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Recenty I got told I have ""low bone density"" and I need to do more "high impact/weight bearing gym exercises". Except I hate doing gym things because there's SO much planning, executing, and recovery involved, when I could be in my nice warm bed. In my endeavor to find some exercises that I don't find boring, I found this wonderful FREE program put together by the CDC & Tufts University: Growing Stronger - Strength Training for Older Adults - CDC
It's wonderfully detailed with every step of the process, written so non judgementally + in a supportive tone for those of us who struggle with sticking with consistent programs, and it's even got nice worksheets to print and fill out!!
It's aimed toward an older audience, but honestly, it looks perfect to me for those of us who need a more structured format to just fall into on the daily, and for those of us who struggle with getting up and out of bed sometimes. Hope this reaches someone that needs it!
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tonights acotar thoughts are with the Illyrian women and how rhysand has utterly failed them despite his supposed efforts
Hes ‘allowed’ them to become warriors if they wish. But thats not even the bare minimum. from my memory he acknowledges that he doesnt enforce the wing clipping laws (smooth move) so that’s basically useless and as to be expected of a man, he misses the point of feminism and equality laws. WHERE are the laws and protections for women in marriages?? if the illyrian are so ‘brutal’ and ‘backwards’ the assumption can be made that divorce isn’t a thing unless the man requests it. No women requested divorces and probably no such thing as no fault divorces. As well as forced marriages (which also brings up the consent age) Adding on, what about abortions and other pre natal and natal laws and protections? again, assuming women arent allowed to have abortions or simply any bodily autonomy, where are those decrees rhysand? Im not even getting into the potential of LGBTQ+ illyrians and their rights (Logically there are LGBTQ+ illyrians but ofc sjm wouldn’t mention them)
He makes such a fuss about it being a womans choice (a hypocrite as we see in acosf) yet unless a woman is able too or wants to fight he doesnt seem to care. Which is also a major flaw of sjms writing, women only gain their independence if they can kick ass and fuck as they want. Which is of course valid but thats a very shallow way to view feminism and equality. The whole point is that a woman can choose, wether its to be a warrior or a stay at home mother, but theres nothing done for those women who want that lifestyle.
This has influenced me in my fic writing a lot to where a this topic has become a major focal point in my fic somewhat by accident. I think that logically there would be a rebellion from mostly illyrian women against rhysand, hes promised them so much yet has delivered so little.
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Another day, another ficlet prompt! I’ve been mostly doing a mix of genres so let me pull another genre out of my bag o ideas…
Young prince Silver wanders into the woods to play after finally getting permission, but he wandered off. At least he seems to have found a friend in a slender, black haired figure whose eyes glow red but whose smile is just so kind.
[✐] ficlet frenzy
“Here you go, mister!”
Silver’s friend smiles as he thrusts a gift into the palm of his hands — a wreath of flowers bound together, stems knotted into a loop to form a beautiful flower crown. It’s one of the things his nanny taught him when he was young, wanting to run through the palace gardens and admire the pretty flowers and all their bright colours. “Cross the stems over each other like this, you see?” she would tell him, the two of them sitting on a bench, a bundle of flowers piled between them. “Keep braiding it until you’ve got enough space, then add another flower. Come on now, you can do it, young master!”
“My, my,” his friend muses, taking the flowers from him in those pale hands. His red eyes seem to glow a little brighter, teeth showing as he smiles widely. “What a lovely gift this is! How long did this take you, little one?”
“Not very long,” Silver admits, a small sliver of pride sneaking into his voice. “I’ve been practising since I was really young! I can make them really fast now!”
“How talented you are!” He squirms a little as those fingers ruffle his hair, ignoring the way sharp nails nick at his scalp a little bit. His friend has nails that are a biiit too sharp, but that’s okay! It makes it easy for him to slice through the fruit they find in the forests, splitting it between the two of them to share.
See, for a while, Silver has wanted to make a gift for his friend. He’d first met him when he got permission to visit the woods, only to end up miserably lost. It wasn’t his fault the trees all looked so similar! He’d struggled to find his way out, and had eventually ended up curling into a ball by the foot of a tree, crying messily, when a shadow fell upon him.
Sure, his friend was a little scary at first. Silver had frozen at the sight of those gleaming red eyes that seemed to pierce the darkness… the dark hair that framed his face, long strands dragging against the ground in knotted clumps… the too-sharp teeth and too-long nails that he had, revealing them when he’d opened his mouth to smile and raised his hand to wave. But those were things of the past! Now, Silver knows that those red eyes are easy to find in the dark if he gets lost! And that long hair is fun to style! And his long nails and sharp teeth make it really cool to watch him tear fruit and rip branches apart!
His friend places Silver’s gift onto his head, nestling the flowers amidst dark locks of hair. Silver doesn’t recognise all the flowers, still struggling to remember all the anthology lessons he’s been taught. But he does remember some of them — daisies and daffodils, and pretty roses too!
Silver knows he shouldn’t be sneaking out to visit his friend like this. It’s dangerous, after all — that’s what his parents have always told him, reminding him that as a prince, he’s always in danger of being caught. But… it’s okay! Because Silver knows his friend will protect him. He’s always waiting for him when Silver wiggles out of the little gap in the garden walls, happily scooping him up to spin him around before they head into the forest together. And if he’s being entirely honest… his friend is nicer to Silver than his parents. Not that his mother and father are bad; Silver knows they love him dearly. But… they’re always busy. It gets a little lonely sometimes.
Sometimes he wishes he could stay in the forest with his friend. That would be fun, Silver thinks, smiling as he takes in the gleam of those bright red eyes, the cheerful smile on that pale face.
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