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Hi everyone,

First of all, I want to thank each and every one of you for getting me to 3,000 followers. That is insane. Every like, comment, reblog, interaction means the world to me and I’ve become such good friends with a lot of you on here.

To celebrate, I wanted to throw a little sleepover. It will start now and go all week until the end of the day on Sunday, September 3 (EST).

I am going to list some things down below you you can send in as many as you want. Will be answering throughout the week.

Once again, thank you all. I love you and enjoy.

❓️ Q&A: ask me anything (just not really personal stuff like my SS number or something)

🤫 Never Have I Ever: ask me something and I’ll answer if I have or haven’t done it

💔 F**k, Marry, Kill: send me three people (can be real or fictional) and I’ll pick which one I’d FMK

🖐🏻 Top 5: Ask me my top five anything

🤯 Confess Something: tell me something you have wanted to get off your chest or that you want to share

✍️🏻 Fic Ideas: send me in ideas for fics, will try to write small blurbs

🤔 Would You Rather: send me two things and ask me which one I’d rather do

🫂 Ask For Advice: ask me advice on anything, or just rant, or send love, or talk

🖋 Fic Recs or Any Recs: have a fic, movie, book, TV show, etc. that you’re obsessed with right now? Send it in so me and my moots can enjoy too! And I can give one back if you want. 

🐕 Pet Pics: I love animals (except for spiders and snakes) send me a picture of your pet or an animal you find cute!

🤷🏼‍♀️: Anything: literally send anything. Let’s grab some popcorn, watch a movie, and cheers to 3,000.

All I ask is that you be kind. Please don’t send rude asks or gossip about anybody or anything. 

Here’s to 3,000 more.

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Yes. Shit is scary right now. It's going to get scarier and it's going to stay scary, probably for a long time.

Do not burn yourself out in an unsustainable paroxysm of rage which leaves you ragged and wrung out as the hits just keep coming. Light a sustainable flame and feed it.

Let's talk about fire as a metaphor, actually. It's a good one. I grew up in a house heated by a wood stove, so, yeah. Let's talk about fire as a metaphor.

At its most basic, fire requires 2 things to keep burning: oxygen and fuel. You can suffocate a fire, and you can starve a fire, and both of those things will cause the fire to (eventually) go out. Just the same, you need to give those two things to yourself if you want to have the energy to go the distance on this fight.

Literally feed yourself. Do not sit here doomscrolling forever and not put food in your face. Better food will make you feel better, yes, but any food you can put in yourself is a fucking win on some days. Get protein, get carbs, get fiber. Drink water. You cannot sustain the fight if you are weak.

Feed yourself mentally and spiritually, too. This fight is going to drain you. A lot of us are having days -- weeks -- years -- where it feels like someone just hooked a hose up to the back of our heads and drained all of the life out of us. All the give-a-shit is just gone. If that keeps up, you know, talk to a doctor, you may be clinically depressed, but if you just feel drained? That's normal. This is a mass trauma event.

So feed yourself mentally and spiritually. Put your fucking phone down and write something on a piece of paper. I don't care if it's a limerick, write something down. Get a coloring book, a set of paints, some modeling clay, a 5000 piece puzzle. Call your rabbi and ask how you can get involved more at shul. Listen to an audiobook. Go wander the moors about your feelings. Whatever you do, give yourself a break. You cannot scream forever. You have to breathe in.

Get whatever exercise you can. Stretch your muscles. Move that lactic acid out of your body; you'll feel a lot better. Start those endorphins running around your system. Get some oxygen flowing. Even if you just do a little stretch session with your Animal Crossing villagers, put some oxygen into that fire. Drink some more water.

Read Torah. Look at pictures from the Hubble Telescope. Stare into the eyes of your dog or cat: looking into a dog's eyes releases endorphins into your brain. Talk to someone out loud.

This a marathon. This is not a sprint. Bank your fire at night, feed it during the day. Keep it lit. Rest. Breathe in. Breathe in. Breathe in.