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Abortion is a form of Lethally Violent Child Abuse. Stop the Violence. Protect Children. End Abortion.

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please be nice to me, i'm in my twenties. do you know what that does to a person

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lonely people are like nooooo i love the silence i love being by myself and then you ask them how their day has been and they tear up a bit

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no i dont think women starving themselves and reconstructing their entire faces with makeup and plastic surgery is feminism and female empowerment

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Getting the most out of your clothes

I've talked about how to get a wardrobe you'll actually wear before, but I figured I'd go a little deeper into getting the most out of your clothes.

The clothes you own:

Want to green your fashion habits? Re-wearing your clothes for as long as you can is the best thing you can do. You can shop sustainably all you want, but the most sustainable clothes you'll ever have are the ones that are in your closet right now.

Some things you can do to wear them longer:

Wash your clothes in ways that minimise wear and tear and are appropriate for the specific garment.

Mend your clothes when they get damaged.

Alter your clothes when they no longer fit your body or personal style.

Protect your clothes. Wear an apron when cooking for example, and wash out stains right away to avoid them becoming permanent.

Repeat the same outfits. It's okay, I promise! If anything, it's great to have set outfits to return to for specific tasks like messy chores or job interviews, or for when you simply can't be bothered.

Challenge yourself to come up with new outfits for your existing wardrobe. Pick one item and see how many different outfits you can make with it. Be creative, and have fun!

Experiment with layering to make your wardrobe more flexible when it comes to weather. A summer item might be a great autumn staple when layered over or under something warm, for example.

Wear all of your clothes. Yes, even the fancy ones, and even that one shirt that's been at the back of your closet for years.

Get to know yourself and your personal style. Figure out what makes an outfit feel right to you.

New clothes:

We all have to get new clothes from time to time. The way we go about this can impact both our environment and our wallet, so here's a few things you can do to get new clothes in a more sustainable way:

Organise clothing swaps in your community to trade your clothes for someone else's unworn gems.

Use freecycle communities and no-buy groups to get clothes for free.

Borrow or rent clothes for special occasions. If you do have to buy an item for a one-off occasion, try to incorporate it into your daily wardrobe, give it away, or sell it afterwards.

Make your own clothes from upcycled materials. Table cloths and bed sheets can make for a great source of fabric, for example.

Buy second-hand. Try out thrifting apps if you don't have access to physical second-hand shops.

Need to buy something that's hard to find second-hand, like underwear or socks? Look for unopened lots on thrifting apps: they're usually sold by people who accidentally ordered the wrong size while shopping online.

Buy from sustainable brands, B corporations, or indie designers when buying something new if you can afford to.

Make a list of what you need before going shopping so you'll be less tempted by sales and such.

Only buy items you truly love and/or need. Can you imagine yourself wearing it for years to come? Do you love how it fits? If not, then maybe leave it on the rack.

Consider how well something matches your current wardrobe before buying something new. You might end up with an item you never wear because it goes with nothing you own otherwise.

Don't follow trends unless you truly love them and plan on wearing them long after they're no longer popular.

Learn to distinguish clothes that will last. The best way to do this is to learn basic sewing skills, and to spend some time looking into fabric types.

Conclusion:

Aside from their basic function to protect our bodies, clothes have a big impact on our lives. A wardrobe that's comfortable, fits right, and makes you feel good about how you look can do wonders for your physical comfort and self-esteem. Clothes also have a social function: having access to an outfit for say a job interview can influence our lives on a larger scale too, unfortunately.

Getting to a point where you have access to these things can be a tough journey, so it's important to maintain them once you get there.

Our current fast fashion system harms both garment workers and our environment. Quitting fast fashion can be difficult or even out of reach for a lot of people, but even minor things like wearing the same clothes more often or learning basic mending techniques can have an impact if enough of us do it. It will also save you money and make you more self-reliant as you'll be less dependent on the industry.

These are just a few ideas you could try to get the most out of your wardrobe. Feel free to add on to this post.

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I'm in the backseat, i have no control

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Rehumanize International at the March for Life!

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gremlin/crowcore for a fellow catlover 🍄🌱

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🌿🌄 — [all pictures from pinterest]

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Mothem.

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For anyone wondering the origin of "Such The Vultures Love" it is a phrase that was occasionally written on the exam table in old dissection photos. There are many interesting phrases that were used in these photos and these photos were taken because it was an honour and privilege to take part in a dissection.

Image 1: "Such The Vultures Love"

Image 2: " He lived for others, he was killed for us" and he likely was, because in this era of human dissection medical school staff were known to occasionally hire people to get them bodies to dissect, these hired people would often kill homeless and otherwise undesireable people to have a body that nobody would claim that would be free to use for this purpose.

Image 3: "Her loss is our gain"

Image 4: "Man's usefulness endeth not with death"

Image 5: "a thing of beauty is a joy forever"

Image 6: "Know Thy Self"

Image 7: "A Student's Dream" this one was a photo concept done various times were cadavers would be posed around a living student laid on the table.

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This is the main stuff in my collection of dead things. I bought the bat before I learned how unethical the dried bat trade is, now I thoroughly research before I acquire anything. I love blue cicadas so I have 3 of them.