#step 2 prep

[kylejsugarman]

can one of y'all come over and pack my luggage for me??

#syd squeaks #i also have to somehow bring home my heavy ass step 1 prep book #i dont want to have to bring 2 suitcases but.........

[bloodawakening]

ooc, don't reblog.  Where does the time go?

#｡･ ╱╱ out of character † ･｡ #( hi hello I winded up being busy and having some mh stuff going on I really lost track of time keeping track of or keeping up #- like what do you MEAN my last post was 2 months ago??? - #with things has been pretty difficult atm despite having muse just been very sidetracked with art and making icons etc. ) #( t/otk also totally did not happen when I stepped away to have a small break ) #( tldr I dont like the depths but I'm sure Dan.te would have a blast - ) #(all I need to do is beat the final boss but I have put that on pause because of the prep I foresee myself needing to do TvT ) #( but I've been as okay as I can be atm I'm currently occupied mostly with art ) #( I can't say for sure when I'll be around when energy allots it but I lurk nonetheless <3 ) #( I am still gonna attempt to slowly chip away at things like icons and drafts etc. )

[bare1ythere]

finished assignments for today. welp off to the incinerator

#AUGHHHHHHHHH!!!!! #I think finals seasons upcoming is dawning on me #I was trying to take it easy for burn out i really was and it was helping!!! #I started being able to think about my special interest again!! #I stopped fantasizing about passing out in front of somebody so someone would notice how bad it is!! #But now its all coming back and I feel so bad. I cant focus I cant do any work #I barely managed to do 3 statistics questions and one paragraph for a project. in 9 hours #I really dont know what im going to do I feel so sick #Ive never had mental health issues impact my academics before like this #Its really bad and the worst part is i think its been bad for a while #my mom called me today about medical school prep and I felt sick to my stomach #I continue to be the family problem child only 2 steps away from being the family disappointment here we go!!!!!!! #shut up me

[hillerskaroyals]

quick rant about felice’s hair bc im excited for curly haired felice in s2

im hopeful we’ll see a more carefree felice who’s no longer burdened by her mom’s pressure. the most obvious example of this is her hair change. in s1 it seemed like felice was straightening her hair to appease her mom so her stopping is the beginning of her gaining more freedom and autonomy but it goes further than that. wearing her hair natural let’s her be more carefree. she doesn’t have to worry about finding the time to straighten it, or getting stressed when it’s humid because it will start to curl, or even checking the weather before she goes somewhere incase its going to rain.

unless you’ve experienced the changes that come when you stop straightening your hair and start wearing it naturally i can’t really explain the sense of freedom you gain. you never realized how many things you avoided or were stressed during because you didn't want to mess up your hair. im hoping natural hair felice is just the beginning of her defying her mom and standing up for herself

#something something felice starting to wear her hair naturally is her first step towards escaping societies pressures or smth like that idk #this isn't as coherent as id like but im really struggling for the right words #basically her curly hair is a step towards freedom #lmao on that note time to go spend the better part of an hour trying to prep my own curly hair to look presentable tomorrow #young royals #young royals season 2 spoilers #felice Ehrencrona #felice young royals #mine #my yr thoughts #words into sentence putting

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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#ok so like this is fine bc im not in a horrible mood rn. this is more i feel like complaining bc what im doing is kinda ridiculous #but my memory is so bad that ill probably forget if i dont write it out. but basically 4 days a week i have to come in starting at 7.30 to #water and prep for measurements. then from 9am to 6.15pm i have to nonstop take the measurements. and theyre timed so that means #i get abt 4 min to do anything before i have to take another measurement. which is abt enough time to start to focus and then have to stop #which is very fucking frustrating. and i have to manage data. coordinate for this fucking paper. and keep track of like 10 other things for #work stuff. which means that it takes me like and hour to send easy emails and they come out all fucked uo bc my brain is so shot #but on top of that i also have to fucking do the steps to get set up for my new school in the fall. and like ive officially accepted the #offer but havent talked to my new advisor since then so now theres this weird gap where im like. uh fuck do i ask for wtf im supposed to #do? bc ive been able to do things for like 2 or 3 weeks but then my life started collapsing in around me. and like there r probably #instructions somewhere but i cant fucking read lol. whatever. hes nice i just need to find the energy and words to email him and b like lol #srry everythings been insane. but bc ive waited so long i have to compulsively keep going back to check that ive been accepted like somehow #that would change while im not looking. ugh. and ive also fucked myself over housing wise bc theres a housing shortage in the city and huge #demand of housing on camus so theres a wait list for everything but i cant fucking apply bc i cant get my id to work. and fucking idk who #to call or email abt that. but idk i might have to have roomates for a semester. or my parents offered to give me some extra money for an #apartment until i can get one that doesnt put me in the red on a grad student budget. ugh. i dont wanna do either of those things #but christ do i not want roommates. ill figure something out. its just annoying and difficult from so far away #and it makes me kinda sad bc ppl r like: r u excited?! and im like. i cant really think abt that. partly bc im constanly putting out fires #in the present so theres not really space for it. partly bc i dont allow myself to b excited abt things so as not to get my hopes up. #but just after i accepted i was excited. and now it feels like im reaching my hand out toward a floating light just out of reach. like #its a nice idea but i wont believe until it happens. but that just bc ive become distorted about things #and i dont even get a weekend bc the 4 days of measurement r friday to Monday and i cant fucking relax on weekdays bc ppl r like hey can u #do this??? and there r things i can only do on weekdays so its like ok i guess ill just suffer forever thrn. and my boss texts me like: hey #did u do X? and am like: uuuuuh i fucking dont kno what day it is anymore. i dont understand y we have to meet. lets just not talk bc im #afraid ill say something worrying. so yea its pretty fucked up rn. but this stuff ends on the 24th #then ill probably not take a break and fucking finish the measurements for another project bc i just really need it to b done. i need it #all to b done so i can fucking wash my hands of this and fucking quit and move away at the start of july... or August if i decide i hate #myself that much. ugh. at least the lab has been pretty empty so no ones seen me crying lol #also thr fucking rutgers guy emailed me yesterday like: hey u want this position? and im like bitch u r like a month too late also im in #my cringe fail era. i would not survive at ur school. ugh everything is terrible. 2 or 3 more months then i csn leave this place forever #unrelated

[beemblebu]

also I hope ur ok after your awful shift im giving you an epic hug

yeah im okay :/ the whole shift wasnt really bad but near the end it got super awful

#god #cause we had like. ppl from corporate came in today #so the highest up person in our building runs the three theaters in the area #so they ppl that came in was the person above him #and then the person above Him #who is. 3 steps below the ceo #so everything was like. we have to be on our best behavior and be extra careful to make sure were staying busy and stuff #but we were also supposed to be doing prep (like. portioning things and stuff) #but then they cut almost everyone #so it was me and xircee and ONE ither person who. is not the person theh should have haf #i dont have anything against him or him working ofc but he’s intellectually disabled and does make a lot of problems #theres a lot more but it was just a mess #and they were mad at us for not prepping things and mad at us for staying after our shift was over to try to do the things they were telling #us needed to get done #THEY fucked up on scheduling AND sent a bunch of people home. and i didnt have my replacement for my position #which makes it their fault #but i couldn’t just LEAVE without anyone there to do the position that at BARE minimum needs 2 ppl that i was doing all by myself #and then they got mad at me for staying over my scheduled time #like u are litterally the one telling us to get stuff done and that i cant leave until my replacement gets there????? #theres more but #idk im exhausted #im not even gonna b able to type it out #anyway #i fucking hate anyone in a management position there

[phildumphy]

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#I just got home and I think my citizenship thing went well idk????? #anyway it’s only step 2 of the process #they still need to assess my file 💀 #it’s so weird honestly #like pls I’ve been living here for almost 8 years #anyway I’m so relieved all the studying and prepping paid off!!!! #time to move on for now I probably won’t hear back from them for at least 6 months #if not a year #random fact but I wore the same top I wore for taylor’s city of lover concert 🥺😭 #lem talks

[mageoftime]

I bought a fit bit and mostly what I've learned is that I'd genuinely probably lose weight if I didn't eat so much

#what i mean by this is the last 3 days at work ive hit the like..standard 10k steps p easily and stuff #.... i must...kick my brother out so i can have a clean kitchrn in which to meal prep bc this is where the unhealthy eatin really stems from #no cheap and healthy options at work really #wveh #note....brother thing is only half a joke im #just #having a real bad time being the sole bread winner in a house with 2 other able bodied adults #whom eat all #the food in the house and refuse to clean up after themselves #like they know we hve roaches and step one to getting rid of roaches is getting clean nd. oy lea ing food just out wherever #but naaaaaaaaah

[simplyjustkate]

Five Habits To Fix Your Problems

1. NON-NEGOTIABLE

Daily tasks or activities that are essential and must be completed each day without exception.

My non-negotiables are:

• 8-10K daily steps.

• Studying (your religious book)

• Cold Showers.

• 10 min journaling .

• No screen time an hour before bed.

• No food 2 hours before bed.

• Stretching.

2. 80/20 RULE

Investing most of your energy and time on specific tasks that create a big impact and maximize your productivity.

20% of the tasks yield 80% of the results.

80% of your productivity comes from

20% of your tasks. By identifying and prioritizing the most important tasks, you can maximize your efficiency and focus on what truly matters.

3. DOPAMINE DETOX

It's a method aimed at taking back control of your life by reducing dependency on instant gratification and increasing productivity.

Abstaining from activities that provide quick dopamine hits:

• social media

• video games

• excessive screen time.

By eliminating these distractions, you create space to focus on meaningful activities.

4. PLAN YOUR DAY THE NIGHT BEFORE

Get everything ready you need for the morning.

Things seem simpler when everything is planned and handy.

This practice allows you to be more intentional with your time and ensures that you are working towards your goals effectively.

• make a to-do list or block time for tasks

• Set out your gym and work clothes

• Prep your morning breakfast

5. CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS

Controlling your emotions can be a valuable skill that helps you address and navigate problems more effectively.

How controlling your emotions helps you: clear thinking (make rational)

Discipline

• Shadow work

• Improve problem solving

• Better communication

• And etc.

controlling your emotions does not mean suppressing or ignoring them. It's about acknowledging and understanding your emotions while choosing how to respond to them in a constructive manner.

It takes practice and self-awareness

#clean girl #vanilla #vanilla girl #wonyoungism #girlblogging #girlhood #glow up #green juice girl #it girl #love #it girl aesthetic #becoming that girl #green tea girl #dream girl #clean girl aesthetic #it girl mentality #it girl moodboard #pink pilates girl #that girl #this is a girlblog

[hikarinokusari]

I think I'm going to need to refrain from putting Pantera cover of Hurdy Gurdy for fight music because :

1 - it bangs too much. 2 - OFC IT'S PANTERA. 66% of my table will surely recognize it. 3 - I'll just stop the fight and listen to it. 4 - It'd be an excuse to "BUT WHAT IF I PUT LUCA TURILLI'S MUSIC" moment I always have which leads to step 1 and step 3.

#hnk ramblings #choosing a music is my nightmare #i'm fucking too picky #i want to listen to final fantasy but i can't otherwise i'll just brainfreeze and listen to final fantasy adieu campaign. #but consider. Luca's turilli music for boss are a treasure #I just resist the urge to put Echoes of Tragedy from Rhapsody of Fire's album in Argynvostholt bc STEP 3 is awful for a music lover. #i fell into a pittrap where I've discovered a new artist for hurdy gurdy and i'm just vibing instead of you know prep. #NO BUT LISTEN THE WOMEN SINGING THEN THE CONTRECHANT FIGHTING THE CHOIR AND THEN THE ALLTOGETHER REPRISE #THEN THE KEYCHANGE THE DESPAIR COMES BACK AND BAM CHOIR AGAIN AND THE SINGER FINDS THE STRENGHTH AGAIN #LOOK I JUST CAN'T I NEED LUCA TURILLI'S INSTRUMENTAL. #AND THEN THE SPEAKING PART OF THE BEGINNING AGAIN WITH THE OMINOUS PIANO WITH RAW ENERGY PLEASE THIS WOULD BE PERFECT FOR THE FIGHT #And this my friend is why I don't put music I know in campaign #now vibing to luca turilli's again. I will never prep the music and the session is in like less than 2 hours and I still need to walk the #dog #THE CHOIR STARTS AGAIN GODDAMN THAT PART WITH THE SINGING AND AGAIN KEYCHANGE AND VIBE CHANGE BUT DIFFERENTLY SLIGHT CHANGES AND THE REPRIS #I JUST CAN'T #THE GLORY #OH FFS I'LL JUST LISTEN TO IT IF THEY FIGHT THE BOSS AND PUT THEM ANOTHER MUSIC #Or I just need the instrumental which is a shame cause I don't have it ALSO THERE IS ORGAN AT SOME POINT AFTER YOU THINK IT'S FINISHED WITH #A FUCKING TOCCATA #AND THIS MY FRIEND IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE MUSIC AND COMPOSITION WISE #^ I'm a music enjoyer. #and ominous piano is back for part 2 after the toccata just to tease and the speaking threatening choir in latin with raw dormant fury just #this is grand masterpiece. #I'll die on this hill but luca turilli's music is such underrated #u want to write music? this is how you write music. Listen to ' Of michael the Archangerl and Lucifer's fall' whole 20 minutes. #It's a gem.

[ms-demeanor]

Tech how-to article written like a recipe. Is that anything? Fuck it.

Old-Fashioned Setting Up a Password Manager

For this project you will need:

One computer

One full-featured browser

One pre-made email account, not shared and logged-in

2-5 possible passwords

5-10 accounts to get started with storing passwords.

Before you begin pre-load your computer, logging in to your email account. You can save later prep time by having your primary social media accounts, banking information, email account, and online bills ready to hand.

Go to bitwarden.com and select "create account"; be sure to select "free account" - you can jazz it up later but we're learning the basics now.

Create the account using your primary email address as the login name and one long (but not complicated!) password that you are certain you can remember but is not widely shared online. This is a great way to use information about your favorite movies or songs, not a great place for your kid's or pet's names.

Set up your password hint with a good reminder; be sure to note any punctuation you added, for instance a comma to separate lines of a song or an exclamation point between words of a movie title.

Verify your email account with the password manager, then set up a new password for your email. You may need a phone or access to your extant 2FA tools for this step. Create a login in the password manager, add your email address, and generate a new password, then save the entry. Go to your email account, select "security" and "change password" - enter your old password to confirm then paste your new password manager generated password into the provided text boxes, and save. Log out of your email account, then log back in with your new password. You will need to do this on all of your devices, so make sure you're using a password manager that is accessible across platforms - Bitwarden is recommended for a reason, this is a place where you don't want to skimp when making substitutions!

Repeat the process of resetting passwords to taste; you don't need to do everything all at once, but it's best to start with a serving of 5-8 to get used to the process.

Time: 30min to 2hr DOE Expense: Literally Free Value: Priceless i never have to remember a fucking password again and now neither do you.

[malusokay]

How to be more organised ౨ৎ⋆ ˚｡⋆

Step 1 -> Clean up. ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡

Go through your emails, messages, photos, notes, etc.

Clean your room and find a place for everything.

Donate everything you don't need (clothes, old toys, books...)

Clean your makeup and throw away everything that might be expired.

Step 2 -> Structure. ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡

Get used to tidying up throughout your day to avoid creating a big and overwhelming mess.

Get a physical planner or calendar to write down important dates, exams, deadlines, and plans.

Be mindful about what you buy and remember: Quality >>> Quantity.

try meal prepping if you're often busy, this makes grocery shopping and hasty mornings a lot easier.

Step 3 -> Routine ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡

Make it a habit. Staying organised can be tough, but keep yourself accountable and stay on track, and soon, it will come naturally to you.

Work on finding a good balance between work/school, self-care/alone time, and your social life.

Take it slow, day by day, and don't overwhelm yourself with silly 30-point to-do lists... keep it attainable!! <3

As always, please feel free to share your own suggestions and tips in the comments!! ♡*̩̩͙❆ ͙͛

❆‧₊*:・love ya ･:*₊‧౨ৎ

#malusokay #girl blogger #it girl #pink blog #that girl #coquette #dream girl #aesthetic #pink pilates princess #pinterest #girly #girlblogging #just girly things #just girly posts #girly tumblr #girly things #girly aesthetic #girly stuff #girly blog #pink bows #pink coquette #glow up #glow up tips #advice #study aesthetic #study blog #loa affirmations #loa blog

[bettsfic]

today is my birthday! i’m 33 today and i have done an ungodly amount of stupid shit in my life that honestly probably should have gotten me killed. so here are 33 hard-won things i’ve learned that i wish someone had told me sooner.

whenever you buy an object, you are going to own that object for your entire life unless you make the conscious decision to throw it away or give it a new home. maybe other people don’t struggle with this as much as i do, but i’ve grown to become a little exhausted by finding a thing and realizing i don’t want it anymore, but i don’t have the energy or motivation to do anything with it. signed, a woman with a packed 10x10 storage unit who is now extremely hesitant to buy new things.

food, and by that i mean good food (and by that i don’t necessarily mean healthy food, but food of good quality that you love), is necessary to live, and buying it, preparing it, and eating it is not a chore. the sooner you accept this and make food a priority in your life, the healthier you’ll be. 

speaking of food, not everything you buy should be the cheapest version of it. personally i’ve found it’s always worth it to splurge on good olive oil, butter, and canned tomatoes. for years i thought i was an awful cook because i was cooking with cheap, disgusting olive oil that made my food taste like shit.

speaking of food part 2, i can’t BELIEVE how long this took me to figure out, but mise en place is the real real. get your shit out and organized and prepped *before* you start cooking, even if it makes things take longer. and yes, it is always worth it to do the dishes as you go, which pisses me off.

when i was teaching myself how to cook and feeling daunted about it, the best advice i ever got was to aim to learn 15 recipes and then put them in rotation.

this is the most horrific and awful truth i have forced myself to accept: there may come a day you can no longer digest your favorite foods, and you will either have to stop eating them, or remain very close to a toilet. i’m sorry.

other people are always going to misperceive you and misunderstand you, sometimes willfully. other people’s opinions of you don’t actually have anything to do with you. they’re not your business, and you don’t have to worry about it or change yourself.

when innocuous or neutral things make you irrationally angry or upset, step back, realize you’re having a big reaction, and then when you’re ready, pay very close attention to the thing that upset you, because you’re about to learn something important about yourself.

a pill sorter can save your life. i don’t know how i managed my meds without one.

sometimes college is about learning stuff, and not about becoming something.

no matter how many perfectionist tendencies you have, it’s worth it to remind yourself that no matter how much of a mess you actually are, you deserve to be loved.

if you’re always forgetting to do important but tedious things, set an alarm and set aside one hour of each week, not to do the important tedious things, but to assess what needs to be done, and *schedule* the important tedious things for the following week. this literally changed my life.

during that hour, make a meal plan too. the point of doing this is condense the time in which you’re making decisions (what to do, what to eat, etc) so you don’t have to burden yourself with them throughout the week. decision fatigue is real. any way you can alleviate that is a good thing.

learn the difference between aggressive, passive, passive-aggressive, and assertive behavior. recognize when you’re being one of the first three, re-assess and aim for being assertive, even if it’s hard.

you can tell you’ve processed trauma, not when the traumatic thing stops upsetting you to think about, but when the traumatic thing takes up the same size in your brain as all your other memories.

if you’re one of those people who never seems to finish projects or follow through with things, there’s a chance you may just grow out of it naturally. until then, follow your interests and don’t feel bad about putting down a hobby to pick up another.

if you love stickers but have sticker anxiety, buy vinyl stickers. you can re-stick them.

there are only a few careers i can think of that you have to commit to early in life because getting the undergraduate credentials is a pain in the ass (teachers, doctors, and engineers, from my research). nearly everything else you can switch to later, which takes a LOT of pressure off having to figure out what you want to do with your life.

people say there’s no money in becoming an artist, writer, musician, etc. actually there’s a ton of money in all of those things, it’s just in the stuff other people want you to make and never what you want to make. it’s still worth it to develop the creative skill and not force yourself into business school because it’s more “practical” or whatever. 

sleep when you’re tired. SLEEP WHEN YOU’RE TIRED. don’t beat yourself up about it, don’t tell yourself you shouldn’t be tired or that you’ve already slept too much, just take a fucking nap. you would never say “hm i’ve already had enough water today, therefore i should not be thirsty” so don’t treat sleep the same way.

when you build a piece of furniture from target or ikea or whatever, the first thing you should do is count all the little screws and things to make sure everything’s there that should be. it sucks to get halfway into putting something together only to find there’s a piece missing and you have to go buy it.

learn to travel by yourself, go out to eat by yourself, see a movie by yourself. in my early 20s i was scared to do these things, but i do them so often now i don’t even think about it. it’s the most fulfilling skill i’ve ever learned.

adding to the above, if you’re a people-pleaser, being alone is especially important, because you’ve probably developed the habit of making the people you’re with more comfortable and happy than yourself, and you’re missing a lot of the beautiful and interesting things around you. when you’re by yourself, you can focus on what *you* want without guilt. 

sometimes you’ll want to break things off with a friend for reasons that are no one’s fault, and you don’t want it to be volatile or make a big thing of it, in which case the goal is to simply fade out of their life. it is okay to let people go.

shame is useless. get rid of it.

no matter how much of yourself you put into your art (or writing, or music, or whatever), when people criticize it, they are not criticizing you. they are having a reaction colored by their own tastes and perspectives. their opinion of your work has nothing to do with you. you don’t have to take everyone’s feedback. in fact you don’t have to take anyone’s feedback. the other side to this coin unfortunately is that compliments don’t have anything to do with you either. it’s good to accept this because it means you’ll stop seeking validation from other people and won’t let anyone else’s perspectives impact your work. anything nice anyone says about your work is merely a bonus to an already good thing.

if you’re an artist of any kind, take one day a year to look up opportunities like grants, funding, residencies, workshops, whatever. put the due dates of all of them on a calendar for the year following and get into the habit of applying for stuff. getting rejected sucks, application fees suck, but in all the years i’ve been doing this, it has always, always been worth it. these things give you a chance not only to help fund and support what you’re passionate about, but they force you to take your own work seriously, and that is something that’s absolutely necessary in order to be successful.

you must become your own greatest advocate. in all respects--in health, in love, in happiness, in freedom, you must. no one will ever fight as hard for you as you will. this in turn will give you the strength and motivation to help others fight for themselves too. the only way the world will ever get better is if every person on this planet learns to see themselves as equals to everyone around them.

brag about yourself as often as you can. for one, people develop their perceptions of you based on how you treat yourself and speak about yourself. but for two, it’s the fastest way to figure out which people to keep in your life, because they’re the ones who are going “oh hell yeah, you’re awesome.” 

be the person other people want to brag to.

at some point in your life, someone is going to hurt you, and it’s going to be willful and intentional. it is not worth it to waste brain space figuring out why they did it or why you think you deserved it. all you have to do is let yourself feel that pain, acknowledge it, and try to move on.

no matter how bad off you think you are, recovery is possible. the first and hardest step is to learn you’re worth the time and effort it takes to recover from the awful things that have happened to you.

developing an expertise does not mean you’re getting objectively better at something. becoming an expert is only the process of seeing your mistakes and having the patience to sit in the discomfort of not knowing how to fix them.    

#writing advice

[uglyducklingofthe2000s]

Don't Touch - LN

Summary: Y/n gets her nipple pierced and Lando really is struggling not to touch

So I did get a request about Lando enjoying the new piercing a few weeks after the initial piercing. But nipple piercings take from 6-12 months to heal. A few weeks is still very much in the raw end of healing. So instead, we're going the piercing but with Lando not being very helpful of the healing progress.

Also nipple update day 2 - she has swollen to twice the side of my unpierced nipple...I'm scared but it doesn't really hurt so we'll take a win where we can

No part 2 requests please

Y/n had been talking to Lando about it for a while. It'd been something she really thought about and decided that she wanted. It was just finding the right time to do it.

Her chosen perfect time, knowing the long healing time. At the start of the season. It's not as if they don't have sex across the span of the season but it's certainly not as often with travel and Lando's busy schedule usually means slightly...more rushed time in the bedroom.

"Say goodbye to unlimited touch. Soon one of them is out of bounds." Y/n smiles as she sits on top of him, his large hands cupping her boobs, thumb rubbing over her nipple.

"How long again?"

"6-12 months."

"That could be a year."

"It could." Y/n confirms while Lando pulls a face. "It's only one...you'll have access to the other."

"Which one am I losing?"

"You choose. I don't mind." Y/n shrugs then smiling as he seems to quite literally weigh up his options, squeezing her boobs and really focusing as he looks between them then squeezing her left for a moment before following up with her left.

"Right because then I won't be using my dominant hand. I might not be so tempted." Lando mumbles seeming to really put through into it. "But then...I kind of want the left to have it because it's my favourite."

"You have a favourite?" Y/n deadpans making him grin and look up at her.

"Of course I do." Lando smirks then sighing. "Left. Pierce the left-no, no. Wait the right."

"Ok, you're going to have to decide because once it's done. I'm not changing my mind." Y/n yawns before she smiles and tilts her head a little.

"Right. I can't risk touching it." Lando declares earning a small nod from the young woman who yawns again. "Stop sitting up and cuddle with me."

Y/n smiles lazily dropping forward against him and more than happily nuzzling down into his neck while he grins at him.

-

Y/n took getting a needle through the nipple like a champ. She was completely fine, much to the surprise of the piercer who did watch her stumble, break into a sweat and keep muttering curses under her breath after the piercing was in and she was told to look in the mirror.

Lando is busy doing all the pre-season prep. Media, announcements, events, content filming, interviews. He's got a lot on his plate. But the moment he sees y/n walking in, he makes a quick job of exiting the conversation and moving towards her.

"Ah, wait don't. It hurts so much more than I was prepared for." Y/n states stepping back when he tries to go in for a hug and stops short with surrendered hands.

"Can I look?"

"Not out here with an audience." Y/n laughs then shaking her head softly at him. "You have to get back to things, you go ahead and do your job. I'm just here to watch."

"Is it bad? Did you bleed?"

"Lando." Y/n instructs sternly pointing at Lando who just grumbles at her for such an instruction.

"Did the piercing come with the attitude?" Lando questions making her jaw drop. "I'm joking. I'm joking."

"I know. Go on." Y/n sighs then being kissed softly before he rushes off and she smiles lightly at him.

Y/n sighs popping some ibuprofen and stealing one of Lando's water bottles to sip from.

"Are you ok?" Jon asks noticing her shift in discomfort.

"Yeah. I'm good." Y/n nods then leaning back against the wall.

Y/n waiting for Lando to finish up and when he does, he manages to keep his hands and any other body parts to himself, or at least away from y/n's boobs.

"Can I see now, please?" Lando asks quite politely then grinning as she sighs and nods lightly at him.

"Yes. Of course." Y/n giggles before laughing a little as he grins at her for the moment, looking beyond at the young woman before she smiles brightly at him.

"She me the damage." He instructs earning a look from the young woman before she pulls off her top carefully, a grimace and hiss when she still manages to knock the piercing. "How bad does it hurt?"

"It could be worse really." Y/n mumbles before she finally releases her boobs. "They look a bit saggy without a bra but-"

"They look beautiful...well aside from the fact that your nipple is look a little red and angry. You did stab it with a needle, so we'll allow it." Lando teases making her smile and roll her eyes a little. "No touching for 6-12 months and I already want to touch it...It's going to be harder than I originally thought."

"Yeah?"

"Definitely. Can I hold around the piercing?" Lando asks making her frown for a moment considering the level of pain she might feel at him holding her boobs in such a way.

"Alright, just be careful." Y/n nods making him smile and nod at her.

"I'm always careful with you, baby." Lando smiles which really they don't necessarily know is true.

His hands are colder than her boobs making goosebumps rise as soon as he touches her.

"Yeah, it's going to be hard." Lando concludes ghosting his thumb over the swollen bud.

"I hope it goes back to a normal size at some point." Y/n mumbles as she looks down with a small frown. "It does look angry, doesn't it?"

"Very angry." Lando confirms making her smile at him for a moment. "I'd get one too but-"

"No. Not a chance." Y/n cuts in making him grin at her.

"Not a chance?" Lando chuckles before he leans down kissing her unpierced boob. "I love you, and your boobs and not touching that piece of metal is going to be hard."

"You'll live."

"I'll try."

-

It turned out to be even harder than Lando has anticipated. He holds her boob more often than he'd ever noticed and he's beginning to find out that she really meant it when she said no touching.

He really only thought it meant that it would be an issue for when they're having sex, but since that's not as frequent as in the off season anyway. It's the more innocent actions that prove to be a bit more problematic.

"Baby." Y/n gasps as her whole body jumps when he absently moves his hand up to her boob to hold it as he was getting comfortable to sleep, trying to cuddle her as they lie in the hotel bed.

"Fuck, I'm sorry baby. I'm sorry." Lando sighs moving his hand down to her ribs and pulling her closer so her can kiss her temple since she had actually been on the brink of sleep till the sudden slightly harsher than intended touch made her jump awake.

"It's ok." Y/n mumbles before Lando frowns suddenly as something dawns on him.

"Baby, you need to clean them."

"I'll do it in a bit."

Code for I'll skip it this one time because bitch I'm fucking trying to sleep here.

"Can I do it for you? I'll be gentle." Lando whispers knowing that it needs done because she'll sleep till morning now. He caught her off guard touching it but if he gives her fair warning then she shouldn't be so bothered.

"Yeah, ok." Y/n nods happy to relieve herself of the task if he's will to do it instead.

Lando kisses her neck as he sits up gently rolling her onto her back before getting up to get everything he needs. It's not the first time he's cleaned it for her, mainly out of just wanting a reason to see and admire it as often as possible. But this also isn't the first time she's been lazy about it either.

And the less she cleans it so strictly, the longer Lando has to wait before he's got full access. That might not necessarily be the truth but Lando does think that skipping one clean is enough ground that could lead to infection and he definitely doesn't want that to happen.

He makes sure to clean his hands before he moves over with some warm salt water and cotton pads.

"Ok, baby. Getting her out." Lando whispers leaning over her and smiling lightly at her as she hums sleepily and raises her arms up above her head so she doesn't get in the way of him pushing her top up.

Her gently pushes her top up and smiles as he sees the piercing which looks much less angry and much more normal sized after the first initial week. Though it's still a little puffier than her other nipple. Definitely still a little crusty.

She shifts a little with a light grunt when he starts cleaning around it.

"Sorry, baby. Does it hurt?"

"Not bad. It's ok." Y/n mumbles tiredly before she flicks an eye open momentarily then closing it quickly again as she relaxes back down.

Lando keeps quiet noticing that actually it takes all of a couple seconds of him wiping and cleaning that she just completely falls asleep.

"All clean." He whispers to himself then smiling a little and leaning down to kiss her other boob before rubbing over it with his hand gently.

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[milkweedman]

fiber arts tutorial links!

I’ve gotten quite a few asks about spinning, fiber prep, and dyeing, and since I’m utterly incapable of answering a question without writing an essay, they often turn into tutorials. I’ve compiled them here for easy perusal ! More will be added as I find and/or write them.

SPINNING

The basics of getting into drop spindles

A comprehensive guide on how to spin on drop spindles

Processing fleece on hair combs to get perfect hand combed top (a cheap fleece processing tool)

How to get your yarn off your spindle

How and why to block handspun yarn before using it

Niddy Noddy sizing

Blocking linen and cotton yarn

How to tell if your handspun yarn is over or undertwisted

Moving from park and draft spinning to suspended spinning

Debugging: roving twists and knots around the edges while spinning

Debugging: compressed roving

The visuals of 2 ply vs. 3 ply

Whittling supported spindles

Very short video-centric guide for supported spinning

FIBER PREP AND/OR DYEING

Steps of fleece processing, including the many methods and tools you can use

What prep to dye in

20 questions of natural dyeing

Dyeing with onion skin

How to clean a blending board

All about mordants

KNITTING

Knitting with chronic pain (more advice from others in notes)

#spinning #handspun yarn #drop spindle #natural dyeing #fiber prep #tutorials

[leaningluthor]

today is working at the computer (rare for me, i may even get to leave early). tomorrow, i fear, i won’t have time to sit down

#bro how am i supposed to 1) do a membrane prep 2) do a co-up 3) run a western #in that exact order those are steps not separate activities #a few other small things as well #personal