6 Ways to brighten your mood

Yesterday was emotionally draining, the news about my dad’s ex’s son, in combination with learning that someone that my husband works with may have COVID, I go from being numb to wanting to cry to wanting to scream, and it all cycles through again and again. We all have those days that we want the world to swallow us whole. That’s why there should be a list of things that can help at least a little bit until someone can see a therapist or doctor. This post is for me in the future or for anyone else who’s having one of those days.

1. Spend time with a furry (feather or scaly) friend- If you’re able to spend time with your pets considering you have pets. Animals don’t talk back and they’ll listen to you as a human without any input. Sometimes the silence from your pet when your upset works better than someone telling you what you want to hear.

2. Create a thank you list-Take time to write a thank you list to everyone who’s had your back. It may only be one or two people, that’s perfectly fine. You don’t even have to give them the thank you list or a note. It’s for you to remember that you’re not alone in this world.

3. Just write- While we just talked about writing a thank you list, just writing in general help. Let whatever is in your head flow onto the paper, or flow out of your fingers onto your keyboard. Again you don’t need to show this to anyone, this can be for your eyes later. Yesterday when things got hard, I took to my Libre Office Writer and started writing poetry, when I was done letting it flow I deleted it.

4. Create a self-care box- A self-care box is a little bit like a first aid kit, but rather than having bandages, antibiotic ointment or a pair of scissors, your self-care box will have things in it in case you have an emotional day. Some suggestions of things to keep in the box are coloring books, craft kits, puzzles, and even bath stuff like a bubble bath. It’s anything that you know can brighten your mood.

Freya wants me to remind everyone reading this that your furry friend should not be put into a self-care box. She says that even though if a cat fits, they sit, animals need food and water, and keeping a pet in a box and only taking it out when needed will not work.

5. Take a walk or exercise- Walking and getting active can help by shifting your attention to stuff that’s going on around you. Listening to the locusts' chirp, watching a squirrel chase another squirrel around and taking time to soak in the beauty of the world around you is a great distraction

Running with your furry buddies is fun.

6. Find a group online to talk to-Sometimes being able to vent to strangers and talk about what’s on my mind helps. I’m part of a few groups on Facebook, that help with depression, anxiety, PTSD, autism, and whatever illnesses I have. It’s good to know you’re not alone, and that even strangers can lend a helping hand.

7. Contact me-This isn’t meant for me. It’s meant for all of you. Feel free to send me a message here or on any of my social pages and vent to me. I’m not a medical professional, but I used to be a Teenhelp chat operator. I can offer an open ear to anyone who needs help. No matter what you’re going through,tomorrow is another day and another chance to start anew. I love you all very much.

Obsession: A true story about my PTSD

CONTENT WARNING: Sexual assault/pedophilia

Never once have I thought about writing an article this dark, but I must do what needs to be done. I was scrolling through my feed today when I noticed a friend of my brother posted a photo of someone who was in trouble for child porn. I looked at the name on the photo and my blood ran cold. I was upset, panicky, yet excited that karma has its way. This man you see here is one of my causes of PTSD.

This guy was my dad’s fiance’s son. He was always weird. And he seemed to have a horrible obsession with me. When I say horrible he was always around me. That should have been the red flag, but I didn't catch it soon enough.

There wasn’t just one occasion with Mike, it was a handful of occasions, but the last occasion was my last straw. I know I should have stepped forward then.

One of the first few times was when we were swimming both at the beach and a relative's pool. He’d walk up to me and try to fondle my breasts (which still causes me unease when anyone gets near them). A few times I’d kick him the balls and then write it up as a rare time phenomenon or possibly my fault.

It didn’t stop there, and things were worse, one night while his cousin was out from Ohio, Mike flashed me not once but twice. I told him he was disgusting and ignored his advances. That’s when he ‘tripped over a sock’ (one of the stories he told his mom), and his hands fondled my breasts yet again for the last time. I remember telling his aunt first since his mom was busy. I was really hoping for some repercussions or some kind of punishment for his actions. His mom sided with him and believed he fell over a sock, basically ignored what happened.

Let me backtrack a bit about how I mentioned it was one of the stories that he told his mom. He told her a new story about what happened every time, and for some reason, she still didn’t believe him. She seemed more upset at me for painting her ‘little angel’ out to be something that she thought he wasn’t. I

Now that I see that he’s in jail for child porn. I’m starting to wonder if I wasn’t the only person he had this fascination for or if there are others out there. Even if he did it to you once, that’s one time too many, this man needs to be stopped. I can’t allow any more innocent adults or children to be part of his cruel game. Feel free to message me personally if you have any questions or if you have a story that you want to remain anonymous.

Never let your cat blog for you...

Today our blog post is written by my beast friend Freya. The idea came from a writing prompt by Mama Kat’s losing. (Please note that Freya is a real cat, and can't really talk and that I'm trying to make this a bit fun).

Girl human said it was okay to write my first introduction on this blog because I want to help girl human, interact with other blogging cats, and express myself. I hope that you’ll all learn to love me just like my human girl loves me.

Don’t worry about where I came from

I don’t talk much about my past, before the humans here. The human doesn’t even know anything about my past. It’s not like I’ll ever see my old humans ever again. This is my home now and it’s all that matters to me.

This I the upside down super kitteh

The Day I was adopted

It was a cold, windy, and rainy Halloween night when I Freya darted into the apartment complex. I wanted somewhere to keep warm. The human girl and husband asked their neighbors if I was their cat. They were sure I was a neighbor cat who got out. The human girl and the man human were going to the store to get a snack. But as soon as they went back into the apartment to get something they forgot, I walked in. It was a cool apartment! The humans weren’t too happy that I just walked in, they even tried setting me outside, but I said, to them, “Nope, I want to live in your home.” I walked right back into the apartment, crawled onto the human’s bed and started licking my booty, I could get clean finally! That was exciting!

Because it was cold, the humans decided not to walk to the store after all. The human man said to me when he came in that I was only going to be here one night, and I would have to go back outside because I wasn’t their cat. They were calling me Pumpkin at the time they found me. The girl human put many ads asking “Is this your cat? She walked into our apartment on Halloween. Even though the neighbors told girl humans that they used to feed me when I came to their window.

A few days after I stayed here, my name got changed to Freya and I met the girl and man human’s little girl. I love the little girl and the little girl loved me. The human man never saw a bond between the little girl and a cat before. So he told me, little girl and the girl human that I could stay! I’d have a home for life.

I’m Human girls special friend that’s why I get to blogging

I’m the human girl's best friend. Or what she calls her beast friend. She calls me her beast friend because I like to cuddle with her, give her love bites, give her penguins (nose to nose), and I love to lick her cheek.

I’ve became human girls’ beast friend because sometimes the human girl feels sick with some of the illnesses that she has. She says she hurts a lot, feels like puking, and just wants someone to cuddle with. So I cuddle with her and use my magical purrs to make her feel better. Even when human girl is asleep, I love to lay on her legs and cuddle, to let her know I’m there for her.

Why I’m Blogging

Now your probably wondering why I, Freya, want to blog? There’s many reasons, and one is to give my point of view on things going around the world or at home. That means I’ll talk about the neighbor cat Frogger, or the cat food shortage of 2020, or topics about some of my online animal friends. I’m going to talk about mine and human girl’s friend soon. He has what they call guinea pigs, they’re so cute and I’d love to talk about the cuteness known as guinea pigs.

Another reason why I want to blog is so that I can give human girl a break. She needs a break once in awhile and time to think up some cool new blog posts. That’s why I’m here to talk to all of you.

Things I like

I like a lot of things, but my two favorite things in the world are hunting and food. The humans say I’m a really good hunter. Yesterday, human man was playing with a Nerf gun, and I found one of his foam darts. I carried his dart around and batted at it for hours like a good hunter. They said it was cute how I was so proud. I also like giving man human my stringy (it’s a draw string from human girl’s pants), I’ll even play fetch with stringy. They say it helps me become a good hunter, and I love being a good hunter.

Last but not least I love food before the human girl eats any of her food, I have to smell it to see if it meets my specifications. Most of the time it does meet my specifications, so I leave it alone, but if it’s something like maple and brown sugar oatmeal, homemade no-bake cookie dough, gluten-free donuts or cinnamon, and brown sugar pop tarts. I’m sure there’s more foods I can add to the list but those are some of the foods I really love to eat when I can. Yum!

See you around

For all the readers of this blog, I, Freya wonders, what kind of things you’d like me to talk about? What kind of pets do you have and do you think they’d like to blog with me one day? I’m new to the whole blogging with the girl human would hopefully get some opinions from others.