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Friendly reminder that keeping a diary doesn’t need to be perfect. It doesn’t need to be an extremely thorough and detailed account of every second of your life to date to be worth writing. It doesn’t need to be full of beautiful illustrations or exciting deeds. You don’t need to write an entry every day, or every week or every anything. It barely even needs to be legible.

The point is to let out whatever needs to be let out, and record whatever needs to be recorded.

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Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

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this might be random but, there is no one specific way to journal. just because it doesn’t look aesthetically pleasing or you’re not following a specific prompt doesn’t mean anything. journaling is raw, you’re literally writing your emotions (aka yourself) on a piece of paper. it’s not going to be pretty.

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journal pages, 16.11.15

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Something that schools don't teach you but is much needed: how to have a work/life balance that works for you.

As someone who works fulltime and does classes and attempts a social life and hobbies, this gets very hard and stressful. But here are some tips I have for helping:

Learn to say no and not feel guilty. Picking up that extra shift when you had plans? Politely decline. Your friend is begging you to take ANOTHER class when your plate is full so you can have one together? Just be honest and say you can't.

Prioritize your sleep and eating. You can't function well if you don't sleep and eat enough. These are not things you can just push aside and do when you get the time. These are basic things you need to survive. These are literally basic needs. Don't throw them to the side. Your body does its best to take care of you. Make sure you take care of it too.

Have boundaries and be firm with them. If you tell your manager you can only work x, y, and z, don't let them add a or b to it. Respectfully but firmly let them know that you can't take on those things and if they have you do a or b, your work overall is going to majorly decrease in quality. Schedule time for yourself. For studying. For going out. And treat those set aside times just like you would if they were work or school times or appointments. You are the most important part of your life.

Understand that some weeks are going to be absolute hell. You're not going to have enough time. You're going to be exhausted and cry and throw things and want to quit everything. You got this babe. Take breaks and remind yourself how amazing you are and treat yourself after.

Prioritize things and adopt better habits. Wash your dishes right after using them. Get a set bedtime. Get easy breakfast things. Take a walk.

Your friends will understand if you just need time alone. I promise. They love you and don't hate you because you're overwhelmed. I PROMISE. And if they don't, maybe they aren't really your friends.

Not everyone is a friend. Some people are acquaintances. Some people are a 5 minute smoke break at work for your sanity. Some people are drinking buddies. Some people are library study date friends. And that's ok! Not everyone has to be your bestie. And trying to put that much energy into that many people will drain you.

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greenhouse sketches from Paris 🖋

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5.7.23 🌧️ rain and wind and assignments ♡

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July 5, 2023 - Wednesday

Did some journaling today after many months. Now that I think about it, a few years ago all my content on here was just pics of my journal lol. Anyway, today my brain was on overdrive; I thought about way too many things: endings and beginnings, drifting away vs abrupt end, change and dormancy. It was nice to take a break and touch some grass see some nice scenery and gaze into the waters of the river. That always clears everything up. I think tomorrow I will immerse myself in work again. That always helps too when it comes to overthinking lol