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Got some comments and messages about it so here’s how I made my rainbow maps!

You need:

Tin foil
Paper/watercolour paper
Spray bottle
Washable markers (highlighters work too!)

-Cover your foil in washable marker. Try to fill as much of it as possible. Big patches of colour is what you want. Skinny squiggles don’t come out very well. Keep the colours next to their friends. You can put red and orange and yellow together, but red and green will look brown when they bleed into each other. With red crayola markers, it won’t show up on the foil but it will show up on your paper! For vibrant colours, let the ink dry and go over it again.

-Keep the foil flat or add some big folds. You can give it a few big crinkles, give it a few deliberate folds or crumple it up. The more crumpled, the smaller and fewer the “islands” will be

-Mist with a spray bottle. The more wet, the more ink will transfer

-Press your paper onto the foil, smoothing it out with your hands. Different paper will give different textures. Watercolour paper will look different than card stock.

I’m terrible at art, but I figured out the easiest way to make it with “tin foil painting”. It’s so meditative and I can’t stop.

Here’s a tutorial I found on YouTube! I didn’t draw anything on the paper in these though cuz ya girl can’t draw. I use dollar store watercolour paper, I think it’s prettier than card stock. If my kindergarteners can all do it, anyone can, they just don’t outline. If uou keep your foil flat, it’ll be like in the video. If you make a few big crumples in the foil, you get results like my first photo. If you crumple it a lot, you’ll get smaller “islands” like in my second. Make sure you put the colours next to their friends so they blend nicely (don’t put red next to green or you’ll get brown). Then outline with a pen or marker! It’s so easy to do so if you fuck up, who cares. The outlining takes time but I find it soothing. Note: the red will not show up on your foil but it will show up on your paper lol

https://youtu.be/VQFyNxcgI3o?si=X3R3OfgOox-KxpZK

So, I got $200 for my birthday from my bfs mom to use on a trip I’m taking in a few weeks. I lost it.

I’ve torn the house apart, and I went through the garbage in the dumpster.

I made the mistake of telling my boyfriend and now he’s so mad at me that I decided im staying somewhere else tonight cuz I’m ashamed and can’t tolerate consequences.

I’ve accepted it’s gone. I’m livid with myself. I’m just like, bawling uncontrollably.

Please tell me about times you’ve lost important things, to make me feel better. Or like, if you have something nice to say, please say it lol

I have no idea how to calm these feelings of self hatred and get on with my life. It’s all I can think about. I want to be kind to myself so I don’t self destruct, but a huge part of me says that I’m such a piece of shit that I don’t deserve kindness whatsoever. So if anyone has any tips, send them my way.

Update: I misunderstood my bfs texts. He’s been at work and hasn’t had the time for lots of texting. I just assumed he was livid but it turns out he’s not mad at all and I’m just an emotional over dramatic stress case who always thinks everyone hates me

Calling all cluttered/messy girlies!

I really struggle with keeping house and putting things away. Its my deepest source of shame and I never let anyone come over. My mom just came over and had to comment on how messy my place is and it just sent me into a major Shame Spiral. I feel like such a piece of shit. Rationally, I know it’s not a moral failure but I’m not a rational person generally. I know my space is a reflection of my mind and I’m also pretty ashamed about how messy and stressful my mind is.

Has anyone here ever been able to turn it around and turned into a Tidy Bitch? What helps you? What helps reduce the shame? How do you motivate yourself? How do you declutter without having an emotional shame breakdown?

Thanks for comin out!

I named her Pepper

Peggy and Sharon are my faves!

Things are extra miserable right now because both of my pets died a couple weeks ago and the grief is kicking my ass. I already have persistent treatment resistant depression, so not only am I void of dopamine, it’s serotonin too and it’s getting scary.

I usually just shop or eat whatever I want in the moment, but that’s been way too hard on my wallet.

I honestly think that this lack of dopamine is literally going to kill me and I’m actually really scared for the future. Like, petrified.

If anyone has any obscure or unconventional ways (other than exercise, knitting etc) to get dopamine hits, please let a bitch know cuz I’m fucking desperate over here. It can’t be spendy tho!

(My bf is telling me that I have to “choose” to let things release dopamine and be grateful. That I can decide to make something make me happy but that just doesn’t resonate with me so now we’re fighting. Am I wrong to believe it’s not that simple?)

ETA: ok ok her official Rockera Era was 97-98 when she had her black/red mane and did more alternative music compared to her Laundry Service album. She always had her guitar with her and never wore shoes. I should have titled this post her “punk” era and I apologize lol
Regardless, this styling had a chokehold on me.

I’m obsessed with this 70’s/80’s beauty! I love that even the straps are rainbow.

Can someone ELI5 what’s happening here? In the enclosure as well as in the wild.

From my understanding, she’s taking the same baby every time? Do we know how long she keeps her away from mom? Does mom just let the baby go bc momiage has more status than her? Why would she “kidnap” a baby? What’s the point, both in the enclosure and in the wild?

What happens in the wild when a baby is “successfully” kidnapped? How does that baby eat if their mom isn’t with them. Do they take them away forever? Does the mother grieve?

Why is she only taking the one baby?

Please, enlighten ya girl!

In the last 3 weeks I had to put down both of my pets. I’ve needed 2 root canals. I have 2 finals this week. It’s been raining for weeks. Since I was a kid, my baseline has always been “terribly depressed” but this is a whole new level of sadness for me.

I live alone and I can’t go home cuz it feels so empty. My partners house flooded so I can’t go there. I’m staying with my parents so I’m not alone but it’s really over stimulating and there’s expectations (eg eating what they eat, when they eat, socializing) I can’t keep up with.

I’ve mainly held it together this last week for work but last night I imploded. This adhd of mine has me hyper focusing on the loneliness and emptiness. I don’t really have friends to spend time with. My partner’s always working and I’m scared that if I go home to an empty house, I’ll have a breakdown that will swallow me entirely whole. So I don’t know what to do with myself.

I know it’s “just animals” and can’t compare to losing a human, but how have you guys dealt with grief? I know I’m to keep busy but with what? How do I come to terms with this and find peace?

I just have a few questions and I’m wondering if anyone could answer. Thanks!

How old is Punch?
How old is Momiage?
How old is Akira?
How old are the babies?
How many monkeys are in the enclosure?
I read that they sleep inside? Is that true and if so, why?
When did punch get put into the enclosure? How old was he?
How many babies are there?
How did you learn to tell them apart?
What does the zoo feed them?
Thanks guys!

Also if you have any fun facts about him or the monkeys please enlighten me!

How often do you lose your own car? This happens to me at LEAST 3x a week even though I usually park in the same area.

One time in my 20’s I had a full meltdown cuz I lost my car in a parkade and needed my dad come help me find it.

Last night I searched the lot for like 10 minutes cuz I decided to park “close” instead of the area I usually park in.

Sometimes I’m so embarrassed that people are laughing at me that I pretend I’m on the phone with someone who is picking me up. “Where did you park again? I don’t see you!” Or I’ll just go back into the store and try again.

Thank god I have ridiculous shit hanging from my mirror/dash ornaments/flashy decals or I’d never find Hanni the Escape.

I’m saying goodbye to my dog tomorrow and have been distracting myself as much as possible but I know I need to feel the pain.

What songs are good for the grieving process?

I’ve found that Into the Sun is freakishly applicable to my situation. “You fall, I run…I’m ready to be with you. I’ll follow you into the sun.”
Also Magic Shop and Spring Day

Any other songs you think are applicable? My brain isn’t functioning the best right now.

Thanks guys 💜

A while back, kids at work (5-8) wrote and illustrated a story about my senior, blind, one eyed dog and gave him some sick ass lore (involving a mailbox, a tabby and the Easter bunny).

We’re putting him down Saturday, so these drawings mean so much to me now.

We’re saying goodbye to 15 year old, one eyed Bronson and I’m gonna need some stupid ass random fun facts to read to distract myself.

Tell me what you’ve recently learned during a hyperfocus deep dive plsssss

I’m having to put down my lil baby boy in the next couple weeks and I’m more than distraught.

Pet loss really upsets me just in general. Reading about a stranger losing a pet sends me into tears every time so I’m really scared about how I’m going to handle it. I’m such an emotional wreck as it is.

What can I do to make this process easier? We’re feeding him all the treats he doesn’t usually get to eat, I made paw print salt dough ornaments. I’m gonna make lick at with him today. Do a photo shoot in all his dumb costumes.

But how do I handle the aftermath?

If anyone has anything to say on it, I’d super appreciate it.

A tribute to all our resident pirate bostons!