Criminology And Caffeine.

20. Makeup enthusiast. Trying to make it on YouTube and in college. Hufflepuff. Dog mama.

[nevaehtyler]

they probably spent too much time with their single mother 

[firebirdscratches]

They clearly had a traumatic childhood.

[aratafinwe]

That must not be natural

[destinyrush]

Lions are so impressionable 

[jacksondiesattheend]

It’s probably just a phase, they’re going to lion hell still though.

[easingblackgirlsanxiety]

They must have been drinking that gay water

[igotyoucupid]

Omg, you see! This is what happens when you let male lions play with Barbie dolls

[purplelittlemermaid]

The gay agendaaaaaaa! It’s making its way around.

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had a nice lil spring break even though i've worked 9 days in a row. finally get two days off with an exam in anthropology tomorrow ~wish me luck~

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February 12, 2017. • study for corrections, anthropology, and criminal courts. • work 6-12 • work on valentine's day gifts for boyfriend!! • film some youtube and instagram videos :) what are you guys doing today?

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saturday nights = quiet study time.

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Reblog this for a follow!

I am looking for new studyblrs to follow! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

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Early Classes

Semester is about to start. You get your uni timetable, and sure enough you’ve got an early class. Few people like an 8 or 9 AM class, especially if like me, you live a long way from campus, which means getting up as early as 5.30. Its pretty much inevitable that at some point in your degree you’ll have a class that’s earlier than you’re used to. It’ll be an adjustment, but I’ve figured out some basic strategies to make it easier. This is how I personally deal with early classes; hopefully it can be helpful to some of you as well.

Be honest with yourself about how much time you need to get ready

If you know you have trouble getting organised in the morning, set your alarm accordingly so that you don’t have to rush or stress about being late.

Set your alarm 15 minutes before you have to be out of bed

Personally I find that having 15 minutes to slowly wake up, scroll through tumblr, and catch up on group chats makes it easier to get moving in the morning.

Anything that can be done the night before, do the night before

For me this means laying out clothes, preparing lunch if I’m taking from home, making sure my bag is already packed and ready to go, and taking evening showers.

Set yourself a bedtime based on when you have to wake up

When setting it, consider how much sleep you need to function (6, 7, 8 hours?), as well as how long it typically takes you to fall asleep.

Try to maintain a consistent sleep schedule, even on days you don’t need to get up early

So this is pretty much everyone’s number one tip for getting up early and being functional in the morning. For good reason: it’s about the most effective method. Unfortunately it’s also the hardest to implement. I have social commitments twice a week that keep me up way later than I should be. So compromise. Go to bed as close to your uni night bedtime and get up as close to your uni day wake up time as is feasible, as often as is feasible.

Don’t skip breakfast

You haven’t eaten in many hours, and soon you have to focus on a class. That means you need fuel. It’s well documented (a quick Google Scholar search will provide many articles) that students who eat breakfast perform better. Have some fluids while you’re at it- a glass of water can both rehydrate you after the night’s sleep and help wake you up.

Maybe hold off on the coffee, though

If you’re prone to crashing in the middle of class once the caffeine wears off, you may be better off with low-caffeine tea, decaf, or just plain water in the very early morning. I find midmorning to be the best time for my first coffee of the day.

Get into the groove

One of my favourite ways to be upbeat and alert in time for an early class is to listen to music on the way to uni and sing my lungs out. I specifically choose songs that make me want to dance and belt out the lyrics as loud as I can, because I find they really get me alert and ready to go.

Bear with it

The first few weeks are always the hardest, but as you push through, it gets easier and easier to deal with an early class. Eventually you stop having to begrudgingly drag yourself out of bed. I’m not saying that I leap out of the bed with a joyous smile surrounded by singing woodland animals, but these days I usually wake up a few minutes before my alarm, and I’m far less groggy when I wake. I think I’m even becoming a morning person. I like to get to campus early even when I don’t need to, purely so that I can enjoy looking out over the quiet buildings and ovals before it fills with people.

These are just some small things that really helped me. They won’t work for everyone, but hopefully some of them can be of use to you.

[roseoilz]

wow i cant wait to have my own apartment n come running down the hallway to my door in my heels after a long day at work and opening my door and hearing the sound of my keys hitting the counter and looking at what mail arrived that day and then going to the bathroom and taking care of myself and applying lotions to my entire body n applying face masks and listening to the way you look tonight by frank sinatra on vinyl n dancing around slowly while wearing nothing but my cute lace bra & undies n a dark red silky lace robe that i havent even wrapped around my body yet and makin myself a snack. i cant wait to get to that.

[coffeeforcollege]

this is my life now. is as wonderful as it sounds. would recommend. 

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and just like that, the first week of school is over. can’t wait to start anthropology in a few days! (side note: HTGAWM is amazing!! any hardcore coliver shippers here?)

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might be a lil late but anthropology is literally so awesome I love it! YES COLIVER.

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horrible bosses?¿

when ur boss gets on to you because you left your charger at work 🙃

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my new video is up omg :')

[xiotetudes]

tips from an university student

Seeing that so many are starting/going to college soon I’ve decided to collect some tips I have gathered over the last 3 years of being an university student myself.

*MAKE (AT LEAST ONE) FRIEND(S)/ACQUAINTANCE(S) IN EACH CLASS. yay friends who’ll suffer with you! Most importantly if you miss one class you can ask them what you’ve missed, about homework and for their notes. *USE THE PROFESSORS/TA OFFICE HOURS. Almost no one uses them throughout the semester but then two weeks before the finals everyone will go! Sometimes if you know how to ask the TAs might eve give you the answers to one of your assignment problems :’)..sometimes they sit there with you until you get the right answer too :) *USE A BACKPACK. First of all, you can fit a lot of stuff inside. Second of all, if you carry it around for a while, a backpack will be easier on your shoulders and back. 

*PACK A FEW SPARE PENS. If you forget your pencil case this will save you. So try to stuff some pens somewhere in (preferably all of) your bag(s).

*FIRST HOMEWORK? EASY. SECOND? WTF IS HAPPENING. According to my experience the first 1-3 weeks and the first assignment of a class are always easy but then after that, the level of difficulty suddenly increases. Don’t think you can slack off just because it’s seems easy the first few weeks, it’s going to backfire and at some point you might not be able to follow the class anymore. 

presentations

essays (have yet to write one of these but start early?)

weekly assignments

group assignments due in 2-3 week (there might be a lot of communication problems. Try to start on these and get your group to meet up as early as possible)

voluntary homework ( DO THEM !!!! you don’t have to do all but they’ll surely help you when you’re revising for finals)

*START REVISING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 4 weeks before your finals are not enough if you have more than 3 different classes and haven’t even studied or prepared at all yet.

*LESS IS MORE? You can have a big folder to put all your notes for your different classes in but it’ll be way too heavy with all the papers collecting over the semester. So consider just bringing one block to uni and organising your stuff at home. Or just go for digital notes.

*USE GOOGLE DRIVE FOR GROUP WORKS. It’s so useful and can make your life easier. You can write documents, excel files, make slides, create shareable folders and upload files in there. Every group member can view, edit the same document and even add comments on the side for other group members to see. There’s a chat window too! You shouldn’t edit the same part of a document at the same time though.

*USE CLOUD SERVICES. You can save space on your device and can access them from everywhere. Most of my friends send pictures of their notes to my phone and I found it neater to re-upload them online into folders than having a mess of a photo gallery. You can make it available for offline in the mobile app as well!

*CONSIDER GETTING A TABLET. You don’t really need a laptop 90% of the time. Your college/university probably has computer rooms for you to use as well. Most professors use slides these days, so if you got a tablet you could annotate them! You can use your phone but it might be too small. 

THINGS YOU MAY WANT TO CARRY IN YOUR BAG:

snacks & water (You never know how long you might stay at the college/uni after the lectures.)

small jacket (It might get really chilly)

a charger

an umbrella

medicine, painkillers, plaster

tissues, lip balm, hand cream etc

That’s all I can think of right now. It’s a mess but hope you found these tips useful! ☆ instagram: @xiotetudes ✨

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PHUONG OVA’ HERE SERVIN’ QUALITY ADVICE. 

my shoulder has been kiLLINg me since my backpack broke (i’m buying one asAP), making friends in my lab classes has already helped tremendously this first week alone, keePING your notes organized will save you your sanity, and staying on top of things is absolutely important. gOOGLE DOCS IS A LIFE SAVER. i like to carry around extra scantrons, bandaids and neosporin, hand sanitizer, listerine strips, and extra cables for iphones/androids in case someone might need one. yeah!! these tips are really great ok!! 

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Third year criminology major and all I can say is YES. to every single one of these!!

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I found this really awesome free app for dealing with mental health issues.

It’s called Booster Buddy, it’s free, and it’s available for both Android and iOS.

It works by giving you ‘quests’ (daily tasks) that you are encouraged to complete each day. They are very small things and it caters to you (it asks you questions at the start about what you struggle with).

It’s designed to be child friendly and easy to understand. I’m finding it really helpful. You can also input medication times for a reminder and emergency contact details.

I love this app and I had to share it with you all!

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thank you for this.

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“PLEASE come wake me up again tomorrow”…think of all the lives this app could save

[iheartfishiki]

I’ve got this app and seriously it really helps. Not only do you have a calendar to record medication and feelings but you also want to wake up every morning to help the animal. It pretty much made my life better.

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@hipsterghouls

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SO GUYS. Reblogging from myself because I just downloaded the app and it’s got some really useful features.

In the Settings section, there is a list of Helpful Websites for a variety of different mental health issues. The list is short, but it is a great idea.

The app has you input information (which you can choose not to share) like your local emergency number, local hospital, and an emergency contact person.

There are plenty of activities to keep you going in the right direction.

There is a calendar function and a medication reminder if you need one– and if you have an “as needed” medication, the app can remind you to take them if you check in in “Crisis” mode.

You can edit or change your information at any time, including your symptoms.

Also, less useful but really cute, you can dress up your animal buddy as you do more activities.

TL;DR This app is adorable and will probably be really, really useful for a lot of people.

[artismspectrum]

BoosterBuddy!

I just downloaded this app this morning and it’s A M A Z I N G. I’m not overstating. This app combines some of the best elements and methods from all the various apps I’ve tried.

The two features that I haven’t seen elsewhere in mental health apps that I especially love are:

- It lets you choose a cute animal friend as a companion to keep you socially motivated. To “wake up” and play with this friend, you need to complete 3 wellness tasks (that are super simple and easy), once you’ve done your daily checkin tasks, the cute animal wakes up to play with you. You can tickle it, talk to it, and even play dress up!! Much more motivating than apps that try to make you feel connected to real people, IMO.

- It includes a “calendar” feature (not a big overwhelming calendar like a normal app) that lets you add your own tasks to your daily checklist. So now, along with “checked in,” “completed quests,” and “take medication” I have an extra task that’s alerting me to the fact that I have an important phone call coming up. It made me describe this as “appointment”: “An appointment means someone is counting on you to be somewhere.” I think that might be the most motivating description of an appointment ever. As an anxious person who tends to cancel and reschedule everything, this app is already making me feel better.

A+++++++++ plz download now guys

[profeminist]

Reblogging for anyone who might find this useful, or who knows someone who would!

[shiraglassman]

I need this the minute my new phone shows up

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me, a broke college student, trying to treat my friends

[izzystudies]

Reblog if you are a studyblr!

I just noticed that I don’t follow merely enough blogs, and my dash is usually filled with the same posts. So reblog this and if you are an active studyblr I will follow you back!!

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just started!