Daily Check-In: Day 23
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writethisfanfic Good evening, everyone! Did you write today?
- Yes!
- No.
- I thought about it.
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Daily Check-In: Day 22
Jun. 22nd, 2025 01:40 pmmiscellaneous_section posting in writethisfanficGood afternoon! How did your writing session go?
- It was great!
- It went well.
- It was pretty good.
- Could be better.
- I didn't get any writing done. (whether life was hectic, taking a break, or writer's block)
- I thought about writing this week.
The high cost of actual free stuff
Jun. 21st, 2025 01:18 amsisterofbloomerjunior posting in unclutterIt seems I actually exchanged an ottoman for a bunch of books and a book bag. “Arrowsmith” is the only title I remember without opening the bag.
The Pros and Cons of Dishwashing
Jun. 20th, 2025 11:42 pmthe_broken_tower posting in unclutterPro: It's been a lot easier and faster to do dishes. SO much time and energy has been saved since starting to use the dishwasher.
Con: Not all items are dishwasher safe, and those items still need to be handwashed. When water pools on the dishwashed items, they need to be air dried. Both of those things lead to counter clutter in and around the sink.
I'm celebrating a minor victory that the counter and drying rack are clear right now. Especially since trying to find places to balance drying items led to a lid falling and being re-washed three times, because it's been stressful lately and stress leads to contamination-related OCD moments.
Staying on top of dishes is an achievement with how busy and energy consuming everything else has been lately.
- Bluebell (he/him)
Con: Not all items are dishwasher safe, and those items still need to be handwashed. When water pools on the dishwashed items, they need to be air dried. Both of those things lead to counter clutter in and around the sink.
I'm celebrating a minor victory that the counter and drying rack are clear right now. Especially since trying to find places to balance drying items led to a lid falling and being re-washed three times, because it's been stressful lately and stress leads to contamination-related OCD moments.
Staying on top of dishes is an achievement with how busy and energy consuming everything else has been lately.
- Bluebell (he/him)
July sign up
Jun. 20th, 2025 06:23 pmlilly_c posting in writethisfanficIt's time to sign up for the July WIP challenge! Some people join the challenge mid month, or comment on check-in posts without signing up, which is fine -- I'm glad there's a way for the challenge to be useful in a variety of ways. For those of you who find the commitment of signing up useful, please leave a comment with the below information.
Sign-ups will be open until the end of July.
Copypaste below:
The post for hosting the daily check-in is here and thanks to everyone who helps out with this. If you're interested in helping out and there are still slots available the post remains open until the last week of the month and we generally run our week Sunday to Saturday, I'm happy to chat via PM on DW for anyone who might need it.
If you have ever completed a fic through this challenge we have a collection on AO3 and on SquidgeWorld both collections are open and unmoderated. Should there be an issue with adding a work, let me know and I'll see if there's a fix for it.
Sign-ups will be open until the end of July.
Level of challenge: 1 chapter, 1000 words, 1 fic finished, whatever you like
Fandom(s) involved: if you know at this point
What you're looking for from the challenge: this could be as vague or specific as you like: someone to be accountable to, someone to remind you to write, someone to bounce ideas off, etc.
What you could offer other participants yourself: ditto!
How people should contact you: DW message, e-mail, IM etc.
Time zone: useful for seeing who might be up for a writing session at a time convenient to you
Copypaste below:
The post for hosting the daily check-in is here and thanks to everyone who helps out with this. If you're interested in helping out and there are still slots available the post remains open until the last week of the month and we generally run our week Sunday to Saturday, I'm happy to chat via PM on DW for anyone who might need it.
If you have ever completed a fic through this challenge we have a collection on AO3 and on SquidgeWorld both collections are open and unmoderated. Should there be an issue with adding a work, let me know and I'll see if there's a fix for it.
Every Kind of Craft now open!
Jun. 17th, 2025 07:02 pmyourlibrarian posting in ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png){kind=small}
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Do you make crafts? Do you like to look at crafts? Would you like to get (or give) advice about crafts? All crafts are welcome. Share photos, stories about projects in progress, and connect with other crafty folks.
You are welcome to make your own posts, and this community will also do a monthly call for people to share what they are working on, or what they've seen which may be inspiring them. Images of projects old or new, completed or in progress are welcome, as are questions, tutorials and advice.
If you have any questions, ask them here!
Fridge/Meal Prep Edition
Jun. 14th, 2025 11:03 pmthe_broken_tower posting in unclutterI cleaned the fridge, inside and out.
All the ingredient-produce items from the past couple grocery runs are cut up and ready to go for bibimbap/kimbap/stirfry over the next week or so.
The inside of the fridge looks and feels so much better. ☆
And the kitchen feels so much better. Part of meal prep included clearing out/re-organizing the counter space.
Best of all, doing this means that next week will be MUCH EASIER as far as spending/food/planning. I include all of the logistical, planning, and purchase-related events as intangible de/cluttering.
- Finn Amara (he/him)
All the ingredient-produce items from the past couple grocery runs are cut up and ready to go for bibimbap/kimbap/stirfry over the next week or so.
The inside of the fridge looks and feels so much better. ☆
And the kitchen feels so much better. Part of meal prep included clearing out/re-organizing the counter space.
Best of all, doing this means that next week will be MUCH EASIER as far as spending/food/planning. I include all of the logistical, planning, and purchase-related events as intangible de/cluttering.
- Finn Amara (he/him)
Check In: Day 14
Jun. 14th, 2025 12:01 pmglitteringstars posting in writethisfanficHappy Saturday! How has writing been today?
-Awesome!
-Pretty good!
-Haven't written today (yet)!
-Haven't written today (life)!
-Taking a rest!
Today's question: where do you like to write? At a specific place in your home? A cafe? A local library?
-Awesome!
-Pretty good!
-Haven't written today (yet)!
-Haven't written today (life)!
-Taking a rest!
Today's question: where do you like to write? At a specific place in your home? A cafe? A local library?
Holy Monkey Bladders! It's Monkey Island™.
Jun. 13th, 2025 06:45 pmarcanetrivia posting in dw_community_promoAhoy there, adventure gamers! monkeyisland is a community for the beloved classic game series Monkey Island, featuring the comedic swashbuckling adventures of the improbably-named Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate™. Anything about Monkey Island is fair game: your own fanworks (art, fic, videos, games, music, cosplay, memes/silliness, whatever), recs of others' fanworks, livestreams/let's-plays, discussions, news and articles, tips for messing about in the game resources or scripting, requests for hints, screenshots, all that good stuff. If Monkey Island is your jam rum rum and jam (it's an old pirate favorite, everybody knows that), then come on over and have a grog.
monkeyisland is a community for the beloved classic game series Monkey Island, featuring the comedic swashbuckling adventures of the improbably-named Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate™. Anything about Monkey Island is fair game: your own fanworks (art, fic, videos, games, music, cosplay, memes/silliness, whatever), recs of others' fanworks, livestreams/let's-plays, discussions, news and articles, tips for messing about in the game resources or scripting, requests for hints, screenshots, all that good stuff. If Monkey Island is your Comment Bingo Round 7
Jun. 13th, 2025 03:22 pmsvgurl posting in dw_community_promocomment_bingo is a bingo challenge that is focused on using the provided prompts to comment on other people's works rather than creating your own. Click on the banner below to go to sign-ups or you can also go HERE.
Sign-ups will remain open until the round closes.
This round will end up on October 31st, 2025.
Check In: Day 13!
Jun. 13th, 2025 04:07 pmglitteringstars posting in writethisfanficHappy Friday!! Time for another check in! How was everyone's writing today?
-Awesome!
-Moving along!
-Life has taken priority!
-I rested!
Today's discussion:
Do you have any favorite planning methods? (Bullet points, writing it all vaguely out, the three act/six act structure, etc.)
-Awesome!
-Moving along!
-Life has taken priority!
-I rested!
Today's discussion:
Do you have any favorite planning methods? (Bullet points, writing it all vaguely out, the three act/six act structure, etc.)
Check In: Day 12!
Jun. 12th, 2025 12:11 pmglitteringstars posting in writethisfanficHappy Thursday! Time for a quick check-in!
How has writing been going today?
-Awesome! :D
-Coming along! :)
-Life has taken a priority (rest, busy etc)
When you're feeling a bit burned out, how do you fill your "creative well"?
How has writing been going today?
-Awesome! :D
-Coming along! :)
-Life has taken a priority (rest, busy etc)
When you're feeling a bit burned out, how do you fill your "creative well"?
Check In: Day 11~
Jun. 11th, 2025 05:57 pmglitteringstars posting in writethisfanficHappy writing day! We are halfway through the week and nearly halfway through the month!
How was your writing today?
-Awesome
-Coming along
-Life is kicking my butt :(
Any writer you particularly look up to?
How was your writing today?
-Awesome
-Coming along
-Life is kicking my butt :(
Any writer you particularly look up to?
Check In: Day 10!
Jun. 10th, 2025 05:00 pmglitteringstars posting in writethisfanficWe have arrived at day 10! How has writing been going today?
-Good!
-It's going okay!
-Haven't been able to write!
-Been thinking about it!
Gotta ask, been reading anything recently that has helped with your writing?
-Good!
-It's going okay!
-Haven't been able to write!
-Been thinking about it!
Gotta ask, been reading anything recently that has helped with your writing?