omamori and had a huge dinner with a host family—prawns, laughter, and joy in…
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I’ve been having panic attacks again
I think it’s been coming for a while. It was like a hurricane. There was the calm… I saw the waves slowly rush in but I didn’t notice they were so soft because the tide was being pulled back. I thought the waves were so pretty as the pulled farther away. I was handling things well, I thought. Grief, stress, difficult relationships are okay. Feeling my friends pull away was okay Fearing they were speaking of my short comings in secret was okay Knowing I wasn’t invited to spend time with them was fine That feeling of always failing in…
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What to do when your friend is grieving (6 months since my father passed)
It’s been six months since my dad died. I came to the awareness last week and thinking of everything that has happened within these few months. Even having people ask if I’m “still” not okay after losing my dad. It’s only been six months. With these months of grief, I wanted to offer ways to help support those who are grieving and also sharing what has helped me. My dad passed unexpectedly. I was at a new job and on my day one of training when I looked at my phone and saw that my dad was in the hospital.…
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It’s been three days in Portugal and here’s what I’ve done
Hello! I am day 3 of my 11 day trip in Europe, I originally planned this trip for my 28th birthday but because I moved in December, I couldn’t afford it. When my father passed in n March, I figured I’d just go and get away from the stress of my day to day and begin enjoying myself. I’m writing this sitting at the train station in Lisbon and I remember writing a blog post at this same place the last time I was here lol. Okay, let’s get with the story! For this trip, I decided to stay at…
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Books that helped me get through the year
Hello and welcome to my blog! I haven’t written in a long while and I would love to pretend like I have a reason other than being exhausted but I don’t. I am bone tired! This year has been hit after hit and I know the universe or God was testing me. They threw anything and everything into the ring to see how I would react. I got hit with my abandonment issues, fear of rejection, body dysphoria, physical and emotional abuse, manipulation. All the things I thought I’d gotten over or at least healed enough from it. I had…
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learning again how to romanticize.
At my beautiful old age of 27 (lol), every time I go through something difficult I try to think what my younger self would do. In 2015, I had just gotten kicked out of my home and was in the deepest depression I’d ever been in but by sheer will, I was able to pick myself back up and was incredibly optimistic. I did yoga every day for a whole months and had 2-3 super long walks around the city a week. I had always eaten healthy and was in the best shape of my life. I have no idea…
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