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NaNoWriMo and the real world

NaNoWriMo (short for National Novel Writing Month) is an annual event where people all over the world write every day in November, with the aim of having writte...

My top makeup tip? Paint your face green!

This is what I look like this morning. Makeup-wise, all I'm wearing is eyebrow pencil and concealer- GREEN concealer! I don't always wear makeup, but sometimes ...

Trying to get through life with a broken washing machine

My washing machine has been broken for about a week and a half now. I'm so jealous of the person stuck in the washing machine... they're wearing a full outfit A...

August

Happy August, everyone. I love to celebrate the smallest of holidays in order to make every day feel special, and celebrating the start of August has made for a...

Starting a new project with mental illness

I've struggled with mental illness for a number of years. I'm a creative person, and have seen, time and time again, the same battle between wanting to take on ...

Twenty films to watch when: you want a lighthearted comedy

A lot of the time, I find myself wanting to watch a film and knowing what genre I want, but not being able to find something specific to watch. I'll spend ages ...

My dogs got a new blanket

My dogs have multiple baskets in the house (they like to follow us around and be part of the action), but their main one is in the kitchen. Every so often, they...

Isolated

I've been on Steemit for about a week and a half, but I really feel like I haven't discovered much of it yet. I work fifty hours a week, I try to work toward ca...

My thoughts on the first 20 minutes of Sharknado

I'd never seen Sharknado before, but have, of course, heard of it. How do you avoid something so infamous? I'm a sucker for films that are so bad they're good, ...

Checklist: Do you know how to do all of these "grown up" things?

There are a lot of things we aren't taught at school, yet are still expected to know. Many people question why formal education doesn't focus more on life skill...

Baring all

This is me. No makeup, no flattering lighting or angles, no re-takes, not even a smile to make me look better. Just me, exactly as I naturally am. Posting a pic...

Let's follow each other!

Hi everyone, I'm quite new to Steemit (I only posted my introduceyourself post the other day if you want to check it out) and I feel like the best way to really...

The importance of doing nothing

I think it's important to remind yourself every so often that it's okay to do nothing. Today is my first day off from work in a while, and I had a long list of ...

Beautiful flowers

I love seeing all of my favourites flower bloom in the summer. They're so beautiful! This one is my favourite: Nature really is amazing. One of the great things...

Saving drafts on Steemit

I joined Steemit yesterday and was hoping to put up my first post (not counting my introduction) today. After ten hours of work and two hours of chores though, ...

Hello, Steemit! I'll attempt to post interesting writing but I can guarantee cute dog photos

Hi! My name is Rebecca, I'm from Ireland, and this is me at the end of the day: I'm tired. I just graduated (yay!) with a degree in Theatre and English, so righ...