#slowbutsteady

[abitboldshop]

My Etsy Shop: The Ultimate Test of Patience and Optimism 🎢

Welcome to my Etsy shop—where dreams are made…and mostly not yet discovered. 😂 Picture this: I open my shop, upload my quirky, sassy creations, and wait for the orders to roll in like a proud, naive parent on the first day of school. Reality: I check my shop stats like a hawk and celebrate each view like it’s a VIP customer. 🎉

Current Status: 10/10 on effort, 1/10 on sales, 100/10 on stubborn optimism. I might not be raking in the orders yet, but I have faith. One day, someone will see my “Trash Manager” mug and think, “That’s exactly what I need to express myself.” Until then, I’ll keep refreshing, creating, and laughing at the absurdity of it all. 😆

If you’re out there, my future customers, just know: I’m here, and I’m ready to ship happiness right to your door. 🚪📦💌

[aliceslee]

"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." - Confucius

[imhomeinspections]

Farming methods take longer to close but can often produce far more sales!

 #salestips #slowbutsteady #abundance #longtermbusiness #salesfarming

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[kitsunesakii]

   Caught? Part two

Part one here

  "You left it?!"

     I winced at how loud his voice was, the  room already felt small and he seriously wasn't helping.

     "I-its not like I found anything.." I stammered, I knew as well as anyone why it was so critical that I hadn't lost the flash drive. While it didn't contain anything to critical it had a set of numbers that only I was supposed to have. The numbers set up a code in a computer, working like a trojan horse.

     It leaks information and deletes things at random, and while harmless in the wrong hands it could also be deadly.

     He rubbed his temples, taking a long drag at a breath. "Listen, just retrieve it, I don't care how you do it just get it back"

     I quickly nodded mumblimg an incoherent "yes sir" before leaving the office. My stomach grumbled, oh how I'd love a coffee right now. It wouldn't hurt.... Order the coffee and leave, maybe he doesn't work today. Biting back my pride I entered to familiar coffee shop.

     It smelled of books and the light murmur of noise acted as a perfect balance.

     "Well, look who came back"

     I froze, looking up at Onix. He was wearing the usual white shirt covered by the navy green apron that looked more brown at this point.

     I forced myself to focus. Get the coffee and then leave.

     "You going to get the regular dearest?"

     "Yes please," I asked quietly.

     He hummed in agreement, writing something on a paper and handing it to his coworker.

     I sat down at a table, watching everyone like static on a TV. Maybe if I asked he would just give it to me. I thought weakly, turning my attention to the people behind the counter. Like he would just give it back. He also has my mask my face went pink at the thought.

     "Regular for Mis Allison"

     My head shot up, making my way over to the counter where a wipped coffee sat.

     "May I ask why you were looking through my computer?"

     "No" I said, without missing a beat,"I doesn't matter, not like I found anything anyways"

     "Don't look to down," He leaned over the counter, giving me an almost childish grin, "here, you forgot this when you so rudely ran away from our conversation,"

     I blinked, taking the small flash drive and examineing it closely. I shoved down a thank you.

     "yah right, " I responded sarcastically, sticking it into my pocket and grabbing my drink. "If you think I'm going to fall for this then you truly are crazy"

     He cocked his head to the side, watching me carefully, his eyes shined, a nice olive color meshing with specks of bright gold and hints of blue. I averted my eyes, feeling the red hue creep up into my features for a third time this week.

     "Have I mentioned how cute you look when your sceptical?" I didn't meet his gaze, instead turned and left.

     I made a beline to the local library, there was no way I was going to plug the flash drive into my own computer and risk being tracked.

     The library was just down the street from the coffee shop, smart marketing. I headed inside the double doors and took a seat at one of the computers. I fingered the hard drive, warily putting it into the port and hearing the computer alert of the new object. I held my breath,

     please don't blow up, if anything that would raise the most attention, I could fix it if it was a simple or even complex virus. But instead of anything drastic, the simple pop up window came up with the numbers still in place and- I stared at the words that came onto the screen. A phone number and a time to call. I sucked in another breath. Staring at the screen for well over a minute.

     Bad idea. I took out a pencil and paper. It's a trick. I wrote down the number and the time. He's toying with your emotions. I erased the message from the flash drive and stuck it back into my pocket, quietly making my way back to headquarters. If he was, it was between us, no one else needed to know my business.

     7:55 that's what the time read, and I was to call at 8:00. I had spent the last two hours making a mess of wires as I set up a makshift untraceable line. Just Incase he planned on tracking it. It would hold on a landline for ten seconds before switching to a new line.

    Simple. Only none of this was simple. I dialed the number, listening to the flat tone of the line. It was loud in the small apartment, only paralleled with the sound of my heart ringing out of my chest.

     "Hello?"

     I froze, realized for the first time that I didn't know what to say. My leg thumped rhythmically in time with my quick paced heartbeats.

     "I was told to call?" I hated how hoars my voice was, all the previous confidence leaving me with every siylobel.

     There was a chuckle over the line, "are we alone?"

     "Would you believe me if I said yes?"

     "Considering you have no reason to lie, yes, I believe you"

     I swallowed, reminding myself to breathe. If it's a trick, he'll want information

     "How are you?"

     Such a simple question. This shouldn't be this hard to answer

     "I'm alright" I shifted in my seat, even though I was alone it felt as though a thousand eyes were trained on me. "How are you?" The question felt sappy in my mouth, a mechanical response without any real meaning. But I couldn't loose the feeling that it felt real.

     "Feeling better now that I'm talking to you" a lie probably. I shook the thought away. Allowing a small smile to curl on my features.

     "Did you want something?"

     "No, I missed our chats, I didn't mean to scare you away today, seems like our conversations are always cut short."

     I gave a small hum in agreement, more to myself than him. "Thank you for returning the flash drive" I said quietly.

     "Your very welcome dearest, I knew they'd probably want it back and I didn't like the idea of you getting yelled at because of me-"

     "Stop" the words came out of me before I could think better, this was too much.

     "Stop?" He repeated slowly

     "Toying with my emotions isn't going to get you anything but a slap across the face. I know this game, and you aren't going to win." Hang up, hang up before he can plead his case. It's all lies, you shouldn't have to go through this again. I hung up, letting the paranoia control me.

     He's just another villain trying to get information through the weak link in the chain. The one who relyed on her ability to hack instead of the normal super abilities. I didn't let the thought go any further and instead went to bed.

@onestopheroxvillain I'm super sorry that it took me so long, I didn't forget life simply intervened, I know this is another cliffhanger but I had to chop it up into too seperate posts so expect the third part soon!!! Again thank you so much for the support!! ❤

Part three

[kmonthisday]

181124 LY Tour in Osaka Day 3

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[nikkialena]

More Than Just A Number

What he do now, was the first thought to cross your mind when Obi-wan requested a meeting with you. As long as you've known Anakin you've learned that he's a magnet for trouble, not that you were any different as a padawan but you were both generals now, there was a time for games and a time to be serious and Anakin couldn't seem to differentiate the two. Although a small smile tugged at the edge of your lips at the thought of seeing a couple of old friends, as you walked into the Jedi temple you were greeted by an overly eager Anakin whisking you into a hug and an annoyed looking Obi-Wan. "Hi Ani, long time no see huh whatcha been up to," you asked as he let you go and smiled his signature cocky grin "well you know stuff" he muttered scratching the back of his neck, "so getting into trouble and causing problems for everyone else?"

A couple of Jedi council members snorted including Obi-Wan, Anakin just crossed his arms "you call it trouble I call it thinking outside the box" he mumbled with a slight hurt look on his face, "it's good to see you [Y/N] but we called you here because we need another general in my absence...also nobody else really wants to work with Anakin" Obi-wan mentioned while rubbing his temples. "Hey" Anakin shouted but you ignored him as Yoda and Obi-wan briefed you on the rest of the situation, "why me though I mean I don't mind but these hundreds of other Jedi" Yoda touched your shoulder as a gentle smile touched his lips." Strong with the force you are, strong like Anakin" and that's how you ended up babysi- working with Anakin, currently you were locked in a tense battle of dejarik waiting for him to make a move. Either way, he was fucked he only had one character left with two hp while you still had three with full hp, if you looked close enough you could see beads of sweat forming on his forehead as he tried to think of a way to outmaneuver you but that wasn't likely, whaling softly he accepted defeat and moved his character forward which proceeded to be pummeled by yours.

Throwing your hands in the air you snapped your fingers and swished your hips in a little victory dance "face it sky guy you'll never beat me in this game", Anakin snorted and crossed his arm "I'll have you know I came very close to winning last round...anyway I have something to attend to" he uttered briskly standing up. "You mean someone" you teased and he blushed softly speedily walking away leaving you to go talk to his precious Padme, ever since you were little kids she was all he could talk about, you remembered the day they met he came back to you shouting 'hey guess what I saw a girl a real girl' you'd given him a pointed look hurt evident on your face. He quickly tried to fix the situation by mumbling how you were a girl but not like a girl girl nonetheless, it hurt your feelings.

This is why to this day you always wear a hooded robe, you were an interesting character to look at since your mom was a twi'lek and your father a zarak most people gawked at you whenever you removed your hood. Walking into the bathroom you splashed your face with cold water before staring at yourself in the mirror, with hesitant fingers you pulled back your crimson hood allowing your lekku to fall freely, two of them draped over your shoulder while the other two hung behind you reaching a trembling hand to the crown of your head you traced one of the jagged horns sprouting from your scalp. They completely circled your head like a mangled crown of sorts, you'd cut them off multiple times before but they just grew back with a vengeance standing taller than before, almost like they were mocking you for your futile attempts. Your hand slowly reached for your saber attached to your hip when you sensed a presence from outside the door, quickly throwing on your hood you dried your face with your sleeves and opened the door, "how may I help you, Captain Rex?"

He stared at you for a second before fixing his posture and saluting you "oh um nothing ma'am general skywalker just sent me to check up on you because you weren't answering your comlink", you stared down at the comlink blinking on your wrist and held in the urge to facepalm you were so lost in thought you didn't hear Ani calling out to you. A soft blush of embarrassment washed over you as you scratched the back of your hood "I can assure you I'm fine Captain Rex" he gave an acute nod before turning to leave, you weren't exactly sure what compelled you to grab him but you reached out and grabbed him. "Sir," he asked questionably looking down at your delicate fingers wrapped tightly around his wrist, you could feel his confusion through the force and your confusion as well, clearing your throat you nodded at the game "fancy a game captain?" He was wearing his mask so you couldn't see his eyes but you could feel his surprise and you didn't even need to use the force to sense it, "me" came his confused voice.

You rolled your eyes and shoved your hands in your pockets "no the wall...of course you", you sensed a slightly joyous aurora oozing from him as he sat down across from you, taking your seat a small smirk touched your lips as you motioned with your hand "you can go the first Captain". Damn. You hadn't expected this much of a challenge usually you'd crush your opponent in under ten-fifteen minutes flat but Rex, was built differently he'd seen through all of your ploys and called all your bluffs holy fuck he might actually beat you. It was your turn to sweat as your fingertips hovered over different characters altogether. You had about fifteen health points to his sixty, you were growing quite frustrated mostly because you couldn't read him.

Part of your strategy was being able to see your opponent's face but he was wearing a helmet, technically he couldn't see your face either but that was an irrelevant factor, "take off your helmet I wanna see the shocked expression on your face when I cream you". He chuckled and it was deep sexy and raspy, "I don't think that's going to help you much general but okay" with one sift motion his helmet was off and neatly placed on the table, you felt your smile flatter as he once again saw through you and your antics but boy was he gorgeous. He had a hard jawline with a small cut etched into the bottom of his chin, two golden orbs pierced your soul reading your every thought before you could make them, his skin was sunkissed and his hair a bright blonde styled in a low buzz cut a small smile formed on his lips as he uttered the words "your move".

You could feel the confidence oozing from him and it irritated you, that's not how you liked your men exhaling a low breath you moved one of your characters, it punched his heavy hitter, and took a critical low leaving it with one hp left. You shifted your [e/c] eye to his with a slight nod letting him know that it was his turn, unable to contain his smile any longer his lips curled into a sinister grin as he worked a combo on your characters ultimately massacring them, your shoulders slumped in defeat as he almost jumped from his seat but composed himself. "Good game Captain" you grouched extending a hand out to him he reached a handout and shook it, his hands were big and warm as they enveloped yours "thank you ma'am better luck next time" he sang in a slightly arrogant tone "you don't have to call me sir or ma'am you know my name is [Y/N] just call me that" you could feel a whole plethora of emotions coming from him joy, pride, confusion and honor he hesitated for a moment before mumbling. "Okay ma'- I mean [Y/N]" he quickly corrected himself as he slowly began to rise from the chair you arched a brow "where are you going?" He looked at you confused as you nodded at the game "it's best out three bitch" he smiled softly and plopped back down "well if you really want to lose that bad I guess" he teased

[bisikkata]

Don't be so hard to yourself. If you need times longer than the others so what? At least you still keep going and choosing not to give up! Please be proud of yourself!

20 September 2021 | bisikkata

[courtneyrenee]

THIS ✨✨✨

[katgbirmelin]

This is still coming slowly along. So much foliage to paint. The paper surface is still kinda weird to paint on after all this time. #wip #process #progress #slowbutsteady #fanart #monoke #watercolors https://www.instagram.com/p/B_MOkgZDph2/?igshid=15ihsxbdw9cgj

[xxsparksxx]

Freeforming Van Gogh is as frustrating, puzzling and rewarding as I remember!! #crochet #crochetwip #freeformcrochet #wip #slowbutsteady https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DMu1hnVZ7/?igshid=qle0kl2h5v2b

[yogabypaige]

Can you see the differences? Today vs. Seven years ago: I could barely hold #forearmstand for longer than a held breath. I lacked control, body awareness, strength, and flexibility. I was ego driven and completely unsure of why I was attempting this pose. Today, #pinchamayurasana feels more easily accessible, slow and deliberate, I’m able to explore the shape, making informed adjustments. I can reap the benefits. The building of my practice has been a long time coming, I wasn’t overly strong or flexible when I found yoga, nor did we regularly practice arm balances or inversions at the time (I found yoga 15 years ago). While at times I felt frustrated for my slow progress, I’m now able to see the bigger differences. I’m also grateful for the slow path, it means I can teach from a deep well of experience. I know exactly what it feels like to try again and again without much visible progress over long periods of time. I can encourage and teach from my own growth. I am grateful for the slow lane. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #yogagirl #yogaplay #progress #slowbutsteady #positivevibesonly #yogastrong #yogaforall #ybp #fitfam #yogabypaige #strongwomen #yogateacher #thesweatlife #beagoddess #superattractor #yogaevent #oaklandyoga #yoga #yogamedicine (at Oakland, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B56B5uPnbqA/?igshid=qnctc529hzrs

[vansparrows]

Back on my bird shit 🐥 #VS #sparrow #shirt #slowbutsteady #donenotperfect https://www.instagram.com/p/B1FCMZTB9FP/?igshid=e5tbbxv7e9kw

[imkdkumar]

#slowButsteady#dalleykhursani https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj8Euv0K2mb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[aleroart]

Bring the pain.. Professor Pain gearing up for battle. #scribblecoffeesketch #makingcomics with @ellieegleton for the @powerpunchbootcamp × #theelementfactor crossover #workingprogress #makecomics #lineart #slowbutsteady #page https://www.instagram.com/p/BtUja9kB8vY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18gftb57rd7w1

[flame-point]

Gessoing can be a pain, but it's also super satisfying at the same time :) This is a painted shield commission that will have lots and lots of scales *happy dance* #shieldmykinsmen #gesso #sca #historicalreenactment #shieldpainting #nazisnotwelcome #yes #idocommissions #just #slowbutsteady https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp1rwcEh-JZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r748gqoqrt4v

[yepthatsmygurl85]

#person #becoming #slowly #slowbutsure #slowbutsteady #quote #quotes #motivation #happy #lettingnegativitygo #lettinggo #feelinggood https://www.instagram.com/p/BnMq1Gage6y/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g12j0pus0n8u