"If you can't afford therapy, do this..." from @therapyforwomen

I found the list of advice below posted on Twitter by Devs Helping Devs, copied from (I assume) the therapyforwomen Instagram account. I can't find the original because Instagram's search is unhelpful. I also can't find a non-image source and I wanted plain text because accessibility helps everyone, so here we are. I love several of these, especially "Build trust with yourself by keeping your word to yourself"; it's a good reminder when I feel like slacking off. Note that I'm not saying this list is an alternative to therapy, just that some of it is good self-help advice for me.

If you can't afford therapy, do this...

@therapyforwomen

• Follow therapists on Instagram
• Read self help books
• Journal or engage in some type of self reflection or self study
• Practice mindfulness in some capacity
• Take care of your body (movement, sleeping, sunlight, rest, food etc)
• Create a support network
• Learn to set + maintain boundaries
• Build trust with yourself by keeping your word to yourself
• Practice self compassion when you slip and mess up on this journey

From therapyforwomen
Found at Devs Helping Devs

Dramatic Cat

Quuen Ant writes, "I left my cat out in the rain for about 0.2 seconds too long, which makes for some interesting facial expressions." Found at Queen Ant's tumblr

Dramatic Cats!

Beeminder bookmarklet for tracking minutes

Beeminder is an excellent commitment device which you can use, amongst other things, for tracking the number of minutes you spend on a project.

There is a useful bookmarklet to help you fill in data for a Beeminder graph that tracks minutes. Click on the bookmarklet while you are looking at your Beeminder goal page and are about to start work on the goal. The bookmarklet will record elapsed minutes in the goal's data field for as long as the goal page is open. When you have finished work, all you need to do is click the submit button and the correct value will be submitted.

Found at @richarmstrong's twitter feed

Cousin Relationships

I have found an excellent, easy-to-understand description of cousin relationships with diagrams such as these:




Read more at Fredd's Web Whereabouts

Worrying Medical Results

Found at imgur

Dog Shaming

These pictures were sent to me in an email with no attribution; I'm guessing they're a collection of the some of the best entries from dog-shaming.com. I had not previously been aware of that site but I have already become convinced that it is essential to the smooth running of our universe.

TARDIS drinks cupboard

I found this image on Facebook, shared by a friend of a friend, but not created by them. I'm posting it here because I haven't been able to find it anywhere else on the internet (Google, you have finally failed me!!) and something this cool needs to be somewhere other than Facebook.

The small TARDIS on the top shelf is apparently an ice bucket although one Facebook comment suggested it's where the rest of the cellar is concealed. :) Another indicated that the cabinet would be significantly enhanced by a remote-controlled K9 drinks trolley, which has to be the second-best idea ever, the best of course being the cabinet itself.

So, anyone who is wanting present ideas for me now knows what to obtain. This Christmas would be good thank you.

Gorgeous artwork in gorgeous journals

The journals are Paperblanks; the artist is Pia Ravenari. Image found at the Paperblanks blog post Pia Ravenari: Australian Visual Artist and Writer.

A Dog's Last Will and Testament

Before humans die, they write their last will and testament, give their home and all they have to those they leave behind. If, with my paws, I could do the same, this is what I would ask.

To a poor and lonely stray, I'd give:

• my happy home
• my bowl and cozy bed, soft pillows and all my toys
• the lap which I loved so much and the tender loving touch
• the hand that stroked my fur and the sweet voice which called my name

I'd will to the sad, scared shelter dog, the place I had in my human's loving heart, of which their seemed no bounds.

So, when I die, please do not say, "I will never have a pet again, for the loss and the pain are more than I can stand." Instead, go find an unloved animal, one who's life holds no hope or joy, and give my place to him.

This is the only thing that I can give... the love I left behind.



Text found at Galveston Daily News ["Author anonymous, included in a recently published book in Germany 'Der Verlust eines Hundes' (The Loss of a Dog) by Elli Radinger, translated by Janet Beasley."]
Image found at Sandy Schepis's Google+ stream [click image to view larger]