My Cozy Corner of the World

my brain on a loop:

bad buddy textposts part 3✨

and here it is afterwards:

Another before and after example:

So I’m at a library in a town I don’t live in to spend time with my nieces and I go to the bathroom and see this sign.

They turned their old card catalog into free supplies people can discretely take on their own.

A/N: please don’t sue me, o anime overlords, I’m not making any money off of this! I’m just a broke student! I don’t have any money!

A/N: I totally wrote this while high off 10 Red Bulls wheeeeeee!!!!!

remember when there’d be interactions with the author and the characters?

InuYasha: I don’t get why I have to be here for this

3. Manage time you spend using your smartphone. Try to limit number of apps you have. Keep least possible amount of chat apps you can (discord, messenger etc.) Try limiting social media apps you have on your phone (Instagram, TikTok, Reddit). 4. The best way to choose apps you want to keep is choosing only those that are useful (e-mail, notes etc.), help you connect (discord, slack), utility/hobby (very broad category but examples can include Duolingo, fitness apps, Spotify etc.). Decide which “general social media” apps you want to keep by deciding which ones spark joy and which ones are time suckers.  Or make you feel bad.

5. If you have access to a computer, keep a habit of using it to visit social media on desktop. It reduces compulsion to check your phone.

Still collecting the full alphabet of the “live, laugh, love” variants if anyone has some good examples.

it’s still actually perfectly fine to do it

and you shouldn’t stop yourself from starting just because it won’t be a permanent change.

Like if starting a new daily planner gives you an amazing afternoon of planning and four days where you feel in charge of your life,

why not do it?

It doesn’t matter that it won’t be a permanent change - 4 good days is still worth it.

If you ever catch yourself thinking, “I wish I could pray/stretch/prep/plan/do the thing, but I always get started on that and it never lasts more than a couple of days,”

what this really means is, “hey, I can feel better for a couple of days.”

if this post is making you think of things in your own life that you wish you could stick to because of how good they make you feel,

just be aware:

you’re not thinking of a list of ways you’ve failed to commit

The first is the sternocleidomastoid muscle, or the SCM muscle.

This big red section is responsible for pain around the eye, cheekbone, and jaw, as well as some temple pain. Literally all you have to do is angle your head down a little, angle it away from the side that hurts, and then you can gently pinch and rub that muscle. I find it best to start at the bottom and travel upwards. The relief is so immediate! You can increase pressure as you feel comfortable doing so.

Here is a short and easy video showing this in action

The second is a fast and easy stretch that soothes your vagus nerve, which is the nerve responsible for calming you down. The vagus nerve, for those unfamiliar, is stimulated by deep breathing such as yawning, sighing, singing, or taking a deep breath to calm your anger in a tense situation.

You can stretch this out by sitting up as straight as possible (this does not have to be perfect to work) and interlacing your fingers. Put your hands on the back of your head with your thumbs going down the sides of your neck and, while keeping your face forward, look all the way to one side with just your eyes. Hold that until you feel the urge to breathe deeply or yawn, or until you can tell there’s a change. Then do the same thing on the other side. When you put your arms down, you should clearly be able to turn your head farther in both directions. If the first session doesn’t get rid of your migraine, rest and repeat as many times as necessary. I even get a little fancy with it and roll my eyes up and down along the outer edge sometimes to stretch as much as I can.

If you need a visual here’s a good video on it. I know some of the language they use seems questionable but this is real and simple science and should not be discarded because it’s been adopted by the trendy wellness crowd!

I seriously cannot believe I didn’t hear a word of this from any doctor in my life. Additionally, if you get frequent recurring migraines, you may want to see a dietician. Migraines can be caused by foods containing histamines, lectin, etc. and can also be caused by high blood pressure in specific situations such as exercise, stress, and even sex.

Video: "I met this guy and we instantly clicked and stayed up until 2am on our first date just talking. He's so easy to be myself with!"

Tiktoker: "Actually this is called lovebombing and narcissists do this to learn about all your weaknesses so they can manipulate and abuse you!"

Look no one is obligated to open up before they're ready, but a conversation wherein two people are comfortable sharing things about themselves is not lovebombing. Lovebombing has a specific definition that includes several steps, and a single conversation you enjoyed with someone you get on with well isn't it?!