#cosmo txt

[cosmowes]

100 things to try

getting off the phone can be hard. i find that i’m only ever motivated to do it when there’s something else to do. so! here are those things, dollie.

hobbies:

collecting (figurines, blind boxes, vinyls, books…)

2. embroidery

3. thrift flips / diying clothes

4. jewelry making

5. kandi

6. collage making

7. painting

8. sketching

9. start an album list

10. thrifting

11. baking (w/o the box mix !!)

12. cooking

13. origami

14. doll customization

15. making stuffed animals

16. building models

17. clay sculpting

18. customizing shoes

19. dancing

20. yoga

21. pilates

22. singing

23. learn an instrument

24. skating (skateboard, roller skating/blading, ice skating)

25. biking

26. hiking

27. jogging/running

28. doing nails

29. doing hair

30. building costumes/cosplays

31. soapmaking

32. play dnd

33. writing

34. poetry

35. web design

36. character design

37. graphic design

38. font design

39. make short films

40. make bath bombs

41. start tutoring people

42. join a new club

43. start a book club w/ friends

44. read a play

45. write a play

46. go see a play (support small theatres!!! wooh)

47. journaling

48. programming

49. design clothes

50. crochet

halfway through… ps, if you’ve had the energy to scroll this, you have the energy to start one. pick your battles!

51. knitting

52. cross stitch

53. beading

54. learn solitaire

55. typing

56. learn cursive

57. start learning a language

58. make a dreamcatcher

59. start making smoothies

60. take cute notes

61. photography

62. climb a tree!!!

63. swimming

64. press flowers

65. get a pen pal

66. make tea (the nice kind)

67. make coffee (same as above)

68. make bookmarts

69. annotate books

70. jigsaw puzzles

71. crosswords

72. sudokus

73. word searches

74. quilting

75. make perfume

76. make lightboxes

77. skincare

78. making jams

79. whittling

80. carpentry

91. tie dye

92. archery

93. axe throwing

94. martial arts

95. making ornaments

96. music writing

97. terrariums

98. gardening

99. scrapbooking

100. pottery

[cosmowespam]

i love having a cute aesthetic blog because irl there's so much junk on my floor rn and my bangs are a mess and don't even ask about my notes

i love the aesthetic but no i'm not listening to classical while i study. it's MCR. my dark academia did not age like fine wine it aged like benjamin button.

[aalluka]

I think I'm gonna leave this blog as an archive or make it a side blog. Not gonna be as active here once the queue ends so feel free to unfollow

[cosmowes]

we're entering a new month, and i wanna remind y'all that any time is a good time to start new habits.

if you've ever heard the saying "march showers make for april flowers"? that's what you're doing. laying the groundwork for not only an amazing april, but a beautiful year.

keep going!

[cosmowes]

SCHOOLWORK - the order

okay. imagine this: it’s been a few off days, and all of a sudden you have a shit ton to work on. and no clue where to start.

overwhelming, right? hopefully this will give you some direction.

(tldr at the end ❤️)

ONE - where to start.

get some water, a snack if you need it, your computer, and get anything else unneeded and distracting out.

i always start with homework that’s due the soonest. and usually i do it during other classes. if you have a study hall, free pd. or a class where you just don’t do jack all? use that time. it means less to do at home when you’re not being forced to be as on topic. stop playing unblocked crosswords and work.

(hey! that means you, if you’re reading this to procrastinate. get on it ❤️)

TWO - structuring your study.

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i use essentially this structure when i have a lot to do. i like to knock out the easiest stuff first, so anything that won’t take long is done with already.

by the time i’m done with that, i’ve usually already gotten myself into the mood to work. i don’t like to take a break here because i’ll lose my flow, but you can if you need it. this is where i get into the stuff i’ve been putting off.

if i’m able to tackle all of that, or whatever part i said i’d do, i take a break here. make a game plan. what’s due next? is there anything else to work on? or do i need resources for something else?

then, if you still have the energy and want to, get into your threes and fours. this is stuff you probably don’t need to worry about, but if you really wanna get to the top, go for it.

i forgot to mention this also, but i consider extra credit in the threes/fours depending on size. if you can, always take extra credit. always. extracurriculars are a 5 (eg ctsos, fine arts, stuff that’s still academic. if it isn’t something still related to getting somewhere, i call it a 6 because it’s personal.)

THREE - keeping up with it.

i do my ones every single day. the moment i get something that falls into a one, it’s part of my daily schedule and will be done by the end of the day. it’s a good habit to have.

plus, this pushes me to do twos and maybe threes/fours. try not to let things get into the two area. if there’s a four and you can get it done before the week of, do it. twos are by far the most stressful to have, and you don’t like stress, right?

FOUR - tldr.

do schoolwork during classes when you have time 🕰️

remove distractions when you’re working snd get ready for you sessions 🚰

do the easiest/quickest stuff first. 📚

move onto harder stuff that needs to be done quickly afterwards. 🏎️

then do stuff that isn’t due soon. ⏰

always do extra credit! 📌

do your easy quick assignments every day. 🖊️

don’t procrastinate on hard assignments. 📍

[cosmowes]

paper notes ❤️

sorry notion girlies… i’m a biased paper note taker. i actually have a notion, but i never use it lol 😭 doing stuff physically works sm better for me

i just wanna talk about some benefits of physical/digital notes, and how i keep mine cute :)

THE BENEFITS

taking notes physically has been shown to help improve memorization (01). another thing i’ve noticed for myself is that i tend to just copy when i take digital notes since there’s more space, but with physical notes i rephrase and consider the notes as i take them.

this venn diagram (taken from 02) shows some basic information about different ways of taking notes. paper is slower but generative; laptop is faster but nongenerative.

for me, i’m willing to make that sacrifice because long term retention is my goal, not quick memorization. but if it isn’t a class you’ll need for a long time (eg. my drama class) i think digital can work.

one last thing- when i’m studying, i have trouble going over my notes again bc i find it boring. with physical notes, this is usually when i highlight and make them cute, so it forces me to look over them again. speaking of which:

THE AESTHETICS

so fun fact: you don’t need fancy supplies for cute notes. i use a three ring binder from staples, some cheapy plastic dividers, office depot pencils and some pastel bics.

if you like pens, then def get some in cute colors! pentel are my holy grain, but they are sort of expensive. i had every color but most of them have run out of ink by now.

thin mechanical pencils >>> i don’t have any at the moment but i’m definitely getting more soon. love them. perfect for details.

good highlighters!! these are so important to me. i have pastel bics but i wanna get mildliners sometime soon.

cute bullet point shapes. i do hearts, stars, flowers, etc…

stickers sticker stickers! i put stickers on everything they are so amazing, they make everything cuter

if you wanna get fancy, try washi tape

also little cutouts are great!

sticky notes for trivia q’s and corrections and such since you can flip them up :) i have see through ones and they’re great

[cosmowes]

thank y’all??? holy moly 😭❤️❤️

[aalluka]

Jsnsb I told my mom to get me a chicken burrito last night so I could eat it today and I just took a bite and started crying bc it was made of beef and had onions in it