Feeling upset about the state of the world? Feeling powerless to help? Try taking action by donating blood and directly saving up to 3 people’s lives. I used to have sooooo much fear of needles but when I learned how important it is for people with traumatic injuries, burn victims, cancer patients, pregnant people and people with leukemia…. I push myself to do an uncomfortable thing for the benefit of others. do it!!!!
Literally no downsides. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of a few things you‘ll receive when you donate blood: – a free checkup
– a blood test for various diseases
– free snacks
– an excuse to take it easy
– the tender realization of how wonderful it is that humans can share blood
– a reminder of your own mortality
– a reminder of the mortality of others
– you get the think about how hard your body must be working to make all this blood And whole time you’re saving lives too!
love love love lentil soup. it’s so comforting and also keeps you feeling full and satisfied. i’ve made minor tweaks to the recipe i linked:
- add 2 cloves of minced/pressed garlic after the onions and celery have sweat
- add 1 tsp each of turmeric powder and cumin powder
- use both the zest AND juice of the lemon
for the last few years I’ve booked off work for my birthday and treated myself to a me day. this consists of scheduling a massage or facial (truly the best), splurging on a nice lunch and dessert, and sometimes a movie!
shoutout to the girl on tiktok that taught me this back in 2021. put it in a spray bottle or spray mop. this prob works on other hard floors but i've only used it on my vinyl floors and bathroom tile. it's magic.
