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[alexandrasprout]

STUDYBLR PHOTO CHALLENGE - DECEMBER 2018

Literally no rules to this, besides posting pictures that fit the prompt that is assigned to the day. Please, this challenge can also be done on Instagram, and I will be checking the tags on there as well!

& Please reblog so that more people can join (:

[alexandrasprout]

STARTING TODAY!!!

[stillstudies]

how I keep myself sane during summer break.

I think we can all agree that the mere idea of having holiday breaks from boring lectures and all-nighter study sessions sounds like heaven; although this romanticized idea of having so much free time often turns into wasted summer days, oversleeping, and basically an anti-social teenage version of house arrest. so, to help you out (or, more to help Myself) here are some things I do to keep myself busy, on a budget (kind of), and mentally healthy during long breaks from school.

continue your morning routine. this is important; by this I mean to basically treat your summer mornings as you would your school mornings, without the rush and alarm. brush your teeth, brush your hair, start/continue a skincare routine, get out of your pajamas and into real clothes, make your bed, make some coffee, eat some breakfast, do it with some music on, whatever you want. this keeps your mind and body into a daily routine. don’t let all your precious no-class mornings of summer go to waste!

savor sleeping in, but not too much. I know its super tempting to go to bed at like 2 AM and wake up the next “morning” at 12PM, but trust me, you’ll regret fucking up your sleep schedule once you actually have to set an alarm and get your ass to class next fall. I’m not saying you should force yourself to set a summer alarm (although, if you really want to train yourself this isn’t a bad idea tbh) but for the love of god, at least go to sleep and wake up at reasonable times. don’t waste your entire day!!

force yourself to see your friends a couple times a week, even if you really don’t want to. obviously this excludes mental health days, but I’ve found that spending time with my friends actually distracts me from any anxiety I’ve felt during the past week. I love my alone time, but human interaction is super important both mentally and physically. as college students we’re all pretty much broke, so don’t underestimate the power of free things- watching netflix at someone’s house, having a boardgame night, going to parks, you name it. as long as you’re with your friends, you’ll have a great time!

clean out your music library + make a playlist or two. y’all know I love a good playlist. this is something totally 100% FREE, and a perfect way to make use of your free time. delete all the stuff you don’t listen to anymore and make a few playlists of your favorite songs, or even go with playlist themes to organize your songs. it’s fun and your future self will probably thank you later for getting rid of so much audible junk.

get back into reading. this is something that was on my personal summer to-do list. I haven’t read a book for myself (aka not for a class) in sooo long, and let me tell you- I don’t know why I ever stopped reading. I know for a fact that once the semester starts I’ll have zero free time to read for myself, so summer is the perfect time to get into a new book or two!

eat your three meals a day +hydrate. I mean this. its very easy to skip/forget meals when you really don’t have any set schedule whatsoever, so plan your meals into your day. even make an alarm if its necessary. also: if you don’t know if you’re drinking enough water, you probably aren’t.

deep clean your room/workspace/closet. I’m super guilty for putting this off but, long breaks like summer are the perfect times to deep clean! what makes it easier for me to clean my room is to go section by section, which means not doing it all in a day (because that gets hella overwhelming and stressful, let me tell you). grab a garbage bag, put on some tunes, and pick a section to clean that day; you’ll be done with the entire space in no time!

outfit plan. for someone like me who has way too much in my closet and somehow still “never has anything to wear”, this is essential! set some outfits out on the floor/bed and take pics of them on your phone so that you can look back on them for some style inspo the next time you have “absolutely NOTHING to wear”.

find a new hobby, even if you’re bad at it. make some collages of your friends, make a scrapbook, learn photoshop, paint a little, learn how to sew, garden, cook, practice your phone photography skills… if there was a time for you to try out new things, it’s NOW.

make a post about all the shit you should do. I’m doing it right now. literally. you’re reading it right now. its not a bad idea.

if you know you have shit to do, plan it into your day! this is where the planner/agenda/bullet journal aspect comes in. having no class and no homework is not an excuse to stop planning out your day, your week, or your month. make some task lists and pencil in your dentist appointments and dates with people and whatnot; and even journal your days while you’re at it! if you’re a planner, never stop. Future You will thank you for it, I promise.

[digoxin-purpurea]

apply for jobs you’re not qualified for! audit upper-level classes! get drunk with your TAs! see that poster advertising that lecture series? go there take notes and ask questions! thank the presenter for talking about this topic you love! if the class is full before you register, email the professor and ask if they can squeeze you in! RAISE YOUR HAND! tell the disability accomodation office to do their goddamn job! ask for help! file complaints! go to class in your pajamas and destroy the reading! you got this! you KNOW you got this! be arrogant enough to learn EVERYTHING! take your meds! punch a velociraptor in the dick! fear is useless and temporary! glory is forever! shed your skin and erupt angel wings! help out! spread your sun!

i had a really good morning! you deserve a really good morning! kill anyone who says you don’t and build a throne from their bones!

[sirjefetheboss-deactivated20210]

Oddly inspiring

[sofvtley]

《13082017 • 2nd week of Aug • 🎧 : Energetic - Wanna One》 Gonna have a black background for my photos from now on! This spread was meant to be a gfriend comeback spread but that didn’t happen😪 and for once I’m hella satisfied with how my spread turned out. [open for better quality xx] taken from my studygram: ttstudys

inspo: @studyingmood

[gogomrbrown]

https://openstaxcollege.org

FUCK CAPITALISM! This didn’t cost tax payers anything. You don’t need to be a governing body with a police force to do decent things.

[ohthekorean-deactivated20160205]

stanfordetc freedomofscreech

[hagiographically]

THANK

[kaciart]

Just going to pop this here for you guys.

[englishlit-chic]

Important ☝🏼️

[studyybri-deactivated20161220]

REBLOGGING THE FUCK OUTTA THIS

[studypetals]

3.22.17+12:22pm // hogwarts houses spread 2/4: slytherin // “or perhaps in slytherin, you’ll make your real friends, those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends”

[librarystudies]

this is for the girls who fight their anxiety to get their dream grades

this is for the girls with depression but are still determinated to kick ass

this is for the girls who feel lonely staying home studying on a friday night

i love you and i am rooting for you

[stress-and-epiphanies-blog]

01.09.17 - the first week of the year! i had a lot of fun doing this, but i’m still trying to figure it how to make it all a bit less messy. hopefully i’ll stay this motivated when school starts tomorrow. there is also a page for january before this spread, but that is apparently not compatible with my abysmal photography+editing skills so that will have to wait for now. (help me im so bad at editing photos how do people do it)

[okimaloser]

i really do love my kanken bag and my stationary items 💛🍰

[the-girlygeek]

1.12.16 // How is it possible that it is the first day of the last month of this year??! (That was a mouthful.) I can’t even begin to wrap my head around how it’s possible 335 days have passed. 😮 Now that I’ve finished the semester, things have settled down, but only by a bit. I received my assessment marks back and I’m very happy with my performance (I got HDs in 2 of my 3 courses!), but I’m nervously awaiting the release of Exam results which come out on the 15th. 😬

I’m still babysitting on Mondays and Tuesdays, but I’m also doing some volunteer work before Christmas so I’m keeping busy! It feels kinda nice, but I’m also pretty worn out. 😴 In other news, I really need to find some time to fit in some more reading. I’ve only read 44 books this year, which is nothing compared to my 70 last year, and I’m really hoping I can kick this slump soon. Hopefully I’ll be able to reach my (already reduced) goal of 60 books! 📚💕

[rainydayscoffeeandbooks-deactiv]

My book aesthetic game is about to get real with my new white duvet

[liberalartssociety]

26.03.2016 // it’s a quiet, grey Saturday at home and I’m in my study working on essays for next week. 

[rohie-deactivated20191102]

i wanna be a girl who walks into first period with a smile on her face and a spring in her step and a really cute ponytail swinging behind her. like i want to have a neat color coded binder with postit notes sticking out of it, a matching water bottle, organic rose tinted lip balm and my homework stapled and highlighted every day

[studycats]

Friend: Speak german for us!!

Friend 2: Say something meaningful!! Like, "I love you!"

Me: Okay

Me: Mann Tür Hand Haken Auto Tür

[shilensjournal]

My first time to upload a short flipthru video of my August set up. Crappy lighting is brought to you by monsoon rains at 7am. 🌧😁

[thelosersshoppingguide]

Brain Freeze Ice Cream Sandwich Journal

[13cm-fairy-deactivated20161101]

09.08.16 

very productive today and i managed to clear everything i have off my plate! i think i haven’t been writing notes in such a long time omg my handwriting and diagrams are so off and unaligned aaaaaa (╯°O°)╯

i will get to spend more time on my bujo designing now. i’ll have so much things to do for the designing of the bujo such as printing pictures, quotes, lettering etc. i’ll start being more active and thank you all so much for being so patient during the period when i was on hiatus!