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on friends and soulmates and that type of love that feels like it's going to burst right out of your heart

So let’s say you’re in the same boat I am (this is a running theme, have you noticed?) and you’ve just got, like, SO MUCH STUFF that HAS to get done YESTERDAY or you will DIE (or fail/get fired/mope). Everything needs to be done yesterday, you’re sick, and for whatever reason you are focusing on the least important stuff first. What to do!

Take a deep breath, because this is a boot camp in prioritization.

Make a 3 by 4 grid. Make it pretty big. The line above your top row goes like this: Due YESTERDAY - due TOMORROW - due LATER. Along the side, write: Takes 5 min - Takes 30 min - Takes hours - Takes DAYS.

Divide ALL your tasks into one of these squares, based on how much work you still have to do. A thank you note for a present you received two weeks ago? That takes 5 minutes and was due YESTERDAY. Put it in that square. A five page paper that’s due tomorrow? That takes an hour/hours, place it appropriately. Tomorrow’s speech you just need to rehearse? Half an hour, due TOMORROW. Do the same for ALL of your tasks

Your priority goes like this:

5 minutes due YESTERDAY

5 minutes due TOMORROW

Half-hour due YESTERDAY

Half-hour due TOMORROW

Hours due YESTERDAY

Hours due TOMORROW

5 minutes due LATER

Half-hour due LATER

Hours due LATER

DAYS due YESTERDAY

DAYS due TOMORROW

DAYS due LATER

At this point you just go down the list in each section. If something feels especially urgent, for whatever reason - a certain professor is hounding you, you’re especially worried about that speech, whatever - you can bump that up to the top of the entire list. However, going through the list like this is what I find most efficient.

Some people do like to save the 5 minute tasks for kind of a break between longer-running tasks. If that’s what you want to try, go for it! You’re the one studying here.

So that’s how to prioritize. Now, how to actually do shit? That’s where the 20/10 method comes in. It’s simple: do stuff like a stuff-doing FIEND for 20 minutes, then take a ten minute break and do whatever you want. Repeat ad infinitum. It’s how I’ve gotten through my to do list, concussed and everything.

Phone calls can be nerve-wracking enough and scheduling doctor’s appointments can make them seem even worse. But we’ve all got to do it at some point so here’s a brief guide on how to get through it.

Check you have the correct phone number. Either ask a relative who is registered at the same practice or have a look online. Now we don’t need to worry about having the wrong number.

Take a deep breath before calling. It’s just the reception team who are going to answer the phone. Often they are friendly and they are there to assist you. They deal with lots of different requests each day and a simple appointment schedule will be no problem.

Keep breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth when the phone is ringing. I find the ringing tone is one of the worst parts but you’ll get through soon so don’t panic and don’t put the phone down. Sometimes it can take a while to get through to reception because it can be busy. If you’re waiting for 10 or more minutes, put the phone down and promise to try again in 30 minutes time.

When the person answers the phone, all you need to say first is “Could I book a doctor’s appointment please?”. Read that sentence to them if you like. All you need to do is let the person on the other end of the line know what you need.

The person on the phone will now ask you some questions such as “what day/date would you like?”, “what time?”, “What’s your date of birth?”, “What’s your name?” and “Which doctor would you like to see?” These questions are to make sure they’re scheduling in the right person. If it helps you, right down the answers on a sheet of paper first so you don’t forget or get your words tangled.

If you need to see a specific doctor or nurse, all you need to say is “Could I book an appointment with Doctor/Nurse [enter name here]”. There person on the phone should then be able to provide you with some date and time options and you can pick the one that’s best for you.

If the person on the end of the phone asks you what the appointment is for, then you can make it as vague or as specific as you like. Some examples could be: “I need to get my prescription” or “I need a check-up” or “I need to re-evaluate my current medication with the doctor”. The people on reception hear a lot in a day. They are not judging you, they just want to make sure you’re going to the right person for the right thing.

Once you have your appointment agreed, write it down somewhere straight away. Preferably write it down on a piece of paper in front of you then when you come off the phone put a reminder in your phone calendar.

Thank the person on the other end of the line. It’s always nice to feel appreciated!

I've been job hunting since last November. My current job at a charity that barely pays me have no more funding and if they can't secure funding by September I'll be out of the only job I have right now. Therefore, im trying to be careful with money as much as I can right now, especially with the uncertainty of my ongoing family situation and costs that could arise for further legal help.

My glasses prescription has changed and ive been holding off from buying new glasses because of the cost, but unfortunately I can feel the strain its causing my eyes more and more since April. If anybody can help that would be great.

£170 should be enough to cover a good portion of the cost for the frames and lense.

After surviving a coma and struggling to care for his elderly parents in a flooded, storm-ravaged tent, they still face the most immediate threat: he's had persistent hardships trying to afford very critical medication for his condition. As of now, he's been able to procure only 5 days-worth of meds, whilst still needing to afford basic groceries as well.

Due to the zionist siege and ensuing artificial scarcity, the price of his pills has skyrocketed beyond reach. Without them and proper medical care the occupation won't let him get in Gaza, doctors have warned his condition might further deteriorate. Every missed dose brings him closer to irreversible collapse.

His only path to survival is join his sister in Canada along with his parents, where they can finally access consistent healthcare, shelter, and safety. But right now, he cannot even afford the medicine that would keep him alive long enough to evacuate.

We helped him survive the coma and the storms. We cannot let him die waiting for pills. Please, help them get nurturing along with his meds.

Their GoFundMe campaign is now at just a wee over half their travel expenses:

And you can donate to them here:

PayPal, for daily and medical expenses

GoFundMe, to contribute to their travel expenses

Remember their campaign has been verified as #336 by @gaza-evacuation-funds

Please, donate what you can. Even small amounts add up to a dose. If you can't, please reblog this post, as exposure is their only supply line until Allāh ﷻ knows when.

Don't let a vulnerable person die from a treatable condition in plain sight. This is not just aid, it's a race against a blockade that prices people out of their own survival.

أَمِانِ ٱللَّٰه عَلَيْكُمْ وَالتَوْڢِيْكْ

If you'd be able to donate monthly, please consider helping Ibrahim!

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ibrahim’s emigration paperwork

1) gorey offering artwork @gorey

usuegorey offering artwork, tarot readings and more donation rewards offered for just this campaigngorey link to followup message

"Yes! I am offering tarot readings and custom artwork or other creative work (writing, music) with proof of donation $10 or greater to Ibrahim's campaign. If you need an incentive there is that! Please help my friend!"

2 ) More general list of artists offering: Art and other rewards being offered for those who have proof of donation (such as a screenshot of receipt, probably with personal information blacked out) to the well-known vetting lists and a few other. I have collected an up-to-date list here. There is also links to other lists: for such as flowerpawarts's spreadsheet, you should make sure they accept the vetting list or are not just funding for a specific family

I've been job hunting since last November. My current job at a charity that barely pays me have no more funding and if they can't secure funding by September I'll be out of the only job I have right now. Therefore, im trying to be careful with money as much as I can right now, especially with the uncertainty of my ongoing family situation and costs that could arise for further legal help.

My glasses prescription has changed and ive been holding off from buying new glasses because of the cost, but unfortunately I can feel the strain its causing my eyes more and more since April. If anybody can help that would be great.

£170 should be enough to cover a good portion of the cost for the frames and lense.

Please help if you can.

You can donate here:

Sometimes, time seems to move in a vicious cycle, repeating itself in a painfully astonishing manner, as if mocking humanity's ability to learn from its mistakes. Two images are separated by 79 years, yet they appear as though no time has passed, as if the gap between them is merely a few fleeting moments.

I know exactly how few donations this campaign has been receiving lately, because I am the organiser. I receive an e-mail every time a donation is made. I put them all in a folder, unread, so I can see exactly how many people have donated at any time. Seeing that number go up means my friends are more secure, and their situation is anything but right now.

I have made two transfers to Maryam's family since I started this fundraiser. They were much needed. They still are.

This is a verified fundraiser. Gazavetters #15.

These are my friends.

Please. Donate. Please. Share. I'm begging you.

If you want to donate but have questions about how the funds are transferred, feel free to get in touch!

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Sabrina, 29

“I’m really inspired by the 70s. Colors in general are such an inspiration: Colorful interior design, colorful architecture, anything colorful really. My pants are Celia B, sneakers Caval, glasses Nathalie Blanc, and the rest is vintage.”