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summer studying challenge | friday, september 4, 2020;

when you remember this summer, what three adjectives will you think of that define your summer?

ngl… i was pretty sad this summer bc of the all the uncertainty we are in, but on a positive note i think the summer was a period of reflection, liberation, and growth. here’s to the future ✨

smartspo

in the past, i had to prepare for several exams by self-studying for long hours at home, so over the years i’ve learned the best ways to adapt to this situation, which i now present in this little infographic. i hope it can ease some of the pressure! 💜

studygram

thegamefreaks

Having Fun is Not a Waste of Time

Art by Charlotte Legat || IG

daisystudies

pick me up for your quarantine ✨

thechartreusedragon

A reminder:

soft-study-vibes

I think sometimes people who have mental illness (myself included) forget that the reason we may be so tired all the time, is because we’re expending our energy with internally fighting inside ourselves. We’re using up our energy to tackle anxiety, or depression, or whatever the case may be. Fighting against that, along with doing daily chores? Studying? Keeping up with life in general? It can be EXHAUSTING.

So don’t ever feel bad if you need to take a breather for a small while. Don’t feel guilty for needing to nap and replenish those energy juices. Your body is amazing in the way that it can tell us what we need. You gotta take care of yourself, so don’t for a second believe that rest and recooperation has a time restraint on it. Everyone grows at different paces, and that includes rest. So keep growing.

ann-just-ann

future-ghosts

it's never too late to start your day

insomnia got you sleeping in until 2 pm?

that's okay. get yourself some coffee and go thrift shopping, no one will know

anxiety got you staring at walls until 8 pm?

it's going to get better. start a load of laundry and take a hot shower, so you go to sleep clean

depression keep you locked in your room until 11 pm?

it'll be alright. drive to walmart and buy some nice candles for your night, you'll wake up with something new

you don't have to start your day in the morning. i start at 5 pm sometimes and let me tell you, doing something almost always feels better than doing nothing. it doesn't have to be big or important. it doesn't have to be too much to handle. it's enough to wash your face, or comb out your hair. if you feel tired, it's enough to make a list of things you want to do tomorrow. don't let the clock hold you back. it's a piece of glass and plastic. you get to decide what a day is.

hannybstudies

this is so important!!

Good evening friends ✨

I’m excited to start writing on tumblr uwu I’ve been itching to have a space to chronicle cozy thoughts~

I just put up these fairy lights in my room and damn these freaking brighten up my seasonally + regularly depressed soul. (Also, these photos of my dog, sent to me courtesy of my sister, make me so happy hehe 🙃)

I took time this weekend to bring care and attention to my space.

I washed the sheets and pillow covers (ugh the smell of freshly washed, piping hot linens, fresh out of the dryer), filed and recycled papers that didn’t have homes, nourished my thirsty plants, and washed my dishes in warm water.

This week, I am dedicating myself to slow living. I was inspired by a video I re-watched on the YouTube channel Pick Up Limes after my cleaning sesh. Every weekend, I enter the space-time continuum that is Saturday and Sunday with high expectations - I will wake up early. I will be productive. I will do “high-density fun” activities with friends. I will clean. I will be perfect.

And every weekend, without fail, I spiral into a tunnel of anxiety, exhaustion, and frustration. I am a failure. I hate myself. I am so lonely. I am tired, so tired.

So I’ve decided, no more! Because being busy in of itself isn’t something to be proud of. Being mentally unwell, overworked, and running around in the hamster-wheel of capitalist values isn’t something that serves me. I am rebelling against the rat race. I am choosing myself over things that are supposed to matter more than me.

I realize that having both the physical space and the temporal space to rest is a huge privilege that not everyone has. I’m deeply grateful for the ability to practice self care and to prioritize myself over the external.

Day 1 - Sunday

- I did a meditation upon waking (”Morning Ritual” on the app Insight Timer)

- I took time to apply my skincare and makeup, without worrying about rushing out to start “being productive” as soon as possible.

- I deliberately scheduled in a yoga class. (I teach yoga with a student group on campus). Knowing that other people expect me to show up and teach forces me to incorporate yoga into my routine.

- I stopped working earlier in the evening, finished hanging up my fairy lights, had a snack, watched some YouTube.

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mushstudies

can we end this studyblr ideal that you should be eating fruit for every snack and revising on the bus and studying whilst you walk and learning whilst you eat lunch and staying home at weekends and using every single minute of the day to be productive ??? like ??? no !! eat that chocolate that you’ve been keeping in your kitchen !! listen to your favourite song whilst on the bus !! play games on your phone at lunch time !! meet your friends and have a hella fun adventure !! its obviously okay and good to have a balance between your chill time and your study time but please for the love of god do not let studying take over your life. studying is great and its awesome and you should definitely work hard but you need to remember that your life needs to be lived

apersnicketylemon

Just a reminder, but you do not need to “earn” being tired.

You’re allowed to be tired, even if you haven’t “done” anything and you’re allowed to be tired even if you did less than someone else.

Being tired is a normal thing your body does for a whole plethora of reasons, and is a basic bodily function. You don’t need to “earn” basic bodily functions, no matter what anyone else tells you.

potamideriver

hey hey hey this is really important, especially as a reminder to people with disorders that cause chronic exhaustion.

chemistry-and-cupcakes

Say it louder for the people at the back!

thechartreusedragon

🙏 🙏 🙏

The Truth About Self-Care and Ten Ways to Incorporate More Self-Care into Your Life

The yoga instructor at a class I attended last Sunday gave me these lovely roses, and the little ones are from the Suicide Memorial I attended on the same day.

I put them in a used kombucha bottle because I don’t have a vase, and I unsuccessfully attempted to remove the label. hehe.

Today I wanted to touch on self-care - what does it mean for me, how do I go about it?

I used to be obsessed about getting this shit down perfectly - having an awesome morning routine, exercising a shit ton, getting up at 5 AM, always being “balanced,” making time for “high-density fun,” etc.

... but the truth is?

Self-care is fucking messy sometimes.

Self-care, sometimes, means singing karaoke until 2 AM in the basement of your dorm, getting shit-faced drunk and laughing in a way you haven’t been able to in weeks, washing out your Tupperware, forcing yourself to go to class when you don’t want to, calling your sister instead of doing your homework, complaining,

buying yourself flowers.

Self-care is paying attention. Checking in with yourself. Asking yourself, what do I need? and being honest. Sometimes it means giving yourself time to be alone, giving yourself space. Other times, it means pushing.

That being said, here are some of the ways I try to incorporate self-care into my life :)

1. Morning pages/journaling: I don’t keep this very structured, but whenever I feel the urge and I have a little time, I try to journal a little. Usually, I need a good thirty minute block to really cleanse myself of all the goods and feel a bit better. Generally, I prefer to get this done in the morning when I can, but a good writing sesh in the afternoon never hurts!

2. Yoga: Really been trying to develop a more consistent practice as of late. I’m sure you’ve all heard this already, but I love yoga because it encourages me to think about intentional movement, something we rarely get an opportunity to pay attention to in everyday life. If you’ve never tried yoga before, I encourage you to check out Yoga with Adriene on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene

3. Meditation: Again, I don’t keep this very structured (I find it burdensome and not-intuitive to force myself to journal or meditate every single morning, regardless of what my body and mind is asking for), but I try to meditate every day (and I find I need it at some point in the day)- whether that be right when I wake up, before bed, or after a long day of classes. My favorite apps for this: Headspace + Insight Timer

4. Planning: This ain’t gotta be a fancy bujo, unless you want it to be! I just use a simple lined Decomposition book. I have a weekly spread which is supes simple- just every day on a page, divided into morning, afternoon, and evening. I write in the events I have that day, and the assignments/readings that are due. I also make a priorities entry for each day- I write down my #1 priority, down to #3 or #5, depending how much time I have that day, and the volume of the individual tasks.

5. Morning routine: again, cliche, I know, but I find that jumping into work right away in the morning isn’t the best for my psyche typically. At the same time, a super long and complicated morning routine tends to drain me of willpower before I’ve even had a chance to go at my day! Currently, I (a) wake up. (b) drink a glass of water. (c) brush my teeth and wash my face and put in my contacts. (d) make my bed, get dressed, pack up, yadda yadda yadda. (e) get out of the house (er... dorm room) and head to breaky. (f) watch some YouTube or listen to a podcast whilst eating breaky. (d) briefly plan my day and journal a bit, if possible.

6. Blob in my bed and watch YouTube: sometimes, this is just what you need child :)

7. Feed my body what it wants: sometimes, this means an apple. sometimes, this means a donut. All foods can be part of a healthy diet. Nourish the body, soul, and mind.

8. Hot shower

9. Get yourself a cup of coffee (or two... or three...) or any other kind of drink!

10. Clean your room: Stop what you’re doing. Wash those dishes. Clean out the trash. Make the bed. Clear off the desk. Breathe. I find that this is the best way to get myself out of a panic- I can think, but at the same time my mind is elsewhere and my hands are at work.

Keep at it, friends!

A rainy day in Providence

I’m feeling rather upset with myself for wasting time this afternoon going on the interwebs and not being productive or self-care-y after my midterm...

I was super stressed out and obsessively shifting through course reviews for pre-registration, and going back and forth between reviews on Amazon, and overall feeling horrible but immobilized. Horrible, because I wanted to stop, but the voice in my head insisted that I needed to “get something” out of this and it had to be”worth it.”

Why do I feel this way? - - - I believe my day needs to be “perfect,” or I wasn’t “good enough.” Or I don’t deserve to relax. Or I wasn’t trying hard enough. I feel this way because of my former experiences with depression and mental health, and the lifestyle I’ve pursued for a long time.

I deserve compassion.

What would I say to a friend? - - - I wouldn’t necessarily say “good job,” because I don’t think she(I) was listening to myself and my body and giving myself what I need.

But that doesn’t mean I deserve less love. Means I need more.

Something I heard in a YouTube video(?) recently: Supporting ourselves > beating ourselves up is actually how we can achieve succes!

There’s a kind of addictive-ness to being mean to ourselves. A kind of indulgence, I think.

Close your eyes.

I am at a dining hall. Students are clustered around sticky tables, complaining and chattering and chewing.

It is raining outside.

I was warm today.

There are white roses and hydrangeas in the rinsed-out kombucha bottles in my room.

My orchid has bloomed to completion.

I am loved.

... What do I need?

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Twenty-three Journaling Prompts for Self Discovery

Recently been trying to be a bit more intentional whenever I do morning pages or journal. I love stream-of-consciousness writing, but sometimes I feel aimless going around and around with the same negative thought patterns.

What do I need right now?

What is my body asking for? What is my mind asking for?

What do I need to feel nurtured?

Am I engaging in any self-destructive patterns?

Write a letter to someone you miss.

Write a letter to someone you want to talk to (because of any reason --- anger, hurt, love, want, jealousy ... )

What is not serving you today?

What do you want to remember about today/yesterday/this week/this month, etc.?

What am I avoiding?

What did I learn today/yesterday...?

What are you looking forward to today?

Why am I feeling ___ right now?