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30 Illustrations By Clare Kayden Hines That Hilariously Sum Up The Struggles Of Adult Life (New Pics)
Meet Clare Kayden Hines, the creative genius behind relatable and funny illustrations about everyday life. Based in California, Hines started drawing at 5, initially inspired by her first dog, Buttercup. Now, she's a skilled comic artist, telling stories about the silly, ordinary, and downright funny things we all might go through.
"A lot of my inspiration comes from observations or funny things that happen in my own life. My illustrations are my way of finding humor in all types of situations, from the mundane (not wanting to talk on the phone) to the existential (feeling dead inside at my job), and making them universal and relatable," the artist previously shared with Bored Panda.
Get ready to laugh, nod in agreement, and maybe even recognize yourself in these comics!
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DragonofMordor 1 year ago
I feel this so hard. I've learned to make myself a list and then just start checking things off one at a time. If I think about everything I have to do, I get overwhelmed.
Lorinda Woerner 1 year ago
Always make a todo list that has things you've already done or you do almost by accident. For instance I write "pet the cat"
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Pandasizing World Peace 1 year ago
Make a list of EVERYTHING, even things that would be 'nice' to get done, like clean out refrigerator or detail your car. The good thing is there will be an end to the list. Then you can go back and put check marks by those that MUST get done first. (Feed the cat.) After you've marked those off, you can work your way down to those of less and less urgency.
Krod Mandoon 1 year ago
This is why some days I just don't get out of bed except to use the bathroom and pop a frozen meal in the microwave...
Mary Peace 1 year ago
Yup, I know that feeling. My bed is a very safe place.
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Clare Kayden Hines had never made a real comic before she created her Instagram account in October 2017. At that time, she was working at a big tech company and really wanted a way to express her creativity. So, she created a character named Kayden Hines who showed the conflict she felt between doing what everyone expected of her and her desire to go against that. "She was my comedic release."
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Lester the Space Duck 1 year ago
The worst feeling: Sleeping half the day away, and not accomplishing anything that you planned to do on your day off.
DragonofMordor 1 year ago
I don't need an alarm anymore. I wake up by 7 even on weekends. Of course, having a cat who wants her morning pets and will climb up to get them if I'm not up helps.
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The artist shared that she finds it hilarious how we're always in a battle with ourselves just to be normal. It's like our brains are always fighting our lazy side to get things done. "Sometimes it’s the mundane things that feel the most insurmountable, like looking at a sink full of dirty dishes, saying 'UGHHHHHHH,' and then doing the dishes anyway."
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Rainboe Sims-Jones 1 year ago
My dog bounces on me with her front paws like she's doing chest compressions 😂🤣
DragonofMordor 1 year ago
My cat. She always knows when I'm not doing well and will insist on climbing up on top of me.
Donna Wasson 1 year ago
Dogs are one of God's sweetest gifts to mankind. Most people don't deserve them! 💝
Dena Goodwin 1 year ago
I have a nurse cat that comes and sits on the arm of my chair or in my lap when she knows I’m not feeling well or having anxiety attacks
Hines gets her ideas from things she sees or funny stuff that happens in her own life. She shared that her drawings help her find humor in everything, whether it's something simple like not wanting to talk on the phone or something deeper like feeling totally bored at work. "I try to make these moments relatable to everyone."
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Amy Beckler 1 year ago
First week-hard work being ignorant. First year-hard working for ignorant.
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Cooking Panda 1 year ago
Lol. I often finish my cup of coffee 3 hours after making it. Apparently one sip is enough to power me for a couple hours 😂
Alethea Fletcher 1 year ago
My husband cannot fathom how I can drink cold coffee... but iced coffee is a thing! It's no different. 🤷♀️
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DragonofMordor 1 year ago
This is why I make coffee, put 4 ice cubes in it, and then put it in my travel mug. Gets it to the right temp and keeps it there.
According to the artist, she often doesn't know if what she's feeling or thinking is strange or uncommon. "When I draw about my experiences and hear others say they feel the same way, it makes me feel more connected to the world."
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Ashley Deane 1 year ago
I'm pretty sure all my friends and some family have a laundry chair. I do, it's for clothes I only wore like an hour or so but not clean enough to be put back away. There's 100% logic behind it
Amy Beckler 1 year ago
Exercise bike works really well for decor- draped with colorful clothing and fairy lights? Sweet!
MygrandsonscallmeNia 1 year ago
I have a chair in my room, and most clothes that I need to hang up land there. Then, there's the clothes I wore that didn't get dirty when I changed into my jammies. They end up in the foot of my bed ..
TheElderNom 1 year ago
Mine is mainly used by my cat as she's waiting for me to go to bed. Once she deems I've spent enough time getting comfortable she'll jump up on my back.
April Pickett 1 year ago
This is blasphemy! The clothes go on the floor, the chair is for relaxing and reading.
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Lorinda Woerner 1 year ago
That turned dark. I think it's saying " love thy self" before you get eaten by the world
Lorinda Woerner 1 year ago
So true. So true indeed. You got to love yourself
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Caroline Driver 1 year ago
Do you think that eating a pound of broccoli would be as satisfying to your stomach as eating a pound of pasta? I rest my case
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TheElementalGod️️ (He/him) 1 year ago
So am I. ~begins to research spells to transform myself into a dog~
Do-nut touch da donut 1 year ago
Has war flashbacks from the time that guy got surgery to turn into a dog..
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DragonofMordor 1 year ago
My cat. But at the same time, when she's awake, she has so much energy. I want her energy as well as her ability to sleep at a moment's notice.
Mickie Shea 1 year ago
Puppy's exist, for lots of good reasons, and primarily to make us feel good.
Amy Beckler 1 year ago
Yep. Reckon they've got us beat in the "living in the moment" category.
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Kelly H. Wilder 1 year ago
Or someone who goes on more frequent trips than me (both, actually)
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PrettyJoyBird 1 year ago
Step 1 take essentials out Step 2 put some items in wash Day 2 walk by suitcase Step 3 prob day 3/4 unpack some items Day 5 attempt to store suitcase away till next once a year trip
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Mickie Shea 1 year ago
Our eyes will always gravitate to the interesting person on zoom or any other platform.
PrettyJoyBird 1 year ago
Another option ▪︎ glances around room 34% during video call also fidgeting fixing clothes need to pee
Noodlepillow07 1 year ago
I get distracted seeing myself....and the wrinkles....and the greys.....and all in between hahahaaha
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Lester the Space Duck 1 year ago (edited)
Oh, hello. It's 2024. Where did the last twenty years go?
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Darian Starfrog 1 year ago
Fake plants, lotsa pretend vines.. no problems. And I gotta people giving me vegetables..
Lester the Space Duck 1 year ago
All the houseplants plants are dead, but something is growing in the fridge.
Erika Amelia 1 year ago
I tried to plant them many times but they died soon after so now i just cook them, stalks and all.
Vicki Perizzolo 1 year ago
I confess to an onion right now in need of being planted.. NONE of my plants currently look like that although they aren't happy about the weather right now
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Irene 1 year ago
and I can still smell the fresh paint. The china had never been used. The sheets had never been slept in. Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was.
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Abby Foster 1 year ago
Stop I literally did that this morning. I wake up at 5:00am every morning for school and today I decided to "rest my eyes" for 10 minutes. I woke back up at 6:00. My bus comes at 6:30.....
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Alethea Fletcher 1 year ago
A few years back, pre pandemic, there was a house listing (in the UK) that did the rounds on FB...due to the amount of sockets everywhere in the house. Even on the ceiling. Iirc, there were more than 27 double sockets in the lounge alone! 🤣. So many said it was the dream home... not many said it was overkill.
Niels Boehm 1 year ago
Yes, however, ideally no more than one strip per wall outlet. Cascading them increases the fire hazard and puts more strain on your power distribution.
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ℙ𝕚𝕟𝕜 ℍ𝕦𝕟𝕟𝕪 𝔹𝕖𝕖 1 year ago
LITERALLY I HAVE NO WHERE TO CHARGE MY PHONE CAUSE THE BED IS COVERING IT
Looks like an Angel 1 year ago
I live in an apartment with 3 sockets in the living room, only 1 in the bedroom, 1 in the dining room, 2 in the kitchen.....but 0 in the bathroom. I have to run extension cords from my living room, down the hall to the bathroom, if I want to blow-dry my hair.
Alethea Fletcher 1 year ago
The are never any sockets in bathrooms in the UK, bar shaver points. It's actually illegal, as its a fire/electrical hazard. We don't even have light switches, they are outside the door. We'll, some do have a dangle pull cord to switch on lights, but they are rare.
Load More Replies... Mary Peace 1 year ago
I didn't get this at first, because my ideal bedroom would have a couple of decent paintings on the wall. (What happens if you plug something into the pot plant?)
MygrandsonscallmeNia 1 year ago
I have only One light socket in my room! What I wouldn't do to have this...
Irishwoman abroad 1 year ago
I live in a pretty-much-unrennovated 70s flat (well, apart from fixing up the bathrooms a bit) and boy would you know that they used very few electrical appliances in those days - only 1 socket in the kitchen, which had to double for the fridge, microwave and kettle, none in the hallways, never enough in any other room except that the bathroom has 2!! Totally wrong, of course, because now there has to be a safe distance between sockets and water sources,and my bathroom is tiny, but they're very handy. We had to get the electricity increased because we couldn't use anything stronger than a TV with what they had, and the electrician couldn't believe what they got away with - there was even a socket, flush with the wall, right behind the cooker! One splash and all the electricity would have shorted! He fixed that, but we still don't have enough sockets, or TV outlets. I would LOVE even just another one in the kitchen!
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April Pickett 1 year ago
I'm retired. I'm with the far right part of the circle, neither of the others works for me.
Mary Peace 1 year ago
Overlapping circles. Sorry if you see rear ends, I learnt about Venn diagrams many years before it was ever suggested that's what rear ends look like.
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Anxious Aardvark 1 year ago
Mom put both on the table to avoid issues. Good for me. I like both.
Lorinda Woerner 1 year ago
I too put both on the table but that is because I like both and can't decide on which to make
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Mickie Shea 1 year ago
Satisfying the different taste and tactile cells our mouth and tongue hold.
April Pickett 1 year ago
My daughter taught me this. I make my own and put Via in it instead of sugar.
PrettyJoyBird 1 year ago
3rd/4th/5th option(s) - likes watered down cranberry juice, mixed with other liquids/juice, or in a smoothie
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Kelly H. Wilder 1 year ago
I am type one, but with all the icons lined up on the left side instead of the right.
LavenderHippoInAJar 1 year ago
Me too; but one of my folders is just "clutter" and it's just full of so much random junk
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Lester the Space Duck 1 year ago (edited)
I have "patches" on my desktop... Folders in upper right, system tools in upper left, etc.
Niels Boehm 1 year ago
That's funny, I have dedicated areas on my Desktop for different kinds of things, too
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Keira Pendragon 1 year ago
D= There's a 3rd type! They have the neat tidy row on one side, clearly organized, then varying amounts of the rest of the screen look like type 2, depending on how long it's been since they last sorted the tidy row! (I am type 3)
Rachel Martin 1 year ago
Fourth type here: I have them moderately well organized (or at least aspire to) but them all hidden, so NO clutter. Unlike everything else in my life. 🤪 Then if I need them, right click, view, show icons. Viola! You're welcome. 😀
Load More Replies... Confused State 1 year ago
Type 2. BUT, they aren't cluttered and on top of each other. My main screen is almost (85%) completely full of icons and yes, I use all of them. They are in groups in order to find like items quickly. If I have a shortcut that is vital that I am currently working in, I will move that icon over to another screen so that it stands out. Whenever IT people log into my computer, they ALWAYS gasp! I think it's hilarious. I know it's a lot of icons but it works for me to be able to access something quickly without having to remember where the real file/folder/link is located.
Thea Bøwadt 1 year ago
In my work laptop its 5 nicely on the right. On my personal laptop its neatly around the sides depending on grup, right: programs, lef:t important files, and top: games 😆😂🤓
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Do-nut touch da donut 1 year ago
I was sick that day to the point where any amount of movement gave me a massive headache :3
DragonofMordor 1 year ago
I was recovering from a nasty jaw infection and food poisoning. I went to bed at 8 that night and slept through all the fireworks.
Load More Replies... Lester the Space Duck 1 year ago (edited)
I had to work at 6am, so I was asleep. The last time I saw in the new year, D**k Clark was still running the show. Edit: CHARLES Clark 😑
Mickie Shea 1 year ago
About every 3/4 days a week I can’t find sleep until dawn and the do the day.. So nice.
Vicki Perizzolo 1 year ago
only once.. never did that again... oh wait... but it wasn't 1/1... it was 3/17
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Auntriarch 1 year ago (edited)
Hehehe she's not wrong. She missed out "how do I put this on silent" *hands phone to young person* (me, yesterday)
Marie BellaDonna 1 year ago (edited)
Or my mom: "It says 'click okay'. Do I click okay?" 😂
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Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago
Although I take my glasses off to read the screen. Nearsighted things
Load More Replies... John Smith (he/him/xy/️) 1 year ago
Yeah don't make it dark because you are trying to hide s****y decor so that people then cannot read your damn menu
Caroline Driver 1 year ago
Flashlight and making the image of the menu bigger in a dimly lit restaurant is one of the best uses of a phone ever.
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Madeleine Summers 1 year ago
(Based on coment earlier) How. Did. You. GET MY NUMBER AGIAN?!?!?!
DragonofMordor 1 year ago
This is me. But I'm also the person who does forget basic things, especially when I'm extra tired or stressed. So the fear is not unfounded.
Hetal Vyas 1 year ago
I found doing a quick checklist when I leave a room helps, tv off, light off, heating off, etc..
Mickie Shea 1 year ago
During freeze I was amazed at how my bedroom held the heat, until realized the heater had been on all day. Oh Well! Maybe the electric co. needs the money.
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Lorinda Woerner 1 year ago
And you owe the IRS and are about to go to jail if you don't give us some gift cards
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Cesc 1 year ago
Diet and any other exercise that burns more calories than sit ups (all of them) will get you there quicker. Then do the sit ups
Bleau 1 year ago
That's right we all have abs you just can't see them under the fat
Load More Replies... Mickie Shea 1 year ago
Try two or m o=re situps and run in place for 3/5 minutes each day. Or more.
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Michael King 1 year ago
I got a really good water filter... now water tastes soooo good.
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DragonofMordor 1 year ago
The thing is, it actually doesn't have to be water. And it doesn't necessarily have to be 8 glasses. How much you need depends on the person and the situation (more in hotter weather, for example). Your body will tell you if you are thirsty. And you get a lot of water from the food you eat. Plain water is probably healthier than other drinks. But any drink will do for getting the amount of water you need.
Mary Peace 1 year ago
So is tea. But you need to be careful if you drink lots of strong tea or coffee.
Load More Replies... LadyHermit 1 year ago
And then you remember the whole "8 glasses/2l of water a day" myth was started by a "study" funded by a major bottled water company
Irishwoman abroad 1 year ago
You should go by how thirsty you are - in summer, everyone's gulping down the water no problem, but it's harder in winter because we aren't as thirsty, so just go with the flow (pun intended)
Load More Replies... Mickie Shea 1 year ago
they all contain water, just drink 16 or your favorite mix. No don’t, its bad.
Stephen Hutchison 1 year ago
The 8 glasses a day myth also claims incorrectly that you can't drink anything else. Coffee is a bit of a diuretic, but almost any other water-based liquid, like soda, is equivalent to water.
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Bryoney Blakley 1 year ago
The only time I'll wear it is if I get my nails done- as in have fake ones put on. Otherwise, it peels within hours and feels like a complete waste of time and money
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Mary Peace 1 year ago
I didn't know about this at all. I wear varnish occasionally but it doesn't peel.
Marvin HeartofGold (she/them) 1 year ago
Gel nail polish. Last for ages. Or dip powders. Also lasts for ages.
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Martine Remmelzwaal 1 year ago
You shouldn't feel them though! (Imagine feeling your skeleton all day, and I am not talking about aching joints)
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Adrian Scarlett 1 year ago
I like to set an alarm early so I feel like I've had a lie in when I get up after several snoozes.
Keira Pendragon 1 year ago
1st wake up alarm (This one is negotiable in case I want more free time in the morning), 1 hour later, 2nd, and final, wake up alarm. 45 minutes later, get ready to go alarm. 30 minutes later, GTFO the door alarm.
Anxious Aardvark 1 year ago
A: sets alarm at 06:30, it goes off, puts it on snooze 1-2 times. B: sets alarm at 06:35, wakes up at 06:15 because they hate alarms. Gets up, makes coffee for A&B.
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DragonofMordor 1 year ago
Accurate. The worst is when the glasses have fallen off the bedside table and I have to root around the floor for them without wearing them.
Lester the Space Duck 1 year ago
I have had to use the camera on my phone to find my glasses.
Load More Replies... TheElderNom 1 year ago
My trying to pick up my black cat in the morning thinking he's a pile of clothes.
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Wysteria_Rose 1 year ago
Honestly, I have laid down and covered myself with laundry still hot out of the dryer and just nested in it for a while.
DragonofMordor 1 year ago
I just leave it in the hamper. If I put it on the bed for even a minute, my cat will decide it makes a nice kitty bed.
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Auntriarch 1 year ago
Bad news petal, you'll be wearing them again in a few decades, love, auntie.
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TheElementalGod️️ (He/him) 1 year ago
only if you live in the same house as me.
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There were only a couple that I did not relate to, very enjoyable. Thank you!
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only if you live in the same house as me.
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