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unpaid-teenage-therapist · 2 years

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i dont like being miserable. i dont like laying in bed blasting music and scrolling through pinterest while barely even stoned, saving pins of other people being happy to boards i make to fulfill my feeling of longing for something ive never even had. i had one summer, a couple months with a few people that just so happened to complete reroute the path of my life and change who i was completely. im forever grateful for it, of course, and surprised at how much we managed to do in such little time.

we got arrested, had parties, went to the hospital, fell asleep on the roof, rode up to the cemetery on scooters, became possibly the worst homie hoppers to ever exist, and blasted lil peep and other emo ass shit the whole time.

my music taste, my style, my hair, my face, my voice, my entire identity became someone i barely recognize in the span of a few months. it was slow enough at the time for me to not have noticed, but now its all i can see. all i can see is then and now, and small bits in between. fuzzy memory, "because of all the drugs i do" according to my dad. i wouldnt admit it to him, but hes not wrong. even if he was joking, im not.

i can definitely say i like who i am now better than who i was before, but do i even know who i am? like, seriously?

i feel like ive created so many different versions of myself to keep everyone happy that i have no idea who i am. i know what i like, and things i do, and people i love and care for, but im very selective on who i tell what and theres very few people who see all different sides of me. not in a fake way, because none of it is me lying—i simply dont share some opinions i have with some people, or only tell others certain things instead. more like hiding i guess.

i like monster trucks. i like reading, and writing. i like anime, even though i dont watch it as often as i used to. i like comics, digital especially. i like art, of all forms. i love listening to music of almost all genres. i like collections, especially at the moment of pins, crystals, stickers, anything witch related, and stoner stuff. speaking of which, i do drugs (and no im not flexing that, im simply stating it as a fact). i smoke, and drink, and take things i probably shouldnt only 12 hours before im supposed to go work for my grandfather all day. i like coloring in childrens coloring books with kids stuff like crayons and big markers. i like having the lights on, especially my xmas lights that i have bordering my tapestry. i like trying different fashions, and styles of clothing. i like finding new songs to listen to and enjoying nostalgia from older music. i like beanies, and putting pins on them. i like accessorizing, wearing more than a necessary amount of rings and necklaces and bracelets. i like cool socks, with completely random things like tacos and eggs or aesthetic tye dye colors with marijuana leaves. i like the idea of skating, despite not knowing how to do so. i like facetiming, no matter how much i hate seeing my own face i love seeing other people's. i like random hang outs, where we have no plan and make it up as we go. i like giving, no matter who its to or what it is. im a lover, i love hard and deep and fall quite fast and unexpectedly. i show love with physical affection, such as hugs, kisses (not exclusively on the lips/sexually), hand holding, other forms of touch, and with gifts, as a way to physically show my appreciation with something someone could look at and hopefully think of me when they see it. i take thousands of pictures and videos of people, from my closest friends to absolute strangers, because having those memories is so important to me. i want to have a kid one day, maybe multiple. i want to get married. i want to have a car, and learn to drive. i want to professionally babysit (as in for someone other than my mother or a family friend), as thats my dream job, even if only for a while. i want to find a career, in hopefully something related to writing or something i enjoy. i want to work somewhere that makes me happy, even if its a mcdonalds drive thru. i want to go to college, have poloroids of my friends and lover/s hanging above my bed with string lights and posters scattered on the wall. i want to go to parties, to hold back people's hair when theyre throwing up, to have to call an uber to take me home as my ride left early and im too intoxicated to get myself home safely on public transit. i want to take road trips to finally meet people ive had to love from the other side of the screen for so long. i want to have one of those extremely sappy videos of us falling to the floor from how fast we run into each other, holding each other and not letting go. i want to have my phone wallpaper be us holding hands, or hugging, or kissing, or anything. i want to go on all my dream dates, and finally do the one thing ive put on every bucket list since i was a kid—skydive.

all of that seemed so out of reach before i met him. hes the one whos finally truly began to bring me out of this dark place, whos finally showing me that i deserve love and all the things ive longed for in a person my entire life. ive of course wanted to live for people before, but he makes me want to live not only for him (and other loved ones), but for myself. he makes me want to live just to live.

#personal vent #kind of became a love ramble at the end so my bad #doesnt make a lot of sense but putting my thoughts into words

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juliandev0rak · 3 years

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Into The Wild

Chapter 1: Daisy

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Willa Clary gets out of her car and shuts the door with a dull slam, sending up a cloud of dust and scaring off a lizard who had been sunning on a nearby rock. She surveys her surroundings with a grin, taking in the trees, the small clearing of wooden cabins, and the shiny blue lake in the distance. She pulls a faded brochure from her pocket and reads the words she’s read about a thousand times over the last few months:

“Camp Vesuvia: eight weeks of summer fun!”

The photograph on the front shows the same view she’s looking at, but the scene in front of her is far more beautiful than the photo. The trees are more green, the sky more blue, and the cabins around her look even more charming. In the summer heat the air seems to shimmer, giving everything a slightly magical quality. Willa decides that she loves the place already.

When Asra, her best friend and old college roommate, told her about the job opening at the summer camp he works at, she’d jumped at the chance. Asra has told her plenty of stories about what goes on during a summer at Camp Vesuvia and with every story she found herself wanting to be a part of it. He told her about the other people who work there and how fun it is to get to know all of the campers, he told stories of roasting marshmallows and telling ghost stories around the fire. He’d also mentioned how beautiful the scenery is, but his description hadn’t done it justice.

All of Asra’s stories brought Willa back to her own childhood, spent in a tiny rural town where exploring nature was pretty much the only activity available. She’d moved away to the big city for college, where she’d hoped to find her way. But after graduating she’d found herself with a degree, but no job, and an aching feeling that she wasn’t where she was supposed to be.

And since Willa loves nature and children (and also really needed a job) she figured a job at a summer camp would be a perfect fit for her. So she’d packed her bags and driven out into the middle of nowhere, her home for the next eight weeks.

The door of the cabin closest to her opens with the sound of a bell, and Willa’s eyes are drawn to the tall woman standing in the doorway. Her height draws attention, as does her brightly colored purple hair. Willa takes in the woman’s perfectly styled outfit and heeled boots, she doesn’t look like she belongs in the middle of the woods, but something about her seems very welcoming.

“Welcome, Willa, we’ve been expecting you!” The woman calls, beckoning her over with a perfectly manicured hand.

“Hi! You must be Nadia?” Willa asks, moving to shake the camp director’s already outstretched hand.

“Yes I am, if you should require anything over the course of the summer I can be found here in the office. I’ve been eagerly awaiting your arrival, Asra has told me quite a bit about you,” Nadia smiles, shutting the door behind them as Willa follows her inside.

The front room of the cabin is small but well decorated. A large polished wood desk takes up the majority of the room and bookshelves and filing cabinets cover most of the remaining wall space. Nadia settles into the chair behind the desk and Willa takes the empty seat in front of it. She looks around as Nadia searches for a file, taking in the stylish furnishing and decor which looks surprisingly perfect in the wood paneled cabin.

Nadia finds the correct file and riffles through it briefly before pulling out a small stack of paper which she hands to Willa. “I’ll just need your final signature on some of the paperwork and we’ll get you all settled in. We expect the first round of campers tomorrow morning at nine, and things will only get busier after then.”

“How many campers do you expect in total?” Willa asks. She looks through the paperwork quickly as she signs it, standard onboarding and personal information, all as expected.

Nadia frowns slightly at the question and her forehead furrows, portraying a bit of the stress hidden behind her cheerful facade. “We have nearly seventy campers staying for the entire summer, the most we’ve ever had at one time. Which is precisely why I decided to take on more help. We have a small but reliable staff here but I thought it was time for some reinforcements.”

Willa hands over the completed paperwork and watches as Nadia carefully looks it over. “Wow, that’s a lot of kids, but I’m sure we can handle it!”

“That’s the sort of encouraging spirit we need around here,” Nadia smiles. “Asra told me you were an ‘eternal optimist’ and I hoped his description would prove accurate.”

Willa blushes slightly at the compliment and smiles back at Nadia, making a mental note to thank Asra later for his apparently glowing recommendation. “It’s easy to be optimistic in a place as beautiful as this.”

The sound of a bell alerts them as the front door opens and Nadia stands to greet the person entering, “Ah, here’s Asra.”

“Willa!” Asra calls from behind her and WIlla nearly knocks her chair over in her haste to hug him.

“Asra! I’ve missed you!” Willa takes in the familiar appearance of her friend. Asra wears a pair of overalls over a “Camp Vesuvia” shirt. A name tag pinned to one of the straps says his name, written in familiar handwriting and accented with a sparkly smiley face sticker.

“I’m happy you decided to take my advice and come to Camp Vesuvia, you’re going to love it here,” Asra says.

“Yes, I hope that you will, Willa,” Nadia smiles at the two of them before taking her seat again. She points to the wall behind Willa, “Your room key is hanging on that board, it’s the one with the red ribbon. I’ll leave Asra to show you the way. I'm quite busy with last minute preparations, but I hope you’ll find the lodgings comfortable.”

Willa turns to the board, spotting the key hanging all the way at the top. “Thank you, Nadia!” She stands on her tiptoes to reach for the key and Asra laughs, reaching up from behind her. He easily grabs the key and hands it to her, ignoring the annoyed expression on her face.

“Still as short as always,” Asra teases.

“Still as rude as always,” Willa frowns, but she’s too excited to stay mad.

“Let’s get you moved in. Did you bring that scarf you said you’d give me?” Asra heads for the door and Willa follows, laughing at his enthusiasm.

“Yes, and I brought extra yarn so I can make you another if you’d like—” Willa’s words are cut off as the door opens before Asra can get to it. A large figure stands in the doorway, and Willa and Asra step to the side to let him in. He has to duck a little to enter the room, and Willa looks up at him, noticing shoulder length dark hair and a park ranger’s uniform.

Nadia stands to greet him, “Ah, Muriel, excellent timing. I was just going to call you. We’ve had a few bear sightings around camp and I wanted to go over our safety plans, perhaps we can ensure all of the trash receptacles are in working order.”

The man nods in agreement, but his attention moves away from Nadia and over to Willa. When he notices that she’s looking back at him he swiftly looks away, clearing his throat as he takes a step closer to Nadia’s desk and away from Willa. In the near split second when they looked at each other, Willa noticed how bright his eyes were, green like the trees outside. Her eyes stay on him, noting the way his posture slumps a little as if he’s used to being too tall for a space.

“Oh, pardon me for not making introductions sooner. Muriel, this is WIlla, she’s our new counselor and the arts and craft director,” Nadia gestures at Willa, “And Willa, this is Muriel. He’s the park ranger assigned to our area. The ranger station is about a mile from here. if anything goes wrong he’s the first to call.” Nadia gives Muriel a warm smile and he flushes faintly, eyes resolutely staring down at the wooden floors.

“Muriel’s great, he’s the best at roasting marshmallows,” Asra says, finally pulling Willa’s attention away from the man. Asra raises an eyebrow at her in question and Willa looks away, brushing past him to move towards the door.

She turns to glance over her shoulder at Muriel, who still seems to be finding the floorboards exceedingly interesting. “It was nice to meet you, Muriel,” Willa says, giving him a cheery smile. Muriel looks up in surprise and stares at her for a minute before nodding in response. Willa turns to leave, Asra right behind her.

“‘It was nice to meet you, Muriel’” Asra imitates in a sing-song voice that sounds surprisingly accurate to Willa’s. She scoffs and fights the urge to shove his arm as if they were twelve, she sticks her tongue out at him instead— much more mature.

“Clearly he’s attractive, you can’t blame me for staring,” Willa says, rolling her eyes at Asra’s over-eager expression.

“True, I can’t blame you, and like I said— Muriel’s a great guy. He’s a bit shy and doesn’t like to socialize much as you may have noticed, but he’s saved us from quite a few scrapes over the years,” Asra recounts. “He repaired the roof of the main hall after a thunderstorm knocked over a tree last year, and he even put out a fire once when a campfire got out of hand.” “Well, he sounds like quite the man.” Willa hides her smile as she turns to open the trunk of her car. She hauls out a suitcase painted a bright blue color and dotted with daisies, she’d done the art herself one day when she’d run out of canvases and needed something new to paint on. Asra grabs her other bag and shuts the trunk, giving her another smirk.

“Let's get going, I’ll give you a full tour along the way.” Asra hoists her duffle bag over his shoulder as he walks. Willa follows behind, taking in all the sights as he leads the way through Camp Vesuvia.

Asra delivers on his promise of a tour, pointing out everything they pass along the way. “The building we just left is the office, but we all call it ‘the palace’ because Nadia’s the queen around here. Don’t worry though, she’s a benevolent ruler,” he laughs. Nadia seems kind, but she clearly expects the best from everyone and Willa would hate to disappoint her.

They pass the arts and crafts cabin, the main hall where meals are eaten, and each of the cabins for campers. Asra stops in front of a small building next to the main hall, it looks homey and a small puff of smoke comes out of its chimney. A wooden sign by the door is marked with a large pot and a spoon and judging by the delicious smell of bread emanating from the building, this is the kitchen.

“Here’s the kitchen, Portia works here along with Hestion and Selasi. You’ll meet them at dinner. I’m convinced they’re the best cooks in the world, and Selasi’s pumpkin bread is legendary.” For a minute it seems like Asra might go in to look for the aforementioned pumpkin bread, but he turns away from the door and continues on the dirt path forward.

He points to another small cabin to their right, “And here’s the first aid center. Julian is our resident doctor, he’s Portia’s older brother,”

“Ah, I seem to remember someone named Julian from quite a few of your stories,” Willa says, jokingly waggling her eyebrows. Asra grimaces and looks straight ahead, not meeting her eyes.

“Yes well, that was in the past. Those stories are old,” Asra waves a hand as if to show how unimportant those stories were. “Let’s move on, over here is where we store the canoes! Lucio is our recreation director, he’s kind of an asshole but the kids think he’s cool.”

The tour continues on until they reach a larger looking cabin tucked back into the trees. It has a wrap-around porch dotted with comfortable looking chairs and a bright green door. It looks welcoming, and there's a great view of the lake from the front porch. Willa can picture herself out there enjoying a cup of coffee or knitting.

“And here we have our final destination for the day, the counselor's cabin where everyone on staff here lives.” Asra shows her through the comfortable three story cabin, it’s more modern than Willa had expected. She thinks back to the well decorated front office, the palace, and decides that Nadia must be responsible for this cabin’s design as well.

Finally, Asra leads her to a closed door on the second floor and she unlocks it, entering a small but cozy looking bedroom. The walls are painted sky blue and a vase on the dresser has fresh flowers in it, she immediately feels at home. Willa sets her suitcase down by the dresser and flops down on the bed facedown.

“This is going to be so fun!” she squeals, her words slightly muffled by a pillow.

Asra flops down next to her, “You’re going to love it! The camp comes alive when the campers get here, and I bet you’ll be great at teaching art.”

“I hope so, but it’s been a while since I made a friendship bracelet,” Willa laughs, pointing to Asra’s wrist which is bedecked with half a dozen colorful string bracelets.

“Campers made these for me,” he explains proudly, lifting his arm up so Willa can see the bracelets better. “A lot of the same kids come back every year and most of the staffers do too. I think you’ll fit right in, this is going to be the best summer!”

Willa looks out the window next to her bed and catches a glimpse of Nadia and the park ranger, Muriel, out inspecting the grounds. Muriel looks up at the window as if he can sense her gaze and she smiles and waves at him. He doesn’t respond, quickly walking away towards the trees, but Willa thinks she might’ve seen a hint of a smile tug at his lips as he looked at her.

“I’ve got a good feeling about this summer, too,” Willa says, turning back to Asra with a giddy grin. “I can’t wait!”

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#here's chapter one!#willa wednesday #willa clary #muriel the arcana #milla #the complete cast of characters is as follows:#willa- camp counselor and director of arts and crafts #muriel- park ranger #nadia- camp director #asra- camp counselor #julian- doctor/ first aid #portia- cook #lucio- recreation director #me- overexcited writer

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thatmultifandomhoe · 5 years

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A Missed Stop

Word Count: 1,402

Pairing: Taehyung and Reader

Genre: Idol AU - Angst

Warning/Rating: None - G

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A/N: This is the long awaited Part 2 to Late Night Bus Rides!

Late Night Bus Rides - A Missed Stop

©thatmultifandomhoe 2019. Do not repost, translate, or use my stories without permission.

Giggling stole your attention for the tenth time since you came home. Kasey and Ali had been sitting at the kitchen table painting their nails when you first walked in, their conversation immediately dying out. The room reeked of the acidic nail polish remover and tomato sauced cooking on the stove leaving your stomach rolling at the combined smells.

“Okay, what gives?” You asked, hurrying to open one of the windows.

Ali raised an eyebrow, glancing at Kasey.

It wasn’t that you disliked your roommates, they were the best friends you could have ever asked for, even if you sometimes wondered if they had been dropped on their heads as children. You loved them and worried for society when they graduated in two years.

“I found something the other day of yours,” Ali casually answered, dipping the brush into a teal color.

“Well, I do live here.” Standing on your toes, you stretched to see if the sauce was boiling. When it was clear it wasn’t, you joined them at the table and picked up a pack of nail art stickers. This one had silver stars of all sizes.

Kasey shook her head, not even looking up as she painted Ali’s nails. “Yes, but we’ve never seen this before. It looks old too.”

Frowning, you held onto the star pack, inspecting the pile for any other interesting stickers. “I need more information than that.”

“We wanna know who gave you the stuffed panda bear!” Ali blurted out, her baby blue eyes widening as she smacked her free hand over her mouth.

Her words hung in your mind and all it took was a second for you to know exactly what they were talking about. There was only one stuffed panda bear that you ever owned and even though it had been years, you just hadn’t been able to part with it.

“Oh,” you softly spoke, dropping the heart nail stickers you had found. Leaning against your chair, you chewed on your bottom lip while staring at the stars. For a moment you remembered staring up at another set of stars except you had been outside, sitting on a bus bench with Taehyung by your side, waiting for the bus.

Clearing your throat, you ignored the worried looks they were sharing with each other. “It’s just something from an old friend.”

It had been years since you last saw Taehyung, at least, in person. All you had to do was search his name on any form of social media and he popped up. Thousands of results came up actually, and while you were so proud of him, it saddened you. You always wanted him to follow his dreams and be successful, but you never realized that you’d lose him along the way.

“An old friend,” Kasey gently asked, resting her hand on yours. “Or an old flame?”

You laughed but the humor was gone from it. How could you possibly explain to them that the person who had given you the panda was one of the most famous people in the world? They loved you yes, but the three of you were quick to call each other out on bullshit when you saw it.

Then there was the million-dollar question. Was Taehyung an old friend, or an old lover?

You had loved him greatly as a best friend and then you were in love with him, and the night he had given you the panda bear you had wanted to tell him so badly, but you were so scared that he never felt the same. So, you chickened out and when arriving at the Dorms that night, you immediately went to sleep and took a taxi to go home the next morning.

He had sent texts and called you to see where you had gone, worried something happened to you, but you had lied and said you weren’t feeling good. Like you had expected, he believed every word because why wouldn’t he? When it came to you, he always trusted you to tell the truth. He never thought you’d outright lie to him.

Not long after that Taehyung had gone on tour, they kept putting out albums and music videos and at first, the two of you were able to keep in touch. Video chats and phone calls were common, along with the promise that once he was back that he’d be taking you on another adventure.

“Where are we going Tae?”

“To see the world!” He exclaimed.

You laughed, rolling your eyes. “I’m serious Tae. Where are we going?”

You softly smiled at the memory, remembering how easier it had been back then. But as his group grew more popular and in addition to their music, they put out a YouTube Red series, a documentary of their lives, several games, the video chats became quick texts. Then the texting slowly puttered out until one day you realized you hadn’t heard from Tae in three months.

Three months turned to six, and then a whole year had passed.

It had hurt that you lost your best friend but you had accepted that life had changed the two of you. He was busy with his own life and you with yours. There had been a period where it felt impossible to get out of bed knowing that your friendship had died, but then one morning you got out of bed, showered, made some coffee and drank it while sitting on the kitchen counter looking out the window.

The windchime hanging in the tree closest to your apartment hand been gently swinging in the breeze. Opening the window, the smell of fresh rain had entered the kitchen, surprising you because you hadn’t realized it rained. You couldn’t even recall hearing it rain.

A few days after that, you bought a wooden box with a lid that had flowers carved into the wood and carefully filled it with the things that Taehyung had given you over the years. Small tokens and pins that he had given you, letters he had written, little drawings he did, a few rings and necklaces, and pictures of the two of you. It had been a trip down memory lane filled with hours sitting on the floor as you reread each letter, laughing and crying when a certain piece sparked up a memory. Being friends with Taehyung had been its own type of adventure.

When you finally closed the lid of the box, you put it on a shelf in your closet. The only thing that hadn’t been able to fit inside was the stuffed panda bear, so you had set it on top of the box and closed the door to your closet.

It wasn’t that you wanted to pretend your friendship with Taehyung never happened – you wanted to tell your best friends about him and things you did – but it simply wasn’t possible. Especially when they were avid fans of the group and made inhumane sounds when Dispatch released new pictures.

Even if you showed them the pictures, you knew that’d want to hear all about Tae and would be filled with endless questions about him, his life, if the two of you still talked. You just…weren’t ready yet. One day you would be, but just not yet. Not when it still hurt, and your heart still longed for him.

Lifting your head, you smiled at Kasey and Ali, seeing their worried expressions. It wasn’t something to worry about, it was a stuffed panda bear filled with memories.

A part of you still regretted never telling Taehyung that you loved him. Maybe if you had, things could have gone differently. Maybe there’d be a chance of still being in contact with hm. All thoughts and possibilities that you had considered a thousand times before, but there was nothing left for you to do. It was too late.

“He is from an old friend,” you softly spoke, licking your lips. “Who never knew, because I never told him. And last I knew; he’s living his best life possible and is happy.”

That’s what you hoped at least. That at the end of the day, he was happy and doing what he loved most in the world. The two of you may have taken the same bus together, but you were both destined to get off at different stops.

Taehyung had simply gotten off the bus earlier than you had expected.

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lanamemories · 5 years

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hLO itsa me nai-io!!!!! (read shrieked in a high voice like mario if he buckled his dungarees too tight around the crotch)...... im sad i missed opening bt i had a pretty busy past 2 days so i didn’t hav any chance at all to b online bc i ws staying at a friends bt. anyway. excited to b here nw regardless of my Fashionably Late entrance. i’m 22 n live in manchester (the u freakin k Bay Bee) n cackle a little too mch like a witch fr supernatural suspicions nt to arise. thts all u rly need to kno. like this or hmu fr plots!!

p.s. this is her pinterest for those of u tht like tht kind of thing

「 bridget satterlee. cis-female. 」have you seen lana jameson around yet? i hear SHE decided to be in ALPHA NU for their JUNIOR year as a DANCE major. the 21 year old SHEEP is known to be vivacious, alluring, childish and impulsive. ➨ the muse is written by nai. she is 22, in the gmt.

some random aesthetics: a red water pistol topped up with caribbean rum and covered in stickers of cartoon pin up girls, a vinyl record whirring silently because you got too distracted by a stranger’s hands to reach over and flip sides, giant inflatable flamingos floating in the aftermath of a pool party, smudgy lipstick kisses left like an autograph on someone else’s mirror, seventies platforms covered in bowie inspired lightening stripes, fanning the flush in your cheeks with a bright red flamenco fan in the back of a crowded lecture hall, michelangelo reminiscent statures clasping at their stone in suggestive places, bopping stranger’s on the forehead with heart shaped lollipops, a bumper sticker on the back of a convertible cadillac that says ‘SCRAPPY DOO IS A FILTHY SLUT’, lighting a paper lantern and saying “aw, how pretty,” only for the whole party to shriek as it crashes into a children’s tent in the next garden over, a ball point pen that turns a woman naked when you click up the nib, cackling so ferociously that you almost throw up and your ribs ache.

ok im a Lay Zee gorl n dnt wna waste any mre time redoin lana’s intro so im pastin in her old one so i cn hop right to interactions. the only thing i can think tht needs to b added is the stuff abt danny nielsen (an evil npc of mine bc im a sadist) who recently beat up zeke van doren (full name this is Official feel like im writin a journalist article) bc he found out him n lana slept tgether n her n danny were kind of dating if....u can call his idea of romance tht. danny is in custody nw bt its a whole Thing like.... is prob... known around lockwood bc it ws a pretty intense..... thing tht happened n danny ws quite a popular senior

grew up in a big house in albany, NY, bt also spent time all over the place n was in the city a lot

okay so her mum is an old money socialite / three time campaign model way back when n her dad is a big record label mogul. he owns a label called jameson records n they repped a few big rock bands back in the eighties, altho they’re mostly known for ‘poppy injects’ whose lead singer had a big heroin scandal tht brought down his career. lana p much grew up around musicians snorting lines instead of spooning down cereal fr breakfast n her parents were v much absent her whole life

they’re pretty well off obviously n bc of her relation to such a big music industry figure she’s hung out w a fair few relatively high rep ppl thru her teens. she amassed kind of an instagram following mainly fr her style (v penny lane-esque in some aspects aka lots of fur cuff trimmed jackets bt then also jst…. a wild combination of everything honestly. pastel faux fur coats, seventies style platforms, flame red cowboy boots, pink fishnet tights n glitter used like highlight Everywhere) n bc she’s undeniably very pretty

her parents always kind of jst… didn’t like her. it was v clear that she was an accident after her older brother caleb n that even when they just had him alone they weren’t cut out for parenthood. they always kind of jst… ignored her n hoped she’d go away. she had to mke herself microwave meals when she ws only like 12 bc they’d forget to get her anything. once she went like 6 days without her mum even looking her in the eyes once

despite this tho!!! she’s always been insanely close w her brother caleb. he’s her whole world. thts why when he decided to sign up to the army she ws understandably scared bt supported him after initially bein mad tht he ws leavin her all alone. bt then he wound up getting discharged under grounds of severe ptsd when he witnessed his best friend die in an explosion tht took place in a shock raid. caleb returned home n he was never the same n lana kind of felt like he’d died out there too. he’s in n out of hospital a lot n it’s rly hard on her bt she doesn’t tlk abt it to anyone rly

growing up lana was always a huge social butterfly. jst literally…. knew everyone n everyone definitely knew her. she ws one of those girls tht ws kind of impossible to ignore or forget. very animated, always made u feel like u were the centre of the universe whenever she spoke to u, always made it feel like u were best friends even if ud only spoken to her once. she has this magnetic way abt her tht is kind of hard to find in real life. it’s something ud only rly expect out of a movie character n she like. deliberately puts tht on sort of. kind of.... is always playing A Role of the person tht she wants to b seen as

she’s always been insatiably spontaneous n adventurous. always doing something weird n wild every weekend. she has ten thousand stories tht always earn a laugh or a gasp over how ridiculously absurd they r

anyway so after caleb got back he was rly withdrawn n depressed. he shut lana out n was kind of harsh to her a lot of the time, always telling her to leave him alone or pushing her away. it didnt help either tht lana had a rly traumatic experience w some of her dad’s colleagues at the label when she ws 16 n he was away n she cldnt even tell him abt it once he was bk bc of his own traumas. she kind of jst shut it all in n kept it to herself

this obviously?? made her spiral a lot. she was already a girl tht loved sex (she’d only rly done foreplay before tho) but since her trauma it got…. completely out of hand. it got to a point where she couldnt rly go 2 days without it, probably not even 1. her lowest point has probably been scrolling thru craiglist for anonymous encounters n meeting up w strangers on there fr a quick fuck jst for the thrill even tho it’s insanely dangerous n she cld wind up getting herself killed. it’s v clear at this point tht she has a sex addiction whether she’s ever admitted it or not

she also currently? is working as a cam girl. she found this website bc she trawls… porn stuff a lot n she wound up applying to work as one bc she thought it’d b fun n wld earn her some disposal income (even tho she frankly doesn’t need it bc she’s already well off). the guy tht manages all of the girls on the site is kind of suspect n it’s a whole plot i’m gna unravel where it’s actually like the front for a cult or something wild so. stay posted ig. kgjdkgjh

personality/some fun facts: uncontrollably flirty. boundlessly confident. cld make a joke out a paper bag n her comedy is sometimes surreal / absurd. she tends to laugh when she feels like crying n has a smile brighter than a ray of texas sunshine. always dapples her fingers thru the breeze when she’s driving in a car w the window down. her fav book as a child used to b alice in wonderland n she’d fantasise abt having her own little wonderland too where everyone knew her name n asked her things n took her on adventures. at the time it didn’t rly strike her how evident it was tht that was bc she was so lonely. she almost always has some sort of sweet on her, whether it’s strawberry laces or gummy bears or cherry lollipops. she adores david bowie n prince n madonna n anyone tht’s a vintage style icon w little care fr what ppl think. wildflowers r her favourites bc they’re the brightest and u can’t buy them. she’s had like 8472493874 ‘relationships’ n none of them hav lasted beyond a month / hav been terrible / hav seen her being treated badly / she’s cheated on them. i dnt think she’s actually been w anyone she hasn’t cheated on in some form or another

plot ideas: exes tht lana’s fucked over hideously. she’d probably cheat a lot and it’d be a whole…mess. mayb someone tht flipped the switch and cheated on her? a cousin plot cld b fun too. a friend tht lana fel out w bc she slept w their significant other. someone tht’s getting lana into drugs?? she’s kind of impressionable/down for anything so tht’s a likely scenario she’d get into tbh. an unrequited crush!! (either way is cool). someone tht is just hanging out w her/using her bc she has a lot of instagram followers or they want to b signed to her dad’s label. someone in a band!! she’d probably make like penny lane n b their groupie/sleep w them all fgjkshgkh. umm a good influence too mayb? oh and a past summer romance/fling tht cld either have meant a lot or not have meant anything at all. bonus points if both of them hav a diff viewpoint on it. honestly?? anything is fine i cld ramble for days

#wshedintro #ok these tws r kind of intense/in abundance bt. all r only rly briefly touched upon / nt explored in detail #hypersexuality tw #abuse tw #ptsd tw #hospitalisation tw #death tw #grief tw #rape tw #statutory rape tw #drugs tw #mental illness tw #addiction tw #assault tw #whew! feel like i jst unloaded an entire moving truck addin those all on there

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12+ Places To Promote Your Blog Post

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Promoting Your Blog Post Is Essential

You spend a lot of time putting together your blog posts and you spent a lot of time looking at the best blog sites because you obviously want what’s best. I know you do, ’cause you care about offering quality content to your readers. You take the time to research, to write a draft, review it, take or find the perfect image, add graphics, proofread and then you are finally ready to click the “publish” button. Yay! Now, absolutely none of that matters if your blog post remains in internet space, below is your saving grace.

1. Social Media

No brainer, right? social media is free advertising and traffic for days, but you would be amazed by the number of bloggers who will not use social media to promote their blog posts! The best things is with most social media networks there are now ways to schedule your post promos, so you can set and forget it. If you are using WordPress. Install the Publicize plugin and have your post immediately on social media the moment it is published. I personally use social warfare plugin, it has a lot of features to cut out some of the unnecessary plugins, such as pin this, tweet that, etc. Saving space means a faster website.

Twitter

Facebook

Medium

Tumblr

Instagram

Snapchat

2. Email List Subscribers

Create a monthly newsletter in which you highlight your favorite posts from the last month and send it out to your email subscribers. It is the backbone of your website and effective way to engage with followers and reminds them to see what they have missed. It also eliminates the need for sending spammy emails everytime you post something. Offer your readers something in return for choosing to read your blog out of millions. Try Mailchimp if you're just starting out and want to get your feet wet, so to speak.

Reader Incentives

Planners

Planner Sticker

Wall Art

Helpful List

3. Reach Out To Popular Bloggers In Your Niche

You may post list and photos from other bloggers when you communicate with them and let them know your sharing relevant material and give the proper credit when and where it's due. They may feel some of your posts collaborate well on their site and a mention by an already successful blogger can mean a huge increase in traffic.

4. Forums

These are all over the place in every niche. Keep it primarily to whatever topic you are promoting. Bottom line you never know you are going to come across your comments or questions, then they may share leading to further promotion of your material. Just send them an introduction and a little about yourself,

5. Facebook Groups

Facebook is loaded with groups for every subject matter imaginable. Most Facebook groups have rules on self-promotion and don’t allow you to simply publish to the group each time you create a new post. Instead, most groups will have a weekly sharing where you are encouraged to share a link to a post, or your social media links as a way to help the members promote and grow their blogs.

6. Linkup Parties A.k.a Link Roundups

Similar to social media groups, many blogs have a monthly, or weekly link roundup where they encourage other bloggers to take part and link to recent blog posts. These are usually centered around a specific niche and all blog posts shared need to relate to that subject matter. Here are a couple of resources to help you find some linkups to be a part of depending on your niche.

Link Up Library Master

List of Link Roundups

Show and share

Mad Skills Party

Not sure what Linkup parties are all about or where to find them?

That is okay, just have a look at my more in-depth post on Ultimate List of Linkup Parties

7. Pinterest Group Boards

Searching Group Boards on Pinterest that match the topics of your blog posts is another great way to expose your posts to new readers. Ask to join these groups and, once accepted, pin images from related blogs to these group boards and everyone in that group will be able to see it. The chance of gaining new readers this way is pretty high as you know people in that group are already curious about your niche and share those post.

8. Q & A Sites

Question and Answer sites (like forums) that deal with topics similar to what you write about on your blog can be a good place to hang out. Take a look at questions posted and if you have written a blog post that answers that question, post a reply with a link to that post and it is that easy to have your website advertised for hundreds to see. Did I mention it's free! Some people take for granted the price of advertising can really chew a hole in your designer handbag.

9. Blog Comments

Approach this one with caution, self-promotion on others blog post can come off as completely tactless and unprofessional. However, If you actually have a blog post that is helpful to the topic in the discussion or post, then perhaps leaving the link and how it may back up the main bloggers' point should be okay. I wouldn't mind if that was the case on my website. We have to support each other to get to where we want to be.

10. Submission Sites

There are a lot of websites out there now that allow content to be submitted and then voted on by readers. These are called aggregates. The more submission is liked the more it is shared, pretty sweet deal if you ask me. examples of these websites include:

Inbound

Kingged

Digg

Bizsugar

Dosplash

11. Reddit

Reddit is a platform that allows for content to be sorted into subreddits and exposed to the huge number of users on the site. It features thousands of "communities" with dedicated topics or niches. Easily create an account and after 30 days you have tenure to create your very own community.

12. Mix formerly Stumbleupon

Mix is a great way to find new content to read yourself, but also a great way to promote your own posts to new readers. The site works by selecting content for readers based on what the indicate their interests are.

It's all about enjoying others blog as a reader and being generous in spirit. You only get back what you give, so self promote but also help boost your fellow bloggers.

#blog-resources #blog-tools #blog-traffic #blogging #marketing #promote #social-media #social-media-managing

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Mountain Fixer-Upper: Demo Update

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Mountain Fixer-Upper: Demo Update

My old boss’ New Years Resolution (in 2004) was to stop answering ‘GOOD, just so busy’ when asked how she was doing. All I can say right now is that thank God the two things that are making me feel so ‘busy’, are also the two things that make me feel ‘good’. I’m talking about family and designing. I wake up with a new tile pattern I hadn’t considered the night before, and can barely focus on Arie (from the bachelor of course) while pinning. I’m consumed trying to get both of these houses done by June, AND HAVING THEM LOOK GOOD BECAUSE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL SEE THEM, LOVE THEM, JUDGE THEM, HATE THEM AND POSSIBLY SHARE THEM…

Plus we are creating content around them which surely slows down the process.

To be clear I am not looking for any sympathy designing a house for our family and creating content with my husband is FUN. And help is on the way, don’t worry. 🙂 It just goes to show you that you can’t ever predict the number of decisions you have to make during a renovation. Ever.

We are fully demoed at the mountain house and very few major decisions have been made regarding fixtures. All the floorplans are done, yay! I’m working SO HARD on the bathrooms and kitchen plans without trying to rush the design process and settle for things without fully shopping for the perfect resources.

More to come later, but I wanted to show you the almost final floor plan and some fun demo photos.

Things have changed a bit from the first iteration of the plans and while these aren’t FINAL FINAL, the updated plans are pretty darn close.

For all your floorplan junkies (a surprisingly lot of you) here is where we started:

This is where we are now:

Essentially it’s a gut job and every finish is being replaced (except the stone on the fireplace). So I don’t need to go into detail to say ‘new faucet’. Read all the details of what is happening above, but the major changes are these:

I took your advice and gave “Bedroom 1” its own full bath to create a suite, with enough room for a powder room.

We now have access to the garage because it’s too small for a car anyway (but fits Brian’s bright red 80’s golf cart with a ‘Ferrari’ bumper sticker so nicely). So we’ll likely use the garage for storage of everything seasonal. Going out and around was pretty annoying in the cold, so now we have interior access.

We are reorienting the stairs so that we can create more of an entry/mudroom as the back of the living room was kinda wasted space. We will likely put different flooring up until that point, with some storage…we are still working this out.

We are creating a counter height bar between living and kitchen (with tricked out drawer and wine fridges beneath it!!) to open up the rooms, but allow for more function and a sense of ‘a bar’.

“Bedroom 1” will have french doors leading out to a little deck that then leads to the backyard. We are trying to make every room desirable and doing so by maximizing light and flow.

Things I’m still thinking about – that floating wall in front of the HVAC. Now it could be treated in something pretty – maybe it’s clad or something. Our architect wanted to cover the door to the HVAC and lead your eye into the kitchen instead, but I still don’t totally get how to design it with that wall. It needs to look really intentional or functional… We are looking into moving the HVAC altogether without spending 1 million dollars. Then we could put a coat closet there…

The second floor has a decent amount of changes as well. Below are the as-builts with our original plans, but a lot has changed since our first thoughts and the actual architect’s drawings.

It’s so exciting. This house used to have: 3 bedrooms, 4 ‘hang out spaces’, 4 bathrooms (kinda) and now it has 4 bedrooms (3 of them suites), 3 hang out spaces, with 3 full baths, and 2 half baths.

Major changes upstairs:

We are giving “Bedroom 2” its own powder room/closet (which was just a HUGE closet) and stealing from that closet to make still a great big full bath for the kids.

“Bedroom 2” will also have a french door out to a little deck (and a ton more light – more on that later).

The bunk room will actually have a staircase up to the play attic, which will be SO MUCH FUN FOR THOSE KIDS. So they’ll have their own little retreat.

We stole from the bunk room to give some additional square footage to the master bath, so it’s a big pretty suite with so much light.

The upstairs family room is now a big old master suite, and we just found out this morning that it can have a vaulted ceiling – YAY!

Generally, you can see we are also adding windows and access to the outdoors wherever possible.

We’ll get into every single specific thing later, on individual posts but for now, please enjoy some before and ‘demo’ photos.

The living room…

HA REMEMBER WHEN BRIAN AGREED WE COULD SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BY JUST PAINTING THE CEILING WHITE?? More to come on that. 🙂

Demo is on …

Into the kitchen…

It’s all gone, folks. So exciting…

We have to put in a support beam to remove that wall. But no problems there. 🙂

The dining room didn’t need much demo, but while we are at it…

The family room is transitioning nicely.

Thanks to all of you who suggested we get rid of the staircase to make the family room and our master bedroom (upstairs) bigger. Both those rooms will be WILDLY more functional and pretty now.

We are likely putting in a fireplace along the new non-stairs wall because a big ol’ wall of glass doors will be going in where those windows are (below).

Well, buh-bye bathroom. Don’t worry – everything that could be salvaged was donated to the Boys and Girls Club as my contractor is on the board. THANK GOODNESS. I was feeling guilty, but all those vanities and faucets will have a new home soon.

Our master bedroom, that used to be another hangout area, is getting a jackhammer to that burgundy wall.

The old ‘master’ is being turned into the bunk room (sans fireplace).

It’s a lot. And this is just one house. I’m going to write a whole post about how to get your project done on time (or as fast as possible) but the biggest tip? Plan, be decisive, order everything with ample lead time and check in. every. single. day.

Oh, just that.

So hanging out in a jacuzzi shooting a video with my husband doesn’t fall on my to-do list, AND YET IT DOES.

Happy Friday, y’all. If I’m not ready for the master bath ‘I Design, You Decide’ post by next week I’m going to take one of my 95 tile options and bury them in my eyes. This ‘designing each room twice, but where we both love them equally’ thing is so hard I can’t even tell you. But I think it’s making me a way better designer and it’s also SO FUN. I’m being way more thoughtful and considerate than usual, which I think is good for all of us. I just need to do it FASTER.

See you Monday (unless you are coming to the ‘Let’s Rummage For Good’, sale tomorrow – get details here).

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Save Your Spring Flash Sale – 4 Days Only!

It’s officially spring and that can only mean two things. First, it’s also officially spring cleaning time. Second (and decidedly more fun), Spring Break is coming!

Whether the idea of cleaning, sprucing and organizing fills you with glee or with dread – I’ve got an awesome offering today to help you get it done quickly AND to enjoy all the extra free time with the kids.

We’re offering an extremely limited time, “Save Your Spring” Bundle on our most popular PDF products.

Get $23 off when you buy them together – that’s the Kids’ Responsibility Kit for free + 30% off the other two printable packs!

This is such a good deal on all three of our most requested printables, that we can only offer the discount to each reader for 4 days!

The deal will not be available again for another 12 months!

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Limited Time Offer:

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The Kids’ Responsibilities & Money Management Printables Pack – routine charts, chore charts, allowance ledgers and more to teach your kids all about the benefits of autonomy, family contribution, money smarts, and a giving heart!

Bought separately, these PDFs would be $41.97 but through this special new kind of sale we’re trying out… for the next 4 days only you can get them all for only $18.87!

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These kits are just what you need to finally get organized and have some fun this spring!

I’ve sold thousands of these printables to overwhelmed parents and I’ve heard from so many of them that they really are making a difference in their day-to-day experiences with their kids.

Loving my printables. Absolutely perfect. Job well done!!!!

– Christia Colquitt

I am simply amazed at this! You did such a great job and your design is genius. Simple. Bright. I’m sure it’s effective… Awesome job! I’ve already pinned and I’m definitely buying.

-Lindsey Loo

Our 2017 daily/weekly/monthly planners, cleaning schedules, meal planners, kids’ routine charts, budgeting sheets and more are all designed with you in mind.

They’ll help both you and your kids get organized and even introduce the kiddos to important money management concepts including saving, budgeting, and giving back.

We know how busy you are. The goal of all of these printables is not to have to learn a whole new system but simply to help you streamline your everyday tasks. If we can do it with some cheerful colors and pretty fonts – then that’s just icing on the cake.

All that and with the Camp Mom Activities Pack you’ll already have your Spring Break activities with the kids planned too!

In case you’re not familiar with the Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life products, here’s a little more on each of them. (You might want to get comfortable – this bundle contains A TON of great stuff!)

First up is part 1 of The “Save Your Spring” Bundle Sale and our all-time most popular printables pack…

MPMK’s Kids’ Responsibilities & Money Management Kit

Buy it Separately for Only $14.99

Get this printable pack here:

What would you say if I told you that my 4 and 5 year old get up, get dressed, and even make breakfast on their own every morning – and have been doing so for over a year? Or that they already have a strong grasp on the concepts of earning, saving, budgeting and even giving money?

So what’s my trick? In two simple words: START EARLY!!

It’s all about empowering our kids from the beginning. We’ve made it a point in our family to help our kids learn autonomy early. We are firm believers that:

It’s not what you do for your children, but what you teach them to do for themselves, that’s most important.

I’m SO excited to unveil a whole new printables pack that will help you give your kids the gifts of autonomy, family contribution, money smarts, and a giving heart.

Includes:

Morning Routine Checklist (2 versions – one with graphics for pre-readers and one with blanks to be filled out to fit your routine)

Evening Routine Checklist (2 versions – one with graphics for pre-readers and one with blanks to be filled out to fit your routine)

Family Jobs Worksheet

Money Jobs Worksheet

Spend, Save and Share Ledger

Savings Visual Goal Sheet

Printable “Spend”, “Save” and “Share” labels for DIY Banks

I wanted to make sure this printables pack was extremely flexible and could be used by family‘s practicing all types of chore and responsibility systems in the home.

So we designed it to be used in a variety of ways. Take each kid to buy a special binder and fill it with some colorful stickers to make their own personalized Responsibility & Money Management Book or laminate the sheets and stick them up around the house, on the fridge or the mirror of the kids’ bathroom.

Here’s how it works…

First up are our Morning and Evening Routine Checklists. These are key for establishing great self-care habits with kids! Both have the activity to be checked off along the vertical column and the day of the week across the top.

For younger kids (especially pre-readers and emergent readers who like to practice), there is a version with colorful graphics and simple labels for each task.

Since each family’s routines are different, we’ve also included versions of each routine checklist with blanks that you can fill in. Sitting down with your kids and deciding on the order of morning and evening tasks together is a great way to get them invested in, and excited about, the process!

If you’re new to a morning and evening routine, my recommendation is to work on the tasks together in the beginning. As you and your child complete items together, make a big deal about marking it off with a sticker!

You can also make these sheets reusable by laminating them and marking each task off with a dry-erase marker. In the past, we’ve also put them on the fridge and used small round magnets, which we slide onto the appropriate circle for the day.

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Limited Time Offer:

Click here for the Spring Cleaning & Spring Break Flash Sale – 4 Days Only!

Three of our most popular products, two at 30% off and one for free:

The Project Organize Your ENTIRE life 2017 Printables Pack – 38 PDF pages in all

The Camp Mom Activities Pack PDF – An 84 page PDF perfect for keeping the kids busy over spring and summer breaks!

Bought separately, these PDFs would be $41.97 but through this special new kind of sale we’re trying out… for the next 4 days only you can get them all for only $18.87!

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Once kids get in the habit of marking off their accomplishments, you can begin to encourage them to do some things on their own. It will give them a sense of pride to show you what they can do independently. Plus, kids absolutely LOVE IT when they’re allowed access to the sticker pile to check things off all by themselves.

Keep working on transitioning tasks from things you do together to things they do on their own.

You can help your kids succeed by making things in their environment as accessible as possible. For example, keep their clothes in easy to access drawers instead of hanging high in closets. If you want them to work on making their own breakfast in the morning, create a shelf low in the refrigerator with yogurt cups, berries, pre-sliced fruit, pre-filled milk cups, etc. Also, keep their bowls and plates in a low drawer that they can reach instead of in upper cabinets.

Getting kids to take on a few personal responsibilities is a great lead-in to having them take on some family responsibilities.

All families handle chores and allowance differently, and we’ve designed the printables kit to be flexible for that. Don’t do allowance in your house? No problem, just skip the Money Jobs sheet.

In our house we have a list of family jobs as well as a list of extra money jobs.

Since our children are young and, therefore, have different abilities, their family jobs sheets are customized to each of them. A few of the jobs are the same (putting clothes in the hamper, clearing your plate, etc.) and some are different (sorting the socks for little sister and folding clothes for big brother).

We’ve left the spots on these sheets empty so that you can once again sit down with your child and decide together what their family jobs should be. This will really drive home the idea that the family works together and everyone in the family needs to contribute. It will also give your child a sense of ownership of his or her tasks.

Along with the family jobs that each child completes to help out the family, we also have a list of money jobs. These are extra chores that the kids can choose to do in order to earn some money.

Why do we want our young children to have their own money? Because it’s a great tool for teaching them important life skills like saving, budgeting, and giving. It also helps to teach them the value of money in a very real-world, hands-on way.

Again, you can approach money jobs in a variety of ways. The worksheet contains a spot for the job as well as a spot for it’s value (watering the plants earns our kids less than weeding and raking leaves).Each child can have their own Money Jobs sheet or they can all work off one common list.

Once the kids are earning some money, they need somewhere to put it!

Enter our printable labels for making your own Spend, Save & Share Banks. You can upcycle lots of things to create your banks – we like using glass or clear plastic drink bottles. Print the labels on cardstock and use decorative twine or yarn to tie them on or print on a piece of adhesive paper and stick the labels directly to the bottles. Helpful Hint: Let the kids decide what they want to use to make their banks and spend some time together cutting out the labels and decorating each one.

The idea behind these banks is to teach kids that all money isn’t for spending. It’s also important to put some aside for saving and for giving back. Letting your child pick what she wants to save for and a charitable cause he wants to give to is yet another way to get them excited about this process.

To give you an example of how we’re currently using these banks – the Spend Bank has been used for small purchases such as a $.99 app or an ice cream from the neighborhood ice cream truck.

It’s also being used to save up for a $20 LEGO set. The Save Bank is money that will be contributed towards a family trip to Disney Land and the Share Bank will be used to buy some school supplies for local foster kids.

Another tool in the kit that the kids use along with their banks, is the Save, Spend and Share Ledger. We fill it out together and the notes section is another way of showing them how their money is accumulating as well as where it’s going.

So when my son wonders why it’s taking so long to save up for that LEGO set, he can see that it’s because he keeps buying ice cream!

The Savings Goal Sheet is another easy way for the kids to visualize how their savings is going. Simply pick an item the kids want to save for and fill it in at the top. Then write the total amount they need to save in the top space and fill in the incremental amounts they’ll need to save enough.

Every once in a while, get the kids to empty out their bank and color in the chart to see how much progress they’ve made.

Helpful Hint: The banks and goal sheets can be awesome catalysts for getting the kids to work together and share. Once my 4 and 5 year old saw how long it was going to take for big brother to save for the LEGO set, little sister decided they should pool their money since she’d likely want to play with it too. Similarly, my friend’s daughter recently used some of her “Share” money to buy her little brother an ice cream cone when he didn’t have enough money of his own.

That’s it! Everything you need to start raising some happy, self-sufficient, money-smart and generous kiddos!

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Limited Time Offer:

Click here for the Spring Cleaning & Spring Break Flash Sale – 4 Days Only!

Three of our most popular products, two at 30% off and one for free:

The Project Organize Your ENTIRE life 2017 Printables Pack – 38 PDF pages in all

The Camp Mom Activities Pack PDF – An 84 page PDF perfect for keeping the kids busy over spring and summer breaks!

Bought separately, these PDFs would be $41.97 but through this special new kind of sale we’re trying out… for the next 4 days only you can get them all for only $18.87!

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Next is part 2 of The “Save Your Spring” Bundle Sale, the Camp Mom Activities Pack…

Camp Mom Activities Pack

Buy it Separately for Only $11.99

Get the PDF file here:

What’s on your spring break and summer vacation bucket lists this year? How about the simple goal of entertaining the kids with some good ‘ol fashion at-home fun? Sounds like a good plan, right?

But scouring the web to find activities to fill the days just takes way too long. If you’re like me, you need simple ideas that will be successful for all of the kids – and lots of them.

Activities that will allow for bonding time, but also independent play, and that will keep the kids happy and their brains stimulated all spring and summer long.

That’s where the Camp Mom: Summer Activities Pack comes in. It’s an 86 page PDF I cooked up with a group of the best playtime bloggers around.

Basically, it’s the best early education minds I know, all putting together our best stuff to provide you with all the tools you’ll need to guarantee a great spring and summer:

Printable planning pages (art supply prep list, Summer Bucket List template, etc.)

Four themes with over 45 Simple and FUN activity ideas that are open-ended and perfect for kids aged 2 – 9 plus tons of bonus ideas.

Adventure ideas and tips – you can have adventures without leaving your backyard or use the ideas to get out and explore your community.

Tips for success: managing sibling conflict, what to do with the toddler, how to enjoy a museum with your kids, and etc.

Reading recommendations to go with each of the 4 themes.

It’s really going to help you make the most of the precious time you have this spring and summer. Plus, the activities are open-ended so they’re great for a wide range of ages.

Here’s a peek inside:

Included in your 86 page Summer Activities Pack, you’ll find:

3 Comprehensive Theme Weeks

Each including playtime activities, ideas for getting out of the house, and reading lists:

Water: Splash and Play

Art: The Earth Without art is just “Eh”

Nature: Explorers in Your Own Back Yard

Planning Printables

Bucket List – Make sure you don’t miss something you REALLY want to do.

Summer Routine Sheet – Combine your tasks and the kids activities.

Theme Adventure and Activity Planner – You won’t forget what supplies you need.

Summer Survival Sheet – Keep your most important data in one spot.

PLUS – Sensory Play Any Day theme with a printable list of ideas you can refer to any time you need an activity QUICK that will engage the kids and keep everyone happy. The Sensory Play section also includes links to loads of sensory activities that rank as favorites with our kids.

In total the pack contains 45 detailed play activities as well as TONS more ideas and resources.

Along with the planning printables, activity instructions, adventure ideas, and reading lists – we’ve also included bonus sections to ensure your summer runs smoothly. Topics include:

How to Plan for a Mindful Summer

How to Keep the Peace Between Siblings

How to Put Together a Basic Summer Art Kit (Plus 20 more art ideas using just those basics)

How to Get the Most Out of Museum Field Trips and How to Discuss Art with Kids

Kitchen Sensory Fun

And more!

It’s basically what you’d get if you asked all of your favorite teachers, babysitters, and supermoms to make a summer curriculum just for you.

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Limited Time Offer:

Click here for the Spring Cleaning & Spring Break Flash Sale – 4 Days Only!

Three of our most popular products, two at 30% off and one for free:

The Project Organize Your ENTIRE life 2017 Printables Pack – 38 PDF pages in all

The Camp Mom Activities Pack PDF – An 84 page PDF perfect for keeping the kids busy over spring and summer breaks!

Bought separately, these PDFs would be $41.97 but through this special new kind of sale we’re trying out… for the next 4 days only you can get them all for only $18.87!

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Finally, part 3 of the “Save Your Spring” bundle to help you get your home and schedule in order so you have the time to connect with the kids…

The Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life printables

It’s that time of year again, when we all take a deep breath and vow to make a fresh start. And to help you out, we’ve got some big, exciting news to share today!

When we launched our handbook to leading a more simplified life, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life: The Quick Start Guide. It was a huge success and we’ve since sold well over 10,000 copies.

But I also heard from you guys that you would like some handy-dandy printables to go along with your newly-formed action plans. So I worked really hard to make that wish a reality.

Introducing…

The 2017 Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Printables Pack

Buy it Separately for Only $14.99

Get this printable pack here:

Inside our 38 page printables pack, you’ll find everything you need to manage every aspect of your day-to-day life from cleaning and meal-planning, to scheduling and that never ending to-do list.

There’s something for everyone here including two different cleaning systems (are you more of a checklist person or a calendar cleaner?) as well as all the printables in both an 8.5″ x 11″ size AND a 5.5″ x 8.5” size.

So whether you’re looking to create a home management binder, want to use these in your personal planner you carry around in your bag, or just want a meal plan/to-do list/cleaning chart to stick on the fridge – we’ve got you covered!

There are tons of options in this 38 page printable pack – use them all or pick and choose exactly what you need. There’s even a suggested daily cleaning checklist, weekly cleaning schedule, and master cleaning list included.

Here’s a look at everything you’ll get:

A Daily Checklist

A simple one page form that breaks your day up into easily manageable chunks. There are check-off boxes (for that sense of satisfaction when you complete a task) as well as designated areas for the day’s menu ideas and appointments.

This one is a great candidate for laminating and using over and over with a fine-tip dry erase marker.

Your Week at a Glance

Conveniently spread across two vertical pages, this gives you a spot to record all of your appointments for the week along with any special reminders you need to leave for yourself in the “notes” section.

There are also spots for your dinner plans and cleaning objectives for each day. It’s everything you want to accomplish in your week all in one spot.

Weekly Meal Plan Worksheet

Designed to help you quickly and efficiently get your weekly meal planning done. Includes sections for all 7 days of the week as well as areas for breakfast, lunch, and snack ideas so nothing gets overlooked. Keep it in your planner or stick it on the fridge for a visual reminder each morning of what needs to be prepped for that night’s dinner.

Two Types of Weekly Cleaning Worksheets

In the Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life eBook, we cover two different types of cleaning systems for two different types of people: the cleaning schedule vs. the cleaning checklist. In this printable pack, we’ve provided both so you can try each out and see which suits you best.

Weekly Cleaning Schedule Template

Much like the Weekly Meal Planning Worksheet, the cleaning schedule visually lays out everything you need to accomplish for the week to keep your house looking good. Assign one major task or room of your house to each day of the week and complete with your daily and infrequent tasks (drawn from the master cleaning checklist).

Weekly Cleaning Checklist Template

While still including sections for daily and infrequent tasks, this option breaks down all of the cleaning tasks for the week into those that will take 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 – 60 minutes, or 1 hour or more. The idea being that whenever you find yourself with a little time to clean, you can quickly check the list for what hasn’t been done yet that week and get to work.

*Printing Note: Since you won’t need both the “Weekly Cleaning” worksheet and the “Weekly Cleaning Checklist” – the intention is to choose one or the other and this must be done for double-sided printing to turn out correctly. When printing, in the pages box, either enter “1 – 6, 8 – 38” OR “1 – 5, 7 – 38”.

Filled-In Weekly Cleaning Schedule & Checklist

Along with the blank worksheets, you’ll also get versions of both the Weekly Cleaning Schedule and Checklist filled-in with suggested chores for each section.

12 Months of Pre-Dated Calendar Pages

Along with squaring away your everyday and your week, it’s always helpful to get a look at your month as well so we’ve included pre-dated calendars all of 2017.

Like the weekly calendar, these are spread out over two vertical pages (no turning to view required).

Whew! That was a lot- glad you’re still with me!

As you can see, there is a TON of value packed into this special bundle.

I really hope you take advantage of this once-a-year sale to get your printables and have a great spring with the kids too!!

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Limited Time Offer:

Click here for the Spring Cleaning & Spring Break Flash Sale – 4 Days Only!

Three of our most popular products, two at 30% off and one for free:

The Project Organize Your ENTIRE life 2017 Printables Pack – 38 PDF pages in all

The Camp Mom Activities Pack PDF – An 84 page PDF perfect for keeping the kids busy over spring and summer breaks!

Bought separately, these PDFs would be $41.97 but through this special new kind of sale we’re trying out… for the next 4 days only you can get them all for only $18.87!

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