#feeling grateful

[meandhisjohn]

Sherlock and John left me the stage today, so I got a chance to thank you.

I started the edits as a joke, and months later, I find myself preparing Halloween, a Johnlock wedding,cases, and many ideas more.

Being creative and getting the chance to share it is more than a gift.

It is a treasure, and it is made by you!

See you on Monday when the Halloween journey starts:)

@totallysilvergirl @thepolyamorywriter @helloliriels @lisbeth-kk @a-victorian-girl @jobooksncoffee @peanitbear @naefelldaurk

[ghaikcake]

Don't give up 💜 keep drawing what makes you happy!

🦑 💖✨ Life's not a competition ✨💖 🦑

[miradelletarot]

This Christmas, I find myself being contemplative.

Two days after Christmas last year, I officially walked out the door, and separated from my husband, letting go of a 16 year marriage in the hopes that I could turn my life around and find my happiness.

It was the scariest and most difficult decision I ever made. I had no idea if I would be okay, if I would fail. If it weren't for my best friends offering their home to me, and my 1 boss buying a car for me to use to get to work, I wouldn't be where I am today.

It's not been an easy year by any means. But, compared to where I was exactly a year ago today, I'm so much better. I'm healthier, happier, and more stable. I'm still not completely on my own, but that's ok. I'm in a supportive and positive environment and I'm growing. I'm in therapy, I paid off my car this week, and I opened a high yield savings account. I'm making moves for my future in a very big way.

I see where my ex is at and it's the same struggles as always. He's kept himself in the same pattern of inadequacy, and I'm so glad I got out.

On top of it all, I cut contact with my parents and my brother. All these toxic, unhealthy connections are being removed and I have never been happier.

The only thing I find I'm missing is full independence. I want a home of my own. I want a job that can allow me to afford an apartment or a house.

I'm also missing companionship. 16 years with a partner then suddenly going without really hits a certain way. It's a void that can't be filled with family or friends unfortunately. Not to be a pessimist, but I don't have a lot of confidence that I'll find someone that will meet my now-high expectations. Gale kinda ruined that for me lol. That's the bar, unrealistic as it may be.

Despite that, however, I'm happy. Truly happy. I no longer blame myself for the failings of my marriage. I gave it my best. I really tried to anyway. I told my ex that I wanted couples counseling. He declined. That was my condition for staying. He said he wasn't interested so as far as I'm concerned, he threw away the relationship. Not me. My mediation is in January so hopefully it'll be over by then.

So many of you have been supportive and loving as I went thru all of this. I am grateful for the friendships I've made on here. I wish I was around more to interact, but please know that I appreciate the help out of y'all and your kindness. This community has lifted me up in ways that I never expected.

Thank you, everyone. Thanks for being here while I grow.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and have a spectacular New Year. ❤️

[strawberry-muffin-crisis]

I love you little glass jars I love you trinkets I love you things that can be repurposed I love you farmers' markets I love you summer I love you life

[secretviewer10]

It's my birthday today 🥳

Its been more than a year since I have adored- or more likely obssessed with King Baldwin IV. And more than a year since I discovered Tumblr and found that there are other people who feels the same about him.

I'm grateful for his life story as I'm inspired by him. And as I grow older, I will always look back on how he and this fandom affected my life 🌹

*sighs how I wish those were my hands

[cevansbrat0007]

Smile. Because you got yourself out of bed this morning, even when your body might've felt too heavy to move.

Smile. Because you took a shower, even though each step on the way to the bathroom might've felt like you were walking through quicksand.

Smile. Because you forced yourself to go to class. Go to work. Or simply leave the house. Even though the thought of having to engage with strangers might've felt like torture.

Smile. Because you managed to accomplish every little thing that your brain lied and told you you couldn't.

Smile. Because somehow, in spite of all the noise, you found the strength to make it through the day.

Smile. Because you deserve to be proud of yourself for every hard-won victory you earned today - big or small.

Because look at you, baby. You did it! And for the what it's worth, I'm super fucking proud of you. Now go drink some water, eat some chocolate, or watch your favorite show. Just rest.

Because you've earned it.

Goodnight - Britt

[mekanikaltrifle]

quick update: I'm feeling less turbulent and ill for now (which is great!), but life's still busy. Will probably not be about much but if you see me liking a post just know I appreciate the good vibes 👍 (that's a crisp autistic thumbs up, the highest form of praise in my book) Also, an aside: thank you to the wonderful mutual who went on a reblog spree of my old art-- even if I got a fright that there's still art from 2016 and before on here lmao :D

[acurtist]

When I needed to feel safe the most, I was made a million times more vulnerable.

I kept lying to myself and lying to everyone else, in order to survive.

All the while, the reality was eating away at me.

Only those who harmed me got to feel appreciated, protected, and rewarded.

Some "debts" I cannot repay for a lifetime worth of giving back!

[lilbreedingd0ll]

if theres one thing to love about my body (besides the fact that it produced the cutest baby in the world), its the fact that my periods are TO THE DAY. give or take 1 or 2, but theres no guessing involved and it doesnt matter what my diet or stress looked like for the month. i will still bleed in 25-26 days. fucking amazing. i am blessed

[chrisnewbie]

this happened yesterday apparently! what in the time paradox!*@!&^3

[meandhisjohn]

Bought it today.

Can't wait to start reading once the craziness is gone.

My heartfelt gratitude to everyone who participated in this wonderful project.🙏❤️👏

@totallysilvergirl @khorazir @lisbeth-kk @helloliriels

[drunk-cigarette]

the sound of my friends laughter is what keeps me going

[a-library-ghost]

my absolute favorite hobby is curating pynch and trc/tdt content from random shit I see on the internet for the trc and tdt tumblr folks. like sometimes I see and screenshot stuff and I genuinely think to myself “I know they’ll love this.” and you do. and I thank you for that

[changingplumbob]

6 months in...

Have a teen Cassandra, Devin and Charlie.

Today makes 6 months since I've been posting, and about a year that I've been playing with my rotational save. I'm so happy to finally have people to talk to about my sims so this post, much like my 3 months post, is here to say THANK YOU

Thank you first and foremost for caring about what I have to share into the void. I really didn't think my little stories would gain any followers beyond the people I migrated here from Spoutible with. After all they're sims living simple-ish lives, making their families with less drama than the average story on here. And no tidying up filters or edits. Somehow you welcomed them into your dash and I'm extremely grateful. Thank you for every single like you give. For those that comment, thanks for the chats. For those that want to comment, I promise not to be scary. For those that don't want to comment or don't have time, guess what? I still appreciate you being on this journey with me!

On behalf of my sims, thank you for accepting them. Thank you for understanding they fall all over the map. They have different body builds, genders, romantic attractions, sexual attractions, woohoo drives, are neurotypical and neurodiverse as well as having different moralities (I have an evil sim and a good sim now? Can't remember if they've ever talked but they certainly know of each other). I'm trying to add in more ethnic/cultural diversity where I can but with long lifespans it can take a while.

Between you and me one of my biggest tumblr fears is getting to part 3 of a household only for someone to comment "These ones are so boring, get back to blah blah blah", but... that hasn't happened? Somehow I've been extremely lucky and landed in the part of tumblr where none of you post mean or rude things on my posts. For this I am incredibly thankful.

Thank you for accepting me being me, and everything that entails. Including days where my IBS keeps me from being overly literate. All the cute cats I have no choice but to reblog. Understanding I have no idea how to play tag properly. Not cutting me off for an excessive love of puns and shoving song lyrics into tags. For including me with the boops, virtual flower bouquets, and asks where I can't seem to give a short answer.

Thanks to you for not minding me commenting on your posts. Extra thanks for reblogging the content and stories you enjoy to broaden my horizons.

So until later today (or your tomorrow) when I introduce which household we'll be heading next I decided to do something different. I have on my external harddrive screenshots from when I decided to start writing alongside my sims gameplay. There was some weird happenings way back when so have a flashback or three.

What's that? A couple of you have followed me in the past three months and haven't seen my cat? Let me remedy that! Here she is with one of her two favourite blankets.

EDIT: I'm super nauseous today and will probably be off tumblr while my IBS settles and I have to take her *points above* to the vet because her arthritis meds have her off her food and I want to make sure we're doing what we can to keep up her food intake because she's a delicate 12 year old lady.

[sambeawesome]

A couple months ago I had talked about my unspoken goal to consistently be at 100$ for "Last 30 Days" reports & how exciting it is to hit it every once in a while. Soon after, I had reached almost 200$, and I can't believe I'm almost there again! This is so amazing, thank you all so much! <3

All the likes & shares really help boost my posts & let them be seen by more people--word of mouth is huge!

This is of course by no means my full time job, just a passion project of mine, but the extra bits of income are still greatly appreciated & so helpful! Thank you so much <3

Also if you ever do use my resources, please do feel free to share them with me! It's so amazing to see all the beautiful work everyone creates, and I feel so honored to be a part of so many people's journeys ����❤️

[rymustdie]

this summer may not have been the teenager dream but i still am grateful for all the people ive met and all the experiences ive had. yeah it sucked at times but thats okay. i lived.