• oracular (adj) resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery).
• abnegation (n) the act of renouncing or rejecting something.
• aureole (n) a circle of light or brightness surrounding something, esp. as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy.
• salubrious (adj) health-giving; healthy: salubrious weather.
• irascible (adj) of a person: easily made angry.
• adventitious (adj) happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature.
• punctilious (adj) showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.
• demoniac (adj) of, or characteristic of a demon or demons.
• vinous (adj) of, resembling or associated with wine: a vinous smell.
• jonquil (n) a widely cultivated narcissus with clusters of small fragrant yellow flowers and cylindrical leaves, native to ...

• the decemberists — january hymn: what were the words i meant to say before you left? / when i could see your breath lead where you were going to / maybe i should just let it be / maybe it will all come back to me / sing oh, january, oh
• the decemberists — summersong: and summer arrives / with a length of lights / and summer blows away / and quietly, it gets swallowed by a wave
• purity ring — begin again: you be the moon, i’ll be the earth / and when we burst / start over, oh, darling / begin again, begin again, begin again
• purity ring — sea castle: the moon is dead but she still pulls on me
• circa survive — in fear and faith: can we last through the winter? / the water’s starting to freeze / the only one who remembers / taking the wrong step, falling in front of me / this body’s already aging / these nights are already long / and if i last through the winter / i swear to you now, i won’t call

general

• reading good books
• being loved by our pets
• the feeling of being creatively productive & inspired

january

• J’s cooking & baking
• fruity sparkling water

february

• listening to heavy music in the car w/ J
• valentine’s day

may

• boston & mall with J
• receiving my typewriter from J :)
• seeing backrooms with J

june

• walking my dog, watching her enjoy a pup ...

♪ = great // ☼ = good // ø = ok // 𖦹 = bad // ↯ = horrible

january

• 09 // ø
• 10 // ☼
• 11 // ø
• 12 // ø
• 13 // ø
• 14 // ø
• 15 // ø
• 16 // 𖦹
• 17 // ø
• 18 // ☼
• 19 // ø

february

• 11 // ☼
• 12 // ♪
• 13 // 𖦹
• 14 // ♪
• 15 // ø

reedsy ੈ✩‧₊˚

• Hide something from your reader until the end of your story.
• Include the line “Have we met before?” in your story.
• Your character is waiting — or yearning — for something or someone.
• Write a story about someone who shouldn't have made it out… but did.
• Write a story from the POV of a pet or a loyal companion.
• Include a character with an enemy, rival, or nemesis in your story.
• Write a story from the POV of a sidekick, or someone who is happy to stay away from the spotlight.
• Write a story in which a character is betrayed by someone they trusted.
• Write a story about the aftermath of someone’s sacrifice.
• Start or end your story with a sensory de...

distress tolerance

• TIPP: tip the temperature, intense exercise, paired muscle relaxation, paced breathing — shorter inhale, longer exhale
• distraction: “wise mind ACCEPTS”
• grounding
• self-soothing
• STOP skill
• pros/cons
• radical acceptance
• willing hands, half-smiling

defusion

• visualizing thoughts as leaves on a stream
• defusion statements — ”i notice that i am thinking/feeling [x]; that’s the voice of my trauma speaking”

mindfulness

• mindfulness of current emotions/body

household

• air fryer
• pillow(s)
• plates & bowls ✓
• basket for laundry
• blender
• beach umbrella

personal

• spring start planner ✓
• mini umbrella
• handheld fan
• phone screen protector

for school

• notebooks ✓
• pens: pentel, miffy, muji? ✓
• pen case
• pouch for ipad ✓

nonessentials

in

• more reading & writing !! new music, more anime & manga, good coping mechanisms, knitting & crocheting, better eating habits, gratitude, caring for my physical health, playing guitar & piano again, working towards long-term goals, self discipline, mindfulness, grounding, behaving more thoughtfully, spirituality / reconnecting with paganism

out

• letting fear control me, self loathing, hopelessness, frivolous spending, engaging with things/people that upset or annoy me online, wasting time on youtube & other pointless platforms, being passive

storygraph ੈ✩‧₊˚

bold = favorite

• jan 09 // the great gatsby
• jan 10 ⇢ 11 // the unworthy
• jan 11 ⇢ march 06 // the scottish boy
• feb 15 ⇢ 25 // fifty poems (rainer maria rilke)
• mar 06 ⇢ 09 // annihilation
• mar 09 ⇢ 22 // authority
• mar 22 ⇢ 31 // acceptance
• apr 02 // a magical girl retires
• apr 05 ⇢ 07 // we are always tender with our dead
• may 15 ⇢ 17 // bath haus
• may 22 ⇢ jun 10 // the church of the mountain of flesh
• jun 11 ⇢ 16 // serious weakness
• jun 19 ⇢ // absolution

spotify playlist ੈ✩‧₊˚

planned

• kate rusby — the girl who couldn’t fly (2005)
• loreena mckennitt — the visit (1991)
• alesana — on frail wings of vanity and wax (2007)
• placebo — without you i’m nothing (1998)
• massive attack — mezzanine (1998)
• knocked loose — you won’t go before you’re supposed to (2024)
• the devil wears prada — with roots above and branches below (2009)
• chiodos — all’s well that ends well (2005)
• fleet foxes — fleet foxes (2008)

january

• 09 // kate bush — the hounds of love (1985) ★★★

2026: six of wands

• victory, clarity, glory, culmination of a dream
• outside acknowledgment of your success
• relationship goals coming to fruition
• managing to cut through confusion & minimize distractions

january: seven of swords

• superficiality, scheming, resourcefulness, cunning
• neglecting an issue & just hoping it’ll resolve itself, only for it to get worse
• will escaping solve the problem you are facing?
• willingness to go solo; exploring & discovering some things on your own

february: the sun

• good luck, freedom, contentment, fun