At the end of Christmas break this year, I found myself looking forward to returning to school. It’s always hard for me to leave my family again after quite some time apart, but the freshness and renewed dedication most people feel surrounding the new year had me excited to get back to studying. As much as I like petting my dogs and hanging out with my sister, there isn’t really anywhere to place New Year’s resolution fervor there. Should I pet my dogs harder? Hang out with my sister more aggressively? I don’t think me, my sister, or my dogs really want that. Applying this sense of motivation makes more sense in my academic life, so I was looking forward to getting back to it.
Continue reading “having a mental health spill during the school year”super simple bullet journal set up
We’ve all seen those beautiful bullet journals that somehow e v e r y o n e on the internet has. Are you even a valid studyblr if you don’t have a bullet journal? (hint: yes.) But, if you’re like me, you have not a single artistically creative bone in your body, nor the time it takes to use it.
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Afraid of having to spend some time alone with your own thoughts? Don’t! Try one or more of the following five methods to make your wide open summer break slightly less wide and slightly less open. Continue reading “5 productive things to do with your summer”
tips for long library study sessions
Aight kids buckle up. Exams are starting (for me at least). I’m gonna share my best tips for those long-ass library days. Now, I don’t condone spending upwards of 12 hours in the library but sometimes it’s the only option you’ve got.
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My second semester of uni has just kicked off so I’m getting ready. Organising the masses of paper from last semester. Bulk-ordering supplies from amazon. Getting sleep in now while I still can. Mass-cooking and freezing meals. Testing each and every one of the markers, highlighters, and pens I own to make sure they won’t die on me in the middle of the library–trust me, that’s not fun.
Continue reading “essential note-taking supplies”how to do public speaking and not cry simultaneously
When I was in eighth grade, I once had to memorize a poem I had written and present it aloud from memory in my english class. Why they would give us this assignment when our hormones and ability to write poetry were objectively at their worst, I’m not really sure, but it had me stressin. I ended up making it about four lines in before crying, running out of the classroom, and staying in the bathroom until after the class had ended.
Continue reading “how to do public speaking and not cry simultaneously”flashcard organisation system
A while ago, over on my tumblr, someone asked me what my flashcard organisation system is. I thought I could save that response for a post on this blog, so here it is.
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