Sleeplessly Embracing

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[frommarble]

Hello!

This is a little introduction about me and this blog

I am a Structural Engineering student, currently writing my thesis the broader area of which is structural dynamics

Here because I’ve recently felt like I need some motivation

I don’t know how often I’ll be posting but will try to stick to this

I’ve very recently started journaling to keep on track 

Also, I do art. Not digital art yet, I only do art by hand

As much as I’m a Stem major, I’m equally in love with history, art and dark academia

Nice to meet you! :)

[dazebearr]

It’s not that we have hope — we shelter it.

John Berger, From A to X: A Story in Letters

René Wiley/Fire in the Sky//René Wiley/Turquoise House//Jennifer McChristian/Versailles Launderette//Tibor Naggy/A Red Glimpse//Matthew Snowden/A Crashing Wave//Chin h Shin/Rainy day Walkers//René Wiley//Before Breakfast//Chin h Shin/Winter Reflection//Michael O'Toole/Road to Charlevoix

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Here is my brand new challenge! So many people have asked if I would be doing it again this year and I really hope you will all enjoy doing it! I’m so excited to get to know you all through the posts and celebrate winter with you!

❄️ Info ❄️  

If you do the challenge, use the tag #winter studying challenge so I (and others) can see your posts. I will try to reblog as many posts in the tag as possible. 

This challenge will run for 6 weeks - from the 1st December to the 14th January

There are daily prompts for every day of the challenge

But, as always, I don’t expect everyone to be able to post every day so you can always do catch-up posts!

If you have any questions, feel free to send me an ask!

❄️ Rules ❄️

If you want to do the challenge, please reblog this post

If you do it on any other social media platform (ie. Instagram), please give credit (my instagram | my tiktok | my pinterest)

The challenge will officially start on the 1st December, but if you come across this later, you can definitely start anytime during these six weeks!

DISCLAIMER: Quite a few of the prompts in December are to do with Christmas because that is what I celebrate at this time of year. I was very aware of that when I was writing the prompts but I did not think that I knew enough about other festivals and holidays at this time to write prompts about them. I did not want any prompts I made to be disrespectful. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, please know that this challenge is still for you! You can either just use the prompts anyway (if they are applicable) or adapt them to fit the festival or holiday that you celebrate. If it is impossible to adapt, then simply tell me about what you celebrate during winter because I am excited to learn about them! 

❄️ Prompts ❄️

1st December - Do you like winter?

2nd December - What is your favourite thing about winter?

3rd December - What is your least favourite thing about winter?

4th December - What is an unpopular opinion that you have about winter? 

5th December - Are you usually busy during winter?

6th December - Do you get a break from school/uni/work during winter?

7th December - How do you stay motivated during winter?

8th December - What is your favourite winter outfit? 

9th December  - What winter activities do you love? 

10th December - What do you usually do during the holidays?

11th December - What is a cherished family tradition from your childhood?

12th December - What is a favourite family Christmas/holiday memory that has stuck with you through the years? Why?

13th December - Does your family have any odd traditions during the holidays?

14th December - When do you buy your Christmas presents?

15th December - Share a memorable gift-opening moment from your childhood.

16th December - What is the best gift you ever gave someone?

17th December - What is your favourite Christmas movie?

18th December - What is your favourite Christmas song/carol?

19th December - What is a Christmas song that makes you cringe?

20th December - What is your favourite and least favourite holiday/winter food?

21st December - What was the most memorable holiday celebration you had at school?

22nd December - Finish this thought, “It wouldn’t be Christmas without _____.”

23rd December - If you could design your own ugly Christmas sweater, what would it look like?

24th December - What is your Christmas wish?

25th December - Merry Christmas! Tell us about your day!

26th December - What do you do the day after Christmas?

27th December - What was the best moment of Christmas?

28th December - What are you grateful for?

29th December - Christmas or New Years

30th December - What is your best memory from 2021?

31st December - Would you rather stay home or go out on New Year’s Eve?

1st January - Happy New Year! What did you learn in the past year? 

2nd January - Have you made any New Years’ Resolutions?

3rd January - What is your aim for 2022?

4th January - What is the most important thing that is going to happen to you this year?

5th January - Would you rather live in a world where it is always winter or always summer?

6th January - What is the weather like during winter in your country?

7th January - Do you like the cold and where is the coldest place you’ve ever been to?

8th January - What is one place you could never live because of the winter weather?

9th January - Have you ever seen snow? When was the last time you saw it?

10th January - Would you rather have a snowball fight or build a big snowman?

11th January - Would you rather have an entire snow week off from school or an extra week of summer vacation?

12th January - What is your favourite winter drink?

13th January - Have a birthday in winter or in summer? 

14th January - What was your favourite thing about winter this year?

❄️ So this is the challenge! I hope that you will join in and enjoy doing it this winter! Please message me or send me an ask if you have any questions about it or just want to have a chat <3 ❄️

[Taglist under the cut]

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[frommarble]

I'm going to do this from today onwards.

I know it's already 2nd December and I missed a day but I'll follow up.

Off to a new challenge.

[frommarble]

Hi!

Sorry I've been gone, but I'm back and wanna do a winter study challenge or something like that. I'll find one and get back.

[earlymoderngothic]

20 Books Under 200 Pages

Book recommendation time! These books (or, at least, these editions of these books) are all under 200 pages long.

This post contains affiliate links that are clearly marked with an asterisk. I will receive a small commission for purchases made through these links at no extra cost to you.

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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

64 pages (Penguin Little Black Classics)

First published in 1892

Feminist fiction with Gothic elements

Project Gutenberg | UK Bookshop.org*

Ariel by Sylvia Plath

96 pages (Faber Modern Classics)

First published in 1965

Poetry collection

UK Bookshop.org*

Animal Farm by George Orwell

112 pages (Penguin Essentials)

First published in 1945

Political satire

UK Bookshop.org*

Água Viva by Clarice Lispector

112 pages (Penguin Modern Classics)

First published in 1973

Fiction – defines definition

UK Bookshop.org*

Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera

114 pages (And Other Stories)

First published in 2009

Fiction – an interesting tale about a woman crossing the border between Mexico and the US

UK Bookshop.org*

The Outsider by Albert Camus

119 pages (Penguin Books)

First published in 1942

Philosophical fiction

Also published in English as The Stranger

UK Bookshop.org*

The Time Machine by H. G. Wells

144 pages (Penguin Classics)

First published in 1895

Science fiction

Project Gutenberg | UK Bookshop.org*

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

148 pages (Vintage)

First published in 1972

Fiction with a hint of fantasy

UK Bookshop.org*

Candide, or Optimisim by Voltaire

155 pages (Penguin Classics)

First published in 1759

Satire

Project Gutenberg | UK Bookshop.org*

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

162 pages (Penguin Classics)

First published in 1887

Detective fiction

Project Gutenberg | UK Bookshop.org*

The Pear Field by Nana Ekvtimishvili

163 pages (Peirene Press)

First published in 2015

Fiction – a heartbreaking tale of loss, childhood, and discovering the self

UK Bookshop.org*

I am Legend by Richard Matheson

163 pages (Orion Publishing Co.)

First published in 1954

Post-apocalyptic horror

UK Bookshop.org*

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

163 pages (Granta Books)

First published in 2016

Fiction – a short but impactful story about those who unconsciously defy the norms of society

UK Bookshop.org*

The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches by Matsuo Bashō

167 pages (Penguin Classics)

First published in 1702

Travel diary, poetry

UK Bookshop.org*

Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth

170 pages (Oxford World's Classics)

First published in 1800

Historical novel

Project Gutenberg | UK Bookshop.org*

Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë

174 pages (Oxford World's Classics)

First published in 1847

Semi-autobiographical

Project Gutenberg | UK Bookshop.org*

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

176 pages (Simon & Schuster Ltd)

First published in 2016

Fiction – a feminist novel

UK Bookshop.org*

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome

178 pages (Penguin Classics)

First published in 1889

Comedy with a hint of travel narrative

Project Gutenberg | UK Bookshop.org*

The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield

181 pages (Penguin English Library)

First published in 1922

Realism, short story collection

Project Gutenberg | UK Bookshop.org*

The Road Through the Wall by Shirley Jackson

194 pages (Penguin Modern Classics)

First published in

Semi-autobiographical Gothic thriller

UK Bookshop.org*

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If you decide to pick up any of these books, please let me know what you think!

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[earth-study]

Slowly but surely getting back into the swing of things with uni!

Trying to make the most of this time when I’m not swimming in work…I can’t imagine it’s going to last too long

[youremydcohlee]

I made this little something and after it was done I thought you'd like it @ijaazat 👀

[yukkuristudies]

☕️✨

[softieacademia]

honestly i know we are told that we need zillions of apps and tools for productivity and to keep track of our life or whatever but i am here to tell you that is complete and utter bullshit!!! you do not need detailed apps for everything concerning your life or even those overly complicated bullet journals ppl on tumblr are obsessed with (obv it goes w o saying if they work for you then continue using them but there LOTS of ppl who these overly complicated things just DO NOT work for)

so i’ll tell you how to make your life easier with the basics that you already have!!! yess!!! what you already have!! no need to download stuff or buy bujos or planners or print anything!!!

so instead of forcing yourself to use all those amazing tools that productivity gurus use each for a different purpose, you really do not need anything aside from the existing functions in. your. phone. YES, i am serious!!!

you need a reminder for a new habit??? reminders app or if you are on android or you tend to ignore reminders (me!!!) SET ALARMS!!! so easy!! and so effective!!

change the ringtones so your brain can associate a particular ringtone with waking up for eg and then another for urgent!!tasks!!! that you will forget and another for habits etc. really you do not need anything elaborate

want to write stuff down?? ideas, tasks, details you’ll forget?? notes app babey!! and memo/notes on android!!! every device has a built in notes or memo app and depending on your device, it can be extremely useful!! plus you dont need wifi to use the app or anything, you can just quickly jot things down on your phone and bam you are done!!! so easy!!!

now for those events or tasks that are far away but you want to have some way of remembering them: set events on your calendar for date specific tasks to make your life easier!! and to set alarms for dates that are further off

its online school so of course everything feels disorganised and just wrong and maybe you have some quizzes and exams coming up.

are you feeling stressed and overwhelmed because you have so much to do??

classic notebook braindump honey!!!

doesnt even have to be a notebook, just find a piece of paper and pencil/pen whatever!!! and just start writing about what you are worried about from deadlines to worries to everything you are worried about forgetting.

1. you will feel better from writing everything you are worried about down

2. you can then read over your worries and try to find actions to take to prevent that worry from actualising

so for eg i am stressed about not waking up on time for my exam tomorrow so i set 50 alarms (this is actually what i do no joke) AND tell my mom to make sure i am up by a time (at least 1-2 hours before the exam) and make sure i go to bed in time for that time to align with my sleep cycles (i use sleepyti.me for it and idk how people can wake up without it) this ensures i will wake up on time and i go to sleep alert so when i hear my alarm ringing i usually am able to wake up no matter how sleepy i feel

and you really do not need digital planning if that is not something that works for you or if it stresses you out because the goal of planning is to make your life easier and more manageable NOT more stressful so stick to simply writing to dos and lists on paper

(listen you do NOT need a planner or a bujo you are good with basic paper and something to write with)

for exams i like to take a piece of paper (usually the back of the notebook i am using for studying) and write my syllabus down, yes write it down because it helps me remember. once that is done i like to think about which lectures i know or understood in class and which ones i need to listen to the recordings of so i can manage my time accordingly.

[werelivingarts-deactivated20230]

unique ways to learn foreign languages

Hi it’s werelivingarts and I’m back with some unique tips on learning foreign languages. I love learning Mandarin and Korean, and my foreign friends absolutely love it when I try to speak with them. ✨

Learning languages is tough but really fun. Remember that you need to set goals, such as by the end of today, I will finish studying the alphabet, not the simple “getting fluent” goal. It’s okay when things you first say are gibberish because you will certainly get better by learning your mistakes. 

Here are just some extra weird ways to help you learn:  ● Use region-specfic social media (Weibo for Chinese, Kakao Talk for Korean, Tuenti for Spanish, etc) ● Narrate in other languages as you commute (e.g. the mysterious man who wears brown cap-toe Oxfords just get his cats turn left and is now entering the supermarket) ● Read newspaper and magazine  ● Change your phone language    ● Get help from your native speaker friends  ● Take notes in other languages

P/s: Do you have any useful methods to learn foreign languages? If yes, please share it down here 🤩⬇️

[shymagnolia]

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

[shymagnolia]

okay so i just got my dream job??? a week after applying to it?? and now i’m thinking….maybe this is the good luck post

[flagellant]

…..not even six hours later i got an offer of a well paying full time long-term job with free room and board in queens in nyc, allowing me independence and a way to escape an abusive situation and an unhealthy environment

likes charge reblogs cast, folks, this is the good luck post

[coffee-or-hot-cocoa]

i need all the help i can get for finals

[finnglas]

Hey so

the last time I reblogged this post right before I got a great job, in a permanent work-from-home position, with benefits, retirement, and a salary literally 3x what I was making before, doing something I really like. 

So you know. 

This might be the real one, y’all.

[frommarble]

11-9-21

I was taking a break and setting the journal up for next week. A very simple spread really. And then I went to the lake for a walk, found these beautiful flowers and put them in this little shot glass with the leaves.

And now it looks so pretty

Fun thingie-

I buy these little shot glass candles which actually fit in my budget and when they are fully consumed, I save the shot glasses. This is one of those shot glasses. They're really cute and some I use as water dispensers when I'm painting with watercolors.

<3

[frommarble]

Did a playlist page <3

[frommarble]

30-08-21

> I prepared two Journals for September. One for Daily To-Do Lists and one for habit tracking and general goals and creativity (this one). The paper is one of the maannyyy that I'm reading and referring to for my thesis. The topic of my thesis, if we talk about a broader area, is Vibration Control in Buildings.

>> Sotd

Arrival in Nara by Alt-J

FunFact- I made this little journal on my own using some white papers that were left from one of my previous sem notebooks. I used a normal thread for kettle-stitch binding method. I always use up the half-finished notebooks by either properly extracting the left over pages or getting rid of the filled pages (if they are lesser than the empty pages) And then I use these extracted papers by either just normally spiral binding them into another big notebook (or some new little notebooks) or binding them by thread

[sighonahurricane]

Okay have a look

My mind wants to call it "Ruins of a Painting"

And that's because these are the cuttings from a painting I was doing a few weeks ago

I really wanted to capture everything from the reference picture and spent a lot of time trying to do that but stopped mid-way because generally I can see a piece taking shape but I couldn't see this one having any.

Now what I do, when I have works like this which just couldn't be completed due to some reason, is that I cut the thing in big pieces. Like in this picture above. Now this is a 300gsm watercolor paper and these are mildly expensive so never to waste. I use the backside of these cut outs as trial pallets for color combinations and tones.

But I didn't want to use these because an hour ago I thought "these kind of look beautiful in the cut outs" so I kept them as is and will be making this journal page out of it.

[frommarble]

11-9-21

I was taking a break and setting the journal up for next week. A very simple spread really. And then I went to the lake for a walk, found these beautiful flowers and put them in this little shot glass with the leaves.

And now it looks so pretty

Fun thingie-

I buy these little shot glass candles which actually fit in my budget and when they are fully consumed, I save the shot glasses. This is one of those shot glasses. They're really cute and some I use as water dispensers when I'm painting with watercolors.

<3