Happy MOnday!!

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Advocacy:
♦Cancer is not pink, nor ribbons, enter: The Scar Project. [Content warning: Nudity, and heavy scarring] I support cancer research, and prevention, not pink-washed bullshit.
♦Always be kind, you do not know what others are going through...
♦Alexandra puts a positive spin on her O.C.D.

Art:
♦ Sleepybowie creates awesome kooky watercolors. Bowie, and Divine are my faves!
♦Frida Kahlo's closet, colorful and beautiful.
♦I love high-speed photography. These dog photos are so fun!
♦Gorgeous wood cut of a moth

Awesome:
♦Sean Lew is an amazing dancer!
♦For those who like ginger guys...although they forgot Caleb Landry Jones
♦Disney Princesses reimagined as Heroines. Pocahontas as Katniss Everdeen is my favorite!!!

Cute:
♦A wildlife photographer rehabilitates an orphaned palm squirrel

Creepy:
♦10 creepiest graves

DIY:
♦Button charm necklace

Heros:
♦A heart-breaking interview with Kurt Cobain One of my favorite musicians of all-time.

Lol:
♦Otis the corgi is starviiiiiiing
♦Nihilist toothpaste
♦Dog shaming: Ghostbusters edition

Mental Health:
♦A huge pile of comics that explain how frustrating anxiety is! The owl one #7 is my favorite.

Noms:
♦Cheddar waffle breakfast sandwich
♦Cheese roasted Brussels sprout dip
♦Home made Twix bars.(And no-bake as well!)

Halloween:
♦Creepy Cakes from Cake Wrecks
♦Pusheen's guide to pumpkins Super adorable!
♦Pusheen also explains why I love fall. ;)
♦Awesome affordable idea...Creepy Press N' Seal I know this sounds weird, but this really is cool. Would  also be great for winter/frost too.
♦Dope211 has awesome make-up tutorials. They are great for Halloween.
♦Despirate, can't think of a costume idea...? Try this [Content warning swearing]

Sorry for posting so late, I had a busy weekend. I am so worn out. I slept for 12 hours last night.

Have a great week!

Mindful Monday

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Advocacy:
♦"My Beef with the “I Love Boobies” Bracelets (in 2013)" (Support the person, don't glorify the body part)
♦Bull=  1: Slaughter house = 0 (Keep in mind that its from the Hong Kong Weekly World News.)
♦Do the children of abusive parents owe them anything?
♦A online resource for parents looking to help their children recover from eating disorders
♦Interview with Jazz. An amazing  girl activist!

Awesome:
♦Super cute gif...go look!!!!!
♦Spot on Calvin...spot on
♦Baby polar bear!!!
♦Bopping kitten and marshmallows
♦Cat wearing socks
♦Daria Quotes
♦Sad? Need a smile? Here is an adorable red panda. Your welcome. : )
♦Gorgeous nature gifs!

DIY:
♦Tea-riffic: how to cold brew tea (I love puns!)
♦Some fun ideas for printing on scarves

Feminism:
♦Brilliant men can get away with being disheveled, but women cannot...
♦"Nice Guys" are the worst
♦"A guy’s guide to approaching strange women without being maced"

Lol:
♦Star Trek logic (Too true!)
♦Somebody threw their hat in the ring to be Pope.....
♦Best Valentine EVER

Noms:
♦Huge list of 33 gluten-free desserts!!!
♦Herb goat cheese souffle
♦Three bread recipes, one is vegan

Self Care:
♦What you can do when you don't love yourself
♦Creating an inspiring creative space
♦The World Is A Kinder Place When You Are Kind
♦Turn around a bad day

WTF:
♦WTF Evolution? (a Tumblr of oddities in the animal world)
♦Scary ventriloquist dummys
♦Get the look: Cannibals....huh?
♦Pizza flavored lip-balm....eww

Let It Be

Let It Be ~ The Beatles

 

 

 

My biological father sang this for grandma T at her memorial. I have always thought that this was a beautiful song, and he made even more meaningful.

Its been more than 12 years, but I still carry a deep sadness. We love you gramma, and miss you so much.

Mousetrap Monday

Isn't this the cutest pig ever?

More in cute piglet news: A french bulldog adopts boar piglets!

GO LOOK AT THE PICTURES!

Activism:
♦A step in the right direction for animals, but still not good enough!

Art:

♦Dr. Seuss inspired taxidermy.

♦Sea creature inspired lamps.

♦Excerpts form Wes Anderson movie. (All of the shots are from above. )

Beauty/makeup:
♦I don’t have the patients for complicated manicures…but this one seems pretty simple.

Crafts:

♦Diy a faux fireplace.

♦Want to make a giant rose? I do!
♦Mouse traps in crafts? It is surprisingly pretty!

♦Covering books with fabric.

Feminism:

♦The truth about the Pink Ribbon.

Fun Stuff:

♦I know, I know, this have been on the Internet for ages…but I still Like it!

Noms:

♦Goofy name, but tasty sounding, S'meaches!

♦Make your own vanilla extract.

Mental Health/Self-Care:

♦How to navigate negative thoughts.

♦Plain old good advice.

♦How to deal with criticism.

Colors:

5   ~ Lavender

6   ~ Scarlet

7   ~ Yellow

8   ~ Green

9   ~ Pink

10 ~ Black

11 ~ Amber

What Am I Thankful For?

*I know I usually like to write lighthearted posts, but I do have to warn you that is quite sad.*

As I was making our Thanksgiving dinner, I was struck with a profound sense of sadness. Thanksgivng hasn’t been a happy day for me in years. It all started back when I was in high school.

In junior year I received a phone call from my biological father. He called to tell me that my grandmother (his mom) was diagnosed with cancer. I was devastated. As a little girl, I had spent so much time with gramma T. that she was my mother/grandma/Marry Poppins/best friend.

For Thanksgiving that year, my bio-dad drove me to see grandma. We all gathered to have dinner with her.

We all tried so hard to be joyful. We told grandma’s favorite dumb jokes, and any funny story we knew. Underneath it all there was a huge sadness.

They had discovered the cancer too late, and the chemo wasn’t working. (They had set up a hospice for her in her home.) Yet we were all in denial. Deep down knew she was going to leave us.

As we began to eat, our sadness deepened. Grandma T. was an amazing cook. (She would have taken Paula Deen down in a competition.) At this point the cancer had spread to grandma’s stomach, she could no longer eat. To swallow food caused her terrible pain. But, she wasn’t going to let cancer steal her dinner!

She would take small bites of everything. Then while we weren’t looking she would have to spit them out into her napkin. She commented on how moist the turkey was, and how fantastic the pecan pie turned out.

At one point I had to walk outside. I broke down. I didn’t want her to hear me crying. It felt so damned unfair! She was the kindest soul I have ever known. She never said anything mean, and had a kind word for everyone. Why her, why now?

She managed to hang on through January. She didn’t want to die during Christmas, and one of her sons’ birthday was early in January. She made it just a few days after.

Even thought it was been 13 years, I still have a difficult time on Thanksgiving. Part of my heart died with her, and it still hurts.

So to answer the Thanksgiving question: What am I thankful for?

Gramma T, I am so glad to have had her in my life, no matter how short the time was.