Hi, Fluffsters!

Good news- I got my computer back! And it’s doing great! Ok, so I lost all my bookmarks. But there’s nothing else wrong with it.

But that’s beside the point.

Because here are some ways to de-stress or to get a little happier when you’re feeling down.

a) Go outside in an epic storm. First, though, make sure you’re wearing clothes you don’t mind getting wet. And follow safety procedures. But there’s something way too cool about being outside with all that raw elemental power around. It’s quite inspiring.

2) Listen to fantastic music. I’ve recently discovered another one of The Piano Guys’s pieces: Waterfall.

Isn’t it amazing? I’m so having trouble with the fact that he wrote that at age… 17. That. Is. Scary.

If you don’t want beautiful music, though, you could also just go with silly music.

The “cow in my soup” song instantly comes to mind…

I hope that helps!

Happy Thursday!

Hi, Fluffsters! Happy Monday! I hope you had a good mother’s day yesterday, and I hope your week is starting off well.

I think that this is part of the year when much of my prime audience, those who are looking to procrastinate, are feeling stressed.

So, here are two things you can do when you’re feeling stressed.

1) Learn a fancy braid. The first time I was taking finals, I learned how to french braid my hair. That’s fun. Playing with hair is a great stress reliever. It’s kinda soothing, and it looks pretty, which also helps relieve stress. This primarily only works for women, though, since most guys a) don’t have long enough hair, and 2) wouldn’t want to french braid it anyways.

2) Learn how to pronounce long, impressive words. For example, I learned how to pronounce hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia over a finals time. Isn’t that a great procrastination tool? It sticks with you, too. Kinda like learning to ride a bicycle.

I hope that helps, fluffsters! Here’s to not feeling stressed!

Hello, Fluffsters!

I’ve come to the realization that our lives don’t seem as epic as they could, with just some very easy fixes.

And this is sad.

So here are

Some quick tips on how to add “Epic!” back into your life.

1) Watch the movie “Epic”. I haven’t actually seen it yet myself, but the name would definitionally bring “epic” into your life.

2) Or read Lord of the Rings, Iliad, Odyssey, or any other epic. Books qualify, after all, and they will guarantee more epic in your life.

3) Use melodramatic language. For example, if you need to tell someone to “be careful”, why not use “Beware” instead? So, instead of saying “Careful, glass fell and broke”, you could say “Beware! A spontaneous increase in entropy has occurred!”

4) Periodically, over-dramatize stuffs. Some people have even developed a game: “Shatner”. At random times, if someone yells “Shatner!”, you suddenly need to put dramatic… pauses. And random accents(!) into whatever you are doing. Even without this game you can always take time to be epic. Going to the grocery store? Avoid the marauding ninjas. (Careful, they’re disguised as traffic cones.)

And that’s about what I have.

What do you think? Any brilliant ideas for how to make your life more epic?

Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Sunday!

I hope you’re having a good day. But I realize that some people don’t always have good days. (In fact, I sometimes don’t have good days- as hard as that might be to believe.) But yeah. On with the post.

Things to do when Feeling Down

1) Run your hand through it. Then decide whether it’s worth putting into a pillow or comforter. After all, what’s the point of feeling down feathers if you’re not going to use them for something? And if you’re not, then you might as well put the down down. (Don’t you love English?)

2) Talk with a friend. This works for either type of “feeling down”. If you’re looking for feathers, then talking through the merits of the down with a friend can help you save money later on. If, however, you’re feeling emotionally down, friends can sometimes help lift your spirits.

3) Listen to music. Although this might not help with feathers, when you’re feeling emotionally down, music can do wonders. Some of my favorite music is minor music that’s a bit upbeat. For example, this lovely celtic gem:

Or, for the more Jewish sound, the first few minutes of this have some nice upbeat-minor-music. (Please ignore the visuals- they’re distracting):

4) Read a book. Preferably with Hot Tea or Chocolate or Coffee. This is recommended only for feeling emotionally down. (Although, you could very easily feel down in a comforter or pillow while feeling down emotionally.)

5) Draw a dress. This is one of my go-to’s for when I’m feeling down emotionally. It’s a little creative outlet. It doesn’t require that much time to get something basic, and there are nearly infinite ways to draw one. Do you want the skirt to be twirly? Form-fitting? Rouching on the bodice? Do you want there to be a variety of colors? Single color? The options are endless. And although drawing dresses isn’t productive per say, it’s still more productive than just sitting around feeling glum. So it works. At least for me.

What about you? Do you do something in particular when you’re feeling down?

Hi, Fluffsters! Happy Sunday!

So, I just saw something really cool. Someone has REINVENTED THE DOOR!

Well, it’s not that it needed to be reinvented, but this one is just so much cooler!

It’s a reinvented door! It’s artsy, and it folds to open and close!

And it has soft edges. I can’t think of a thing wrong with it! In fact, I guess that it’ll replace old-style doors fairly soon!

Oh really, Fluffy? Name one.

Hmpf. Yes.

Well, Fluffsters, I hope you still have a good day. Despite the fact that there might, in fact, be some issues with the “reinvented” door that’s making the rounds.

But what do you think? Are the reinvented doors cool? Not cool? None of the above? Leave a comment below!