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Absolutely losing it at this Reddit post

And the update

She buttered Jorts

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a gentle reminder that you did well this year. you met new people, learned new things and felt new feelings. you did so many things that made you scared. you picked yourself up off the floor after feeling completely defeated or heartbroken. there were some really tough nights but you survived them all. you made people happy just by existing. you accepted many goodbyes but the serendipitous meetings made up for them. it was your own hard work that paid off but you always downplay it or compare yourself to others. that’s not fair on yourself. you’ve come so far from the first day of this year. you have more wisdom and strength now. yes, other people seem more “successful” but does that even matter? please don’t think so lowly of yourself to only think about your failures. 2018 was your year of growth. I hope you take a moment to be kind to yourself, and believe that 2019 will be even better.

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gifs just won’t do this scene justice

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So beautiful!

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Happy December! Stay warm!

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Skam Fic Love Fest (Day 6 | Recommendations)

I’ve been busy all day so technically where I am it hasn’t been day 6 for about 3 hours now so I’m very late to the party BUT I really wanted to do this so without further ado, here are my:

Top Few Comfort Rereads

There are SO many good fics in this fandom. I could talk about them all day long, but for now here are a few of my comfort fics that I always come back to for a reread, whether it’s right before bed and I want something nice before falling asleep or just rereading at random times just for the niceness of it. I’ve probably reread all of the ones on this list at LEAST ten times minimum.

Things Look Different In the Morning by allyasavedtheday ( @littlespooneven )

Gonna just start off this list by reccing the most absolutely amazing fluffy fic in like the entire world, probably because this fic has never ever once failed to make me feel all warm and fuzzy. Reading this fic is probably the closest thing to feeling like you’re cuddling with someone else yourself?? It’s my ultimate comfort read. Seriously, god bless for this fic. This fic the first thing that comes to my head when I hear the word ‘fluff’, and so very deservingly so. 

stay a minute by grinsekaetzchen ( @hotchocolatenthusiast )

Soo, before saying anything else I’m just going to also go ahead and rec everything else this author has written because they are all equally gorgeous and incredible. This fic especially has a special place in my heart because it was one of the first AUs I’d ever read in the skam fandom (or in any fandom, for that matter) and what a lovely experience it was!! I LOVE the way Isak and Even are characterized in this fic, because they’re so spot on. Also, the way their banter is written is top-notch - it can be hilarious, heart-wrenching, sweet, or a mix of all three. I live for reading Isak and Even’s convos in this fic. (The best part? There are two sequels, too!!!)

when your heart is bleeding, i’m coming to get you by cosetties ( @bechnaesun )

A really really lovely AU in which Even works as a love columnist and Isak hooks up with him and then lots of unrealized mutual pining goes on. It’s very very sweet, and I don’t want to spoil anything, but for me personally, this fic has one of the most memorable endings to a fic I’ve ever read. After the way everything is built up and the way everything works out in the end, the ending is the kind of ending that leaves you with a huge smile on your face as well as a need to know what happened next. It’s so great!!

a constant state of closeness by chevythunder ( @icelandcurry )

I literally do not think there is anything this author could write that I could dislike, and this fic is no exception! Aside from the fact that their writing is some of the most intricate and beautiful stuff I’ve read, this fic has hugging! So much hugging. I’m a huge sucker for hugs and cuddles, so reading this fic is like being on cloud nine for me. The concept in itself is so sweet and innocent that it always leaves me feeling like I’ve been hugged and with a smile on my face :’)

A Beginner’s Guide to Living with Isak Valtersen by riyku

This author’s writing honestly makes me feel like I’m reading poetry. It’s so so beautiful, and reading this is almost like there’s a rhythm to the words. This fic is shorter but still manages to read in a very sweet way. Each sentence is incredibly written and is packed with a thousand feels. 

Masters of their own domain by evakuality ( @evakuality )

Domestic fluff!! This fic is very very sweet and it just came out recently but I’ve already read it multiple times since then because I’m a sucker for domestic fluff and banter. It features Isak and Even moving into their new home and adjusting to life together. This fic will make you feel similar to what it feels to see Even’s bday video for Isak. Even is so very much in love with Isak, so this reads in a very sweet and easy way, very lovely for a bedtime read. 

I’ll Be Coming Home, Wait for Me by dahlstrom ( @dahlstrom )

Gahh, this fic is so incredible!! The concept in itself is so creative and it fits Isak and Even so well. The entire fic is generally very sweet and light, but I’m pretty sure I’ve come back to reread chapter 3 maybe a thousand times, no exaggeration. It’s one of those chapters that just leaves you smiling. Not to mention that Even is SO great in this fic, I’m just as in love with him as Isak is. Literally everything he says leaves me laughing or smiling or awww-ing or all of the above.

Lovesick (series) by Sabeley

This is a kidfic and it’s quite possibly one of the the sweetest things I’ve ever read, and I had to go ahead and rec the entire series because tbh, I think they’re all amazing. It’s so incredible how well and in character Isak and Even are in this fic with the concept. Reading the first part of this fic from Even’s POV, you’ll not only fall in love with Isak but also with Even’s adorable daughter, and she’s half of why this fic is so great. Watching Isak’s relationship develop with her, especially in the second part of this fic, has got to be one of the most adorable things ever. The entire thing is realistic but also so lovely and fluffy. Seriously - every single chapter has me dying from how cute it is. 

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every time i fuck up plugging in the USB to charge my iphone and scratch it against the underside of the phone i think about that scene at the start of sherlock where sherlock assumes that john watson’s sister is an alcoholic because of the scratches around the charging port of the iphone she gave to him as a gift and i think to myself “man sherlock is a fucking idiot”

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“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”

- L.M. Montgomery

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Thank you so much ❤

World Mental Health Day

So this is a bit different than my usual posts but today is world mental health day and there are some things I’d like people to know.

And always remember: Your mental health is important, so take care of yourself. 💚

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“Depression is humiliating. It turns intelligent, kind people into zombies who can’t wash a dish or change their socks. It affects the ability to think clearly, to feel anything, to ascribe value to your children, your lifelong passions, your relative good fortune. It scoops out your normal healthy ability to cope with bad days and bad news, and replaces it with an unrecognizable sludge that finds no pleasure, no delight, no point in anything outside of bed. You alienate your friends because you can’t comport yourself socially, you risk your job because you can’t concentrate, you live in moderate squalor because you have no energy to stand up, let alone take out the garbage. You become pathetic and you know it. And you have no capacity to stop the downward plunge. You have no perspective, no emotional reserves, no faith that it will get better. So you feel guilty and ashamed of your inability to deal with life like a regular human, which exacerbates the depression and the isolation. If you’ve never been depressed, thank your lucky stars and back off the folks who take a pill so they can make eye contact with the grocery store cashier. No one on earth would choose the nightmare of depression over an averagely turbulent normal life. It’s not an incapacity to cope with day to day living in the modern world. It’s an incapacity to function. At all. If you and your loved ones have been spared, every blessing to you. If depression has taken root in you or your loved ones, every blessing to you, too. No one chooses it. No one deserves it. It runs in families, it ruins families. You cannot imagine what it takes to feign normalcy, to show up to work, to make a dentist appointment, to pay bills, to walk your dog, to return library books on time, to keep enough toilet paper on hand, when you are exerting most of your capacity on trying not to kill yourself. Depression is real. Just because you’ve never had it doesn’t make it imaginary. Compassion is also real. And a depressed person may cling desperately to it until they are out of the woods and they may remember your compassion for the rest of their lives as a force greater than their depression. Have a heart. Judge not lest ye be judged.”

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EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS.

Depression is not a synonym for being sad or having a bad day/bad week.

(via stuck-in-the-labyrinth)

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Teach boys about periods

My mother also talked about periods to my brothers.

When I first got mine I had terrible cramps. Crippling cramps. I once was camping with my family and a few of my big brother’s friends when my period came. My cramps were so bad that my mom gave me a full pain killer ( I was 13 and before that she only gave me pills cut in half).

I literally laid down on my parents’ air mattress and cried in pain for an hour before the pill kicked in.

My brothers friend came in to the big tent and I was just curled up and sobbing. Now, I was quite the tomboy and was known to rough house with my brothers and their friends and made sure I wasnt seen as just “a little girl.” So my brother’s friend was confused to see me openly weeping in the fetal position (seriously, these were the worst cramps I have had in my life. My vision went white). He asked what was wrong with me.

My big brother stood up immediately and suggested a nice long hike. During this hike I am sure he had a pretty awkward conversation with his friend explaining menstrual cramps, because when they got back the pain pill had (mostly) kicked in and I was sitting up at a table when my brother’s friend sheepishly asked me if I was feeling better. I said I was better, and he said good.

When we made s'mores that night my brother and his friend kept me well supplied with chocolate.

Making sure sons know as much about periods and menstruation as daughters makes them better brothers, better sons better fathers, and better men. A man that understands a period will not lightly accuse a woman of “being on her period” if the woman is in an argument.

Raise better sons Teach them about normal bodily functions.