Just a girl trying to sort her life out.

I'm a 20 year old female who is just starting her third year and final year of a bachelors of Zoology. After a bit if a rough second year both academically and personally I have decided to get my life sorted. I plan on doing this through schedules, planning, organisation, and hard work. This blog is where I will look for inspiration and chronicle my probably really boring adventure. I am currently very over weight and plan on trying to lose some weight and gain some fitness by the end of the year also. My primary goal though is to get into an honours program and further my education and hopefully start a career.

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Whalers killed at least 2.8 million whales in the 20th century, worldwide, according to a new study. Scientists believe that 20th century whaling wiped out 90 percent of all blue whales, and decimated countless other whale populations. Some species, such as the minke whale, appear to have recovered; others, like humpback and blue whales, remain close to extinction.

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Discipline is key to achieving your goal but motivation is a major factor to success. 

Here are a few tips to help get motivated:

Knowing your goal. If you don’t know your goal you will probably find it more difficult to get working.

Motivating others. It sounds strange but encouraging others to get to work can often inspire you to work also.

Look at others work. If you see others working you’ll want to too! 

Make a to-do list. Writing out what you have to do will clear out your mind and also make you excited to get stuff done!

Buy new stationery. It will make you want to use it. It doesn’t have to be anything too expensive; pens, sticky notes, notebooks are all great! 

Watch videos on what you’re going to be studying. It’s a lot more entertaining, especially if you’re a visual learner. A great channel for fun educational videos: (x)

Prepare your study space. Have everything you’ll need around but keep the area clean and spacious.

Set learning outcomes. What do you want to know by the end of your study session?

Rewards. Set rewards for yourself, take breaks after studying for a certain amount of time.

Listen to music. Music can be super helpful however it’s important you pick motivating, inspiring music avoid ballads, chill-out or lounge music. Websites like 8tracks are great for these kind of playlists.

Exercise. A brisk walk or jog or even a few star jumps are enough to energise and motivate!

Quotes. Scroll through some quotes to inspire yourself, just make sure you’re motivating yourself and not procrastinating. Here’s a great page for quotes (x)

Doodle. Sketch out what you’re going to study. You never know it may even help you get a few points down on paper.

I wrote this based on studying but some of the tips could be used for other things. 

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Want

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that’s pretty!

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What they say: There is a skeleton inside you.

The truth: You are inside your skeleton. You are a brain.

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What the fuck

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Holy fucking shit what the fuck

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this ruined me

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Early afternoon studying session Using coffitivity for the first time and totally like it !

[jokingjay]

are you ever just reading a book and you come across word that you don’t know how to pronounce so you just go afkjhjdsfsjkdhs in your head

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when it’s someone’s name and you have to keep doing that for the rest of the book

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And then if that book gets turned into a movie, they will pronounce the characters name and you just sit there in the cinemas like the fuck just happened to me

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March 2nd // New dashboard page of my Russel+Hazel planner // love these new post-its!

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2 March, 2015 | 20:16 

The fact that GCSEs are in 71 days really hit me today so here I desperately gather resources and begin to revise. I hope to do well despite the late start with revision.

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The years between eighteen and twenty-eight are the hardest, psychologically. It’s then you realize this is make or break, you no longer have the excuse of youth, and it is time to become an adult – but you are not ready.

Helen Mirren (via lunagemme)

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february 7, 2015 // 8:28 am

two huge tests on tuesday: ap art history and adv. pre-calculus. using this sunny saturday morning to study! ap art history notes on african art, and later some trig. i love african art - the anonymity and sacredness of each mask, mound, and sculpture.

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12:40 PM // library study space organized af

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March 05 // bullet journal fit. Voltaire analysis

Happy with what I got done today, unhappy with what I didn’t. But I really lack energy in the evenings, and I don’t know what could keep me going (not liking coffee can be a handicap, yes). Any tips ?

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12:40 PM // library study space organized af

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•9:21• It’s been a long day; prepping for my biology test tomorrow! Hope you’re all having a good week so far!

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