"Being Dead Isn't Much Easier, Honey."

Hello everyone! This fund is on behalf of my partner's mother who desperately needs her dilapidated 1970s trailer replaced. It has since passed its livability, and the disrepair has already caused our immunocompromised mother several accidents and health scares.

From getting sick from improper insulation during cold winters and hot summers, a leaking ceiling despite several roof repairs, broken appliances, busted pipes and bad electrical, receiving bodily harm from falling through a rotten porch, we worry for her if she continues to live in her current situation.

The amount of issues with the house surpasses what is justifiable to fix each issue individually, so we have put this fund together. As she approaches retirement age, we want her to have somewhere she can live comfortably without having to worry about her home falling apart. Any money that does not go directly to the new trailer will go to covering additional costs.

If you can donate at all that'd be great! We're looking to at least cover the cost of the contractors to start at an estimated $30,000. There is a more detailed price breakdown and a floorplan for the trailer we are looking to get in the GoFundMe. We also don't have a huge social media presence so sharing helps a lot!

Rebecca Tobey, rebeccatobey.com

"Star Tracks,

new commission info + post! No slots this time just work (unless I get overwhelmed & freak out in which case sry in advance)

Please send me a tumblr message if you’re interested (not inbox!)

Will not draw:

Mecha/Hardbody

Adult/minor

Hard gore

Hard NSFW

I can & will say No to any commission I don't want to fulfill

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Emergency COMMISSIONS [OPEN] | Character Portrait

3 slots

We draw all kinds of characters — just no furries, anthros, or fully animal forms. (Monster-ish and humanoid creatures are totally fine!)

Additional terms: Non-commercial rights, some nsfw themes are fine (blood, guro, body horror, erotic.) Also this time we draw only characters with visual references/arts (without additional character design work from our side).

Fixed price: $400 (per character)

Payment via PayPal [EasyStart]

Feel free to ask any questions!

We reserve the right to decline any commission if we don't feel safe with the task.

the closest thing to real soulmates you can find

we fought in the same trenches and have a warrior's bond that carries over into every stage of life

friend i sit next to in every class and pass notes to/whisper to constantly

academic peer/colleague that i respect and have a little intellectual crush on

neighbour in the same apartment block that i say hi to on the stairs

neighbour across the street who i wave at every morning and evening

we're regulars at the same bar

1. dried beans and rice are infinitely cheaper than the canned/microwave stuff. just wash, soak (in the case of beans!), cook, and you’re done!

2. on that note, beans and rice, when eaten together, make a complete protein that is easily digestible by your body. if it comes down to it, you can live off that alone for a good long while.

3. when shopping, prioritize ingredients over premade meals. a frozen pizza is just one pizza, but flour, tomato sauce, and cheese can make many pizzas.

4. dry pantry goods will get infested if you’re not careful. adding a dried bay leaf to dried beans, rice, flour, etc. works wonders for keeping out weevils and other nasty stuff. adding a few drops of peppermint oil to a spray bottle filled with water will keep mice away if you spray it on your baseboards, too.

5. canned veggies is veggies. canned fruit is fruit. you ain’t too good for it, so get those micronutrients if you can.

6. potatoes are super nutritionally dense and a good source of fiber. use them to stretch meals. just don’t store them next to onions because they’ll sprout way faster.

7. coupon clip like a crazy person, and get ready to use the math skills you swore to leave behind in high school. saving pennies starts with getting the most for your dollar. if all cabbages are $1.00, get the biggest cabbage you can find. if tomato sauce is cheaper by the ounce in a quart jar compared to a pint jar, get the quart if you can. be smart with how you spend.

8. lentils are a great way to stretch any kind of ground meat. they’re really cheap and if you’re like me and can’t cut meat out of your diet completely for health reasons, they help it last a lot longer.

9. portion control is so key. if a meal is meant to make four servings, make it last four servings. it’s better to be a little hungry four days in a row than stuffed for two and starving for two. weigh it out if you have to.

11. Bullion cubes tend to be real cheap and making things into a soup is a great way to make small portions feel bigger. A serving of beans and rice doesn’t feel like much but when you add a bullion cube and some hot water now suddenly that’s soup and you’ve got a big bowl full + extra flavor

12. If you’re diabetic or insulin resistant and suddenly faced with eating lots of carbs because they’re what’s cheap and available pre cook your food then chill it!! Starches in most everything from potatoes to rice to bread will change form when cooked and then cooled. They start converting to resistant starch and our body basically processes them like fiber instead of like carbs, so you can lower the glycemic index of your rice by quite a bit if you cook it then freeze it overnight before thawing and eating. Is it perfect? No but it helps!

13. Frozen fruit and vegetables can also be a great and less expensive way to get your fruit and veg. Canned is often cheaper but do the price-per-ounce math and check! Grocery stores near me still occasionally do 10 for 10 sales on bags of frozen veg! And if you can get some on sales like that they become a great way to bulk out other foods. Mac n cheese? Add some frozen veg. Hamburger helper? Frozen veg. Top ramen? Frozen veg.

HANDMADE♻️A🌲THON

This week Mark and I will be crafting every day to make our handmade wares! If you wanna follow along I'll be posting here throughout the week!

Handmade-a-thon?

Just what we have been calling it, we use 100% moreno wool, secondhand & scraps to create a variety of our own patterns!

10% of proceeds from our handmade wares are donated to various charities. Ex: Patchwork whales to ocean conservation!

The items we make this week will be available online and at our future events!