there's a guy at my school who uses to harrass me a lot and it used to really damage my mental health, but he stopped and i'm okay now but he's started doing it again and it's actually hilarious
he'll be walking and talking with his friends and he'll see me, stop for a second, look really excited and full of himself and wait for me pass by him and say, in the most i'm-so-proud-of-myself tone you've ever heard:
Hi [DEADNAME]!!!
it's actually so funny because i just ignore him but he looks like a puppy getting told he's a good boy. 10/10 top tier comedy makes me laugh every time
idk who needs to read this but you can make things for yourself. Without excuses. People/friends/family are not owed things from you. And don't get me wrong, giving people gifts is one of my favorite things to do but I get so burned out by it.
My dad's favorite question when he sees me working on a new project is "who's it for?" and then looks vaguely disappointed in me when I say it's for myself 9 times out of 10 and then I feel guilty cause I feel like I make too many things for myself.
He is incorrect. Make things for yourself. I love making things for other people but I also love making things for myself, and I don't need to justify the second. Neither do you.
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sometimes it’s me and my heating pad against the world
🎙Today's Miku figure is:🎙
㎘n Garage Kit from Summer Wonder Festival 2018
“Nendoroid Doll Hatsune Miku: Loungewear Outfit Ver.” by Good Smile Company
Mothman pattern update! Now with an extra text only download for printing!
things to add to your journals
song lyrics for a specific mood
spotify codes for favourite songs
receipts from a trip
envelope for gifts from any small children you know
pages to press flowers in
ticket stubs
fortune cookie readings
daily three-card tarot pulls
watercolour paper for art
page cutouts
watercolours just in general
pressed flowers
other dried herbs
sketches (taped or glued in)
morning/evening routines
colour in the leftover paper backing from stickers and glue/tape it in
friendship bracelets that may have broken or come off
grocery lists or other shopping lists (glue in if written on other paper)
book quotes
block poetry (you'll have to take a page out of a book for this)
mental health goals
halloween: candy wrappers
fabric scraps
family recipes
different textured papers
stamps
coins
Recently, I’ve been getting really into more older styles of knit and crochet, and in my search for vintage patterns I’ve come across a ton of sites and articles that have been incredibly helpful to me, so I thought I’d share them all with you. The majority of these are free, and this post is still being updated as I find more. Hope you enjoy!
(p.s. most of the places you can get crochet patterns are in the ‘Misc.’ section bc most sites have both knit and crochet patterns)
vintageknittingpatternarchive.com
An archive featuring a variety of patterns from the 1920s-1980s
Pros:
Completely free
You can search by bust size, colorwork, yarn weight, decade, and clothing article
Also features some crochet patterns
Cons:
The site can be hard to navigate
vam.ac.uk
An article featuring a 15 clothing patterns from the 1940s
Pros:
Completely free
Cons:
Only has instructions for one size
sunnystitcher.gumroad.com
A collection of vintage knit clothing patterns from the 1930s-1970s
Pros:
A “name your own price” site, you can choose to pay $0 if you choose
Cons:
Not a lot of patterns
aranpatternarchive.com
A collection of vintage aran knitting patterns
Pros:
Completely free
Has a wide variety of patterns
antiquecrochetpatterns.com
An archive featuring a variety of vintage crochet patterns
Pros:
Completely free
A lot of home décor patterns
Cons:
Most of the clothing patterns are for babies and children
A lot of the patterns are currently unavailable due to the site being updated
thevintagepatternfiles.blogspot.com
Pros:
Completely free
Has patterns in different languages, including Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, and Russian
Has patterns dating back to the 1800s
You can search by size, clothing article, and decade
Cons:
The site can be a hard to navigate.
marymaxim.com
A collection of vintage knit/crochet patterns
Pros:
You can filter by pattern type and yarn weight
The patterns are relatively cheap, ranging from $0.99-$4.99
Cons:
No free patterns
You can’t filter by size
trove.nla.gov.au
A blog post featuring 2 vintage knit patterns and 1 vintage crochet pattern
Pros:
Completely free
Cons:
Patterns may be hard to read because they appear as old newspaper/magazine excerpts
antiquepatternlibrary.org
An archive featuring a variety of vintage knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, quilting, macrame, weaving, tapestry, and many more pattens.
Pros:
Completely free
Wide variety of patterns across many crafts
Cons:
Website has an older layout and can be hard to navigate
(p.p.s I didn’t put cons on a few of them bc I honestly didn’t find any. If you encounter any problems with any of these sites let me know and I will add that to the con list.)
(p.p.p.s. if you have any other websites you use for vintage patterns please share them I’m always in need of more)
a lot of you probably knows Belphie's story, but I'll summarize just in case.
Devon Rex cats are better for people with allergies (less shed fur + less Fel d1 protein in their saliva), so on February 16, 2024, I went the breeder route and put down a deposit. before Belphie even opened his eyes, he was mine.
every Friday, the breeder sent me a new photo. I had a broken leg, and was basically rotting in bed at that point, so it was the best part of my week. then, at 12 weeks old, I BROUGHT HIM HOME!
at first, he was so alive. like a wind-up monkey that never shut off. he dangled from the wall-hangings, savaged my feet as I walked, and used my elderly cats as jumping poles to do cool acrobatics over. but this all gradually faded.
first, he stopped playing. then he stopped climbing. then he stopped moving much at all. my vet ran tests on him and found multiple pathogens (calcivrius + mycoplasma), but the medication didn't help - he kept declining.
on September 17th, I woke up to find him swollen like a balloon. we finally had an answer: he had Feline infectious Peritonitis, aka FIP. before 2017, this would've been a death sentence. he would've kept bloating until he drowned in his own fluids. and before 2024, I would've been forced to inject him with black market drugs. but thankfully, South Tower Animal Hospital in Fergus, Ontario was doing a study on the oral medication! we drove two hours, enrolled him, and left with the GS-441524 pills.
and he went from those photos above.....to this:
I thought Belphie would die as a kitten. I'd accepted that he would never grow up. but now he gets to LIVE!
and all for the low cost of $7,553.....ahhhahaha........god.
that + a recent home disaster has wiped out my savings, but I still need to pay for Belphie's medication. to remain in this study, I need to do bloodwork monthly until Feb 2025, and he'll need daily pills until March 2025.
I've put a risograph print + enamel pin set at greerstothers.shop. I hate asking for help, but if you'd like to support Belphie's continued treatment, please consider checking them out!