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[rai-r]

[greenstudies]

Get the best out of your time

Entire days sometimes roll by without us noticing. Sometimes we procrastinate through all day. Here are a few tips how to use your time better:

Track the use of your time -Try this for at least a week. Write down, in any way you want, how did you spent your day. When did you study? How long did you spend cleaning your room? When did you procrastinate? This will help you find the times of day when you procrastinate and which you could use better. 

Make schedules for especially busy days

Eliminate procrastination triggers -Put your phone away. Turn off your computer unless you truly need it for work.

Take breaks -I said it milion times and I’ll say it again.

Use every minute -20 minutes between classes? Do the small simple homework. 30 minute walk home? Listen to audio books.

Every task counts -Being productive isn’t only studying/working. It’s cleaning, self care and hobbies too. Keep that in mind.

Start on 3 -I use this method of counting to 3 when I really don’t want to do something. Just count to three and go. Get up and do it. Don’t give your brain a chance to stop you.

Enough sleep, enough energy

Here you go! That’s all my knowledge. Have an amazing day!

[greenstudies]

Get more confident

Becoming more confident is a long journey full of hard work. I’ve always had very low confidence but in the last few years I managed to become more confident than I ever imagined I’d be. Here are the things that helped me with my confidence the most:

Wake up with music that makes you feel good -Create a playlist of songs that make you feel alive and powerful and then listen to it every morning. If you aren’t waking up to Everybody loves me by OneRepublic… What are you even doing?

Stop being mean to yourself -So many of us call ourselves a disappointment on daily basis without realising it. I want you to imagine you are talking to a friend, not yourself. You wouldn’t call your friend useless every time they mess up, would ya?

Wear clothes you are comfortable in -I’m not necessarily talking physical comfort. You should feel beautiful in your clothes. It can be wearing sweatpants or croptops, it’s your choice!

Declutter your space -Throw away things that make you feel bad. All the clothes you don’t like wearing, all the clutter that makes you feel like crap at home. Even throwing away the shampoo that doesn’t smell nice to you is helpful.

Work out -Again it’s not as much about looking good but feeling good. You want to feel strong or fast or whatever your goal may be.

Appreciate small victories -A great journaling prompt is just to sit down every single evening and write down at least 3 small or big victories of the day.

Try new things -Get out of your comfort zone and try the things you’ve always wanted to do. For me personally it was talking to more poeple. I found more friends and realised I can make people laugh and that was a great confidence boost.

Walk with your head high -This is a sort of “fake it ‘til you make it” type of thing. Don’t look down when you walk and keep your back straight. Walk like an assassin on a mission.

Find what you’re good at -Get to know your talents.

Don’t rely on compliments from others -Learn to appreciate and compliment yourself.

Find what kind of vibes you want to have and work on that -Do you want to be a ray of sunshine? Smile more and wear bright colours. Become who you want to be.

Take care of your body -Force yourself to feel good in your skin.

Get familiar with your body -Stop avoiding mirrors. Find the things you love about it and accept things you don’t like. Be grateful for your body taking care of you the way it does.

As alwas I truly hope I helped at least some of you and have an amazing year full of self love!

[luke-danes]

jess + looking at rory

[mrsmariano]

[splinterfix]

Isle of Skye, Scotland

[books-n-quotes]

“Some things are destined to be— it just takes us a couple of tries to get there.”

— J.R. Ward, Lover Mine

[liu-anhuaming]

basic mandarin #2: greetings

so from this post on i’m going to be introducing vocab and grammar starting from the beginning

***note: the characters will be typed with simplified characters and then the pinyin and meaning

词汇 cíhuì Vocabulary

我 wǒ I, me

你 nǐ you

您 nín you (polite)

他 tā he

她 tā she

它 tā it

们 men plural suffix for pronouns and some nouns

名字 míngzì name

中文 zhōngwén Chinese language

这 zhè this

那 nà that

叫 jiào to be called

不 bù negative prefix, not

是 shì to be (note: 是 can only be used with nouns; a different word is required for adjectives), yes

很 hěn very

什么 shénme what

谁 shéi who

什么时候 shénme shíhou when

为什么 wèishénme why

呢 ne a final particle

吗 ma a question particle for yes-no questions

老师 lǎoshī teacher 

学生 xuéshēng student

先生 xiānshēng Mr.

小姐 xiǎojie Miss***

太太 tàitai Mrs.

早上／上午 zǎoshàng/shàngwǔ morning

中午 zhōngwǔ noon, midday

下午 xiàwǔ afternoon

晚上 wǎnshàng evening

早上好／早安 zǎoshàng hǎo/zǎo’ān good morning

下午好 xiàwǔ hǎo good afternoon

晚上好／晚安 wǎnshàng hǎo/wǎn’ān good evening

好 hǎo good

不错 búcuò not bad, fine

不太好 bú tài hǎo not so good

***since 小姐 is also considered as slang for prostitute, i asked some native speakers for advice and one said if you use someone’s name with 小姐 it’s okay (e.g., 陈小姐 Chen xiaojie) but that you can also use 美女 měinǚ and 姑娘 gūniang as alternatives. all in all, just treat carefully with 小姐

语法 yǔfǎ Grammar

Greeting others

When greeting others, you must address the person first then say the greeting.

陈先生，你好。

Hello Mr. Chen

刘太太，早安！

Good morning Mrs. Liu

Basic Sentence Structure

Like English, Mandarin has a Subject-Verb-Object sentence structure.

他是老师。

He is a teacher

我是学生。

I am a student

When asking a question, you usually can replace a word with the necessary question word.

她是谁？

Who is she?

她是金老师。

She’s Teacher Jin.

你叫什么名字？

What is your name? (literally You are called what name)

我叫雅玲。

My name is Yaling (literally I am called Yaling)

吗 is used to ask a yes-no question

你是老师吗？

Are you a teacher?

我是老师 OR 我不是老师

I am a teacher OR I am not a teacher

呢 ne 

If someone asks you a question, you can use 呢 ne at the end of a sentence to make it interrogative. In many cases it functions the same way as “how about…?” in English.

你好吗？

How are you?

我很好，你呢？

I’m well, and you?

so this is it for the second basic mandarin post. i would appreciate any feedback that you have. thanks, and i hope this helps!!

[jumpingpuddles]

Stargate SG-1: Arthur’s Mantle

[imultifandomstuff]

A/N For the anon who requested the Seth Gecko drabble with number 9 and 62! I hope you enjoyed this, I didn’t have a plot or anything to roll with so i kind of winged it! Also, I wasn’t sure if you wanted smut, but I just don’t feel comfortable writing smut. Maybe one day I will be, but I really hope you enjoy this! I really love Seth ;)

Summary: Seth is a blanket hog, and reader gets fed up ;)

Warnings: mentions of sex

Seth Gecko

You shivered, curling you body in the small amount of blanket that was available.

Seth was a cover hog, every time he fell asleep he would subconsciously curl up in the blanket and leave you with hardly anything. And to make it worse, he was a heavy sleeper. So, your attempts to shove him awake to steal the blankets back never worked.

Finally after having enough of being freezing all night, you sat up and used all of your strength to shove him off of the bed.

He fell with a thud, the blanket going with him, and you almost laughed but you were too tired to be amused by it. He shot up, dazed from the good sleep he had just abruptly been awaken from.

“Y/N, what the hell?” He snapped, glaring up at you as he picked himself up off the floor. You leaned down and pulled the blanket back onto the bed, curling yourself up in the thick blanket,“You can go sleep on the couch, with your own blanket.”

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[joey-prue]

I’m obsessed with this guy… I wonder What is he doing in Canada?🤔

[rhaeneystargaryen]

frank castle + his jawline (32/?)

[universi-tea]

LIFE TIPS PT. I

if it takes less than two minutes, do it now

always carry a water bottle!! you’ll (obviously) drink more water but you’ll also save money on buying drinks when you’re out on hot days 

if you notice something you like about someone, tell them. genuine compliments are way too few and far between. 

when you meet someone, repeat their name back to them. it’ll help you remember it (bc i am the worst at zoning out and immediately forgetting someone’s name)

give yourself a time limit to get work done. you’ll do more up against a 30 minute timer than if you have all day to get something done

also: be specific with your goals. if you want it done by winter, say you’ll do it one november 15. it’s easy to let time slip by. 

no one’s forcing your friends to hang out with you. they want to be around you. don’t try to convince yourself otherwise. 

never under estimate the power of a hot meal if you’re feeling unmotivated. take a break and make a grilled cheese dude

always keep $20 in your car for emergences

have a binder/folder to keep all your financial/important documents together. even if you don’t organize them beyond that it’ll make them so much easier to find when you need them

don’t sleep w makeup on!! keep a travel size thing of makeup wipes by your bed for nights that you’re too exhausted to wash your face for real

if you’re studying/working and can’t focus, go outside and take a walk around the building. stare at the sky for a minute. it helps.

networking: when you meet someone, put some notes in with their contact. remembering their kids’ names will make you stand out

fold your clothes while they’re still warm + you won’t have to iron later

get that chair out of your room. we all know your dirty clothes are sitting in it more than you are.

instead, stick some hooks on your closet door for those sorta-clean, sorta-dirty clothes that you wanna wear again

keep a running list on your phone of songs you hear that you like, books you want to read, etc

write down all your friends birthdays!! 

if you can’t sleep, try to imagine something in great detail. design your dream house. plan your wedding. whatever makes you happy + relaxed

get dressed as soon as you get up, even if you aren’t going anywhere. it’s hard to feel productive in sweat pants.

if you don’t ask, the answer is always no

thrift stores are super trendy lately, but they really are great for finding high-quality clothing for cheap.

don’t read the comments section. especially if it’s something you actually care about.

fresh veggies go bad fast, so if you can’t get to the store often have a couple frozen bags of your favs on hand!!

also, pasta is crazy cheap and easy to make into a meal. add some olive oil and those frozen veggies and bam, grown up meal in no time.

be intentional with your friendships. if you want to see someone again, set a date instead of the old “let’s get coffee sometime!” that never actually happens

libraries exist!! and theyre fantastic!!! 

if you’re buying anything, always google “_______ coupons” while you’re in line. you can usually find one, esp at chains!!

if it’s not something you need, put it back and sleep on it. if you want it bad enough to go back and get it a day or two later, it’s (probably) worth the money.

also, think if you’ll enjoy it for the same amount of time if took to earn that money. doesn’t work with everything (food, experiences), but for things like clothes/technology/home goods, it can help you save some $$$

you don’t have to do something if it makes you unhappy. sure, there are times that you have to suck it up and power through, but 99% of the time you have to option to say no and get outta there. 

be kind. seriously you hear it a lot but it is so important. 

[nabilfekir]

nabil fekir for intersport france

[dailyfrancent]

Denmark 0 - 0 France | 26 June 2018

[suitsreme]

“First of all, Gerald, if you think anyone’s gonna touch this deal after your bad faith, you’re mistaken. Second, the way our agreement works is, the minute Cooper signed the dealwhich gave you everything you wanted, our fee was due and payable, which is why at 7:30 I received confirmation of a wire transfer from escrow indicating payment in full. So I’d say the ball’s in your court, but the truth is your balls are in my fist. Now I apologize if that image is too pansy for you, but I’m comfortable enough with my manhood to put it out there. Now get your ass in there and close the goddamn deal.“

[books-n-quotes]

The feeling of Sunday is the same everywhere, heavy, melancholy, standing still.

Jean Rhys, Voyage in the Dark (via books-n-quotes)