I own waaaaay too much furniture, yet I rarely use it because I spend most of the month building the house for that month 🤭
However I've got this month's event off (as I don't do Halloween) so I'm trying to make a new house every few days to use all the furniture I have 😅
Spring has sprung in Canberra 🩷
Astrid is matching all the flowers
It's not as cohesive as they sometimes are but I wanted to use the beanbag
I am OBSESSED with the skirt and I will be collecting them all 🤭
This is not a request for gifts, please DM or ping me in the designated thread if you want to do anything of that nature/nf/npa
I'd seen a LOT of people not getting this message recently so I was very happy when I opened my app this morning and it came ☺️
TW health + trauma
Birthdays have been... complicated for me for quite a while. Unfortunately trauma doesn't care that it's your birthday. If anything it takes it as a wonderful night for my flashbacks to be worse. That alongside the fact that this year has been quite bad for my health (I currently am having cardiac issues that no one can work out what is causing, but are having big impacts on my day to day) my birthday isn't as big of a celebration for me. I've asked my friends to not make a big deal of it (birthday wishes are ok, but I didn't want anything more than that) because I don't really feel like celebrating. Either way, waking up to Astrid was nice 🥹
But hey, it made me smile. So a win's a win. Only one day of the challnege to go!
I've been missing this ONE clock for a very long time 💗 Now I've got all the mythical clocks 🎉
Not sure about the bow but tried a lot of hats and it was the best fit. Do love the glasses colour on the base though 💜
Now we wait for Sass to offer me the right location 😅
I don't think I've shared this and if I have... enjoy it again 🤣
I like the bed but not super happy with the door and window but I have plus so I'll get there eventually 😅
Credits go to me and Aoibheann, another Finchcord volunteer
Lay in the grass and watch the clouds go by
Watch a cloud or star gazing video
Look out your window
Listen to ambient nature sounds
Have a solo dance party to your favourite song
Have a dance break from your chair – no need to stand up!
Make a playlist of nostalgic songs
Pick one song and imagine the choreography in your head
Do a “lyric doodle” — write or sketch shapes inspired by the beat or words
Create a colour palette for your favourite song
Doodle a quick self‑portrait
Make a portrait using picrew
Make a self portrait using a selfie filter app
Use a simple avatar maker (Bitmoji, Character Creator, Dollify) to design a version of yourself.
Create a “symbolic self portrait” by creating a collage of items that represent you
Write a blurb about yourself
Read outside for 15 minutes
Read in the sun through a window with opened curtains,
Read while listening to the rain [either irl or with a soundscape ]
Listen to an audiobook or podcast
Make a paper airplane and see how far it flies
Use a paper airplane game
Do some origami
Make a paper snowflake
Take a short walk without your phone
Take a 15 minute break from your devices
Exist in the moment, today
Take a break to move and stretch your muscles
Rewatch a cartoon, movie, or show you loved growing up
Read a book from your childhood
Find a piece of media that gives you a sense of nostalgia
Create some fan art from a media from your childhood
Ask a friend or family member about a media they loved growing up
Go people‑watching at a park or café
Watch a live webcam from a busy place [or a previous recorded webcam of a busy place]
Watch a café ambience video
People watch through fiction: read a short story and imagine the characters moving through a space.
Spend some time around others
Go out someplace nice, within your budget
Create an OC (original character) and come up with a backstory for them
Start up a polite conversation with a stranger, in person or online
Spend 5 minutes sketching the view from your window
Take a picture of the view from your window
Spend five minutes admiring the view/nature outside
Watch a nature documentary
Take an unplanned mini‑adventure
Plan and take a day out, during a day you have free [alternatively plan a day for someone else, or just plan it without doing it if you aren’t able!]
Take a day for yourself to do what you would like to
Let yourself be immersed by a book, show, podcast, etc
Build a blanket fort or pillow nest and hang out in it
Spend some time hanging out in your safe space
Watch a movie while cozied up in bed or on the sofa
Hug/cuddle a (or more than one!) plushie/teddy/stuffed animal
Make a “comfort corner” — arrange pillows, blankets, and soft things around you.
Put on a calming ambience video (fireplace, rain, snowy cabin) and let it create the fort vibe for you.
Make a warm drink and let yourself enjoy the comfort it brings
Use fairy lights or a soft lamp to create a cozy atmosphere
Visit somewhere in your city that you haven’t been to
Use Google Maps or Google Images to explore
Ask a friend or family member about their favourite place in the city
Explore your city’s museum collections online — many have virtual exhibits or high res galleries.
Watch a short YouTube walking tour of a neighbourhood you’ve never visited.
Look up the history of a landmark you’ve never been to and learn one interesting fact about it
Spend 15 minutes doing a crafty project
Brainstorm/plan/get materials for a crafty project you'd enjoy doing
Organise your craft supplies
Watch a craft tutorial
Pick an object near you [wallpaper, book cover, water bottle etc] and imagine how you’d design it.
Sort through your materials and pick one item that inspires you
Reflect on how it felt to prioritize play this month
Pick an emoji that represents how play felt
Choose a colour that matches your experience of play and sit with it for a moment.
Chose one way you can continue to prioritise play
Make a mood board of what play felt like
Notice how your body feels when you think about play
Imagine future-you thanking present-you for any playful moment you made space for.
Choose a word of the month — something that captures the tone of your play.