Orion Scribner ΘΔDec 30, 2022
Lauren

My only #NewYearResolution will be 'use your stickers', as it has been every year for a long time.

It's not just sticker-specific, but a reminder that leaving the sticker on the sheet does nothing. Choosing something to stick it on means it will bring you joy. Might that joy be impermanent? Yes, but everything has the potential to be impermanent, and what joy is there in leaving the sticker on the sheet?

Burn that nice candle you bought for the smell. Use that bath bomb. Enjoy that snack treat. #UseYourStickers.

Dec 30, 2022 at 11:05amWeb
Show threadAngel 🇧🇻 Lupus AstartisDec 30, 2022
@laurenthemself thanks for the reminder. I have a bunch of pokemon stickers given to me by an ex i havent had the heart to use yet.
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@LupusAstartis I love Pokémon! Forever a Grass starter, Bulabsaur has my heart. I hope you find a way to use them that doesn't provoke any negative memories.
Show threadHerzleidDec 30, 2022

I'm so bad at this, I hoard and save but never use.

Adding: Write in the fancy bound notebook. Make something from the expensive yards of fabric. Use the luxury souvenir yarn.

Show threadAaron  Dec 30, 2022

@laurenthemself @lj I have so many stickers and no place to put them. I always end up with them not stuck because there’s never an obvious place.

Someone needs to invent sticker boards for walls.

Show threadLJDec 30, 2022
@Aaron @laurenthemself I have a friend who makes cards for folks with all of their stickers.
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@lj @Aaron That's so cool!
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@Aaron @lj I have some on the whiteboard I use to track writing deadlines, some on my PC tower, some on the wooden case my PC tower lives in so the cats can't shed straight into the computer, and some on my desk (I have a hutch desk). And also on my laptop, of course.
Show threadchris.tsx Dec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself excellent callout. i have a stockpile i am saving for no obvious reason. i should be enjoying them instead. 🫰
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@chrisportela for sure you should! Maybe write a few friends a snail mail letter and decorate them?
Show threadTom HarringtonDec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself I could cover my whole house with my unused stickers
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@atomicbird if you have a flat surface you're not too concerned about marking up, maybe you should go ahead and do it!
Show threadSunnJax 🏳️‍🌈Dec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself This is a great reminder. Thank you! 
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@SunnJax You're welcome! also omg that gay sparkle emote is amazing!
Show threadtasha Dec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself i put up some cork board recently to have a place to put all my stickers & pins. would recommend!
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@tasha My pinboards are cloth stretched over embroidery hoops and honestly I might switch to a corkboard so I can add stickers. So many of my pin orders come with stickers!
Show threadSammie 🐨🦘Dec 31, 2022

@laurenthemself I think I've found my word for 2023 #UseYourStickers 😂

The hoard has become quite unmanageable.

Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@sammie Share the hoard, sticker dragon!
Show threadAndy KDec 31, 2022

@laurenthemself
My second favorite sticker is here —

https://mordornps.creator-spring.com/listing/mordor-holiday-tee-sale?product=401

My favorite sticker says, “I paid more in taxes than Donald Trump” that I think I got from The Lincoln Project.

I also ensticker my water bottles and electronic doodads with all my favorite nonprofits such as WTA, PCT, and ACLU. #MoreStickers

Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@ke7yxz That is a GREAT sticker.
Show threadPhil Gastwirth Dec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself
I bought a photo album and place the stickers in there to look at. Eventually if I find something that suits the sticker I will use the sticker.
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@PhilGastwirth Very sensible! My method of having them in a bag under the bed wasn't doing anything for me, that's why I first resolved I was going to start using them.
Show threadPhil Gastwirth Dec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself
They WERE in a stack in various places, like a pile on my desk, coffee table etc. I had to figure out a solution.
Show threadLaurenJan 1, 2023
@PhilGastwirth That is absolutely relatable. I'm like that with pins, and I have four pinboards.
Show threadthebishopgameDec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself @anildash My thoughts exactly. My laptop cover:
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@thebishopgame Excellent!
Show threadsjDec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself don't save that sweater for a nice 'occassion' - every day is an occassion, wear the sweater! feel good!
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@xglossd Exactly!
Show threadKaty KingInTheTron 👸🏻Dec 31, 2022
@xglossd @laurenthemself also fancy shoes. Life is too short to save the sparkly shoes for a special occasion
Show threadXan ☀️ 🌈 🌊 ⚓️Dec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself funny enough I actually just ordered some stickers and have been filled with anxiety ever since on what I should stick them on, and will have it till I make the final decision lol
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@xan I hope you find joy when you find somewhere to stick them and enjoy looking at them.
Show threadAaron ODec 31, 2022

@laurenthemself I tell my kids this. Enjoy your stuff, don't waste it, but don't hoard it.

As a kid, I got some fancy oil pastels and they were so nice, I never used them. To this day makes me sad for having missed that chance to use them, and get the most of them.

Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@m750 Definitely! I was like that with glitter crayons (not as cool as fancy oil pastels).
Show threadGalaxy LittlepawsDec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself I got a sticker book for Xmas and I can't wait to finally apply all my stickers on it!
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@GalaxyLittlepaws what a great idea!
Show threadKevin Becker Dec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself this is spot on because I do weirdly stress about using stickers
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@ksbex It seems to be something a lot of people are finding relatable.
Show threadJim LindDec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself Use your stickers. Get tattoos. Stop worrying about what is and isn’t permanent.
Show threadOwen PikeDec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself thank you, this is a beautiful sentiment.
Show threadJohn EinselenDec 31, 2022
@keith A good reminder…I recently found some old candles that had entirely lost their scent after years of disuse.
Show threadNick JordanDec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself So much this. I’m really bad at letting go of temporary things and enjoying them while they last, but I aim to do better.
Show threadLaurenDec 31, 2022
@nickajordan fantastic!
Show threadDiscoduk1968Dec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself I'm 54 years old and I enjoy stickers immensely, as does my wife. We put them on all sorts of different things. I got two old tall gym lockers last year that needed to be painted, but instead I covered them with stickers and they came out awesome!
Show threadLaurenJan 1, 2023
@Discoduk1968 Ooooh nice! I'd like to plaster mine on my bookshelves, but since my Dad built most of them himself they're actually so nice as they are I can't bring myself to do it.
Show threadBlippy the Wonder Slug (MOVED)Dec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself
Thank you for reminding me! I still have many googly eyes to use up!
Show threadBeeCycling has movedDec 31, 2022

@laurenthemself I second that. Use stuff! Enjoy it. There's no prize for dying with a house full of nice stuff you never used.

I won a box of 12 luxury bath bombs in a raffle earlier this year. I used them within about six weeks. They were lovely.

Show threadLaurenJan 1, 2023
@beecycling I have had some bath bombs sitting around for quite a while unused, because I had some menstrual dramas involving drawn-out periods that made me not want to sit in a bath (sorry if that's a bit ick), but now I'm safely post-hysterectomy (again, sorry if that's a bit ick) I'm looking forward to being able to sit and soak and fizz!
Show threadBeeCycling has movedJan 1, 2023
@laurenthemself Enjoy them. 🙂
Show threadKatieDec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself thanks for reminding me I have this to stick somewhere
Show threadLaurenJan 1, 2023
@HeyKatie I like that sticker very much.
Show threadMayDec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself I both agree and don't, I use my stickers in my journal but I also enjoy just looking through the collection periodically... And I miss looking through other kids' sticker collections socially and trading. Us adult sticker people should get together and do that. #StickerTrade ? #SocialStickerCollecting ?
Show threadLaurenJan 1, 2023
@mayrav I never really did trades as a kid, so it would be fun to try as an adult!
Show threadMayJan 1, 2023
@laurenthemself I would love to, and sadly you and I couldn't be geographically farther apart 😢
Show threadPara 🌵Dec 31, 2022

@laurenthemself This is a good one. I got quite the hoard when I wanted to do a journal kind of thing, but I never quite managed to figure it out, so both stickers and journal remain unused 😅

So I suppose it is "figure out what to do with the journal" as well.

Show threadLaurenJan 1, 2023
@paracactus I'd probably use it as a writing exercise to begin with. Put a sticker in the middle of a page and use it as a writing prompt. Write a flash fic in the space around it.
Show threadPara 🌵Jan 1, 2023
@laurenthemself This sounds fun! I'm not much for prose writing but I could try it with poetry (something I've been wanting to get back into) 🤔
Show threadKirstyDec 31, 2022
@laurenthemself this is me! Commitment phobic. What if I don’t put it in the right place? You’re right though. Enjoy the nice things. ❤️
Show threadLaurenJan 1, 2023
@kirsty If you don't put it in the right place, but do put it somewhere, it will at least be somewhere you can look at and enjoy it instead of being unappreciated.
Show threadLaurenJan 1, 2023
@kirsty also happy new year in case that sounded like I was lecturing you! I just realised it might have sounded that way and I totally didn't mean to!
Show threadKirstyJan 1, 2023
@laurenthemself not at all 😊❤️