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[ajmvis]

shoutout to all the kids who

- grew up smart and lost it when they got to high school and dont know what happened

- are so bright but just cant focus academically

- are told their effort isnt good enough when in reality they just dont understand

- are too shy to ask for help and go without it and therefore dont reach the potential they know they have

- are brilliant in class but underperform in exams

- have to pretend that they dont care about their grades because they constantly underperform and dont want to look stupid

[grlmmjow]

‘I Don’t Know What I Did But It Worked’ — A thrilling story about my academic life

when you’re doing an essay past midnight

[zackisontumblr]

“I have so much to do” *collapses on bed*

[guardians-of-the-food]

Blackberry Lavender White Chocolate Scones

[hypergraphian]

tfw you find a pen somewhere and it becomes The Pen™

[cliostudies-blog]

My Bullet Journal Set Up

So some of you have asked me about my bullet journal (I’m looking at you, @munirastudies (and some anons - hi anons!)). Here it is: my set-up!

I previously did a post on my bullet journal at the very beginning of this studyblr, which can be found here. It’s just changed so much since then that I decided I’d post a new one!

- 1 - I’ve got a dotted Leuchtturm1917 A5 notebook in a really dark blue - which fits because I’m Ravenclaw. I was actually planning on painting the house crest on the front cover, but I never got to do it… but I think I’ll do it soon haha.

- 2 - When you look at my bullet journal you’ll see that I have some bright tags there. They really help me find stuff quicker (but they aren’t sticky enough so they often get loose.. I should change that). You can see my tag list in picture

- 3 - and it’s at the very end of the notebook. For those of you who don’t know this system yet, it’s really simple! You just decide how you want to tag that page, for example “books” as I did in mine, and go to the back of your notebook to write it down there. Then you choose a colour and put a strip of washi tape (or I use post it flags) on that page in the back and also on the page you want to tag so that the colours are in one line and you can see them from the outside (god I’m bad at explaining this but I can’t find the page that explained it to me, sorry!).

- 4 - On the first three pages there’s an index, and I use the first page for years and months, then the second page (which you can see in the picture) I use for anything else.

- 5 - Then there’s my key. I have a colour coding system, but I use some colours twice (which is really bad, I know) because there just weren’t enough colours! I have one colour for each subject, then also for other parts of my life like work, family and friends, uni in general and health (which is anything really: when I eat, doctor’s appointments, when I clean my flat etc). There’s also a key for my expenses which I rarely use anymore, and one for how long it took me to do a task which I also don’t use anymore.

- 6 - In this picture, and also the one before, you can see my yearly overview (which I am still so proud of because I thinks it’s really pretty). I only write down really important stuff in there, and things I’m looking forward to.

- 7 - Now we come to the more important stuff in my bullet journal. In this picture you can see my monthly overview. Here I write down everything that happens that particular month, like when I have to work, exams, family and friends stuff, and birthdays etc. I also have space for goals that I want to achieve that month, and an expenses table. This really helps me because often times I would just go shopping for books and stuff and spend so much money (which you can see hasn’t really improved much {{I spent 70€ on books last month?!}}). Now I can see how much I spend and what I should do better next month (like, I should definitely buy less books {{I actually spent more money on books this month and it’s not even halfway through but shush}}). On the next page there’s an example of a weekly overview. This one looks pretty much the same every week (at least the layout). Here are some more examples:

There’s always space for my weekly goals, then a food table where I write down everything I eat (which should make me more aware of what I eat and change my habits of eating - but it kind of doesn’t), underneath that there’s my habit tracker (and you can see I’m not very good at that either), and then there’s some kind of time tracker…? I don’t know what it’s called, I just thought I needed to know how I spend my time each day, like if there’s a lot of pink I’ve been doing a lot for myself (reading, watching movies, listening to music), if there’s lots of yellow I did a lot with friends and family, then there’s days where I was very creative and a lot of the time is purple - or if there’s lots of green (history) and red (English) I did a lot for uni. I really like this one (and I think I came up with it myself, but if someone has already claimed credit I give it all to you haha).

- 8 - Let’s just ignore the fact that this was one of my most unproductive weeks of all time (like, do you see how often I migrated tasks here?!). Just like my weekly overviews, my daily overviews look pretty much the same every week - at least the basic layout. I get bored of a certain layout about halfway through the week, so I try to come up with a new one every week. See how I got an arrow based layout in the orange overview, and kind of tree/nature based in the green one? What I always include is how much water I drink. I try to drink 12 glasses of water, which in my case is about 2,5 litres. Then there’s the basic to do list thing that bullet journals have. I include my colour code here as well, it just makes it easier for me to see what kind of things I have to do each day. Some more examples:

- 9 - I also have pages in my bullet journal that I use for lists, uni stuff, recs, organisation and personal stuff. In this picture you can see my “books to read” list. On the first example picture of the daily pages you can also see my wish list (which only has “money” on it - figures) and a pro/contra list about the two options I have for my stay abroad. Here are some more examples:

My saving goals page (which isn’t really done yet) and my schedule for this semester(which doesn’t have the hours on it):

and a “movies to watch” list (some spelling mistakes included):

- 10 - This last picture is my current spread. I saw this on tumblr and wanted to try it, but my colour code kind of destroys it. Maybe I’ll try it again some time without my colour code… Here’s another picture of the weekly overview:

Wow. This got a little out of hand! I hope you enjoy this :)

[magneticvenus-deactivated201906]

Prettiest and most organized bullet journal I have ever seen !!!!!!

[cliostudies-blog]

aw thanks but trust me it’s just an illusion of organisation!

[stylemeoriginal]

Contouring Made Easy

So, I was scrolling through my Pinterest newsfeed page (my Pinterest is  check it out!), and came across this brilliant pin depicting three different ways on how to contour; classic, day and supermodel.  

[makeuptips-]

Skincare

Skincare Basics: Benefits of Serums

Skincare Basics: Why You Should Use a Face Oil

10 Ways to Use Rosehip Oil

Skincare Basics: Why You Can Benefit From a Toner

Skincare Basics: Why You Need to Cleanse Your Skin

Skincare Basics: Why You Need to Remove Eye Makeup

Best Facial Oils

Skincare Basics: Why You Need to Remove Face Makeup

Best Skincare of 2013

Night-time Skincare 101

Understanding Your Sunscreen 

How to Cleanse Your Skin With Oil

How to Take Care of Your Skin Whilst Traveling

How to Choose a Serum

How to Get Rid of Pimples

Skincare and The Seasons

Back to the Basics - Eye Makeup Removal

Back to the Basics - Cleansing Your Skin

How to Figure Out Your Skin type

Misc Makeup

Makeup Products for Beginners

Makeup Touch Up Tips

1920s Makeup Tutorial

Busy Makeup Essentials

Best Makeup of 2013

Seasonal Makeup

A makeup look with under $50

How to Fix a Broken Powder

How to Apply Makeup For Photos

Face

How to Use a Powder Puff

How to Use a Cheek Stain

How to Make Your Makeup Last

How to Create Dewy Skin

Foundation Formulas

The Best Tools for Applying Foundation

How to Contour

Makeup for Dry Skin

How to Use Bronzer

How to Cover Dark Circles

How to Make Your Makeup Last

How to Highlight Your Face

What Are BB Creams

How to Conceal Under-eye Bags

Are you Fair or Porcelain?

Concealing 101

How to Choose the Correct Foundation

Eyes

How to Prevent Clumpy Mascara

How to Shape Your Eyebrows

How to Catch Eyeshadow Fallout

Five Alternatives to Black Eyeliner

How to Make Lower Lashes Look Thicker

How to Use Eyelash Primer for Eyebrows

How to Disguise False Lashes

How to Heat Your Lash Curler

White Eyeliner as a Eyeshadow Base

How to Make Your Lashes Look Thicker

Sticky Tape for Eyeliner

Eye Makeup for Brown, Blue, Green, Hazel and Grey Eyes

How to Waterline

10 Ways to use Eyeshadow

How to Tightline Your Eyes

Eye Makeup Tutorial

How to Curl Your Eyelashes

Powder, Pencil, Liquid or Gel Eyeliner?

How to Apply False Lashes

How to Apply Winged Eyeliner

How to Press a Pigment

How to Achieve Long Eyelashes

How to Create a Easy Smokey Eye

How to Make Your Eyeliner Last

How to Apply Individual Eyelashes

How to Groom Your Eyebrows

How to Make Your Eyes Look Larger

Lips

How to Use Lip Liner

How to Fix Dry Lips

How to Wear Orange Lips

Five Ways to Wear Lipstick

How to Apply Red Lipstick

How to Make Your Lipstick Last

How to Make Your Lips Look Larger

Tools

How to Choose Good Makeup Brushes

Misc Beauty Tools 101

Eyeliner Brushes 101

Eyeshadow Brushes 101

Powder Brushes 101

Foundation Brushes 101

How to Deep Clean Makeup Brushes

The Best Tools for Foundation

Makeup Brush Techniques

Makeup Hygiene

Best Tools of 2013

Budget Friendly Brushes

Makeup Basics

Lip Gloss

Lipstick

Lip Liner

Lip Primer

Brow Gel

Brow Enhancer

Mascara

Mascara Primer

Eyeliner

Eyeshadow

Eye Primer

Setting Spray

Illuminator

Blush

Bronzer

Contouring Product

Setting Powder

Concealer

Foundation

Primer

Beauty Myths

Safety Pin for Clumpy Mascara?

DIY Lipstick Crayons?

Lip Balm as an Eye Primer?

Hand Soap to Cleanse Skin?

Concealer as Lipstick?

Vaseline to cure dry lips?

Deodorant as a face Primer?

Can you use hairspray as a makeup setting spray?

Do you only need to cleanse your skin when wearing makeup?

Can you make your own gel eyeliner?

Does Concealer work as an Eye Primer?

Can you make your own eye makeup remover?

Do you really need to spend a fortune to get good makeup?

Can you make your own lip plumper?

Can Saline Solution Revive your Mascara?

Should you apply your face makeup before your eye makeup?

Is wearing makeup actually bad for your skin?

Do you only need to use an eye cream in your late twenties?

Will a darker shade of Foundation make you look Bronzed?

Should you Smile when applying Blush?

Should you avoid using Oil on your Skin?

Can Cornstarch be used as a Setting Powder?

Does Milk of Magnesia work as a Primer?

Should Oily Skin only use Powder Foundation?

Do Makeup Brushes need to be Cleaned?

Does Oily Skin need to be Moisturised?

Does Toothpaste cure Pimples?

Does Chocolate cause Acne?

Does Petroleum Jelly make Eyelashes Longer?

[akadults]

In the midst of the packing and moving chaos, remembering the @unfuckyourhabitat mantra of "make your bed! Excuses are boring!" has helped give me a little space of sanity when I feel like I'm going to explode from frustration. So thanks, UfYH. (also check out those sweet Harry Potter pillows)

[wonderful-language-sounds]

This is a list of tools that are helpful for those learning German. They are supplementary materials meant to improve your knowledge of the language, and should be accompanied by a course/books. If you want resources/books to start learning German, they can be found here: [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x]

Apps

Duolingo: This is great for learning translation between German and English/other languages. 

Memrise: I know most people use it for vocabulary, but I used it to learn the principal part of verbs. For example, I would put  to begin on one side then anfangen - fing an on the other side. 

Deutschakademie [iOS] [Android]: This app offers exercises by grammar topic and is suitable for beginners as well as advanced learners as it goes to C1. 

German Class [iOS] [Android] : This app provides you with vocabulary drills, grammar explanations, and various exercises. The demo is free but the full app is $3.

German Listening [Android]: Listen to German articles read out loud.

HelloTalk: If you want to talk to native speakers, this is a great app. You can choose to text or call within the app, and have them correct your texts.

Learn German [iOS] [Android]: App designed by the Goethe Institute meant for beginners. It helps you learn vocabulary by theme in an interactive story way. 

Adventure German [iOS] [Android]: An interactive game where you must find a stolen item. This is was also developed by the Goethe Institute and is meant for high beginners as well as low intermediate students. This is a fun way of improving your vocabulary and reading comprehension.

A Mysterious Adventure [iOS] [Android]: This is mystery game by the Goethe Institute meant for intermediate students as it is all in German. You play as a woman trying to solve a mystery. I enjoyed playing the game and it helped my listening/reading comprehension.

Der Die Das [Android Only]: App meant to help you learn the correct articles of German words.

Listening/Videos

Slow German: Podcast that is slowly read to improve your listening comprehension in German.

FluentU: Interactive video website where you watch videos with the subtitles in both languages and learn through immersion. This is a paid service, but you can get a free trial.

Yabla: Similar to above, but cheaper. Also has a 2-week trial period if you want to try it.

Bodowartke: Listen to songs in different German dialects.

Lyricstraining: Learn German through song lyrics. You listen to a song and fill in the blank according to your level of the language.

NatifyMe: Learn German through videos. You can choose their videos or upload your own to make video flashcards of vocabulary.

Sounds of Speech: This is a phonetics teaching tool that teaches you German pronunciation with animations 

Verbs & Grammar

Verbix: Verb conjugator.

Verben: Verb conjugation practice.

Verbformen: Verb conjugator

Canoo: Dictionary of German inflection.

Cheatography: Make your own German cheat sheets about cases/vocabulary such as the one linked. 

Vocabulary

Babadum: Vocabulary game

Linguee: A dictionary tool where you can see words and their definitions in different contexts.

Tatoeba: Look up a sentence/word and see how people have translated it.

Quizlet: Look up or make your own vocabulary lists in German. There are many ways provided for you to learn.

Reading/Immersion

Polyglot Project: Read literature in German and then click on words you do not know to translate them

Readlang: Read various texts and watch youtube videos with the text in sync. You translate any words you do not know.

Lingualy: Read articles in German by different topics and then translate any words you do not know. Those words are then added to your collected words and you can review them later.

Clozemaster: A sentence game where you learn language in context and choose the word that fits in the sentence. 

Lang-8: Write in German and have it corrected by native speakers. 

Influent: A language learning video game where you learn vocabulary by acting as a character exploring a house. It is fun and has different modes to learn the words. Cost is $10 but can be $3 during the sales in winter and summer.

German Stories: Read fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers in a dual language format

Spruecheportal: German idioms

German-glossary: A glossary of German idioms and their explanations/origins.

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Pages for your bullet journal

Highlights of the week 

Places you wanna go 

Shopping list for next week (stationary, clothes, etc.) 

Sketch something! 

Write down phone numbers as a backup 

Write a poem 

Brainstorm anything 

Sketch your bedroom! 

Go through your morning routine 

Test out lipsticks, paints, pens or anything of the like! 

Tape things like ticket stubs, polaroids or any other momentos on it 

[superb1a]

When you bullshit an essay and manage to get a good grade.

[halab1-deactivated20220711]

[chromestainedsmile]

How college actually works.

[akadults]

Today I had to stay home and generally near my mom (so the den and kitchen), so when I walked into the kitchen and got mad about stepping on spaghetti, I decided that I was going to clean the kitchen (some). My dad said he was going to do it a few days ago, and since he did not, he forfeit any right to be mad about me throwing his moldy food away. The left column is the Befores, the right the Afters. Technically there were even worse Befores (I filled two trash bags with obvious trash), but my phone was dead so I didn't snap pictures. It's far from perfect, but I have almost burned my hands from washing dishes (our sink only does scalding hot) and I'm sort of stuck on where to go next that doesn't require washing more dishes. I took out probably six full bags of trash and a box of things, plus our old and broken trash can. I also worked somewhat unintentionally on the fridge, but because I didn't take a Before, the After looks like a Before. /: tl;dr - I got mad and threw away food and angrily scrubbed part of the kitchen. (And my dad is going to be mad when he realizes I threw away so much, despite how green and fuzzy most of it was.)

[akadults]

Here I go, making my resume [looks at laptop] [rolls over in bed]

[studyingstudent]

guys!!! During scholarship application season and I found this cute website to make resumes. It’s also very useful to make infographics to study from! Above are some of their free templates :-)