Hi! I was on Instagram recently and stumbled upon Nisreen Shehada's account. Before October 7, Nisreen posted very aesthetic, well crafted baking TikToks/videos (which looked delicious!) Since October 7, she has been sharing her daily life in Gaza.
This is the first reel of hers I saw. It's so important that she is not only documenting her daily life right now (for public record, for memory, for history) but that she is doing it in a format that is so familiar to anyone online right now.
I think that even well intentioned people can sometimes unintentionally dehumanize groups fighting for justice amidst tragedy. It is vital that we view Palestinians not just as victims or impoverished or assume life has always been this non-stop nightmare. Literally, Nisreen is like so many people I know. Like so many people you know! Just a regular lady who loves baking! Just your friendly neighborhood dentist! Aperson who loves their families. A devoted cat mom. A very stylish dresser.
I love that her page shows how people are living day-to-day now. And I love that it shows her finding moments of joy even in the darkest of times. ❤️
Please give her account a follow.
Edit to add: I've made a separate account for archiving videos and posts from regular people in Palestine documenting daily life. You can follow it @watermelllonarchive
Just finished Netflix's Is It Cake, Too? (season two of Is It Cake?) and one of the contestants freaking hand painted the Mona Lisa in under 10 hours and did I mention that it was also a cake?
trying to attain culinary employment pls follow my instant grahm.
okok so to create a portfolio of sorts to get a culinary job in Toronto, I've made a side instagram where I'll be uploading a combination of past food that I've made, present food, and screenshots of my own tumblr posts talking about food.
I fully anticipate at least one person who left tumblr years ago dm'ing me in some way going "hey this person is stealing your posts!!!" not knowing that it is
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beyond the curtain.
There is no pressure to, but I WOULD appreciate a follow if you could spare it to make it seem like I didn't make this instagram and design a logo like. 30 minutes ago.
they're spells, incantations that can make people laugh or cry. they can manipulate thoughts. forge belief. at their most powerful, words can change the future and reshape the past, but despite all this, we pretend that magic isn't real. that it's make-belief.
but it is real. it's all around us, a never-ending influence on our emotions. when we read the wrong words, we feel alone and hopeless, we feel angry and scared. but when we read the right ones, we elevate ourselves. we grow.
this is the truth: we are all sorcerors of this reality, and every day, we're given a choice of which spells we cast. we can encourage, or we can devastate. we can choose love, or we can choose fear.
our choices matter. they matter because we are more powerful than we realize. they matter because our words shape our world, and they shape the worlds of those around us, too.
THE GLAM KITCHEN 👄🔥 Caldito de pollo✨ Listen. I filmed this a month ago so I could have a GK for you while travelling (becos I am a giver) and then I forgot to post it, so you could imagine how I felt editing watching how that bay leaf really listened 🍃🔮 be ready for what you wish for 🧌✨