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elizabeth | 21 | university of iowa | class of '19 | majoring in english & creative writing, journalism, and gender, women's, & sexuality studies | i track the tag #studylesbean

[teenagerposts]

TODAY IS THE ONLY DAY YOU CAN REBLOG THIS

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[gowns]

lower-income people tend to be “hoarders” and richer people are able to do more “minimalist” living spaces. if u don’t have much, you will hold onto any little thing that comes across your way. you got a new tv, but you still keep the old tv because you know things can break. you keep extra boxes of macaroni and cheese lying around because there will be a week when you don’t have money for groceries. you hold onto your stacks of books and clothes for dear life. those are your assets. physical evidence of where your money’s gone. it’s hard to get rid of it. the bare wall is terrifying when you don’t have much.

[femmeemberme-deactivated2018022]

Fuck. This makes so much sense and explains so much about me. I must have inherited this from my mum.

[lokahjarta]

so I’d normally put this in the tags but it’s kind of a lot so just reblog this from OP to skip my commentary. But I dogsit for a family who is clearly LOADED. Their house is immaculate. High, vaulted ceilings, wood flooring, two chandeliers in one room. These things are fancy, right ?? I really don’t know, anything that isn’t tile or 30 year old carpet seems fancy to me. It also so… bare. Everything is organized perfectly, they have no excess. Their decor is extravagant and yet minimal - it is carefully and precisely executed. Nothing that doesn’t match the aesthetic sits in their living room. I tried to replicate some of it, but it’s just not possible. I have every book I’ve ever owned, my mom keeps papers upon papers, VHSs in a dresser, how do you just get rid of these things when you know you may not have the opportunity to buy them again? How must it feel to live in such orderly quarters where everything is replaceable?

[ignescent]

This really locked into my brain when I was reading one of the declutter your space things and it suggested getting rid of duplicate highlighters and pens. /Pens/. It suggested that you needed one or two working pens, so if you had extra you should get rid of them. That was when I realized minimalist living was /innately/ tied to having spare money, because the idea was, of course you just went out and bought the single replacement thing whenever the first thing broke. You obv. Had the time and money to only ever hold what you needed that moment, because you could always buy more later.

[jiangchengdidnothingwrong]

there’s a nice article titled “minimalism is just another boring product wealthy people can buy” by Chelsea Fagan which i feel addressed lots of my problems with minimalism, you can read it [here]

[toastyhat-deactivated20180203]

if your stomach’s sensitive because of anxiety, by all means spread out the food you eat over the course of the day instead of having large meals, just don’t…not eat.  you will go into hypoglycemic shock and that will suck.

[toastyhat-deactivated20180203]

By the way, symptoms include:

Shakiness.

Nervousness or anxiety.

Sweating, chills and clamminess.

Irritability or impatience.

Confusion, including delirium.

Rapid/fast heartbeat.

Lightheadedness or dizziness.

Hunger and nausea.

(because of the nausea, eating might not feel like the thing to do at first.  I’d suggest drinking a coke or something.)

[foolsdiamond]

I’ve dealt with sugar crashes before and I’ve collapsed and whited out.  I’ve had friends do it too.  If you think you’re going into hypoglycemic shock, and if there’s anyone else near by, tell them you think it’s happening, even if you’re not prone or it’s never happened before.  If your’e alone, make your way slowly to the kitchen/wherever you have food/drinks.  The standard rule is to take in 15 oz of a sugary drink (orange juice and soda–not diet–are the best) and wait 15 minutes to see if it’s over, then keep doing that until your sugar is stabilized.  Then you can eat.  If you think you’re about to collapse, especially if you start to feel dizzy, sit down and lay down or lean against something.  Don’t risk injury, it’s better to pass out while you’re laying down than it is to collapse and hurt yourself.

[toastyhat-deactivated20180203]

*points at this more educated person*

[detective-rowan]

If you are having trouble eating please keep in mind the BRATY diet.  Bananas, Rice, Apple sauce, Toast, and (sometimes) Yogurt. These foods have been shown to be harder to throw up. By no means should this be the primary diet, but this can assist in the between times when it’s harder to keep things down.

[hotephoetips-deactivated2017080]

this was really helpful

[eolithandbone]

As someone who has a super nervous stomach this is super useful!!

[helminnth]

This is all also extremely good advice in preventing/coping with stomach ulcers FYI

[38-83-38]

hi this is me I feel like im starving and like im gonna throw up at the same time

[cryptid-radio-deactivated201910]

every semester, without fail, there’s some freshman who’s like “oh I never check my email lol” and i get worried for them, bc they’re going to miss some important email about a pop quiz or a test, or something and then fail. so if you’re a freshman reading this, CHECK YOUR EMAIL im not joking, professors will send you stuff via email that they’ll never mention in class. I’m in my email every hour on the hour before and after class. check that shit. put that app on ur phone, turn on notifs, go in and refresh every hour, check your spam, check your email

this has been a message from your concerned dad. check ur email, do well in school, i love you

[nemophilies-deactivated20190428]

“But just as paying attention to another person fosters intimacy and makes us feel less alone, perhaps scientific observation allows us to enter into a similar relationship across species. By listening, by returning to the grove time and again, by tuning our ears to the sounds of beings unlike ourselves, we begin to reenter what Thomas Berry, the Catholic eco-theologian, calls “the great conversation” between humans and other forms of life. This too can have a grounding effect, can help stave off a different, larger, and more gaping loneliness. If anything is sacred, it is this, I think. And by this I mean all of it: the salmonberries beginning to ripen in the bramble; the scratchy, scolding caw of the Steller’s jay that will nibble there; the long, straight trunks of the Pacific red cedars that rise into the sky’s blue cathedral. The web of life that too often capitalism seems dead set on dismantling.”

— Elizabeth Rush, Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore

[problematicprocrastinator]

I hope you’re all having a good and productive day. If not, don’t worry. There’s 7 days in a week and 365 in a year. You have time. Don’t be afraid to let yourself have a break. Everything will be okay. Good luck and stay strong, friends.

[bookishgr]

Local bookshop in my home town.

[academicssay]

[addictivities]

[mestudyblr]

29.02.16 An unexpected week off! We have our assessments next week so we’ve been given the week to prepare :) I’ve completely recovered from my temperature/migraines so I’ll be updating regularly again! Hope everyone else had a great Monday!

[habitodeestudar]

Leituras da faculdade sempre comigo

[emmastudies]

as you can tell by these photos, i like post-it notes :) 

[forestwonders-deactivated202602]

Plantin-Moretus Museum

[passionateprocrastinator]

God, it was so warm outside today! I enjoyed the shit out of the library though. I try to switch study spots every couple of hours to make the whole study experience a bit less boring, and there are so many options to choose from. The best part is that nobody goes to the library in the summer so I have practically the whole thing for myself. I’m also getting slightly obsessed with Tarzan? I watched the first half of the movie and I cried three times. I listened to the movie soundtrack all day while studying and I just have so many feelings about this movie I can’t deal ok

See you tomorrow xoxo

[vilus685-deactivated20200321]

Last part of Meryl Streep’s speech at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards

[mounak-s-deactivated20170517]

life is so subtle sometimes that you barely notice yourself walking through the doors you once prayed would open.