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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 00:40:33 )


What is something positive that you could say about today?
If nothing specifically happened, say something positive about yourself. How you look or feel today!

Jolly is practicing being jolly again xD

So for me--
I had a lot of decent interactions with people today. It feels like everyone I bumped into while I was out was in a pretty good mood, and it was just sorta pooling off of them in a way.
Oh yeah, and I was finding a bday gift for my sister. I only love shopping when it comes to gift shopping. Its like a chance to blow money without cluttering my own home. Is that weird? Does that make me a true female? I'm joking, joking

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Voltie — Moody Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 01:15:14 )
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I painted semi-realistic for the first time ever.
It's not complete but her face looks really good.
Or at least to me it does.

I just didn't think and started as often times that stops me is not knowing fundamentals well enough.
But i just did it and I am happy with it.
Now i just need to figure out her hair lol.
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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 01:32:58 )


@moodybats:
I definitely empathize with that reasoning, its why I hold back with painting too.
But "just doing it" is such a great way to get better and over time, little light bulbs just start going off!

I get real hard on myself lately when it comes to painting, but honestly.. I just gotta DO it more often <3

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Voltie — she/they Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 04:07:17 )
My sister's birthday card finally made it to her house (it was supposed to be there by the 5th lmao). I couldn't find the things she had on her list so I made a card and sent some money with it. She loved it 😭
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Voltie — Moody Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 04:09:55 )
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@Jolly: For real. I got so bored of just doing flats.
And I always have urge to PAINT. so without thinking I just did it.
and I honestly am so glad i stopped thinking enough to do it because it's turning out to something
I am going to be very proud of.
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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 04:25:36 )


@lilykin:
Aww, I'm glad she received it in the end! I always get so anxious when mail I sent takes so long to be delivered. My post more often loses things completely.

@moodybats:
Yes! I'm proud of you!
I get that urge too but usually when I'm in a situation where I can't draw at all lol like any time I'm not home.


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Voltie — she/they Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 04:31:07 )
@Jolly: I took a photo just in case it got lost
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Voltie — Moody Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 04:34:31 )
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@Jolly: Mine tends to happen...very often.
so guess my body was like "stop waiting and just do it!"
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Donator — Trash Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 07:48:02 )


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ahh i love positive posts ;u;!
Work wasnt too stressful, I have the day off tomorrow, and I'm in the process of dying my hair a new color .


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Voltie — They/them Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 09:36:13 )
- The weather is great
- My coffee tastes good and I have plenty of it
- It's a scandinavian holiday, so the support line I'm working is quiet, which means a lighter workload
- I have plenty of cigarettes, and I'm about to light one up just for the heck of it
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I've always wanted to lift a large quadraped over my head

Voltie Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 09:52:15 )
Ah, this is such a nice idea!

✿ The weather is lovely today (thanks for reminding me to look out the window, Miika xD)
✿ Being in lockdown means I can save more money for mine and my partners future
✿ 3 day weekend in 2 days!!!
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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 17:11:59 )


My day just began so I don't have anything meaningful just yet
But I'm loving the responses in here so far <3 It feels good to really take a moment and focus on what's going right
especially in contrast to how negative everything has been lately.
be the light!

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Voltie Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 17:14:12 )
I was appreciated for my job today!
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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 18:35:06 )


(yay for money saving!!)

I practiced tarot reading last night and honestly, I think it helped me a lot in a meditative sort of way. It inspired me to contemplate my options in the coming months and to keep my mind open to be prepared for what's to come after words. Graduation, the big whoppin' exam, visiting my uncle in TX so I can scout where I want to live and begin solidify my plans. I expect that I'll run into a couple of road blocks before I meet my goal. But, who knows? Maybe I'll be spot on..

I am eager to reach this point of my life but I must be patient. One day at a time. When it gets harder, as my coworker said, just take it 15 minutes at a time and before you know it, you're there.


I also really really want to get a new tattoo of a phrase my best friend tells me in times like these (it always becomes relevant to my life lol)
"konting kembot nalang"
roughly translates to "just a little more wiggling", as in to keep working, you're almost there

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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 18:53:45 )


@totalanimefan:
Yeah, my only worry is that there might be a 6 month delay before I can shift my CO massage license over to a TX one. So I might be stuck in place until April or something (assuming I get my license within a month or two of graduating, gotta pass a test)
But I plan to check things out in person when I visit and see if I can have a conversation with massage therapists where I want to move to. Maybe they'll have some helpful insight for me.

Hopefully they wont be rough like CO people and be like uhh why dafuq you talking to me go away xD
seriously that's how people are here.

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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 19:06:39 )


@totalanimefan:
Either way I have plenty of time to visit first ^^ and my uncle reached out to help me out with lodging as well (maybe not 6-months long, I wouldn't ask that of him. But if I needed it for the moving process for some reason, I have him as a safety net).

I just get so exciiiiited, it makes me impatient lmao I just wanna be there already!
But yes, I would easily have found a job here within those 6 months and more money saved is always a good bonus

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Donator Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 19:39:28 )
@jolly: Overall, TX is very friendly in my experience. I've lived in the smaller cities and the bigger cities. The smaller ones are extremely friendly and everyone smiles at you and talks to you (which is exhausting as an introvert). The bigger ones are less likely to have random people start up conversations with you, but still friendly enough.
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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 19:56:55 )


@mousy:
That's how I remember it being. I used to live in Sugarland (but on the border of Missouri City), TX. just slightly south-west from Houston. I loved it so much.
I had a lot of lovely interactions with workers where I just walked in with a question and walked out feeling like I had a new friend. In one case, I literally walked in to ask some managers some questions about their business and walked out already hired for a job. I feel that one was a bit more unique lmao

Colorado is a bit more rough than that. Some nice people here and there, but most of the time it feels more difficult to obtain information because no one wants to exert any effort.

@totalanimefan:
Yeah exactly. I was indifferent about this uncle when I was a child because he used to be into gross habits and would always flake out on plans with us. He flaked out on my sister's wedding and it irked me, cause she had to pay for his table and everything.
But we've started chatting again recently since my dad told him I wanted to go live there. He's cleaned himself up so much and he sounds so happy, I'm really glad he's doing better <3

Wow, yeah my sister studied in England, its how she met her husband. They both live in the states now because immigration over there became too strict for her to stay. She was one year short of being able to apply for residency, but other restrictions would've still gotten in the way.

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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 20:22:40 )


@totalanimefan:
Its kind of funny because we also came from Florida, so that whole process was the same for her as it was for you xD
But yeah she studied to get her masters degree in Art. I think her uni was near st Alban's or somewhere on that side of London. Initially she had a LDR that she moved in with for most of her time there. It wasn't until towards the end that they broke up and she ended up with her current husband a few months later. Now they're doing really well here in colorado, so I'm happy for them.

I think about it a lot recently with how those two inspire me. Like, even when they were living in a van in germany, just struggling to find a place to shower. Or when they lived in a hostel in New Zealand. When immigration wouldn't let my sister in to be with her fiance. In some moments during their relationship, it really did seem like everything was trying to make it too frustrating to be together. They never lost their dedication for each other, never blamed the relationship for their hardship. They made sacrifices together and worked together until they succeeded. They're happy now, my sister always tells me how her husband is so entirely happy with his life and its really wholesome.

My ex couldn't even handle having to sleep on a japanese mat, bill-free for a few months to be with me xD

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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/05/21 20:26:30 )


Sorry I ended up typing a lot XD Their story is a happy one, so still relevant to this positivity thread!

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