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Went to Ikea for the first time yesterday, what the hell it was so fun. We went for kitchen essentials but I wanna go back when I save up. They have so many tiny candles in various colors, good for spellwork!

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Do not go gentle into that good knight. He likes to be fucked much harder than that.

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to those of you who are moving here from tiktok, from someone whos used both tiktok and tumbr for years...

1. DO NOT censor your posts

dont censor sex, abuse, suicide, dont censor it. we dont have censors like tiktok does, you wont be banned for talking about these things and tagging them properly helps people avoid them (also, we dont have shadowbanning here)

2. we dont really have an algorithm

you follow who you follow, and you see posts from who you follow or what you search. the 'for you page' is basically useless here. this also brings me to my next two points

3. dont crosstag

we get it, on tiktok you have to crosstag for reach, but thats not really a thing here. just tag your posts properly (also posters often leave more info about the post in the tags!! and when you reblog stuff you can leave your own notes in the tags, kind of like the old "repost comments" on tiktok)

4. dont expect to go viral/be famous

"viral" isnt really a thing on here (at least not for the average blogger). your posts will probably get 2-10 likes and you wont get nearly as many followers than on tiktok. thats just how tumblr is

5. blocking is your best friend

tiktok is VERY discussion based, and while tumblr is much more discussion based than other social medias, its still not a good place for ragebait/discourse. dont interact, itll make your experience worse in the end, just block and move on

6. you cant go into someone elses house and start rearranging their furniture

this is tumblr, not tiktok. dont diss old tumblr users for how they use the site or try to change them, thats like going into someone elses house and trying to rearrange their furniture. we've been here longer and we're familiar with the site and its culture, either find your niche, adapt, or find a different app

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More fauns

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We have already averted truly apocalyptic levels of global warming.

Yes, read that again. Let it sink in. This is what the science now says. We have already averted truly apocalyptic global warming.

To quote David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth, from his huge feature in the New York Times:

"Thanks to astonishing declines in the price of renewables, a truly global political mobilization, a clearer picture of the energy future and serious policy focus from world leaders, we have cut expected warming almost in half in just five years... The window of possible climate futures is narrowing, and as a result, we are getting a clearer sense of what’s to come: a new world, full of disruption but also billions of people, well past climate normal and yet mercifully short of true climate apocalypse." (New York Times, October 22, 2022. Unpaywalled here. Emphasis mine. And yes, this vision of the future is backed up by the current science on the issue, as he explains at length in the article.)

So we've already averted truly apocalyptic warming, and we've already cut expected warming IN HALF in just the past five years.

The pace of technology, of innovation, of prices, of feasibility, of discovery, of organizing, of grassroots movements, of movements in other countries around the world, have all picked up the pace so fast in the last five years.

Renewable technology and capacity are both increasing at an exponential rate. It's all S-curves, ones that look like this:

-via The Economist, June 20, 2024.

How much more will we manage in another five years? Another ten? Another twenty?

I know the US is about to fucking suck about the environment for the next four years. But the momentum of renewable energy is far too much to stop - both in the US (x) and around the world.

(Huge shoutouts to India, China, and Brazil for massive gains for the environment in renewables, and Brazil for massive progress against Amazon deforestation.)

We're going to get there.

Say it with me. We're going to get there.

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Favorite green pages from my gouache sketchbook 🌿🌼

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I made a green cutecore Milanote board ^_^ I'll continue to update it.

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A brand new series I'm working on!

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How To: Dopamine Decor!

So, recently I went from sharing a bathroom with my partner to taking over the “formerly known as” guest bathroom. How, is not important. What is important, is what I discovered in doing so…..Let’s talk Dopamine Decor! 

So, my background to this is usually first. I remember being a kid and rooms had themes. Like my kitchen as a kid not only changed because I moved a lot, but also because my mom would go from Cows to Chefs to I don’t even remember what came next. When I think of how to decorate a room, I tend to think of one general direction or feel myself. 

For the longest time I only decorated my part of my bedroom and no where else in the house. I used to share a bathroom with my partner, but then they did not have enough space (even though we had equal space in there) so I took over the guest bathroom. Some couples are happier this way, I was not one of those couples. 

So, I had to make my own happiness out of a less than desirable situation. I moved my stuff over and from the get go it was…eclectic. I was looking out in the world for either all disney villain stuff or flamingo stuff or sunflowers. And there just wasn’t like a whole little room worth of decor in any one theme. 

I suddenly realized the theme was…Me. Who was I? What did I like? What did I need to see more? What made me smile? And the answer to that is there is not one thing that makes me smile, more like multiple. So after I made myself the theme, I put what felt right in there like the eclectic hot mess I am. 

My sister ended up sending me a video on Tiktok about Dopamine Decor. I realized that I had stumbled into an on going trend. I don’t tend to be on trend but when I do, it tends to feel like a fateful accidental fall into them. More info here: https://stylecaster.com/lifestyle/home/1367756/dopamine-decor-trend/

So, if you have stumbled onto this post and this is your push to try the trend-here are some tips: 

Identify what makes you smile: sometimes you know this and sometimes you discover this as you go. 

Release yourself of judgement: the only person who needs to like it is you, if other people like it then that is a bonus. Do not be afraid to put something out in the fear someone won’t like it, you will never please everyone. 

Trust the process: things will come and go as they are meant to, trust the universe to put you in the right place at the right time. Fate has a way of arranging all the best things in life, like finding that cute sign while thrifting. 

Take it one piece at a time: Don’t worry if that wall seems bare, when you find the right thing to go there-you will quickly forget when it was bare. In the meantime, feel the excitement you are going to feel when it is not empty. 

Don’t break the bank for art: the right items for you don’t need to be expensive. You can make them, find them, thrift them. If you do love something enough, and you don’t care about the price-good for you. But breaking your bank over art doesn’t need to happen. 

Change starts with you. When you change your environment and your choices, the you you are changes with it. Really, interestingly enough this is a great spiritually based practice and some real gritty getting to know who you are or want to be. Have you tried dopamine decor? Should I showcase my weird ass style? 

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Made myself some polymer clay hinge heads! A tiny frog and a pair of mini mushshrooms!

(Please ignore my jacked up unfinished wall and door. My house is old and falling apart)

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Creating a Cozy Corner

I am of the opinion that if you have a place to live long term, at least one section of it should be specifically designed to be as cozy as humanly possible. Preferably all of it, but hey, baby steps. Here's a step by step guide if you want to make one, but are unsure how.

1. Decide what you want to do in your cozy corner

What you want out of your cozy corner will determine where in your house it goes, how big it is, and what you'll fill it with. It can be a place to do a hobby or something you don't typically like doing, or to go to when you're feeling a particular way.

For me, it's a place I go to when I'm overwhelmed or scared, so I knew the atmosphere had to make me feel safe. I feel safest in small spaces and corners, where I can see the whole room but people can't see me from the door.

2. Find a place that suits your needs for it to go

Is your cozy corner for reading? maybe the bedroom or wherever your books are. Working out a la Cozy Cardio? Maybe somewhere in the living room. If you want to cozify your self care routine, make your bathroom cozy!

Mine is between the foot of my bed and the wall, because when I have nightmares the last thing I want to do is go to a separate room.

3. Structural work

Depending on how big your space is, what it's for, what the room already looks like, whether you're renting, and so on, this will vary wildly. Some ideas include installing bookshelves, painting the walls, or getting a kids' teepee style tent to get cozy in. Or, you could just decorate the whole room to be a sanctuary.

My dad helped me install a shelf and put a plastic board in between the bracket and the shelf top, then bent it down and attached it to my bedframe. This created a little cave-like space for me to sit in.

4. The fun bit!

Decorating!!! Put whatever you want in there. I would recommend at least 2 sensory things (such as lighting and scents), 2 activities, and 5 soft things for relaxation. Some ideas include fairy lights, sunset lamps, scented candles or wax melts, sensory tools, something soft to sit on, cozy clothes you can put on when you're in there, nostalgic toys, equipment for your activities such as a walking pad or a musical instrument, snacks, books, a projector for movies, the list goes on and on!

Since mine is on the floor, I got a large memory foam dog bed for the bottom, then stacked extra pillows and blankets. I set my weighted blanket nearby, and put some coloured pencils and my therapy journal off to the side. I finished it off with some stuffed animals and children's books about loving yourself and handling big emotions.

5. The takeover

I will warn you, though. Making a cozy place that makes you feel good runs the risk of you wanting to make your entire living space cozy.

I'm in the middle of cozifying my bathroom and reading corner, with no signs of stopping at that.