#Five Things

[pacificnorthwitch]

ADHD brain hack: don’t clean the entire room.

Just pick up five things.

Five is a nice, round, attainable number. Your room won’t be fully clean, but you’ll have Improved the Space, even if only slightly, and it helps combat the “oh no I haven’t done anything today this space is getting gradually messier” feeling.

It also helps me when I’m having a REALLY hard time getting out of the “oh gosh where do I start there’s just so much” overwhelm because I don’t have to deal with ALL of it. Just the five easiest out-of-place objects. A pair of socks can count as two things if you’re having a bad day.

For example; I’m finally getting up to pee after willing myself to do so for like an hour. Already on my feet, so might as well put Shoes in the shoe spot, laundry in the basket, mug in the sink - that’s three things already! Toss a couple pieces of trash, and you’ve done it!! Every tiny bit helps!

For extra Modivational Juice, try to do this in a short time period, like while your water boils or you’re heating something in the microwave. The false sense of urgency gives me the Speed to get the five things done Fast!

[transformativeworks]

Five Things LianneW Said

In FiveThings LianneW talks about researching acafandom and oral history projects as an OTW Fanhackers volunteer! https://otw-news.org/2p8tztdy

[jenni3penny]

Five Greek Tragedy Characters I Want Eve Best to Play On Stage (in no particular order and specifically because no one asked) :

1. Clytemnestra, The Oresteia by Aeschylus

2. Lysistrata or Lampito, Lysistrata by Aristophanes

3. Antigone or Ismene, Antigone by Sophocles

4. Agave, The Bacchae by Euripides

5. Medea, Medea by Euripides

[killacharacterbingo]

5+1

A 5+1 fic is a variation of the five things structure. In this, 5 scenes (representing moments in the lives of characters, specific interactions, settings, etc...) match a certain structure or theme (or otherwise have matching elements), with the additional one contradicting, subverting or otherwise not fitting in with the themes/overarching elements of the first five.

Examples of this may be "5 times character A reached out to character B and 1 they didn't," "5 times character C spoke to character D about professional matters and 1 they had a personal conversation;" or "5 times character E hid their emotions and 1 time they broke down;" and so on. As long as 5 scenes share significant elements to be grouped together and one doesn't, it works.

As such, this prompt invites authors to follow more a specific structure rather than a given method of death. Characters who answered the phone five times but didn't once, characters who forced themselves to ask for help five times but one they didn't, characters who survived reckless actions five times but not the sixth... Anything goes. This is a chapter structure, not a death method. Happy writing.

[saucyjothoughts]

Five reactions to your first kiss

"You don't know how many times I've thought about this."

"What did I do to deserve this?"

"No, please. I can't."

"Feeling a little needy today?"

"Do that again."

[onestormeynight]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the ask box for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! get to know your mutuals and followers 🩵

Okay, I got this. And I need this cause the serotonin ain't tonin right now.

A good book that isn't disgustingly popular. I just picked up the Scythe trilogy by Neal Shusterman and it's my entire personality now. There is something about finding the hidden book gem and sharing it with your circle that is way more satisfying than picking up a book everyone and their brother recommended. BTW, if you've read it, I want to know what color your robes would be (i'd be a light gray) and who your patron historic is (I would be Scythe Stevie Nicks.)

Cats. All of the. Lazy, active, one brain cell, too smart, orange, black, calico, tabby. I love them all. Trust me, I will never tire of seeing your cat. I maintain my are cuter but I'm biased and it's not that deep.

Vivziepop. Look, if you haven't fallen down the Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss rabbit hole, please come join me. It's great down here. It'll be a happy day in hell. Anything Alastor makes me swoon, I love that cannibal. I just want to hold Angel Dust and tell him it's gonna be okay. I wanna send Moxie and Millie to just handle the problem for him. I could listen to Husker (Keith David) read the phone book.

Coffee. I am one of those picky people. I get my beans within the week they were roasted, I grind them myself, I use a french press, I don't let the beans be ground for more than 30 seconds before the water hits them. I know I sound bougie, but I promise you I'ma make you a top 5 cup of coffee. Trust me.

People commenting on my story posts showing they read it. Look, I know a lot of people just throw a heart and I am not ungrateful for that. I love that, too. But when one of you takes the time to read the post and comment even just about their outfit, I love it. It makes my whole day. I'll read it three or four times, even if I can't respond in the moment.

Thank you so much for the ask!

[welcometololaland]

Thanks for the self-rec asks! I'm feeling very...not into my own ao3 right now so INSTEAD i'm going to send the asks on and tell you five things (in no particular order) that i've been thinking about this week <3

ONE: Swimming - I NEED TO FINISH THE SWIM FIC AKA THIS AMAZING WORK BY @carlos-in-glasses. I started reading and then I went overseas and I felt like I didn't have the time to go through and scream line by line and I'm so excited to dive back in (hehe see what I did there) now that it's finished!

TWO: State parks and secret service agents - not necessarily together, but I've been lowkey dreaming of obtaining my own slightly insane-looking garden gnome and a stock tank for a while thanks to the beautiful fic created by @iboatedhere (I don't have a pool and a stock tank seems like a good option right now). Also the secret service AU snippets are life giving (recent one here).

THREE: Guaranteeing nothing - screamed (literally) my way through the first fourteen chapters of Never a Guarantee and now I need to finish it!!!! @clottedcreamfudge and her writing make me so fucking feral in the best way and this fic is no exception. I had much fear about my sanity going into this because I knew it was going to drive me wild but my crops have been watered and I eagerly await completion of the arcs.

FOUR: Mythical things (aka. a dearly beloved universe) - to be fair, I'm not sure I ever stopped thinking about Jen's masterpiece - as if you were a mythical thing - because it lives rent free in my head (genuinely one of my favourite fics ever). I'm thinking about it a lot more now that @strandnreyes has put the idea of writing a sequel in my head (snippet is here). A re read is in my sights and I'm very excited about it! If you haven't read it, you absolutely have to.

FIVE: TK and Carlos getting unprofessional - @rmd-writes and I have been playing around in this document for ages, co-writing something so silly it borders on crack and it's the most fun I've had writing fic in ages (thank you to @celeritas2997 for putting up with us lol). Everything I do by myself seems so hard right now but this feels so easy and (I think it's fair to say) it's almost done? 1 and a little bit more chapters? I'm EXCITE. You can read the most recent snippets of the fic colloquially known as "(un)profesh" here (rmd) and here (me).

ALSO to anyone who has shared a doc link with me - I promise I am also thinking very hard about those and will give them the time and attention they deserve when I get home! I never know whether people like me specifically mentioning those types of things so I'll just like...sit down but please know i'm thinking of you and sorry that I haven't been around much!

[cruxymox]

five things that make me happy

tagged ( a while back ) by @anjo-by-the-sea

1 coffee

2 writing a successful* poem

3 reading ( & not falling asleep whilst doing so )

4 video games ( morrowind, oblivion, skyrim, enderal, wordle, squaredle )

5 watching jeopardy, even though sometimes it also makes me feel stupid

* a "successful" poem is one that i don't hate. these days maybe broaden that to one that i actually finish. sometimes just ... start.

___

( now i'm supposed to tag folks in a certain way, but i fling the tag rules off a cliff into an angry sea )

[transformativeworks]

Five Things whetherwoman Said

In FiveThings whetherwoman discusses combining her fannish self with her data management self as a volunteer for the OTW Volunteers & Recruiting committee. Read more at: https://otw-news.org/24k633r8

[gioiaalbanoart]

𝖥𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍𝗅𝗒, 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌, 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝟧 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿, 𝗉𝗎𝖻𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗅𝗒. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗌𝗄 𝗍𝗈 𝟣𝟢 𝗈𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖿𝖺𝗏𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗅𝗅𝗈wers and mutuals :P

Hello, thank you for the ask!

Waving hand at @the-golden-comet and @willtheweaver that send me this one too 💗

So, let's go with five things....(oh dear)

I have a big heart 💗

I don't fit anywhere and I start to be ok with it

Apparently I think out of the box (so they say but I like that)

I'm creative (art,writing, general life matters)

I'm damn brave

Sending this around....time to celebrate people!

[faye-tale]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you!

🫶💗🫶

Hi lovely!

Oooh okay. Hmm, I think I have done this in the past, I wonder if it will be different lol.

I've gone with things/experiences, as friends and family are a given:

Writing (when it's flowing lol)

Toast & tea

A warm bath

Comedy

A nice walk in the countryside

Thanks for sending this to me. Now I have to work out the last 10 people who reblogged me haha. 😁🧡🧡

[pinksmonkey]

when you get this, please respond with five things that make you happy! then, send to your last ten people in your notifs (anonymously). you never know who might benefit from spreading positivity.

1) Stranger Things (especially Byler)

2) Doctor Who and Torchwood (especially Janto)

3) Buffy The Vampire Slayer (especially Spuffy)

4) Glee (especially Klaine and Brittana)

5) Babies and dogs. And really any animals, I like them all.

Yes, most of these are TV shows, blame my autism, special interests go brrrrrr.

[w1yre]

Questions 19, 20 and 29

:3

hi!!!!

19. five things i hate,,,

- stink bugs

- waking up at the asscrack of dawn

- the dark

- spiders

- centipedes

20. five things i love,,,!

- eddie dear

- puppies

- amusement parks (specifically dorney :3)

- florida

- quiet winter nights

29. sweet or salted popcorn

i am a salted popcorn lover i will actually die on this hill sweet popcorn is DISGUSTING!!!!!

[saucyjothoughts]

Five ways your ex reacts to seeing you again

"Of course I kept it. It reminds me of you."

"They always said we were a perfect couple. What went wrong?"

"You think you can just walk back into my life like nothing happened?"

"What if we tried being friends?"

"I never want to let you go. Not again."

[xxstrawberry-angelxx]

List five things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last ten people who liked or reblogged something from you! Get to know your followers, mutuals, and all the wonderful people on here!

Sure!

Five things that make me happy:

1. Listening to Music

2. Drawing

3. Singing

4. Exploring foreign tv shows/movies

5. Chatting with friends

[zombearzilla]

When you get this you have to answer with 5 things you like about yourself, publicly. Then, send this ask to 10 of your followers (positivity is cool, so do it) 😎

I always find this ask so difficult which why I always put off answering it 😂 but I’m really trying to be more positive so let’s go!

My musical ability

Being able to cook

Being able to speak another language (German/Swiss German)

My emotional intelligence

My patience (which is being worn incredibly thin by my coworker tonight)

Thank you 💜