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gryffindor with a hint of slytherin // im a little fruity

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Being at a party with only queers really just hits different

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bad idea right? Is for the girlies doing stuff for the plot

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I loved the Barbie movie 🩷 Now, here are some things i don't love about the aftermath.

I think the one thing that really annoys me about the aftermath of the Barbie movie is the fact that Ken is still trending.

The This is my Ken thing on tiktok? I get that it’s cute to share stuff about your boyfriend(I really really do!), and ultimately just water him down to his job and his hobbies.

Example: I have Computer Ken, he came with a laptop, a headset and watches football on the weekends. That is fine, but the movie was BARBIE!

I wanna see: Hi I’m crafty Barbie. I came with knitting needles and paint brushes, and spent my weekends with my friends 🫶

The movie was amazing with so so so many themes to talk about in terms of feminism, outcasts, body image etc. But instead, we’re talking about Ken. Please people, let’s change the subject from the side character to the main event; Barbie 🩷

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Lost the great war today; might not recover

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exams and joe biden

I do not have any words atm. I am currently writing this a few days after we got the news that Joe Biden won, congrats!! I honestly felt a wave of relief washing over me as I read the news, and I am not even in the US so I cannot begin to fathom how you guys feel. 

Anyways, I might be procrastinating some important schoolwork to write this, but it is fine. Even if no one reads this I will at least have written it, right? We are currently preparing for our final exams of the year and it has really sunk in that I will be getting a late christmas break this year. I have at home exams and could easily just travel to see my parents sooner, but there is something about being surrounded by people in the same situation as you. Living with students during the exam period is relaxing compared to living with people who do not study and do not understand the amount of stress that we are going through. 

There are about a million other things that has happened since last time I wrote, but for now this will do. Hope everyone is staying safe, keeping their distance and wearing masks where it is expected. 

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What a summer that was, right?

Anyways, I am now back at uni getting ready for my studies to start. The information we have gotten so far is that most of our lectures will be online and our lab practice will, thankfully, be in person. I am also working as mentor for the new students this year, so I have no doubt that I will be busy busy. 

I am not gonna lie to you tho, I am so stoked to get back to working. This has felt like the longest summer in a while. Unwinding and relaxing felt good of course, but getting back to work and a bit more structured day is also gonna be great. 

There is not much more for me to say at this point. I will try to post more frequently now that things start happening again. Besides that, everyone have a great day!

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Remember when I used to write here? Ahaha me either. Anyways I am back and ready to start posting every now and again.

To start us off, I finished my exams!! I cannot explain how relieved I feel to be done with them. I also got to visit my uni apartment to leave my uni books behind and bring back some more fun books and my crochet equipment. In my previous post I mentioned how I would love to start an etsy shop. Well there is no time like the present (cliche I know) but I think I might start one during the summer.

Another thing I have started doing is taking skill share classes, and I am loving them. I am currently taking a class in webdesign and really hope it gives me some skills that I can use in the fall for my classes. I have heard different things about the lecturer, so I figured it does not hurt to try and be ahead on the work. I am also really enjoying taking the class, and I find it really useful and fun to learn something without a deadline looming.

Lastly, my goal for the summer is to walk and move around more. I am tracking my steps in my bullet journal and I am trying to get to 10K everyday; which is hard when all you do is spend time at home. Things are thankfully opening up again so I will get to move around and see me friends more now.

Anyways, this was just a little update. I have been having trouble posting things un Tumblr lately so there might be a few days between posts.

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hustlin from home

I´m just going to jump right in.

Yesterday I saw a YouTube video of a girl explaining her side hustle, Etsy shop, and how she set it up. I must say that really inspired me to start my own Etsy shop. I have for the longest time wanted to be a business owner, or something of the sort, to help me become independent. An Etsy shop could be a step in the right direction, however, I have an issue. I really like crochet, but my yarn and needles are of course in my uni apartment as I did not think I would be home for long enough to have the time for crochet. Anyways, I am hoping that I will soon be able to go back up there for a day and fetch some of the things that I left behind, and maybe then I will start a small Etsy shop selling handmade things.

That was the inspiration for today, besides being reminded about my dream to own a business; I have been knee-deep in school work. This morning I got my final notes from my teacher on my last paper, and will do the final editing during the next few days. I can´t even begin to explain how happy I am that my exams are happening soon so that I can get some time off. 

Ending on a happy note, I have been getting in more productive hours and more hours of sleep so I am doing good. 

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Day nr. idek of corona

Guess who forgot about this blog? Me, yes 

The last couple of days have been hectic and weird here at home. But, I have some good news. Tonight was the first time in forever that I managed to get 9hr of sleep, I cant explain how good it felt to wake up this morning and knowing that I had slept a full 9hr. 

I have however been effective with my schoolwork, last night I handed in an analysis early. This morning I woke up to the news that I could start next weeks work early so that I am ahead, me and a few of my peers are therefore ahead on some work. And let me say it, this feels amazing. The timing for this was perfect, I have plans with a friend this weekend so the chance to get ahead on next week is actually great. And dont worry, we will be safe. 

As for the rest of my goals, I have been trying to control my economy, but I also have the kind of luck where I need a new pair of pants at the same time as I need new shampoo and makeup. I know, I know, you dont  n e e d  makeup, but I am very fond of my brow gel. Despite that, I think I have been doing well and hope to keep it up so that I can do well on my final exams. 

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update

I totally forgot to write an update about how it was going with waking up sooner and being productive. 

I am waking up sooner without problem, my issue however is the fact that I struggle to get out of bed before 11am. I still manage to be productive in the first hours of the day, but in the hours between 14-18 (2-6pm) I am not able to get a lot of work done on most days. Take now for example, its nearly 22 (10pm) and I am feeling very productive. This is probably the reason to why I cannot get out of bed sooner, I work into the night. 

Anyways, I am trying my best, and tomorrow I have a 10am lecture so I really need to get up before 11 then. 

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day one check in

Today was my first day of trying to get up early, plan my day and get a lot of work done. It did not go as planned.

I was woken up at around 9 am by my niece playing upstairs. A little later she came down to actually wake me before she and my brother left to take care of some stuff. I was kept away from my work most of the day due to me watching the dog, a welcome distraction to be honest. I still did some research, but nothing near as much as I had hoped to get done. 

Tomorrow is a new day with new opportunities, so I will try again. 

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Planning my days

In my previous post I wrote about trying to control your personal economy in this time of crisis. Another thing I think we all should try to focus on during this time is planning our days in a good way. Be honest, how messed up is your current sleep schedule? Mine is pretty upside down. As I am writing this it is nearly 1 am and I have zero intention of going to bed anytime soon. Lets try to fix that, shall we?

As a personal challenge I will try to get my sleep schedule back to how it was before I had to leave the structured days of attending lectures at uni. I will try to get up at 9-9.30 ish. Currently I will sleep to noon, and still feel tired because I somehow only managed 6 hours of sleep, and that is not enough. To make this change, I need a gameplan, and I have a good idea. 

I love bullet journaling, planning and organizing. So planning my days to be efficient and not sleep deprived should be an easy task. Most days I will sit down with my planner in front of me and write down my plan for the day. If I write this plan the night before with the intentions of getting up relatively early and doing them, I will not be as tempted to sleep in. I will simply put in what subject/assignment I want to focus on, and do it. Most days I only manage to get maybe 1 full hour of focused studying in, personally I think that is too little. The goal is to get somewhere between 2 - 3 hours of work in every day, with frequent breaks. 

By doing this I hope that my days will have more structure, and that I can wave good bye to sleepless nights. 

Also, if anyone is interested in a detailed plan of my days; or wanna see how I organize my bullet journal, please let me know. I would be happy to share my planning methods with you.

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Pandemic economy

As we all know, this pandemic is taking a toll on our economy. Recently we got the news that all of our remaining financial aid money will be on our accounts by the end of this week. In other words, I now have the next four months worth of rent on my bank account. In times like these it´s important to be disciplined about our money. I already have a lot of control over how much money comes in and how much money comes out of my bank account, and I have never experienced any uncomfortable surprises thanks to that. 

I just spent some time going over my bank accounts and did the math on how much money I need to have to be able to pay my rent. From there on I could find out how much I had to work with the rest of the months. Now, I am in a fortunate situation seeing as I am home safe with my parents. Therefore I don´t have expenses like groceries, bus tickets or anything besides my monthly rent. Seeing as this is my situation, I think it´s only reasonable that the money I have at the end of the month will be saved. A lot of stores are marketing sales and free shipping, especially the fast fashion stores. I generally try to avoid them, and now this is more important than ever. No one wants to enter July/August without enough money to make ends meet. 

I guess what I am trying to say is, if you have wanted to get ahold of your economy but haven´t had the time; now is the time. Watch YouTube videos and read blogposts, whatever it takes. I will also happily write a post on how I organize my personal economy, and how it has helped me to always feel safe when I go to the grocery store. Let´s face it, it is embarrassing to not have the amount of money needed to pay for some milk and eggs because you did not pay attention to your bank account. 

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new introductions

As I said in my previous post I will be posting more about my life as a student, it will probably contain everything from studying tips to great and cheap meals, and everything in between. 

A little bit about me then, I´m a 20 year old norwegian currently studying in Norway. I really enjoy watching youtube, and my tiktok screen time is higher than I care to admit. I love taking pictures, spending time with friends and family, and long car rides. And I am a potterhead, something I think my blog already have exposed. I hope that through writing this blog I will not only improve my english writing, I will also find something that I am passionate about again. 

With that, welcome to the blog, I hope you enjoy the ride :)

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New blog theme

Soo like, I wanna start a blog about studying, life as a student and so on... However, I don´t want people to know who the author is, so I guess this is my way of saying that my tumblr blog will probably be a studenblog from now on. If my blog for some reason gets a lot of attention I just want to clarify that I am not a native english speaker, and therefore, my english will not be flawless.

ahaha thanks for readint

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I'm normally an introvert but right now I would love a good houseparty