#Etsy Busy Cube

[decoartspacefinds]

Excited to share the latest addition to my #etsy shop: Busy cube for kids, for baby, for toddlers, Montessori, Educational Toy, Activity Wooden Cube, Toddler Development Toy, https://etsy.me/446C6Yj

[cozylittleartblog]

new pins in the shop today 🌠

[bumbl-buzz]

Friendship whales are back in our Etsy shop from now until the end of July! We generally only sell them at cons so now is your chance to grab one online! 🐳

We offer them as pride sets or singles! Etsy link in bio!

Each whale is only 10$ and can come with a squeaker!!!

[roseofmaygreece]

Cube Illusion Bandana Free Crochet Tutorial

My new free cube illusion bandana tutorial! I hope you like it!

[iszybeearts]

mini paintings are available on my shop!!!

[stonesbyhaille]

[art-sciencedesigns]

Extraordinary Toys for Kids on Etsy - Gift Idea #1612250302

Travel Activity Cube for Fine Motor Skills, Personalized Mini Busy Cube for Baby, Montessori Toy, Toddler wooden toy for trip, Autism toys Brought to you by a shop owner on etsy.com. They would certainly appreciate your visit to see it, favorite ❤️ it, or even buy it as your next gift to give! GET THIS ON ETSY.COM Follow Art+Science Designs On Social Media Too!

[deepinmummymatters]

Unconventional Ways To Increase Home Income

Welcome to the many ideas of unconventional ways to increase home income. If you're tired of the typical work-from-home suggestions, it's time to think outside the box. We will explore creative and perhaps unexpected best ways like a side hustle to turn your living space into a revenue-generating haven. Rent Your Stuff Online surveys suggest thinking beyond the spare room or driveway. Consider short-term rentals of items you rarely use, such as camping gear, power tools, or even that high-end blender. Social media platforms like Fat Llama and Loanables now rebranded Reventals are an easy way to connect with people in your area who need temporary access to your belongings. Virtual Plant Sitting A lot of people love their plants. If it applies to you, how about turning your green fingers and special skills into a business idea and an additional income for your pocket? By offering plant-sitting services as a virtual assistant via online tutoring or video calls you can guide the plant parents through the proper care process. You can charge a fee for consultations, creating care schedules, or even troubleshooting plant issues. Consider this service, Daycare for plants!​ Create DIY Craft Kits If you are a stay-at-home parent and have a knack for crafting, assemble and sell DIY craft kits. Include all the materials and instructions needed for a creative project, and market them through the online store and platform like Etsy or Facebook marketplace. This is something you can do in your spare time and taps into your artistic side, it also brings joy to potential clients as they engage in hands-on activities. Voice-Over Talent from Your Closet Do you have a distinctive or soothing voice? In your free time, you could offer your vocal talents for voiceovers. From narrating audiobooks to voicing animated characters from the comfort of your own home office if available you can find opportunities on websites like Voices.com or Fiverr. Convert that walk-in closet, spare bedroom, or storage space into a makeshift sound booth for professional-quality recordings. Remote Personal Shopper Become a virtual personal shopper for individuals who lack the time or inclination to navigate the world of online business and shopping. Use your fashion sense as a great option to curate outfits, find unique pieces, and assist with wardrobe updates. Platforms like Stitch Fix or starting your own personal shopping consultancy can be lucrative and a great way to make extra money. Host Online Classes for Quirky Skills Everyone has a unique skill. Whether it's making the perfect omelette, solving a Rubik's cube blindfolded, or mastering a specific dance move, there's likely an audience eager to learn. Host classes through online platforms like Skillshare or Udemy and use your expertise to make extra income.​ Puzzle Room Designer Turn your extra room into an escape room experience! Design and create puzzle room scenarios through video content that people can solve remotely. Market your virtual escape room services for team-building events, focus groups, birthdays, or a fun night in. The freelance work and thrill of solving puzzles can be just as exciting from home and an easy way to make a little extra income. ​Dog Sitting​ The pet sitter type of work is not only a great way to make extra income from home, but it also provides the opportunity to connect with adorable furry friends. Many people are opting for dog sitters on a regular basis instead of kennels, as they want their pets to receive personalized care and attention. Offering services like dog walking, playtime, and overnight stays can be a rewarding small business for the best part both financially and emotionally. One interesting aspect of dog sitting is the chance to explore different breeds and their unique personalities. Each canine guest brings something new and exciting, offering endless opportunities to learn about various temperaments and behaviours. Building strong relationships with the dogs can lead to repeat business and referrals, ultimately extra income increasing your earning potential. Becoming a trusted dog sitter in your community can open doors to other pet-related opportunities such as pet grooming or training. It's not just about watching over dogs; it's about building a reputation as someone who genuinely cares for animals and providing a valuable service that pet owners can rely on when they need it most. Conclusion ​In the ever-evolving landscape of work-from-home opportunities, the great thing is you don't have to limit yourself to the conventional. Embrace your unique skills and interests to discover new and exciting legitimate ways to make money right from the comfort of your home. So, get creative, and think outside the box, good news it's time to make some passive income!  Read the full article

[decoartspacefinds]

Excited to share the latest addition to my #etsy shop: Travel Busy Cube Natural wood Cube Gift Montessori Activity Sensory Cube for trip cubes 1 year old Toddler Gift 2 year old Latch https://etsy.me/3MZsQ1b

[cozylittleartblog]

things little high school me would have lost her mind about: me making a wheatley pin. available on my etsy!!

[lolitslloyd]

💙The Happy HoLLOYDays Sale is here !!!💙

Hey everyone ! Every item in my Etsy shop, including these lil Venom Plushies, are 30% off listing price from 11/28 to 12/5 !!!

[raybot-exe]

I have a tiktok where I post shop updates as well! 

[stonesbyhaille]

[art-sciencedesigns]

Extraordinary Toys for Kids on Etsy - Gift Idea #1743720153

Baby girl gift,1st birthday gift,Developing busy cube,montessori toys,gift for kids,toddler box,busy board,1 year old gift,Educational Toy Brought to you by a shop owner on etsy.com. They would certainly appreciate your visit to see it, favorite ❤️ it, or even buy it as your next gift to give! GET THIS ON ETSY.COM Follow Art+Science Designs On Social Media Too!

[torque-witch]

Death’s Head Divination & co is moving! We need your help 🥲

I want to start off by saying that we would not be able to move without your continued support over the last year, throughout a pandemic, and we could not be more grateful for that! But unfortunately 600 sq feet of space is not enough for me to run a business (practically & well) out of, without cramping my husband and pets.

I’m going to break down everything financially as well as I can so that everything is transparent as possible for why I am asking for help! I want to clarify that while this is not an emergency, it is going to tank my savings account even before we are able to purchase furniture. We are moving into a small house, and there are so many things we need that apartments don’t necessarily require. I want to be clear while this is a privilege, it still costs a lot of money upfront to move. More space costs more money and since we are planning to live there for a few years before we can purchase a house, it’s just about the same amount of money that we would be spending to fill a new house anyway. I’m not expecting y’all to pay for my shit, but we both (my husband and I) rely on savings for emergencies because this is America. Without that accessible anymore, it is just added stress.

Lastly, I am working DoorDash currently to supplement my income because Etsy covers bills, but nothing else. I am disabled and cannot return to the regular workforce, nor can I guarantee that my health will always be stable. That’s why having emergency $ has been so incredibly helpful since the beginning of the pandemic and now I need to spend it so that we can move on to better things, literally.

Moving Costs - Most Important

$950 - House Deposit : paid 7/8

$1420 - Last two months rent at current apartment. The lease requires a 60-day notice for lease-breaking, but our lease ends at the end of September anyway so it’s not avoidable.

$985 - 1st month’s rent up front

$100 - Water deposit : paid 7/8

$56 - Rental Insurance Deposit : paid 7/8

~$100 - UHaul rental

$141 - Electricity deposit : paid 7/16

$110 Pet Carpet Cleaner - paid 7/16

New Things We Will Need to Buy

**These are not emergency buys, but ASAP or over time.

$180 - Bed Frame. We currently don’t have one at all, just a mattress over an old box spring.

$160 - TV stand. We are currently using cube storage and the cat peed all over the bottom so the particle board is weakened and expanded 🙃

$300+ - 1 or 2 AC units for this heat wave and/or if the central air doesn’t cool enough. We don’t currently own any.

$1200+ - Washer/Dryer set since this is the first time we will have hookups. We use an off-site laundromat currently.

$300 - Two bookshelves. For books, but also to store my shop supplies safely.

$200+ - Printer for the business so I can offer cheaper shipping and/or new products, better branding.

$170 - New desk for work

$200 - Hutch. We also sell glassware and it is currently all stuffed in the cube storage under the TV.

$400 - Kitchen island/eating area

$150 - Weedwacker. The house comes with a tiny yard that is currently overtaken by incredibly giant weeds.

$300 ish - Secondary seating to match the couch.

$$$ - Misc things like bedding, rugs, curtains, chairs, storage & cleaning supplies. Ladder??

**Yes, where possible we will thrift furniture/other misc needs

I’m sure there are tons of things I am forgetting overall, but this is the gist of our expected expenses over the next few months.

What I’m Offering

All Hel Mary’s will be 15% off though 7/31/21 or later if we still need more help. This includes finished and pre-made listings. New arrivals may not be discounted until a week or so after sitting in the shop.

*Not every piece I have available to paint or purchase finished is listed in the shop! If you are looking for something specific, I still have a lot in storage and other finished pieces in local stores that have not sold. I am planning on taking back at least 4 pieces that aren’t selling locally to add back into the shop.

*Klarna payments (4 - 1/4 payments every two weeks) are available through Etsy for orders over $50. I cannot offer scheduled payments through me directly.

Please expect your budget for hand-made work to be between $80-$250. All statues are thrifted first and then redecorated.

*Shipping times for made-to-order are usually 2-3 weeks but can be up to 4. This is so that I can manage other avenues of my income like vintage and DoorDash plus moving.

**I also offer custom statues and have examples of Freyja, Inanna, Hekate, Artemis, Persephone & Aphrodite

Other Sales

All current stock of vintage decor, witchy decor, altar decor, tea accessories & misc will be 25% through 7/31/21 or later. New arrivals may not be discounted until at least 1 week of sitting in the shop.

*Shipping on Etsy can be difficult, so if you have multiple items in your cart and the shipping looks high, message me first on Etsy and I can re-evaluate or make you a custom listing.

*All items ship priority because of weight & fragile nature.

*Klarna payments are also available for any orders over $50.

*I do take requests to find specific items but cannot guarantee I will have the time right now to do so. Message me on Etsy if you are looking for something specific and your budget, and I will do my best to schedule time for you.

**Important**

Any new arrivals will not be discounted until they have been sitting for at least a week. I regularly offer new arrivals on Instagram first come first serve, but sometimes post here as well for more traffic.

While I do normally offer other hand-painted items, they will be discontinued for a few months in order to handle the moving situation and setting up my office space. I do not currently offer Tarot readings anymore because of the immense amount of energy required.

What if I don’t want to buy anything?

That’s totally okay! You can support us in other ways, some of which are not financial.

Venmo - torquevvitch

CashApp- $TorqueWitch

Paypal - dukesofnapa@gmail.com (Friends & Family only please)

Reblog! Share!

Follow my Instagram ➡️ dhdivination At 3k followers I will host a giveaway! (After the move)

*I won’t be listing my Amazon or Etsy wishlists because I’m not sure house measurements for everything we need. $$ is preferred, but you can message me about specific things you may be interested in buying for us.

Leave a review on Etsy if you’ve purchase before!

Follow my Facebook Page ➡️ DHDivination

Where to Find Me or My Items

Instagram - dhdivination

Facebook - dhdivination

Etsy - Deaths Head Divination (Prefer messages here for products!)

WayWardWitchAuctions on Instagram - Auctions of new arrivals or discounts on art & products every Friday through Sunday plus other vendors!

Black Forge Coffee House - McKees Rocks & Allentown, PGH PA

The Broom Closet - Castle Shannon, PGH PA

Electric Cat - Hel Mary Earrings (We do statue collabs as well!)

Thank you again so much for giving us the opportunity to actually live in a house! Your support over the years on Tumblr and in the shop has meant everything, and gave me the confidence to quit my job and do this full time! I wouldn’t be here without you. If you have any questions, suggestions or otherwise, please feel free to reach out 🖤

[adhdstudybitch]

Practical Tips for ADHD College Students

I know a few posts like this already exist, but I wanted to add my own experiences to the mix in case it would be helpful to someone else. Some of these will look familiar, some not so much.

Disclaimers: 1) What works for me may not work for you, take everything with a grain of salt and experiment, 2) These are what I’m using for a 4-year school but I imagine it would be applicable for any college? I wish I’d known to do some of these things when I was at CC, 3) I won’t pretend that I am an ADHD success story, not yet. I’m still finding my way, learning to cope, learning to thrive. It’s a process.

NOTE: This post is kinda long; if it’s too long I recommend just reading the bolded/italicized headings and only reading the ones that pique your interest :)

Sensory Issues:

Wear comfortable clothing: Screw the mentality that you always have to look your best in college. At the end of the day, feeling hot but ridiculously uncomfortable will trigger sensory issues (especially if you’re someone who is sensitive to certain materials/styles of clothing) and it will impact concentration and can cause a lot of distress. Are you comfortable in those sweatpants, pajama bottoms, baggy shirts? Cool, wear them. 

Stim toys: Love yourself, buy (or make!) stim toys and bring them to school. Can’t speak for CC because I didn’t use stim toys when I went, but at my 4-year school everyone is too busy drowning in deadlines to notice you squishing thinking putty or using a fidget cube under the table. 

Try different stim toys: I used to get caught up on trying to make the more popular stim toys work for me when they didn’t, so I had to experiment a bit to see what worked. It’s not always as simple as cubes, spinners, squishy toys, etc. If you have issues with texture you’ll want to really experiment, especially with things like putty, squishibles, etc. to see what is comfortable and what isn’t. But there’s a big ol’ market out there!

Headphones/Earplugs: The single most helpful sensory detail for me was always bringing my headphones to campus. I get easily overstimulated in uncontrolled situations with lots of different sounds. I make sure my volume is enough to block the noise out, but the songs I choose in these instances are usually familiar, so they don’t provide too much new stimulation when I can’t handle it. I also keep earplugs in my backpack for exams.

Studying/School Related:

If possible, leave your house: This has been one of the hardest changes I’ve had to make because I’m an introvert and genuinely prefer being home. But I’m starting to learn that my ass will not do work 9/10 times when I’m home. Too much to do, too many other things to get done, lots of fun distractions, and cats! So many cats! Unfortunately cats won’t take my exams. I’ve found that the library is okay, but for me small cafes worked much better. Armed with my headphones, some coffee, and an atmosphere that caters to silently getting work done, I’m able to focus longer, and to focus on what I really need to.

Note-taker: Admittedly I’m talking out of my ass on this one, because I haven’t yet done this. But that’s exactly why I want to stress getting a note-taker. My college life would be infinitely better if I’d done this when the semester started; instead, my notes have gaps where I couldn’t concentrate, or couldn’t process what was being discussed, etc. 

Other accommodations: Accommodations for ADHD differ depending on the college, but some of the common ones are: note-takers, silent exam spaces, assignment extensions, and use of tech such as recorders, speech-to-text software... If you’re like I was and are worried that you’re asking too much asking for accommodations, remember two important things: 1) Accommodations exist to level the playing field, not to give us an edge, and 2) YOU PAY FOR THIS SERVICES. That huge, overwhelming tuition bill with all those “extra fees”? You’re paying for these services already, might as well take advantage of them!

Talk to your professors: This part is truly terrifying for me, but I’ve started opening up this semester to my professors and it has made a difference. The professor for my hardest class actually has a son with adhd so she understood and was even able to provide me with some resources that would help. At the very least, it made my professors aware of my struggles and aware that I wasn’t just being lazy, which calmed my RSD a bit.

Organization: Staying organized is important for any college student, but especially for those with adhd. We lose things a lot, and if things aren’t in obvious, constant places it becomes so much easier to lose or forget where we put things. That being said, your ‘organized’ will probably not be other peoples ‘organized’. For example, I use my Ipsy bags for organization. One holds any writing utensils, flashcards, and post-its, another holds anything medical-related, etc. It seems a bit cluttered and disorganized to other people but it works for me. So try keeping things in the same spot if possible, but remember that finding what organizational structures work for you might take time and effort. If your school has success coaching, I highly recommend it for this purpose! Which brings me to the next point.

Success Coaching: Most colleges offer some kind of program like this, though names may differ. Success Coaching is designed for students of any academic level in order to help them get and stay on track. My college offers study skills, schedule planning, test prep, time management, help navigating campus resources, and a whole host of others. And the people doing the coaching are usually grad students who’ve been through the process. They’re typically trained in working with students with adhd, because that tends to be a significant portion of their students. They’re also just really nice to talk to. Almost like a therapist, but not quite.

Really forgetful? The best thing you can do is change your environment, not try to change yourself. You probably won’t be able to stop your brain from forgetting your notebook at home, but you can get a five subject and keep it in your backpack at all times. Same with folders. Keep losing pens/pencils? Just get a fuckton and shove them in a pouch in your backpack in the beginning of the semester. I’m not kidding when I say I have at least 20 pens and pencils in mine, not including the glitter pens and highlighters. 

Planners: Many people have said that it will take time to find just the right planner for you, and they’re correct. The planner I use right now is 8x11 with wide boxes. Some prefer smaller planners, others will use planner apps or just the calendar in their phone. You’ll have to mess around a bit to see what works for you, but you do have options!

Printables: Oh man I love printables so much, but a lot of the time I find that they’re more trouble maintaining than my adhd can handle. You can find a ton on tumblr, free to download and print, and some very beautiful packs for sale on etsy. Right now I use a monthly budget printable and one for studying terms/definitions. Sometimes the adhd mind needs something pretty and different to cling to, so I try to switch things up every so often.

Color-coding: This absolutely will not work for everyone (I’ve seen people say color-coding notes gets the hung up on the coding and not the notes, and I can definitely see that happening). For me, I use color-coding in my planner. Each class gets its own color. This keeps me from seeing a page covered in the same color of ink or pencil and mentally blocking it out. Gelly roll has the most amazing glitter pens!

Test prep: Will vary depending on the person and how they learn best, but for me I’ve found that no one method will work on its own. I have class notes, typed notes, hand-written flashcards, flashcards on quizlet. I won’t pretend that it’s easy; it’s fuck-all time consuming and sometimes I don’t have energy for it, but depending on the class I usually need a combination of at least two different methods to work. This is definitely something success coaching can work with you to figure out!

General Life Advice (that will impact college):

Get on a sleep schedule: I don’t even care what your particular schedule is (because it’ll vary person to person) but just get on one. Much easier said than done, because our brains never want to shut up at night, but lack of a consistent sleep schedule will mess with your concentration, focus, hypersensitivity, etc. 

I’ll just do this later...: is the adhd monster talking. What even is later? Does it exist? Sometimes I have to tell myself “nope, we’re doing this right now!” Doesn’t always work, but I try my hardest to do things in the moment if executive dysfunction isn’t at my door.

Develop a support system: This can be difficult because sometimes making and maintaining friendships with adhd can be hard, and sometimes family members aren’t very receptive or supportive. But a strong support system can make all the difference in the world! If your current friends don’t understand the extent of what you’re dealing with, send some resources their way and you might be surprised how fast they get in your corner. But sometimes people without adhd just don’t get it. If your college has a meet-up for students with adhd like mine does, this is a great place to meet like-minded students who understand what you’re going through and can provide support and advice! 

I’m going to stop this here because it’s already too long, but I hope this is helpful to someone and I’d love it if you could add your own tips as well!