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14.06.2019 // the last book i finished + my journal + some pictures from my stay in gdańsk last month!

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the jasmine tea kissed the space between your lips and the leaves almost matched their colour. autumn must be jealous of you: it could never come close to the gold and amber that resides within your eyes.

ig: rosenaufsuden

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bullet journal page ideas

legend

yearly spread

monthly spread

daily spread

to-do list

recipes to try

bookshelf (colour the titles youve read!)

monthly expenditure

savings log

weight tracker

washi tapes preview

new highlighter/marker/pens swashes

‘to-watch’ list of dramas/tv shows/movies

new music discovered

food reviews

meal planner

goals of the year

goals of the month

exam results tracker

habit tracker

productivity tracker

mood tracker

water tracker (to track the amount of water you drink a day!)

brainstorm new ideas for a project

reflections 

daily meal tracker

workout routine

bucket list

favorite quotes

doodles

grocery list

inspirations

encouraging quotes

dream tracker

morning routine

class schedule

memories

birthday log

appointment log

book reviews

wishlist

hand lettering

doodles

syllabus/modules list

utility bills tracker

semester goals

new habits to adopt

my strengths

what i love about myself

things to try

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31/07/19

my classes starts tomorrow, kill me.

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Back to School/Uni Tips!

I’m headed into my 3rd year of uni, so I thought I’d make a post sharing my tips on how to do well in school, not burn out, and keep your mental health relatively stable.

1. Snacks - seriously, don’t leave home without at least 2 substantial snacks in your bag. If you’re go-go-going all day and suddenly your sitting in a lecture about to crash cause you haven’t eaten anything all day, you’re gonna want snacks. Some suggestions: Cashews (they’re not super loud/crunchy, so they’re perfect for lecture snackin’), a granola bar, an apple, cherry tomatoes, trail mix.

2. Don’t buy the textbook before you go to your first class - I’ve worked at a university bookstore for 2 years, and every year, people end up buying 700$ worth of first year text books, and then they don’t even use them. Wait. and then wait some more. If there are required readings, then get the textbook, if your prof says there will be questions from the textbook on the exam, then get the textbook, but trust me, for 90% of first year classes (and a lot of other ones) you don’t need the textbook. SAVE YOUR WALLETS

3. Take notes efficiently - honestly the best way to take notes, is type up the lecture notes that are provided, BEFOREHAND, and then during lecture, fill in the blanks/add information/take down any important things your prof is saying as you go through the lecture on your laptop in a different color. This way you’re much less likely to miss any important information, you won’t be confused about what to take down, and you won’t fall into the trap of taking down notes that are already being provided to you. After class, or while making study notes, copy these notes out by hand to remember what you learned.

4. Keep it simple - pretty notes are GREAT if you have the time, but once you get to upper level uni, and you have 100 slides of notes to turn into study notes, you will not have the time to make your notes look aesthetically pleasing. Just get the info down so you can focus on learning it.

5. Have a designated study space - i did all of my highschool homework and studying in my bed, and 90% of the time, I ended up falling asleep. My bed wasn’t going to cut it for uni, so I got a cheap ikea desk, and it’s made me so much more organized and productive.

6. Take as much ‘you time’ as possible - take a bath. light candles. binge watch a tv show. veg out with a book for 4 hours if you have the time. do your makeup super special one day. get yourself that venti pumpkin spice latte with extra whip whenever you feel like it. Uni is a shitty time I’m not gonna lie. It’s stressful as f*ck, and whenever you can spare a couple hours or a couple dollars to TREAT YO SELF, do it.

7.  If you have anxiety, CUT THE COFFEE. caffeine is a huge trigger for anxiety. Caffeine takes away from your sleep, messes with your adrenalin systems, and can make you super paranoid and anxious all the time. 

8. If you think your in the wrong major, change it - I started in geology, and I HATED IT. Now I’m in psych and I love it. It is never too late for a change of program. If you think you’re doing something you don’t wanna do, or your not enjoying it, don’t do it.

9. For mornings you have to be ready and out the door, or if you’re a person who always runs late, have a getting-ready routine and get it down pat. Have a mental list of things you need to do, and things you need to remember, and find out how much time it takes you. Get up at 8am, shower, wash face/brush teeth, get dressed, do makeup, pack bag, remember keys, wallet, laptop, notebook, pen and train pass, have breakfast, put on shoes, leave by 9am.

10. Utilize your time in transit. - finish a reading, go over flashcards, read study notes, listen to an album you’ve been meaning to listen to, read a book, read some fanfic, idk but don’t just sit there unless just sitting there is what you need.

11. Find a hobby or passion that is separate from your school/uni life. Whether its playing sports, or running, reading, collecting plants, making scrapbooks, curating a refined taste in tea, having baths, writing in a journal, find something that if you’re bored with watching shows or studying, you can go do it, and enjoy it, and get your mind off all the other shit that’s going on in your life for awhile.

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monday, September 16, 2019 | anaphy notes ☁

Reviewing abt the physiology of nervous system for hours

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The fact that you have comments disabled on your post is homophobic because I (a gay) can't comment on your introduction that you were born on the same day as my baby brother and therefore you are now my new baby sibling

oh, anon! how happy i am to have found a long lost sibling, aha!

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September 16, 2019

I've had a busy few days, but now it's time to get back on track for the week so I'm catching up on a few readings before class, then I'm going to try to pull ahead for the rest of the week so that I can focus on the assignments I have due next week.

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ALL THAT I AM .  .  .

hello everyone! my name is izzy, and it is so lovely to meet you. i’ve been admiring the studyblr / writeblr communities from the sidelines for a little while now. finally, i have decided to give this rodeo a go! this is just a little bit of an introduction to me and this blog. i hope you’re doing good today! i am always up for making friends, so please drop me a message if you ever feel like a good chat!

about me . . .

i’m seventeen years old ( 4th february, 2002 ) and an aquarius.

i am a white female and my myers-briggs personality type is infp-a. 

i’m irish. i was born in dublin, but was raised and am currently living in cork. 

i am in the final year of secondary school and will be sitting my leaving cert in the summer of 2020. 

subjects . . .

biology. 

chemistry. 

english. 

german. 

history. 

math. 

interests . . .

i love sports! i’m a massive rugby, soccer and g. a. a. fan. 

i’m also a big music fan. i’ve been playing the cello since i was five and the guitar, bass and piano since i was twelve. i don’t really play for grades or performance anymore; just for fun from now on!

politics and social issues. 

history. 

reading! i’ve been a massive bookworm ever since i was a little girl. i love both non-fiction and fiction. 

true crime. 

writeblr . . .

i have been writing story since i before i can remember. i would write fanciful retellings when i was seven, copied right out of a book. then, shitty wattpad fanfiction. 

i have been writing seriously for about two years now. 

i write both short stories and novels, all of which are fiction. 

i am currently working on a novel called every shade a green. 

what i plan on posting . . .

100 days of productivity. 

reading lists - either a monthly round up or a sort of to read list.

book reviews. 

to do lists. 

monthly plans. 

study methods. 

writing updates and plans. 

bullet journal spreads - mine tends to skew on the more minimalist end of the spectrum. 

note spreads. 

morning and evening routines. 

i would love to get to a point where i can do study live streams so we can all hang out and motivate one another. 

perhaps we could get a little advice evening going?

reblogs.

inspirations . . .

@postudy

@tatstudies

@olympianstudies

@piscestudying

@procrastinatae

@pastelmoon-study

@coffeeandpies

@korastudies

and so many more!

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Hamlet

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