#don't overwork yourself

[derangedanomaly]

To be honest, I just post these late at night because it’s the only time I have to actually make stuff I literally have two jobs lol

Omg, now I feel bad 😭

GET SOME SLEEP 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[thelikesoffinn]

Hey! 🎄✨️ I have a unrelated question, if that is alright. I'm not sure if you mentioned this already but in your meta you said that you are a social worker and have experience with refugees, youths and children but what exactly did you work as? And what is your job right now? Sorry if I come off creepy but I graduate soon and I'm thinking of becoming a social worker so I'm trying to get some information. Please ignore me if thats weird!(Love your posts btw!)

Hello there, dear!

Don't worry - it's not a weird question at all. Social Work can be very opaque and foggy at the first glance, because the field is so huge and it varies so strongly from country to country.

I'll gladly tell you what I've done so far and I'll add an obligatory warning: I'll likely mention rape, abuse, teen pregnancy, and bullying, so please be careful!

My very first job was actually as a substitute teacher and supervisor for children aged 6 - 10. I didn't work there for a long time because my colleagues where a huge pile of shit but the work itself was pretty straight forward and nice - hang around with the kids, make sure they don't kill each other and , if I had to sub lessons, teach them exactly what their teacher told me to.

Next I worked at a refugee bureau. Clients from all over the world - but mostly the middle east and asia - would come to see me whenever they needed a helping hand. I had to accompany them to appointments all over - with doctors, the court, teachers, job interviews, yada yada yada so that I could help translate and what not.

Apart from that, I'd help with their mail, with doing their taxes, submitting applications, finding work, doctors, refugee centers, flats - anything a person could need to get settled in a country.

After that, I worked as an advisor for teenagers who didn't want to go to school anymore. (In my country, children have to go to school until a certain age. Otherwise, they'll either be fined or, if it gets too much, they'll be forced to do community service or youth jail.)

Essentially, my job there was to find out why they didn't want to go to school and offer them a safe space to spend time without getting into problems. If they were old enough, we'd help them apply for jobs or whatever else they wanted.

But that sounds easier than it was. Most of those kids were pretty heavily traumatised and didn't trust adults, so getting to the point where they would talk took a LOT of work. Teenagers are difficult to handle as is and if they have further issues, it just gets harder.

Many of them were violent - verbally and physically - and addicted to all sorts of substances. We had some teen-moms - some because they were raped and others because they didn't use protection - and a whole lot of delinquency.

Some of them didn't have parents - either because they were orphaned or because cps separated them - and virtually none of them had good parents.

And, I'm saying it now: I hated this job so much. It was really difficult, we had little funding so the pay was a joke and I was extremely tired and drained all the time.

(And teens are really difficult for me. I just can't relate to them, so I really had to try so hard to get good footing. I still tried hard, and I did get there eventually, but it was really so draining.)

After that one, I had to take a break because of burnout - yay. But since I can't handle doing nothing, I took a few extra courses on topics I liked - autism, abuse victims, borderline personality disorder, systemic therapy, dissociative identity disorder, early childhood development, communal law and more - and later I got an extra license as a psychosocial support in criminal trials.

I just finished the latter, and over the course of this license program, I had to work a few cases to gain experience - basically, I was tasked with protecting the victim of a crime. My job was to make sure that the victims rights were protected - courts tend to be really insensitive and forceful, which can hurt the client even more and traumatise them further - and that the case was handled with care. On top of that, I was to make sure that the client/victim understood what was happening and why it was happening.

If, for some reason, the perpetrator wanted to contact the victim, I'd be the first hurdle. Any contact was organised and acquiesced by me first and the client second. If the client wants to contact the perpetrator, I was the one to organise that meeting or that exchange.

That job is really exhausting and difficult, and I will 100% never do it full time because it worsened my burnout but I really liked studying it nonetheless.

This week, I started working part-time as a kindergarten teacher. I really love it and I really missed working with children - it's been so long! It's low stakes, mid stress so it's great to get back into after a burnout and, to be totally honest...I just needed to see some happy faces. Seeing the children smile every day is such a nice feeling.

And that's it for now, I think! I had some smaller gigs in between, but that were so many I can hardly remember them all.

And I know this is probably not the positive "go do it!" type of thing you wanted to hear and I'm sorry, flower. But if you consider this job, you'll have to make sure to understand this:

Social Work isn't easy.

It is incredibly hard work and you'll see a lot of misery. You'll see people that are all types of broken, burdened by all types of things. You'll meet people who survived things no one should have to experience - bullying, abuse, attempted suicide or murder, fucking wars - and came out the other side not unscathed but alive.

Those people will come to see you, battered and bruised, because they need your help.

And you will not be able to help all of them. Most, yes, but not all. You'll lose some of them along the way, and you'll have to live with that.

It is a lot, and if you're not in the right place yourself; if you're not taking proper care of yourself, you will drown.

But it's not all doom and gloom out here! Seeing your clients come back to life, helping them find their way, and actually seeing all your effort bear fruits is where it's at. That's the shit and that's why I'm here.

Despite all the misery, it's still a very rewarding job and, even if I could go back, I wouldn't change anything. I'd still choose to do this, and I'd still be here clawing my way back after a burnout, because this is what I'm good at.

Helping people is my jam, and if it's yours - welcome to the ranks!

[sylvasa]

Nothing as relaxing as taking a hot bath on company time

[dxrkl1ght]

Man, mine is not even an art summary. Mine should be called "How long was I gone for during 2024"

[jeannes-world]

When it's lunch break, it's lunch break. I'm not working a minute more when it's 12:30 and I'm not going back to it before 13:30.

If I need to take a leak for 5 minutes during my work, I will take 5 minutes for it.

Fortunately for me, my boss is very comprehensive so when my periods are too much of a pain, I can go home earlier, without my salary being impacted. And that is completely normal.

If I want to take my vacations during some month, I'm gonna take it.

When it's 18:00, it's the end of the day. I'm not paid to stay longer.

I legally have 3 breaks, one hour of lunch, 15 minutes during the morning, 15 minutes during the afternoon. I will take them all, everyday.

As much as I hate Emily in Paris, that sentence is right : we don't live to work, we work to live.

you've heard of "quiet quitting," now I'd like to introduce you to the next level, The French Work Ethic:

Do exactly what you're paid for and nothing more

Absolutely refuse to be available to contact when you're off the clock

Never prioritize work over your own health, wellbeing, or family because that would be insane, it's just a job.

Have a little glass of wine

Take as long as you feel like for lunch

Deeply understand that work doesn't matter

Make sure your boss knows they're always your second priority ❤️

[slavghoul]

From Upset Magazine 6/2023 issue.

Tobias confirms a new album is coming in 2024. I will post the rest of the article later.

While Tobias is one for wanting to keep the ball rolling and on a constant endeavour to continue his musical evolution, he knows there's a limit. Every release of Ghost must have a purpose. Nodding to the 60s method of firing singles out on all fronts, eventually compiling them for a full-length release, Tobias acknowledges his relationship with his fans is based on a more long-term understanding. "That's not how we do things; we make an album, and off of that album, there are singles - it's a 70s/80s thinking. And I don't want to refrain from that - I don't want too many singles to be these autonomous little creatures."

But the world is different now. It's a Wild West where being in the masses' consciousness is key, so things may have to change. Admitting that right now, he knows he's post-release of Ghost's last canon entry, 'Impera', which arrived back in 2022, and while 'Phantomime' is a reasonable enough bridge, sooner or later, he's going to have to play the game of ensuring Ghost ramp up. Earlier this year, Ghost collaborated with Def Leppard's Joe Elliott on a re-release of 'Impera' cut 'Spillways' which, while a fantastic addition to their arsenal, adds to the same notion Tobias is fearful of. "I'm slowly preparing for making a new record that's going to come out in 2024, which is way too long for the current contemporary music climate; you need to be ever-present," the last phrase hanging in the air ominously.

[flightnight]

A crack theory: we are still in the perfect dream, based on 2.7.

(It's some kind of Sunday-centered dream.)

1. His whole return arc seemed to me as saccharine and unsatisfying as the first Dream we witnessed (when Jing Yuan and Dan Heng saved the day together and then everybody became friends). Everything went too perfectly for Sunday.

So how has his journey of seeing real life been going so far?

He was always in a good mood, perfectly comfortable, and nearly always in control of the situation, exactly as he used to. He was never challenged or inconvenienced in a meaningful way that was out of his control.

He didn't return to the unsightly Dreamflux Reef, free from the Family's control, he returned to the happy and familiar Golden Hour.

There was a convenient Robin for him to talk at.

There were convenient Tingyuns in need of a savior with exactly his set of skills, allowing him to play a hero.

Even the seemingly out-of-control occurrences lead to positive outcomes for him. He split in two to have somebody to have a nice chat with and indulge in some light, unchallenging soul searching.

He conveniently bumped into Welt, who was able to see through his disguise, only for Welt to offer him a lift.

Which of course results in him boarding the Astral Express (because the whole crew was conveniently on Penacony too), surrounded by his new good friends who are some of the most interesting and powerful people in the universe, on their way to their next exciting and fulfilling adventure.

Because that's the best way to see real life—in the most convenient, safe and luxurious way possible.

Turns out we even had a convenient piano for him to play!

2. Let's look at the normal antagonist to playable character pipeline in HRS:

They do a bad thing;

They get defeated by us in a boss fight;

They openly admit that they were wrong and unambiguously indicate that they also realize why they were wrong;

They decide to stop doing the bad thing.

Sunday is currently hanging out between steps 2 and 3. Just saying.

[essektheylyss]

I was personally assaulted (honorific) by this essay on ambition. It's very good.

[kkatastrophic]

This is so cool!

Sayaka Maizono as Hatsune Miku!

Ignore the fact it kinda bad I am about to pass out, I’ll prob redraw it tomorrow

[dindjarindiaries]

Hmmmmmm.... TLOU S2 starts filming in two weeks and Pedro's supposed to have his surgery soon apparently? (I wonder how long his recovery will take) And then FF starts filming in Q3 (which per google is July 1-Sept 30) of the year (which Pedro dropped out of filming Weapons b/c of scheduling conflicts with FF apparently) so I guess the man's gonna be busy af again soon.

Bro better get on that Mandalorian set

[azanederais]

I brought my sketchbook out to my partner's when I went to visit, and it went down basically the same way. At least I have something to sketch on my return! Binging Tales From The Crypt is always a good time, five episodes or more. And a bonus-

[bandzboy]

people talk about the kpop industry like this as if it should be normal for it too be fast paced and competitive and that you have to mass produce music or you will "be left behind" and that is literally a myth. in the case of txt, they won't be forgotten because they take a longer hiatus and it's absurd to think like that. companies will say groups will lose fans if they don't take breaks and that's is where that anxiety is rooted from

this industry perpetuates that narrative and you people fall for it every time and act like that's what is realistically gonna happen. you think a group as big as txt would be forgotten by fans who have been here FOR YEARS especially? a group that is well loved by the korean gp and has been for years? this narrative is such a stupid lie and i'm tired of kpop fans spewing this shit solely because they put their entertainment before anything else.

you don't care about your fav group's well being. not when you keep saying shit like this. please stop lying.

[moonyhasmanyanimals]

Have a good break mom!!! Please make sure you relax ok?! Love you so much!!!

To Everyone,

I wanted to let everyone know that I'm still alive (surprisingly enough). I just haven't been active on Tumblr for some weeks now due to complications going on in the outside world that I simply can't ignore, no matter how much I wish to.

I won't be answering my inbox or messages yet, due to the temptation to 'escape reality' that would follow. But I'm sending out this small post to let anyone interested know that I'm not abandoning this account and all my works are still (technically) active.

Put simply.

I was not expecting things to get so complicated, take a steep downward turn and then stretch out for as long as they have. So I didn't think to put up a Hiatus post beforehand. For that, I apologize. For worrying my shadowlings, followers and conversation partners and for keeping our little community unnecessarily waiting.

I hope all is going well for you all regardless and I am now officially putting in my Hiatus Notice (late though it is). I'll let you all know when I'm officially back.

-Polite

[jaedoesart]

AYO WTF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!??!! AAAAH I GOTTA MAKE YOU SOMETHING AND I GOTTA DO SO MUCH WRITING AND OTHER ART IDEAS AH SHIT HECK FRICK!

🚪🏃💨

well, yesterday was 😅

[battle-of-alberta]

[ part one ] [ part two ] [ part three ] [ omake ]

As for how all this will end, I'm calling it now: Eleanor's getaway will be saved by Elaine taking her out to Red Deer. Aside from Red usually acting as Eleanor's ride, I feel like there's … not necessarily any special relationship per say, but more like an understanding. Red knows what it feels like to be overworked, stressed out and underappreciated—aside from Jasper, she probably has the best idea of what constantly serving others looks like and the toll that can have on you.

@fragmentaryremains called it, so I take it i must be consistent with my characterizations hehehe :)

(I did double check Alberta Birds for birds that live in the cities and not the mountains; of course the humble parking lot seagull was the obvious choice. People wonder why gulls seem to be in every urban wasteland or landfill in a landlocked province - apparently they commute in and out from big lakes such as... well, Big Lake near St. Albert.)

I do have a silly idea fermenting of some things they could do but for now: here they are rollerblading through Waskasoo Park and sharing some caramel surprises they made together earlier :3

Full page below

[to-spread-the-ministry]

At this point you're going to need two more journals dedicated to planning 🤣

Fun lil guessing game for ghouls where everyone has a vibe in/on them and everyone gets a random remote.

That is my singular thought before I go nap now.