DEPRESSION TIPS: Shower. Not a bath, a shower. Use water as hot or cold as you like. You don’t even need to wash. Just get in under the water and let it run over you for a while. Sit on the floor if you gotta. Moisturize everything. Use whatever lotion you like. Unscented? Dollar store lotion? Fancy 48 hour lotion that makes you smell like a field of wildflowers? Use whatever you want, and use it all over your entire dermis. Put on clean, comfortable clothes. Put on your favorite underwear. Cute black lacy panties? Those ridiculous boxers you bought last christmas with candy cane hearts on the butt? Put them on. Drink cold water. Use ice. If you want, add some mint or lemon for an extra boost. I always use lemon. Clean something. Doesn’t have to be anything big. Organize one drawer of a desk. Wash five dirty dishes. Do a load of laundry. Scrub the bathroom sink. Blast music. Listen to something upbeat and dancey and loud, something that’s got lots of energy. Sing to it, dance to it, even if you suck at both. Make food. Don’t just grab a granola bar to munch. Take the time and make food. Even if it’s ramen. Add something special to it, like a soft boiled egg or some veggies. Prepare food, it tastes way better, and you’ll feel like you accomplished something. Make something. Write a short story or a poem, draw a picture, color a picture, fold origami, crochet or knit, sculpt something out of clay, anything artistic. Even if you don’t think you’re good at it. Create. Go outside. Take a walk. Sit in the grass. Look at the clouds. Smell flowers. Put your hands in the dirt and feel the soil against your skin. Call someone. Call a loved one, a friend, a family member, call a chat service if you have no one else to call. Talk to a stranger on the street. Have a conversation and listen to someone’s voice. If you can’t bring yourself to call, text or email or whatever, just have some social interaction with another person. Even if you don’t say much, listen to them. It helps.

Yes, really. Put on a favorite song today, dance like nobody’s watching, and call it fitness. Bonus points if you record it and make someone else laugh.

Friends, we have a problem. A big one. We need all HuRUs on deck!! Last night, a ragtag gang of wild bandits rode into town - armed with erasers, oversized fly swatters, and Wi-Fi jammers. Their mission is to wipe the HuRU Crew from existence. They’re not after gold. They don’t want treasure. Nope... their sole purpose is to erase our memes, silence our laughter, and delete every single post about spinach-in-your-teeth networking fails. 😱 They came in hollering: “No HuRU left behind? Oh yeah? We’ll see about that!” But here’s the thing: they underestimated us. They don’t know how scrappy this community is. They don’t know that HuRU Crew doesn’t go down without a fight - or at the very least, a sarcastic comment thread filled with GIFs and dad jokes. So here’s the real question: What are we going to do to save our crazy community? (no suggestion is too crazy) ⚔️ Drop your most ridiculous defense strategy below. 🛡️ Will we build meme catapults? 🔥 Train llamas as attack animals? 🌵 Hide out in a cactus fort until the bandits get bored? Your move, Crew. Let’s show these bandits that you can’t erase the HuRU spirit. 💥 Help us HuRUs...It doesn't get any more serious than this!!

Say hello to Lucas, Yvonne, and Charlie too, Erica, Andrew, Vande, Marleen. All brand-new! Step right in, don’t wait, don’t delay, The HuRU Crew is ready to play. Our motto is simple, our voices unite, “No HuRU left behind!” - we shout it with might. So jump in the convo, come share, come say hey, We’ll lift you, we’ll cheer you, we’ll level your day. A round of applause, a big HuRU cheer, Welcome, new friends — we’re glad you are here! 🌎💬⭐ Welcome @Lucas Michael @Yvonne Carter @Charlie Harvey @Erica Berkowitz @Andrew Chung @Vande Prakash @Marleen Veda