April Harry Potter Phone Wallpapers

…you’re lucky I’m a stubborn asshole because these took way longer to make than I’d like to admit.

College Chats: Staying True to Yourself

If you’re going to college or university in the fall, you might be thinking this is your chance to reinvent yourself. However, I found during that time I learned to understand myself and be comfortable with who I am! You will go through changes and grow, but more importantly you’ll figure out who you honestly are at the core!

The first week is an ice cream swirl of emotions, you’ll have the joy of adult freedom and you’ll be overwhelmed by adult responsibilities. You’ll also be meeting a lot of new people during orientation week and figuring out where you belong. The best advice for that week: be friendly but cautious of who you trust. Whether it’s a relationship or friendship, a person needs to earn your respect before you disclose intimate information. Especially during frosh week, everyone can seem like your new best friend. However, after the high of that week goes away, you’ll get to know who makes a good friend and who’s only good for a party. 

Another reason to be honest about yourself, people easily can tell when someone’s being fake. For example, you might think being cynical and sarcastic all the time will make people think you’re cool. But if that’s not you, most will not respond to a persona you put on. Those that do, are probably not genuine people themselves. You’ve got to discover what feels natural to your personality and not force yourself to be a completely different person. 

Another way to stay true to yourself  is if the decisions you’re making are for you! If you’re scared of losing friends or a relationship by not always doing what others want you to, you need to let go of those people! Your happiness can only be fulfilled by you and should never depend on those around you!

Being honest about yourself, also means recognizing when you do need to make improvements! No matter the personal issue, you need to create small steps you can commit to in order to make a big change! Don’t be afraid to ask for help and those that care about you will support you wanting to grow!

Speaking of support, an easy way to tell if a relationship is good for you is how the other person makes you feel about yourself. If a friend or significant other encourages you to want to be better and still like yourself at the same time, it’s a healthy relationship! We all deserve to relax and take a break once in awhile, but you don’t want to surround yourself with people that don’t encourage you to achieve your goals!

I hope this gives you some refreshed perspective on yourself and please check out the blogs I used gifs from! :)

A Guide to Audio Journaling

This past month (or longer, I think) I switched from regular, written journaling to audio journaling, and I thought it’d be great to share my experience: the practice, what I actually do, why I do it, and some things to think about if you wanna try it out.

I keep all my audio journals on the voice memos app on my phone, but if any of you know an alternate platform to do so, feel free to share!

Anyway, hope this helps, and as usual, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to send me a message or drop me an ask. Have an awesome week :)

oh omniscient algorithm

“A thought occurred to me today – so obvious, so always obvious! It was absurd to suddenly comprehend it for the first time – I felt rather giddy, a little hysterical: – There is nothing, nothing that stops me from doing anything except myself… What is to prevent me from just picking up and taking off?”

— Susan Sontag, Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963

September wallpapers :-)

They’re going up now in the google drive folder (click here) - they are all, except 6 designs, the same as last month as I wanted to publish them before the 1st but didn’t have time to make new designs before heading to VidCon Australia!! :D 

Minimalist sans-serif and serif desktop background are here - phones are included in the above link.

When I get back on Monday, I’ll be making up a few new designs for the spring/fall seasons and maybe 2 or 3 others designs. If you have suggestions please leave me them!

Enjoy guys! xx

:/ Black and diasabled lives really don't matter in the USA or any other countries.

http://chng.it/5Nd5TDgFKD Here's is a petition you can sign to get some justice for AJ and his family.

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Require First Responders to be Educated in Dealing with Mentally Ill

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ALSO HERE IS MALIK WILLIAMS'S PETITION ANOTHER DISABLED BLACK MAN MURDERDD BY THE POLICE. SIGN IT TOO

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Fire the Officers That Shot 84 Rounds at Paraplegic Malik Williams and Release Footage

Taste of Cherry (…طعم گيلاس) dir. Abbas Kiarostami, 1997

Quarantine tips for students

🎒 Treat it like you’re actually going to classes.

Take a shower. Get dressed. Don’t just roll out of bed into Zoom. It’ll put you in the correct mindset to get some work done.

☀️ Use this time as a chance to operate based on your natural energy cycles.

Work when you’re most productive. Rest when you aren’t. (Unless you have non-recorded, scheduled classes/meetings.)

⏰ Create a routine.

You’ll get used to doing the things you do and you won’t need as much motivation to get them done each time.

🎯 Set daily goals

You’ll have an idea of where you’re headed and how much you have to do for the day.

🏡 Establish boundaries by creating a separate space for doing work.

Keep coming to this space when you have to do work and don’t allow any distractions there - this will train your brain to focus.

☎️ Stay in touch with people.

Avoid feeling isolated by calling your friends, spending time with your family, roommates, etc. Social support can help reduce stress.

🎨 Keep your spirits up by spending time on your hobbies, exercising, doing something creative etc.

Coloring, doing yoga, and playing music/singing/listening to music have been shown to improve mental health.

📚 Exercise your brain

by learning a new skill you’ve always wanted to learn, reading a book on your TBR, listening to podcasts, etc.

🌿 Spend some time every day in nature,

whether it’s going out into your backyard or balcony or just opening a window.

😷 Take care of yourself by getting enough sleep, eating properly, etc.

This will make you better equipped to fight diseases, and you’ll feel better in general.

what never fails to make me cry are ancient toys