Madcraftin

I will post updates of my hair growth once I decide to grow it out - I am hoping to keep it short for a while so I do not know how consistent this post will be. I got my hair buzzed on January 14th - 12 inches of my hair was donated to locks of love. Locks of Love 234 Southern Blvd,  West Palm Beach, FL 33405 Day of: January 14th Before, During, After Day After: One Week: Two Weeks: Three weeks: Four Weeks: 12 weeks styled vs. length 19 - 22 weeks:     Shave your head & stay crafty  - mads

 Do it. Because literally... why not?  I have been talking about shaving my head for so long now, my first inspiration was my close friend Kate Cheever, who shaved her head with a big group of people from school to donate money to cancer research. Ever since she did it I have always felt like, why not? You only have one head of hair, so this is your sign to go and do it.  You will probably feel scared shitless while it's happening but if it's meant to be it will be. There was not a single moment while my hair was getting cut that I thought "ahhh is this a mistake??" it felt so natural and still does. I feel like I should've buzzed my hair years ago. And if you do have that moment of doubt, just remember - it's hair. It grows back, you can dye it and have fun with it. And in the meantime, while it's growing back, you can try so many cute little hairstyles. Also wigs! You could have different hair every day if you wanted!  Also if you have a chance - Donate ...

Disclaimer: I can only speak from my own experiences, everyone experiences medication differently, my experience is not the end all be all solution, it just happened to be so for me.  I do not talk about anxiety in this post because my life has been much more severely impacted by depression not anxiety The number of emotions that coursed through my body on December 26th, 2019 knowing that I was going to start anti-depressants is insurmountable.  I was terrified of the side effects listed on every pill bottle I felt guilty that I had come to this point where I couldn't help myself and I needed medication  I was excited that there was a chance I could be happy  I was jealous of the people who were born chemically balanced But most of all I was scared. The side effects were absolutely terrifying.  tremors  nausea  increased appetite loss of appetite weight gain loss of sexual desire fatigue  drowsiness  insomnia dry mouth  blurred vision co...

Disclaimer: This is all from my own experience, I cannot speak for everyone, I can only give advice and knowledge on what I have experienced. Also, I wanted to title this "holidays while chemically unbalanced" but Christmas and chemically - I had to go with the alliteration   The holidays are a stressful time for everyone. Making sure that you got enough presents for your friends & family, making sure your house looks nice and decorated and making sure that it was better than the year before. Because for some weird reason as humans we always try to one-up ourselves.  For someone with depression, this is the least of your concerns. While you are depressed you spend a lot of time in " survival mode"  this is the mentality that you just have to get through the day. Your main goal is to wake up and then go to bed. That is all that your brain can handle to process because staying alive is the only concern. And that in and of itself is tiring enough.  ( leave a co...

As someone who has watched one video about fast fashion, I have truly been scared for life.  It is very tempting to continue shopping on the easy route. Fast fashion is so easy to access and always there. But sometimes you have to take into account the immense environmental impact fast fashion has on the world around us. Fast fashion is cheap because most of the employees are not paid living wages.  "Fast Fashion is cheaply produced, poorly constructed clothing which copies the latest catwalk styles, pumped quickly through stores to maximize on current trends."   “Global clothing production has doubled in the past 15 years, with garments on average being worn much less and discarded quicker than ever before.” "Nine out of ten workers interviewed in Bangladesh cannot afford enough food for themselves and their families" “20,000 LITERS. The amount of water needed to produce one kilogram of cotton; equivalent to a single t-shirt and pair of jeans.”   FAST FASHION B...

- some powerful period facts- disclaimer: I tried my best to use gender neutral pronouns though out this post. If I failed to correct some of my mistakes, I am so sorry, please message me so I can change them.  I realize that not all women have periods and not all people that have periods are women 1.      An individual goes through approximately 11,000 disposable pads/tampons in a lifetime. 2.      To produce one little bud of cotton the process requires six pints of water. 3.      Tampons, pads and panty lines along with their packaging generate more than 200,000 tons of waste per year.  4.      456 periods over 38 years = 6.25 years or 2,280 days of your life spent bleeding 5.      Assuming the prices of these items stay fixed (not realistic)     a.      tampons: if one tampons is used every 6 hours and 4 tampons are used every day = 20 tampons for a 5-day cycle, this totals ...