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"How to Life" Masterlist

Cleaning and Tidying

Make your bed in the morning. It takes seconds, and it's worth it.

Reset to zero each morning.

Use the UFYH 20/10 system for clearing your shit.

Have a 'drop-zone' box where you dump anything and everything. At the beginning/end of the day, clear it out and put that shit away.

Automate your chores. Have a cleaning schedule and assign 15mins daily to do whatever cleaning tasks are set for that day. Set a timer and do it once the timer is up, finish the task you're on and leave it for the day.

Fold your clothes straight out of the tumble dryer (if you use one), whilst they're still warm. This minimises creases and eliminates the need for ironing.

Clean your footwear regularly and you'll feel like a champ.

Organisation and Productivity

Learn from Eisenhower's Importance/Urgency matrix.

Try out the two-minute rule and the Pomodoro technique.

Use. A. Planner. (Or Google Calendar, if that's more your thing.)

Try bullet journalling.

Keep a notebook/journal/commonplace book to dump your brain contents in on the regular.

Set morning alarms at two-minute intervals rather than five, and stick your alarm on the other side of the room. It's brutal, but it works.

Set three main goals each day, with one of them being your #1 priority. Don't overload your to-do list or you'll hit overload paralysis and procrastinate.

If you're in a slump, however, don't be afraid to put things like "shower" on your to do list - that may be a big enough goal in itself, and that's okay.

Have a physical inbox - a tray, a folder, whatever. If you get a piece of paper, stick it in there and sort through it at the end of the week.

Consider utilising the GTD System, or a variation of it.

Try timeboxing.

Have a morning routine, and guard that quiet time ferociously.

Have a folder for all your important documents and letters, organised by topic (e.g. medical, bank, university, work, identification). At the front of this folder, have a sheet of paper with all the key information written on it, such as your GP's details, your passport details, driving licence details, bank account number, insurance number(s), and so on.

Schedule working time and down time alike, in the balance that works for you.

Money

Have. A. God. Damn. Budget.

Use a money tracker like toshl, mint, or splitwise. Enter all expenses asap! (You will forget, otherwise.)

Have a 'money date' each week, where you sort through your finances from the past seven days and then add it to a spreadsheet. This will help you identify your spending patterns and whether your budget is actually working or not.

Pack your own frickin' lunch like a grown-up and stop buying so many takeaway coffees. Keep snacks in your bag.

Food and Cooking

Know how to cook the basics: a starch, a protein, a vegetable, and a sauce.

Simple, one-pot meals ("a grain, a green, and a bean") are a godsend.

Batch cook and freeze. Make your own 'microwave meals'.

Buy dried goods to save money - rice and beans are a pittance.

Consider Meatless Mondays; it's healthier, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly.

Learn which fruits and vegetables are cheapest at your store, and build a standard weekly menu around those. (Also remember that frozen vegetables are cheap and healthy.)

Learn seasoning combinations. Different seasoning, even with the exact same ingredients, can make a dish seem completely new.

Misc

Have a stock email-writing format.

Want to start running, but find it boring? Try Zombies, Run!.

Keep a goddamn first aid kit and learn how to use it.

Update your CV regularly.

Keep a selection of stamps and standard envelopes for unexpected posting needs. (It happens more regularly than you would think!)

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we should treat love as something to be built rather than found

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"I want a boyfriend," no you want to pin a boy to a wall with a dagger to his throat, don't settle for less.

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"You talk too much," okay? So pin me to a wall with your dagger to my throat and shut me up?

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"my child is perfectly fine"

your child fantasizes about knocking on the door of their sworn enemy, an open wound pouring blood down their shirt as the door opens to their enemy standing on the other side: surprised for a moment before they usher them inside, an arm lightly wrapped around the other despite their protests.

The rain pours outside as the two stare at each other quietly in the bathroom, the injured one breaking the stare first as the pain in their chest flares up.

Silently the other walks towards them from the opposing wall, producing a roll of gauze. It's silent as they lift up the torn tunic, a wet cloth brushing over the slashes before the gauze is carefully placed, the two painfully aware of how close they are to each other, less than a breath between them.

The silence is unbearable, and the injured one makes a move to slide off of the ledge they were currently perched on, when a strong arm clamps down on their forearm, a silent urge to stay still followed by a shaky breath as the other asks them, "who did this to you?"

your child is not fine

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PERCY JACKSON BDAY x PERCABETH ANNIVERSARY BASH ‼️‼️‼️

bonus

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Love u. Comfort art and what more comfort that percabeth holding hands? (Again? I know, some of you asked and I just was in the mood so HERE LOOK HOW CUTEE

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Alex Turner's love letter

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don't be shy, anon, drop me a long love letter filled with flowery language & detailed metaphors that i keep in a sealed wooden box with pressed flowers.

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Favorite poetry pieces or master posts about humankind and/or how we're all connected through universal experiences? I can't stop thinking about that...

Sally Rooney, Normal People

@i-wrotethisforme (source)

C.A. Conrad, A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon: New (Soma)tics

Simon J. Ortiz, Culture and the Universe

@malayansunbear (source)

Naomi Shihab Nye, “Wandering Around an Albuquerque Airport Terminal”

David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Winter Counts

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John Keats, from a letter to Fanny Brawne

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inktober 27: ‘Thunder’

I was 10 or 11? when my girlscout troop gave me the nickname ‘thunderthighs’. so… people need to careful how they talk about people’s bodies (including their own) around kids, because kids will mirror that behavior yo. I’m in a pretty good place with my body now, but I’m still not comfortable showing my legs 20+ years later… food for thought.

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you know what would be great? If i could lay down at night without feeling like the muscles in my legs are trying to escape my skin

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tumblr is best app u just talk to urself and ppl go yep so true bestie

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Did you ever find a bootleg of the lightning thief musical? Saw the show last night and am looking for one!

i didnt manage to find one of the current cast (with jorrel or george) but i did find a workshop verison on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bTWWgPbSsw&list=PLn_IDKxjdB6-08Q6YoH6pR3b7nMh3vWH5 (its in 4 parts)

also on youtube you can find a video of their concert (not the show but they do sing songs from it) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnPsnYMH3JU

also also if you poke about on youtube you can find individual songs! too many to link (just search ‘lightening theif bootleg’ and poke through the results)

if anyone has anything different please share! im begging

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Casting for the pjo show just started and im praying for latino!percy