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The Benefits of Hiring a Professional Apartment Painter

The Benefits of Hiring a Professional Apartment Painter

by Uncustomary | Feb 6, 2024 | How To

Picture this: you’ve finally found your dream apartment, filled with natural light and spacious rooms. However, upon closer inspection, you notice that the walls are painted with a dull, lackluster color that doesn’t quite match your style. Faced with the...
Transform Your Home with These Romantic Couple Painting Ideas

Transform Your Home with These Romantic Couple Painting Ideas

by Uncustomary | Feb 4, 2024 | How To

Looking to infuse romance into your home decor? This blog post delves into a variety of painting ideas, ideal for couples wanting to create a cozy and intimate ambiance in their living space. From the evocative allure of abstract art to the serene beauty of scenic...
Increasing Ability: AI Avatars for Proactive Performance Management

Increasing Ability: AI Avatars for Proactive Performance Management

by Uncustomary | Feb 4, 2024 | How To

Everyone wants to reach their potential and do well in the world of fast-paced work. We all need some help from time to time to keep on track and achieve our goals. AI avatars are here to help you with your work. They’re like digital assistants who can guide and...
The Top 5 Outdoor Wedding Ceremony Venues for Nature Lovers

The Top 5 Outdoor Wedding Ceremony Venues for Nature Lovers

by Uncustomary | Feb 4, 2024 | How To

As nature lovers, there’s nothing quite like exchanging vows amidst a breathtaking outdoor landscape. The fresh air, serene surroundings, and beautiful scenery make for a picturesque wedding ceremony. But with so many outdoor venues to choose from, how do you...
How to Recognize Addiction in a Friend or Family Member

How to Recognize Addiction in a Friend or Family Member

by Uncustomary | Feb 4, 2024 | How To

No one wants to imagine their loved one is struggling with a substance abuse disorder, but statistics are not on our side. This prevalent problem is on the rise, with drug-related overdose deaths continuing to climb year over year. Both drug and alcohol...
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We need to be reminded of the simple things more o We need to be reminded of the simple things more often than we need to be taught them. 📌

You know where the moon is. 🌙 Tilt your head up and look. 👀

💫 And keep being the manic pixie dream babe you are because you never know who you're inspiring and reminding to look at the moon just by being your weird self. 🦄

🎵 Lyrics by @biffy_clyro

#manicpixiedreamgirl #beyourownmuse #merrimentmaking #beyou #inspiration
Lisa Frank folders: 🎒 protecting academic integrit Lisa Frank folders: 🎒 protecting academic integrity and concealing neurological symptoms since circa 1994. 😅

🗒️ I was an extremely enthusiastic student with a surprisingly elaborate system for hiding how much I was struggling.

Which is a pretty good introduction to the rest of my childhood, actually. 🩷🧡💛💚🩵💜

📖 From “Congratulations! Here's More Work!,” an essay in The 1 in 10,000 Girl. Read the full story at the link in my bio.
Happy Stress Awareness Day! 😵‍💫 ☮️ Check out Reli Happy Stress Awareness Day! 😵‍💫

☮️ Check out Relieve Anxiety 101 for hundreds of resources (for all types of learning!)

#stressawareness #anxietyawareness #anxietyisreal #mentalhealthsupport #feelgood
👩🏻‍⚕️ I went to a gynecologist who asked me a ques 👩🏻‍⚕️ I went to a gynecologist who asked me a question I couldn't answer...

She wanted to know whether what I was feeling was pressure or pain. 

I had spent decades dealing with pain, years going to doctors, and felt worse after surgeries that were supposed to make me feel better. 🩺

I assumed it was pressure. 🤷🏻‍♀️ But what if everything I thought was pressure was actually pain and I was just used to this as my new baseline?

That question in that appointment became my inspiration for the opening in my book. ❤️‍🩹 The essay is aptly titled "Pressure Or Pain?" and I start trying to untangble some of the things I've accepted as normal, just because they were a part of my life for so long. And whether I've been doing that with the rest of my life as well. 🤦🏻‍♀️

📖 “Pain or Pleasure” is part of The 1 in 10,000 Girl, my collection of 52 essays about a statistically improbable life.

You can read it now --🔗 in my bio

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Being a human can be super hard. Let's make it mor Being a human can be super hard. Let's make it more fun.

🍌🦄🌈 There is SO much stuff inside this merriment museum. 

#feelgoodfriday #mentalhealth #havemorefun #stayweird #dopaminehit
🧸 If I had a toy shop, it would look like the Tatt 🧸 If I had a toy shop, it would look like the Tatted Toy Guys shop in 📍 Elizabethtown, PA.

🌈 White shelves, organized by section, bins for digging. Colorful nostalgic explosion. 

@thetattedtoyguys 

#vintagetoys #90skid #90stoys #90sthrowback #carebear
📣 Most people only root for you at the beginning w 📣 Most people only root for you at the beginning when you start or the end when you finish but you don’t need the cheering then you need it in the messy middles. 

You don’t come to me for advice on the good days. You come because things feel heavy, hopeless, and exhausting + you need someone who actually gets it. Someone who’s been there &  still wakes up every day and says, ‘Okay, here we go'. 😮‍💨

You don’t need a teacher who’s naturally cheerful, never been cracked open by trauma, & has joy come easy. 🚫

You want someone who’s wrestled with depression, self-destruction,  12 mental health diagnoses, cancer scares & chronic pain ... and still learned how to make a life full of color, fun, & weirdness. 🍌🦄

Happiness has never been handed to me. Every piece of joy I live is the result of trial, error, therapy, treatment, rituals, mischief, & relentless curiosity. 🧪 That means every tool I share with you is one I’ve had to fight for myself.

If you see me playful, expressive, free, creative, or confident, I want you to know that wasn’t magic. It was work. And if I can learn it, you can too. That’s why my work exists. 👑
The first time I walked in a parade (that I didn't The first time I walked in a parade (that I didn't host 🫧), I brought a hundred bouncy balls and I boy-yo-yoinged them into a crowd. 🤾‍♀️🎈🤸

#MerrimentMaking #RAOK #ActsOfKindness #11KActs #KeepItWeird
I can't wait to see your costume. 👻👑 #halloween20 I can't wait to see your costume. 👻👑

#halloween2026 #halloweenactivities #merrimentmaking
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