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taking-thyme · 3 years

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Comforting Things for Bad Days

I made this list for myself, but I figured I'd share it in case anyone else may need it. It's just a simple guide of things that help when I'm upset, so if it helps you as well, I'm glad. Godspeed, everyone

🍜 Cooking food!! I was having a really shitty day awhile back, just feeling incredibly exhausted, and even after a nap it didn't seem to be getting much better. But then I made myself some Ramen and I just felt so much nicer than before. Even just boiling some water to get it started felt so fulfilling. Food is such a soulful thing, it never fails to make me feel better, especially if it's handmade. So go pick up some cucumber and slice it into bits, then throw together a salad while you’re at it! It’ll nourish your stomach and your soul. This also applies to baking too, of course! Some banana bread or brownies sure do sound good right now!

☕ Make yourself some tea. I find that Raspberry Tea is a personal favorite of mine, so I always make some when I really need it. Warm drinks in general are proven to make a person feel warmer and more pleasant too, so hot chocolate or whatever floats your boat is probably fine too. And, of course, you can never go wrong with water. It’s the only drink that can make you feel significantly better after one sip, so pour yourself a cool glass and enjoy.

🐉 Watch some really nice Animation. Like Studio Ghibli, or Moomins, or Cartoon Saloon. Or even something like Loving Vincent if you're in the artsy, melancholic mood for it. Rewatch Spirited Away or The Cat Returns while you’re at it! I don't really have a super solid explanation for this one, except that Animation makes me happy. It inspires me. So it should be a good and kind friend in those darker moments too!

🕹️ Play some video games! Much like Animation, I love me some video games, so when I'm feeling up to it they can be a good stress relief when needed. I find that Zelda games, Kirby's epic yarn, and other games like Undertale are especially good for this. Try and pick something that's not too high-octane action. Well, unless you're mad and need to take it out on some Bokoblins, of course. Then that is perfectly acceptable. As long as it helps you, you’re doing just fine.

🧵 Re-experience some old things you used to love! Visit that Japanese Market you used to love as a kid, or pull out your old stuffed animal and cuddle with them again. Research Diplodocus like you used to as a kid, watch Peter Pan again, and accept all the emotions and nostalgia that comes with seeing these things with new eyes. Don't judge if you get a bit teary eyed, that's normal. Feed your inner child for once, they've been getting awfully hungry lately.

📕 Sit down and read. Like actually, genuinely read. Modern life always seems so fast paced and crazy, it can be hard to remember the quieter moments in there too. Reading helps us remember them. Pick up that Encyclopedia of Spirits tome you got forever ago, or one of those Art and Concept books that you love so much. It'll nourish your soul, I promise.

🕰️ Take a Nap!! Exhaustion kills, quite literally in fact. So just curl up somewhere, and doze off. Set a timer for a twenty minute power nap, or sleep for 5 hours on a Thursday afternoon! There are no rules for how much sleep you're "allowed" to get, so if your body needs it, do it!

🧹 Clean!! When you’ve got the energy for it, cleaning is a great way to clear both your room and your mind. Break it down into steps. Start with a very small section of your space and clean it thoroughly, then move on to the next. You’ll have the whole room done before you know it! A messy room may be fun, but it also creates a chaotic energy that can throw you off, so it’s good to go through and organize every once in a while to clean the space and the energy there.

🌾 Nature! For the love of god, just go outside. It doesn’t matter where it is, as long as there’s grass and trees and greenery, you’re in the right place. There’s a reason why Houseplants are so important to people; Humans need that greenery for both our physical and mental health. Go listen to the birds, take a walk that leads to nowhere, go water some plants and trees while you’re at it! Take care of the world, and it’ll care for you back. Hell, you can even build a little shrine to some nature spirits or a tree, and start leaving offerings there! Take care of your life in the most literal sense! Home is where the heart is, after all.

✏️ Draw! Something, anything, when it’s in your head, draw it out! Or look back at your old drawings and admire them sometimes. Like that drawing of Princess Peach in the heart-shaped glasses, or that Capybara eating ramen that you made a while ago. Remember how much fun you had making those? Remember the pencil lead stains on the side of your hand? Let the emotions of that drawing come back and fill you up again. Let them comfort you, feel them, and then let them go. Drawing is nourishment for the heart, so it’s important to do sometimes.

💕 Be kind and do nice things for others. Write a letter or send an email to someone you haven’t seen in forever! Give someone a compliment and strike up a friendly conversation! Make something or do a chore or errand for the ones you love! Humans are sociable creatures by nature, that’s pretty much the only reason we’ve survived this long, so give in to your compassion and do nice things! By helping others, you’ll help yourself even more.

🧼 Take a Bath or Shower! Go all fancy with it too! I’m talking your favorite playlist, some candles if it’s dark enough, maybe some bubbles or an open window to smell the fresh breeze. Really get into it, but make sure nobody’s washing dishes or anything, so you can have all that nice, hot water to yourself. Getting clean and feeling clean will help cleanse your soul as well! Oh, and make sure to pick out new clothes afterwards. You’ve probably been wearing those for awhile now, plus new clothes help drive home the cleansing feeling that comes with a bath.

⛲ Pick or schedule something to look forward to! Take a small trip to somewhere you really wanna visit, or go swimming for a bit after work! Even if it’s just something small like a nap or a meal you’re really excited for, try and find motivation to get you through until then. Having something to look forward to makes the day more bearable, so try and find something like that everyday!

📬 Make something! Put together a recommendations list of all your favorite things, with short notes about why you like them, and why others should enjoy them too. Make some memes about something you really like, or an idea that’s been stuck in your head for forever. Pick up a hobby like animation, so you can finally see your own drawings come to life, like you’ve always dreamed! A pen can’t win a battle, but the sword can’t heal the heart.

🍶 Start a Collection! Choose an item you really like, and start trying to find them everywhere you go. It helps make trips more meaningful when you’re actually looking for something at those gift shops. How about a collection of Witchy-themed Books, or Letters and Notes from meaningful people? That sounds so nice, doesn’t it?

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watermelinoe · 4 years

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S/S was so lacking. I thought the big empty field you kept retuning to was incredibly boring tbh. It just made the world so very small. I also wasn't that fond of the new gym styles and with dragon being my fav type and s/s having no cool new ones and the actual nice ones once again put at the very end of the game it was just disappointing. I still haven’t actually finished it nor do I want to and with the basegame being what it was I don’t feel like spending money on dlc. 1/4

same! it seemed cool at first but there just wasn’t much of anything to do and honestly not that many pokemon to catch :/ and yeah i’m not exactly a big sports fan, it seems like... kind of weird, is there a big overlap b/w football/soccer fans and pokemon fans? just a strange choice. i think i got towards the end of the game and kind of stopped. i really can’t see myself spending money on the dlc

Links lack of expression during cutscenes I just put down to actual brain damage/amnesia, it made sense to me at the time. He does show emotion at other points in time and to step into a world after a 100 year nap must be hard. But LoZ can get away with a lot in my eyes. I don’t think we ever looked at the trailer for WW or anything. It was more like, oh new official LoZ game, of course we’re gonna buy it. Which is admittedly still do with all things LoZ. 2/4

that makes sense, i just loved how expressive he was in past games and i feel like he should’ve at least reacted to the champions, esp mipha, and zelda at the end of the game... felt like he was more excited abt his own cooking than reuniting with her lmao. but yeah i’m inherently biased in favor of loz games. i think people were upset bc they had this tech demo with a more realistic link, and then the actual game ended up being this cartoon-like style. i’m glad people warmed up to it.

There’s a lot of fun switch games, hopefully she’ll find something that suits her. I admire your restraint tbh. Even with LoZ I’ve spent plenty of time swearing at the tv, most recently involving all things lynel and/or guardian and pls link would you runnn. Or basically any 'high stakes' moment in game. All Nintendos games are aimed at new players I feel, which makes sense in a money way but it's downright rude to loyal fans and rather disappointing 3/4

yeah i think she’ll branch out! :) i know i get too worked up abt stuff sometimes so i try to... avoid doing that. i definitely swore during those stealth missions in botw, especially that stupid little korok.... i was like ok buddy you’re lucky you’re cute or i would make you into a salad >:( and yeah i don’t mind that they switch up the formula in their games, but at some point it’s like you’re not even making a paper mario game at this point. and the whole arts and crafts gimmick has already been a thing since kirby’s epic yarn... i see the new paper mario and i’m like hmm. i could be playing yoshi’s crafted world lmao

I really hope that the article I messaged you about earlier is a leak and that we’ll get SS around the next big holiday. Or better yet, next week or so. Glad to hear (read?) you’re doing okay! I’ll keep my fingers crossed that everythings good at your check-up. The heatwave is finally dissipating here so I'm starting to return back to my functional human self. - pokenon 4/4

i hope so, too!! and thank you :) my checkup went really well *and* i got dairy queen after. but now that i’ve got the all clear i should... actually start exercising. it’d be nice to go to yoga again but. well. anyway that’s great to hear! hope things stay good over there!

#answered #pokenon tag #loz

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