I am not throwing away my shot!

Kathryn | 18 | bio and psych major

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January 1st | Day 1 of 100 Days of Productivity

Decided to start off 2017 with doing 100 days of productivity! I started writing down some upcoming events/things I need to do in my planner and I started my gluten exclusion weeks. I’m reading this book The Anti-Anxiety Food Solution by Trudy Scott, and she suggests that changing what you eat can have a major, positive impact on your anxiety, so I’m giving it a try!

Hope you are all having a fantastic start to the new year!

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22.6.16 

first of all i would like to apologise for going missing for months! i had a pretty stressful mid-year exam and my holiday had been packed. forgive me! i am a complete mess of a studyblr 😨 i am very sorry that i don’t upload anything useful and to anyone that still follows me yall seriously deserve all my hugs!! 

anyways, i’m studying outside on my balcony today, so i decided why not upload something! reviewing my mid-year papers before the next term starts. insert sigh. 

hope everyone has a great day and here’s a quote i’d like to share: 

“Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.” –Boethius 

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Fairy lights and blankets and Christmas music because why not? ⭐️🎅🏻🎄🎶

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// 1/12/16 // December 1st. Highlight of my day was finding black foolscap. It matches my general aesthetic. Looks nice with my Penguin’s Little Black Classics too. It’s also got double margins which makes for neater note taking ^.^ I’m challenging myself to upload something for everyday of December! The Christmassy-er the better. It’s finally getting cold here and they’re playing Christmas carols on the quad at Uni. Michael Buble has also risen from the ashes once more.

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Lettering tips

I did a thing! :D It’s been ages since I made some sort of a lettering tips/tutorial (it was just an answered ask and it was pretty bad tbh), so I thought I‘d make a new one. Nothing too complicated, just filling more pages in my bullet journal :).

Now, these are tips that I sort of discovered myself and am using now, which doesn’t mean that you have to! I did not include the “double the downstroke” which we all sort of know, rather I concentrated more on the letter heights, which was a big problem for me when I started with lettering. Well, hope you find it at  least a bit helpful :D

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Finals Week Tips

Make a studying schedule. It doesn’t matter if it plans out every second of every day or if it’s just a vague to do list. Give yourself some structure during all the hectic hustle and bustle of exams!

Remember to get at least 5 hours of sleep a night. It can be tempting to pull an all nighter when you feel that you aren’t prepared and that there isn’t enough time left to learn everything you need to know, but sleeping helps cement the knowledge in your brain and it ensures you won’t doze off during the exam! 

Stay hydrated and eat enough. While taking that extra thirty or forty minutes to go down to the dining hall to grab something to eat may seem like a waste of time when you can just eat snacks and keep studying, skipping meals and skimping on nutrition will only serve to hurt you in the end. If you don’t feel well physically, you won’t be able to perform as well mentally as you could when you’ve eaten well and gotten some sleep.

Remember, you’re in the final stretch! Everything is super busy and anxiety-inducing right now, but soon you can sleep in and eat food and not worry about school for a bit! Just keep your eye on the prize, and the week will pass faster than you think!

Try to stay calm. Do some breathing exercises, take short breaks, watch some TV right before bed. Panicking will just make everything much more difficult.

Good luck to all taking finals this week! You can do it!!

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Finals Week Affirmations

I WILL study hard. I WILL do my absolute best. I WILL be sure to take care of myself.

I AM smart. I AM strong. I AM confident.

I WILL SUCCEED.

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sept 10 // getting some work done ☺️

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01.02.16 // 6:58 pm

[compoundchem]

Yesterday’s chemistry advent looked at the compositions of Christmas bells.

[helthehatter]

Good Things that Happened in 2016

·         We’re closer to having successful vaccines for lung and brain cancer.

·         New chemotherapy breakthroughs have increased the 5-year survival for pancreatic cancer from 16% to 27% (and is getting better)

·         Scientists figured out how to link robotic limbs with the part of the brain that deals with intent to move so people don’t have to think about how they will move the limb, it can just happen.

·         Child mortality is down everywhere and it keeps going down.

·         Thanks to the ice bucket challenge the gene responsible for ALS has been found, meaning we are closer to an effective treatment. Let me rephrase that: we are close to getting a treatment for a very bad disease because a lot of people (including really hot celebrities) got wet.

·         A solar powered plan circumnavigated the world.

·         Michael Jordan donates 2mil to try and help bridge connection between police and the community.

·         Tiger numbers are growing.

·         And manatees.

·         And pandas.

·         Pakistan has made strides toward outlawing honor killings.

·         70,000 Muslim clerics declared a fatwa against ISIS.

·         Pokemon Go players went insane with placing lure modules near hospitals for sick kids.

·         California is now powering over 6 million homes with solar power, a record in the US (and that is the tightest shit)

·         Volunteers in India planted 50 million trees in 24 hours.

·         Apparently world crime as a whole has drastically declined as a whole in the last couple of decades.

·         Coffee consumption has been proved to help curtail cancer and suicide rates.

·         Speaking of coffee Starbucks figured out how to donate perishable food in a food safe way.

·         500 elephants were relocated to a better, safer and bigger home.

·         We made massive strides in Alzheimers’ prevention (my grandmother literally told me that scares her more than getting cancer this is very good news)

·         The ozone layer is repairing itself and all the work we did to get rid of those aerosol chemicals was actually worth it.

·         A new therapy developed in Israel could cure radiation sickness.

·         The Anglican church resolved to solemnize same-sex unions the same as opposite-sex unions which required a super majority of all three orders of the church (lay, clergy, bishop).

·         The Rabbinical Assembly issued a resolution affirming the rights of transgender and non-conforming individuals.

·         Precision treatments for cancer are hitting clinical trials and WORKING (as someone who’s had relatives with cancer this is the best news)

·         Dentists are once again providing free care to veterans who need it.

·         The Orlando Shakespeare Festival showed up with angel wings to block funeral-goers for the Orlando Pulse victims, view from anti-gay protesters

·         We may have cured MS

·         Rise Women’s Legal Centre opened

·         Death by heart disease has decreased by 70% in the United States

·         Two brothers saw color for the first time thanks to specially-designed glasses

·         Pope Francis spoke against society’s obsession with physical beauty while dedicating Mass to the disabled community (love that dude)

·         Portugal ran its entire nation solely on renewable energy for four days straight

·         A retiree is launching a project to transport 80 endangered rhinos to an Australian reservation to save the animals from poaching

·         An Afghan teacher has been delivering books via bicycle to villages that lack schools

·         Harriet Tubman is going to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.

·         200 strangers attended the funeral of a homeless WW2 veteran with no family

·         A teen battling cancer married his sweetheart

·         Bank firm pays for college tuition for the children of employees who died in the 9/11 attacks

·         New medicine has been shown to increase melanoma survival rate to 40%

·         Over 800 Boko Harem Hostages were rescued by Nigerian Army

·         Toys R Us is Offering Quiet Shopping Hour for kids with autism this holiday season

·         Volunteers made special tiny Halloween costumes for NICU babies

·         A 4-year old befriends a lonely man and helped him heal after losing his wife

·         Families grew

·         People survived c ancer

·         People overcame depression

·         Any kind of victory, even if it affects only one person,  is a victory

·         Now for the pop culture good news

·         LEONARDO DICAPRIO WON AN OSCAR! EVERYONE READING THIS LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO SEE LEO FINALLY GET WHAT HE DESERVED

·         There’s a new Harry Potter book

·         And a movie

·         Harry Potter has no plans on vanishing with time

·         This sweet father gave candy to passengers on a flight so his little girl could trick or treat on Halloween

·         LET ME TALK ABOUT ALL THE KICK ASS MOVIES WE GOT THIS YEAR OH MY GOD

·         Kung Fu Panda 3, this franchise is still going strong despite that its about a panda played by Jack Black

·         Jungle Book. The amazing remake none of us saw coming

·         Finding Dory. I haven’t seen it yet but I’ve heard good things

·         Kubo and the Two Strings. Haven’t seen that yet as well but its Laika so I know it’s a masterpiece

·         Deadpool. The beautiful and super accurate R-rated marvel film

·         Captain America: Civil War. Seriously is the best marvel movie yet in my opinion I need more.

·         Zootopia. Oh don’t mind me I’m just a movie that tackled the issue of racism and not only game changed animated films but also made a billion dollars

·         The Hamilton Mixtape is coming out. Which is a bunch of artists singing songs from the musical (Sia, Usher, Regina Spketor, etc.) I’m excited.

·         A personal victory for myself, I joined Tumblr and met angels in blog form so…that’s uplifting.

·         And I met my favorite voice actor at a con which was a bucket list accomplishment.

Good Things that have yet to happen this year

·         Birthdays

·         Doctor Strange

·         Thanksgiving

·         Black Friday

·         Moana

·         Christmas

Good things that have nothing to do with the year but will hopefully make you feel better

·         Puppies

·         Chocolate

·         Rainbows

·         Rain (I like listening to rain it’s one of the most calming sounds)

·         Cartoons

·         Kissing

·         Music

·         Friends

·         FF: If you are a religious person you are an imperfect masterpiece

·         FF: If you are not then you are a splendid coincidence

·         Any year spent with loved ones be they family or friends is a good year. Trust me.

·         ”A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it’s the only weapon we have” –Roger Rabbit

#NeverForgetTheGood

*Plz feel free to add other good news (even if it’s something small like you ate cheesecake THAT is good news)

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This is a gorgeous post, everyone should reblog it to see the balancing side to the whole bad things happening in the world!

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i start school in a week exactly, and as much as i love to try to prepare myself with supplies and masterposts, i’m still anxious af. so i decided to put together this list of non-academic advice things to help you guys out during the school year. also yes, i know it gets cheesy at the end.

i know everyone always says this, but bring some darn water with you!

don’t like that taste of water? try adding fruit, not “flavoring.” those are basically just packets of sugar, and if you do drink those, you should also be drinking the same amount of plain water to balance out your sugar intake.

if you happen to have boobs, check out some non-bra options like bralettes, pasties, or just going completely braless. trust me, everyone has those days.

keep some extra snacks in your pack or locker (almonds, dried fruit, and hard candy are great options.)

find a classroom/other space to go when you need to just be quiet and either regroup or get work done.

if you get anxious, check out worry stones or worry dolls. they’re small and you can find them completely unique to your own needs. keep it in your pocket during tests or other stressful times.

if you wear glasses, i know from experience that they can either start to hurt your eyes or behind your ears and lead to migraines. keep a glasses case in your bag/pack if you need to take them off (and don’t be afraid to, either. if you can’t see because you’ve taken them off, let your teacher know what’s going on.)

on sleeping: try not to watch high intensity shows (like crime shows for example) before bed. they give you an adrenaline boost, which obviously is not helpful when trying to sleep. look for a sitcom or a late night comedy show to watch instead. (most late night comedies have clips on youtube for free. i loooove seth meyers)

it’s okay if you’re not someone who can come home and immediately start working on your homework. choose a time a little later on to start working at and stick to it. you can also try going to a cafe or library after school to work if it’s not working out at home.

try to find some way to exercise that you actually enjoy. i walk home, but i also enjoy yoga and sometimes biking. even better, do it during your study breaks

if you get stressed easily, surround yourself with items that calm you (by this i mean decor and supplies. i personally love blankets, sweaters and stuffed animals, so i keep them in my room piled on my bed in case i need a moment to regroup.

always bring a jacket. always.

and an extra pair of socks.

pro tip: if you use (and constantly lose) hair ties, hook a carabiner somewhere on/in your bag and loop your hair ties through it.

read for pleasure. just do it. i don’t care what it is, magazines, novels, the newspaper. just read something outside of class.

it’s okay if you don’t make it to every single club meeting

it’s also okay if you’re not really in any extra curriculars. it’s great if you are, but they aren’t for everyone.

start changing your wardrobe into something completely you. make sure you are always wearing something that you feel comfortable in (emotionally and physically).

it’s okay to glance at the cute person sitting next to you in class.

it’s also okay to not think anyone is particularly cute.

paint your nails when you’re stressed, no matter your gender (even if you’re terrible at them, like me)

keep chapstick on hand at all times

and lastly, do things for yourself. get an education and do well for yourself. dress for yourself. sleep for yourself. make art for yourself. sit at lunch alone for yourself. be yourself for yourself.

xo annie

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[ 16/100 DAYS OF PRODUCTIVITY • 27.11.16 ] guess who’s back from 台湾 :D I bought those sticky notes you see from this place called 誠品书店， their stuff are nice but can be a lil pricey :0 side note of recommendation: if you go to taiwan, be sure to check out this place 墊腳石, they have super nice stuff at affordable prices! :) anyway, as you can see I’m trying to learn korean aha (a bit late to the k-wave) my main motivation was basically watching and understanding things without subtitles :0 I started with korean I think, because I took japanese once, keyword once being I gave it up afterwards as I found it too difficult ㅠ_ㅠ there are like way too many characters haha and I might confuse them with chinese characters if I’m not careful (since I’m a native chinese speaker) afterwards I tried taking up other languages like french or swedish but ahhh those were pretty half-hearted attempts :’) for now at least, 한글(?)(did I spell that right I hope I did) seems easier as it has a lot less characters, so I was able to move on pretty fast to things like particles, sentence structure etc. after like 2/3? days of getting the hang of the alphabet :) If any of you are fluent in korean!!!or are korean!!!or are learning korean!!!! I am always open to be helped :’) pls share your knowledge with this absolute beginner haha anyway :^) hope yall had a great thanksgiving, and got some gr9 black friday steals (online or in-store whatever)

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Hi there! My name is Kathryn, and I made a studyblr to help me stay focused during this upcoming semester. I need more studyblrs to follow, so please like or reblog this post so I can follow you!