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[kukies-capabilities]

Day 1: What’s your favourite podcast?

The Magnus archives. Such a good podcast. I have season 5 left and then it’s over 🥲

I did just finish “Fearie” today and that is definitely a good one

[leilani-studiess]

Happy new year! 🎉

I’ve been pretty poorly recently so studying hasn’t really happened much, but today I’m feeling well enough to do some revision and some coursework!

I’ve also just walked my dogs which is something I want to do more of.

[minastylis]

To all the Art Students getting their A-level results today

Congratulations! The arts are a complicated and time-consuming process that really does take a lot out of you. Time and effort, trial and error, and the despair of having to scrap a project at the last minute to start over because things just aren’t working out. The joy of finally completing a project. Whether it was Fine Art, Graphics, Photography, or Textiles. No matter the grade, you should be proud of all the work you put into your course. 

If you didn’t get the grades you wanted, it’s okay to be upset. Cry. Punch a wall. Ignore your phone buzzing. Take the time you need to recover and plan the next steps. If you did get the grades you wanted, well done and i’m proud of you! I was never a A grade student. My health made me drop out of 2 a-levels, and i barely scrapped a B and C in the others. I had to put in the work to make up for my A-level grades, and eventually get into a Foundation Art and Design course. I’m now going to UAL (University of the Arts London) having passed my foundation course. I wasn’t able to take the “easier” route into Uni, but i made it. 

My other friends opted not to go to uni and instead take a gap year, or try to start up their own business. Others went on to do apprenticeships and become assistants to other artists. You have so many different options other than Uni to choose from, but if Uni is where you truly want to be, keep trying. It’s never too late for you. 

Make a plan, stick to it, and work hard until you get to where you want to be. You are the future of this art industry. You can do it. <3  If any art students want to talk to me about anything on their mind, my asks are open for you all and i’ll try to help in any way i can ^_^  Have a great day!  #also nando’s is giving free chicken and Misguided has a 50% off offer for students who got their results today!! 

[kukies-capabilities]

First week back at school done. It was tiring, and I took today (Sunday) to complete relax and do no work. I know this is gonna be my last peaceful/stress-less day for a while so I savoured it.

I started listening to a true crime podcast called “female criminals” and a history podcast called “history’s b side” both are quite interesting. Would recommend both of them.

I went to my first bookclub meeting. I joined the club a couple months back but never I never went to the meetings cause didn’t have time to read the books. But I managed to this month and it was fun talking to other about books.

Quantum fact: The uncertainty principle tells us that the more we know about one property of a wave the less we know about another. Pairs include Wavelength and location as well as energy and time. For example, the easier it is to pinpoint the location of a wave, the harder it is to find its wavelength.

[kukies-capabilities]

I went exploring over the weekend!!!!

Saturday 19th March

I went to the Future Robots: Material Futures X DeepMind exhibition in London with a friend. It was cool and interesting. My favourite part was the synesthesia translator

We then went to a cafe in bookstore and worked for a bit. I felt so ✨aesthetic✨

Sunday 20th March

Went to the British library with my friend. It was so huge but a nice change of scenery

Took my younger sister with me and I don’t think I’ll be doing that again. Her being there made it more stressful and harder for me to concentrate as I had to ensure that she was safe

[kukies-capabilities]

I think I am starting to enjoy revising/studying (would enjoy it much more if my maths exam wasn’t so close but you win some you lose some). I think have a routine that works for me for now.

Ramadan is less than 20 days away and I need to come up with some sort of timetable to ensure I get enough sleep, and can still revise. I wish I was the type of person wi could fall asleep where ever quickly. If I was I wouldn’t Bebe bother changing my routine much. I would just take naps everywhere.

15th March: How do you deal with academic/work stress? Do you have a coping system/mechanism?

I feel like I’m in a constant state of panic so at this point I don’t get affected much.

However every once in a while I do stress more than usual so much so that my appetite is usually affected. In those scenarios I make sure to write down everything I need to do and spread it out over a period of time.

I have learnt that when I have a lot of something to do, that me trying to do it all in one day doesn’t work for me. I get bored and ended up working img slowly. Or I get stressed by how much I have left to do, and end up freezing.

[kukies-capabilities]

26/4/22 - 1/5/22

Most of my lessons this week consisted of revision for my mocks next week.

Friday we had an inset day so I spent the day at the British library studying.

I have started carrying a whiteboard around me (for revision). It is so useful. I don’t waste so much paper when practising maths and it is just a vibe.

Tip: Productively procrastinate . If you are ever studying and get bored of your work. Just stop. Work on an easier task, something that you need to eventually get done but don’t need to dedicate so much time on. This way you may feel less bad about taking breaks. (For me I do some research for my crest award. Is it a priority? No. Do I need to do it? Yes!)

[kukies-capabilities]

On Thursday I woke up with a migraine and made myself go to school cause there was a show I didn’t want to miss and I had both of my maths teachers that day. I did this with the plan on not going in on Friday. Come Friday I still feel horrible, my skin feels sensitive, my eyes hurt when I move them. I’m suffering. I eventuality take a covid test and it comeback positive.

I wrote off my original symptoms as a combination of me over working myself and stress. This so my first time testing positive since the start of the pandemic. I’m not as invincible as I though. 😪

Day 24: What's your favourite beverage?

Nigerian Fanta. It’s sold in a glass bottle and it so much better than what the one that they sell herein the UK.

Day 25: What does your ideal breakfast look like?

A breakfast wrap/sandwich that contains eggs and sausage (beef of course)

Fruit and yogurt parfait on the side

Day 26: What's the cosiest place in your mind right now?

My bedroom. Just me, my bed and Aristotle and Dante

And the public library I go to. Me and all those books.