#Q/a

[csuitebitches]

Whilst you nourish your body with exercise, slow yoga, nighttime body milk, adorn it with jewellery and sultry perfume, carefully drape it with clothes that fit… don’t forget to nourish your mind. Classical music, podcasts, brain games like crosswords, sudoku, mental math, art even if you’re terrible at it, gardening even if your plants never seem to grow, cooking even if you might burn the house down - embrace learning, embrace curiosity, and enjoy your own company. Be the best wife you could be to your own self first. Care for yourself, defend yourself, grow, teach, constructively criticise yourself; be the best parent you could be to yourself.

[femmefatalevibe]

Femme Fatale Guide: Signatures To Discover For A Stronger Personal Brand

Personal brand colors (for your outfits, makeup, nails, socials, office supplies/decor, etc.)

Signature aesthetic choices (could you be identified as the woman always in a leather jacket, wearing red lipstick, always wearing crystal hair clips or full ear stacks, etc.)

Signature jewelry pieces

Go-to nail color/shape

Signature drink (alcoholic or not)

Personal sayings you're known for in your social group

Signature scent

Unique talents/hobbies/skillsets (Painting, cooking, computer skills/programming, negotiating, writing, etc.)

Your go-to restaurants, shops, etc.

Signature meals/particular food choices

Signature hostess gifts

Specific leisure priorities (she's the woman you'll always find at the Opera, contemporary art museum, dog park, watching Alfred Hitchcock movies, etc. in her free time)

Areas of life where you give the best advice

Causes/organizations you care most strongly about

Your greatest social competency (Telling the best stories, being funny, asking great questions, making everyone feel welcome and included, negotiating, planning the best trips/parties, being a social connector, etc.)

[ecto-stone]

For the emotion + palette thingy:

Dani, 1H+sounds of crying :)

[blissfullyecho]

how to *actually* be more confident

one of the thousands of things i cannot stand in the personal development community is when someone’s advice is to “be confident”. like ok girl.. it’s not like i can instantly become more confident lol. let’s first debunk some myths straight away.

1) you having better posture makes you LOOK confident, but it doesn’t actually HELP you feeling confident. it’s uncomfortable and annoying.

2) you looking up instead of down again makes you LOOK confident, but it doesn’t make you FEEL confident. it makes you feel awkward because you don’t know what to look at.

3) making a list of the things you like about yourself is cutesy and all, but it doesn’t do anything for you to gain happiness. if anything, it’s temporary. and if there’s nothing you like about yourself, then this piece of advice does more harm than good. now look at you— even more sad

4) i read online when i googled “how to be more confident” and a common tip was “realize you’re not alone”. what the actual fuck does that have to do with gaining confidence? girl bye

5) recite affirmations. this one is so annoying. if you hate something about yourself and you’re saying “i am/love/have” affirmations about something you don’t believe is true, it’s a waste of time and makes you look crazy.

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if you actually want to gain confidence, you need to do exactly these things because it’s what worked for me:

1) you need to set goals, duh— but set goals like daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly. when you cross your goals for the day/week/month/year, you begin to see yourself as someone who is hardworking and someone who knows how to get what they want. then guess what? your confidence increases. it’s impossible to accomplish the things you want to accomplish and feel insecure.

2) build trust with yourself. if you say you’re gonna do something, do it. that’s the most attractive thing anyone could do. if you’re used to telling yourself you’re going to workout 4 days a week but you keep only getting to 2 days, you’re going to have a hard time counting on yourself. if you can’t count on yourself to get the job done, you’ll never be confident.

3) you have to be attractive. sorry. anyone can be attractive though so you’ll be fine as long as you actually work on getting your look together.

4) amplify your current strengths. if you’re good at something, aim to get better at it. honestly, with everything in your life, you should always aim to be better than yesterday, last month, last year, etc.

5) do things that make you uncomfortable. if you don’t like going to the gym because you feel like everyone is looking at you and making fun of you, go anyway. when you get used to the feeling of being uncomfortable because you fear for how you come across to others, that’s the best opportunity to increase your confidence because more times than not, you were overthinking the things that once made you uncomfortable

6) be in shape. it’s attractive and you feel a lot better. no one better come for me on this tip. it’s not horrible to be healthy lol. relax.

[1sjust-lilsilly]

Pocket Crew Q/A!!!

Ft: Spamton G. SPAMTON, Jevil, Lancer, & Rouxls Kaard

[Live^ From Kris’s Pocket]

Ever wondered what goes on in Kris’s pocket? How about asking the residents themselves!

Here we have a [[Number#1RatedSalesman1997]], a Jester who’s specialty are number games, a duke of puzzles, and a squishy boy!

(they're extremely bored and don't have anything better to do…)

Rules:

• Nothing Suggestive/Inappropriate

• Refrain from cursing

• No ships!

• Be respectful to me and everyone in this blog

(There's more on my tumblr page)

[alexstarksblog]

Hello!

Your art is really cute btw But I offer Zah'ke, she may bite, but don't worry about it he'll let go.. eventually

Author: Aahah, okay, I'll take care of this lil baby) *took Zah'ke into my arms*

[discordix1031]

To Jeff & Liu: What's something that you've both individually done that you haven't told each other? Like a secret you never revealed. 😄

OMG Onix! Thank you for this question, this is the first real question I've gotten! Well, let's hear what they have to say.

Hmm, I wonder what Liu meant by that? Also people, please take Jeff's advice and don't smoke or vape, it is not a good thing for you, and it can hurt you. Take care of yourself 💖.

PS: Any Q/A posts I make will be under the tag "Strange Notes", just be aware 😉.

[ash-says]

hey girl! i hope you're doing well💗

would love some book recommendations from you<33

Hii girl!! I am doing great. Thanks for asking✨

Coming to your question it's kind of difficult to determine which genre you are looking for in recommendations.

I don't read self help books tbh. I am more of a fictional reader and books surrounding the area of my interests like politics, business, etc.

Still I can suggest some classic recs to you and manhuas (If you are into them like me):

1) Gone with the wind (Passionate. That's all)

2) The picture of Dorian Gray (I personally didn't find the story that engaging but it's best for vocabulary building)

3) The Great Gatsby (This one has kind of left me scarred, it's a deep one once you understand it)

4) Wuthering heights (Currently reading it but the pace seems slow in the start)

5) The dead poets society ( I bawled my eyes out for this one. 10/10 recommended)

Manhuas:

1) How to save the female lead's brother( Roxanne the main character is sooo badass. I hope it continues. Speedy recovery to the maker)

2) Beware of the Villainess

3) The Villainess is a Marionette (The art✨✨)

4) The Broken Ring (The emotional rollercoaster is just chef kiss)

5) Noragami (It's a manga but it's my all time favourite)

Non fictional books:

1) The India way

2) Wings of Fire

3) Indian Architecture ( I haven't completed reading this one)

That's all I have to share. Honestly I am a fictional reader at the core. So I hope I was able to suggest something helpful.

[lilgrimmapple]

Hey, lil, I'm curious about something. How are you able to draw Anna in her female mouse form or Disney styled? I mean, I tried drawing an oc in a similar style but it didn't quite turn into what I expected. Any tips or tutorials on how please?

Hey! The best answer I can give you is to study female mouse characters in the movie. Try to draw them first before you attempt to design your OC so you can get an idea on how they look and get used to drawing them. They can be tall, thin, short, fat, long muzzles, short muzzles, you name it, small noses, big noses. They come in different shapes and sizes. Some have human-like hair while others have just fur tufts.

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[csuitebitches]

Why Practicing Your Dream Self Privately is so Important

We all have versions of ourselves we want to be. Let’s call her “She.” 

She may be smart, beautiful, oh-so-sophisticated, knows exactly what She’s doing when walks into a room full of unknown people, accomplished…everything you’re aching to be. 

You’re struggling to achieve Her because you’re not used to being Her. You keep that version 2.0 of yourself in your thoughts but you don’t practice it irl. 

Not practicing it means that when you suddenly have to turn on your charm or have to remember etiquette in the presence of company, you can’t seem to recall those practices. Perhaps you might even feel uncomfortable, shy or awkward trying to remember all those talking points you had noted down, the “elegant gestures” that one tiktoker talks about constantly… suddenly you’re wondering how on Earth you can leave this godawful event without seeming rude. 

The problem is lack of practice. You’re so used to sitting on your couch at home with your legs spread wider than a man on a metro seat that it feels uncomfortable to now sit in a mannered way at the office dinner with the important employees. Your stomach is so used to gobbling down food without patience that you look longingly at the bread basket longer than the person seated in front of you. 

So therefore, if at home you’re not used to being even half of your best self, how are you going to feel fully confident when you’re supposed to bring “Her” out?

Obviously being fully dolled up at home makes little sense. But if you don’t practice the manners, the behaviour, the etiquette of Her - how will you comfortably transition into Her?

Do you expect to just wake up someday and become Her? Do you not think that it will take time, energy, practice to get what you want?

No amount of senseless manifesting or daydreaming is going to make your dreams come true. 

Certain habits, gestures, expressions will only come naturally to you when you make them natural to yourself by way of practice. 

You’ve read enough, saved and liked enough posts, you’ve learned all the mumbo jumbo theory to getting your life together but it’s all useless if you don’t put your learnings to practice irl.  

[femmefatalevibe]

Hello! I have a lot of some for solo dates outside home, but I don’t have many solo dates ideas to do at home. Can you share some ideas for both options, please? Thank you 🩵

Solo dates outside of home:

Sitting in a park/on an outdoor bench with music + a coffee and/or a book

Going for a solo coffee or drink date (bring a book if you want)

Getting your nails done

Getting a massage

Taking a long walk

Going to the movies/live music show alone

Go window shopping

Take a tennis or other solo sports class

Go to a ballet, concert, etc.

Attend a jewelry-making, candle-making, perfume-making, mixology class

Solo dates at home:

Have a "spa" night with a full exfoliating shower, face mask, etc.

Have an at-home movie night

Bake or make your favorite meal with a great playlist in the background

Read a book in a relaxing bath

Draw, write, read, or create something that brings you joy

Take a virtual cooking, mixology, dance, or language class

Have a dance party in your room

Sleep in with zero alarms or responsibilities for the next 24 hours

Hope this helps xx

[ecto-stone]

How would ‘Friend from the other side’ Danny + Vlad react to their Canon Counterparts?… Would Teen Vlad be grossed out by Canon Vlad having a crush on Danny’s Mom?… Or would Teen Vlad think it’s hilarious? 😂

A horrible day to smell like cheese.

[blissfullyecho]

Do you have any tips on becoming more eloquent, or a better communicator? I often struggle to find the right words or express myself clearly to others, especially in a work setting. Thank you!

how to become more eloquent + become a better communicator (workplace edition)

reading

try to read more if you don’t read as much or at all— it doesn’t matter if it’s nonfiction or fiction, but if you practice reading, you practice saying thoughts/words/sentences/etc. in your mind as you read which is clear and concise because that’s how the author wrote the book/article in the first place. authors don’t write “like” and “um” and “uh” when they are communicating to the reader, unless of course a character said those words but again, a character isn’t talking to you (the reader), but to another character. like i said, when an author writes, it’s to convey a clear and concise message to you, the reader. when you start reading more, you begin to pick up on also being more clear and concise when you not only read, but also write.

practice common workplace questions and answers.

for example, if you work customer service, what are the common questions you get asked that require a good answer from your employer, coworkers, and clients/customers/patients? think about what you normally have to talk about or answer in the workplace, write an answer down, and practice that answer so you have a quick, clear, and concise answer to that common question.

if you say “like”, “um”, and “uh” — or any other filler word, try to take a breath and slow down when you talk

you don’t have to be quick on your feet all the time and answer in .2 seconds. take a quick moment to gather your thoughts, smile, and then speak. it’s not as awkward as it may feel the first few times you do so. waiting 3 seconds is not that big of a deal. try to catch yourself the next time you are about to use a filler word and just take a short pause.

develop your vocabulary

you don’t have to use diction from shakespeare times, but simple changes such as using words like “ostracized” instead of saying that you’re feeling “left out” or “inquire” instead of “ask” could help make you seem more eloquent. i believe dictionary.com still does the “word of the day” where they give you a vocabulary word, definition, and pronunciation. also, reading helps a lot (once again)!

practice public speaking tips + techniques

even if you aren’t a public speaker, practicing the skills and techniques public speakers use when they talk to an audience would help tremendously if you’re just talking to one person. purchase books on public speaking and search up public speaking advice on youtube for free.

practice on being a better (enter your job title here)

i don’t know what you do for work, but take on training for your profession. go to seminars, networking events, purchase a course online, buy books from those in your industry, or again, go on youtube for free. you have to train to become better :)

spend time with more professionals or people who can speak eloquently

you pick up habits and traits from those you spend your time with so be careful with who you spend a lot of time with.

i hope i helped!

[dotzines]

What can we count as magical girl?

We can consider a magical girl a character that to some degree identifies as a girl, but isn’t necessarily limited to said gender identity or a feminine presentation, and have a magical ability which can be supernatural or highly advanced technological in nature. They can have a transformation sequence (or not) and can use power/magic for fighting evil or to resolve their daily life problems.

TLDR:

It's a girl or identifies as such to some degree. (Stick to canon for fandom work)

Has magical/supernatural power

Uses that magic on a regular basis (to fight or to solve problem)

Transformation (optional)

Can be from a non-magical-girl-series as long as the first 3 points above apply

We're going to have a magical boy zine in the future, so stay tuned.

[alexstarksblog]

more art of siren pls

Author: Ahaha, of course there will be art with my beauty! Unless of course she doesn't mind 😅

Siren: *hides in the water, hisses sullenly at me*