Melanie Surani's Blog, page 30
May 28, 2019
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Firefighter demonstrates how to put out a kitchen fireReblog to actually save a life
To explain. The latter works because you’re cutting off the supply of oxygen to the fire and suffocating it
as opposed to slapping oxygen inside the pan with the downward motion
Reblogging, because this is so important. When I was learning how to cook for myself in my tweens, I had at least a five years of fire safety seminars from school drilling this into my head, and I STILL had that instinctive put-the-fire-out-with-water reflex. Didn’t even think. I saw our oily burner catch fire after frying eggs, whipped around towards the sink for water, and my brain immediately screamed NO!!! NO WATER!
I mean that fire safety stuff straight up bitchslapped me out of REFLEXIVELY setting my house on fire. I found a pot lid and inched it over the burner before turning off the heat. Even if you think you know this stuff, panic is powerful shit. Make knowledge more powerful.
“Even if you think you know this stuff, panic is powerful shit. Make knowledge more powerful.”
Wowie! Stay safe, everyone!
May 22, 2019
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fuck man
In case you weren’t convinced that hating yourself is a learned behavior
Physical shame comes from parents, teachers, media, and peers. It’s not something you’re born with. You were born naked, wonderful, and gorgeous, and no one should make another being feel as if that wasn’t, and isn’t true.
This made me cry
April 14, 2019
wasting-ink-not-youth:REBLOG IF YOU WILL FINISH YOUR WIP WHETHER THE WORLD WANTS YOU TO OR NOT GOD...
REBLOG IF YOU WILL FINISH YOUR WIP WHETHER THE WORLD WANTS YOU TO OR NOT GOD DAMN IT
March 16, 2019
thelatestkate:
I often get stuck in a mindset that all the...
I often get stuck in a mindset that all the terrible news– all the callousness, misinformation, and pain drowns out everything good in the world. And I know I’m not the only one who catastrophizes in this way.
I’ve found the most effective way to deal with my overwhelming negativity and fear is to actively do something nice for someone else. I try to listen and show compassion towards someone who is struggling, make a gift for a friend, or write a note of appreciation to someone who has helped me.
We may not be able to right every wrong ourselves, but we can counter our fears for the world by enacting change in our own small way.
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
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March 9, 2019
February 26, 2019
thelatestkate:
“You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the...
“You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there’s still going to be somebody who hates peaches.”
― Dita Von Teese
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February 24, 2019
desertdollranch:Most of the older Pleasant Company catalogs used...
Most of the older Pleasant Company catalogs used to feature cover images of kids reading to their dolls, usually wearing lookalike clothing. The exceptions to this were when new characters were introduced.
February 23, 2019
February 8, 2019
ghostophobia:
I’ve never read any of these books and never will,...
I’ve never read any of these books and never will, but I love them all because of the themed cover design.
I’ve read almost all of them, and this collage made my heart warm
