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reintro post <3

im gonna take one more shot at getting this blog running, and a bit has changed so im going to reintroduce myself + my blog!

some things about me:

i am 17 and am a year two ib student in the united states.

pansexual, and use she/they pronouns.

native english speaker, fluent in spanish (and learning french and russian)

really into dark academia, but this blog will be a mix of aesthetics i like!

some of my hobbies include: music (both playing and listening, and i play a handful of instruments), reading, witchcraft, painting, writing, and more.

im hoping to major in psychology and focus on forensics or social work in the future.

the classes im taking this year are listed below!

hl: philosophy, spanish b, 20th century world topics (history), english a

sl: biology, math ai

additional classes: ap comp gov, tok b

and a note: im NOT taking the hl spanish exam because i took the sl exam and got a 7. im taking the class for fluency maintenance!

follow me if you'd like, ill follow back from my main! if you have any questions about the ib program or anything mentioned, don't hesitate to ask. i adore making new friends.

- sylvia

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Advice for the first year university student (aka what I would like to tell to my younger self)

First thing first congratulations for graduating high school and getting into university, I wish you all the best 😊

You’ve heard it before college/university is not like high school, you don’t really know what to expect and you’re not as well prepared as you think you are, maybe it’s true maybe not but it sure is an another environment and if you’re anything like me you find this a bit stressful, here are some takeaways from my firsts year of university (PACES in France, the steppingstone to medical school)

The environment is most likely new to you, if your classes have not yet begun take this time to walk around campus and figure out where you’re classes will be as well as the dinning halls, the library, etc...

If you have access to this information, i know i didn’t really have it, gather all the information you can on your different classes (importance in your grade, evaluation, attendance, syllabus)

On that topic, if attendance doesn’t matter figure out which classes are worth going to and which are a waste of time, and figure out if there’s a way to have access to the material without going to class

Try to make at least one new friend in each class because for one having a social life is really beneficial to your mental health and it allows you to have someone you can rely on

You will most likely gain weight, freshman fifteen is real but don’t stress about it to much

On the topic of food, try to eat a balanced diet, that mean all the food groups, personally I try to eat vegetarian or plant based between 3-5 times a week. Also drink your water and limit caffeine

Try to maintain a physical activity, 1 to 2 hours per week if you can if not please include regular stretching in your routine

If you start living alone or without your parents, don’t mess up your sleep schedule, try to go to bed and wake up around the same time everyday

Avoid all nighters at all costs, I know the studyblr community puts it as that inevitable thing that you will have to do multiple times and kinda glamourise it, sometimes you will have a deadline for a paper and you will have to do it to hand it on time that happens but it should be exceptional. And the all nighters right before exams don’t do anything except exhaust you when you need rest.

Find your own study techniques, do not copy and paste but take from multiple sources and make your own soup, don’t stress if you struggle test different things and you should have it by the third or fourth week

Yes studying is important but make time for friends and hobbies

Stay in touch with your high school friends, you’ll be thankful for them at one point or another

That’s all I could think about, I must have forgotten quite a few points but in short take time to explore and find what works for you and don’t stress too much about it everyone is like you in first year I swear.

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I remember when Carrie Fisher passed Kathleen Kennedy gave the quote “there’s little girls who will someday say may the force be with you because of Carrie which means her legacy will forever be engraved in history” and that’s all that I’m thinking about right now. There’s little kids out there who will someday say Wakanda Forever because of Chadwick Boseman and they’ll get to watch themselves on screen and see themselves in an action figure. What a legend of a man. An absolute legend who will never be forgotten.

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Hello friends!! My name's Mary Jo (or technically María José in spanish) but you can call me Mary or Maria or Jo (like Jo March who was my 8 yo self hero!). I am 21 years old and from a latinamerican country called Paraguay.

🐝 I'm an undergad studying Psychology at university. I'm in my 4th year of my 6 years part-time program. My current plan is to graduate and the go into a Social Psychology master program!

🐝 I work part time as an assistant teacher at a kindergarten. Due to the pandemic i'm working from home at the moment (and probbly fpr the rest of the year). It's a challenge to teach 3 year old kids virtually and i miss my students a lot!

🐝 My university works with a fixed syllabus, which means we can't choose our courses. This semester i'm taking:

Clinical Psychology II

Crisis Intervention

Quality Management Systems

Professional Ethics and Responsibility

Professional Orientation

🐝 I love drinking coffee, reading books, watching netflix, musicals and watching animal videos (please don't hesitate to send me cute pics or videos from your pets)!!

🐝 I decided to join the studyblr community because this semester is already drowning me in work and, because we're still fully online, my motivation has been dwindling. I'm hoping this blog helps me stay motivated, focused and productive!!

These are some studyblrs that inspire me: @emmastudies @study-fox @studyign @welcome-to-my-studylife @foucauldiannights @studyxpsych ✨💕

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procrastinating going to bed so I can leave my future self some little sticky note reminders and have my work space ready to go. oops

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My newest set of handwritten astrophysics notes ✨💕 It’s only been 2 months but thank you to all 5k of you who have followed me & supported me ✨☄😭

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Quick reminder,

This quarantine isn’t a productivity competition.

You do not have to:

- lose weight

- work out every day and get a 16 pack of abs

- cure acne

- master a new skill

- read 17 books

- change yourself in anyway

By saying you’re going to use this time to “glow up” is implying that you’re not already shining but bb you sure are.

It is ok to not lose 15 pounds and don’t beat yourself up if you gain a lil bit either. It’s natural, you’re at home and walks to the kitchen are pretty common.

It’s ok not to work out every day and get absolutely shredded. Sure get your exercise but don’t beat yourself up over not doing an intensive 30 day butt and ab workout. Who the flip cares!

It’s fine not to master a new skill. Sure find something to keep you occupied but you don’t need to master a whole new skill just because. Arts and stuff takes years to master don’t feel bad because you can’t get there in a week.

You do not need to change yourself in anyway. This is quarantine, our main goal is to survive. Don’t beat yourself up if you’re not solving world hunger or turning yourself into a model and certainty don’t beat anyone else up if they’re not.

This is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, you can’t achieve Self Actualisation if have not achieved your psychological needs and you can’t get psychological without basic needs.

Pretty much, make sure your wellbeing is in top knick before you try to accomplish every goal you’ve ever set or ever will set.

Keep safe and much love,

Charlie xx

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REBLOG IF

- you are a studyblr

- you are super friendly

- you love when people message you

- you want to support everyone in the community 

one thing i love about this community is that it is one big family and everyone is ready to support eachother. reblog this and follow the people that also reblog and start some super cute supportive friendships because you all deserve the best 

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Follow @productive-tips for more tips like this, collected and posted daily! Handpicked and curated with love ❤

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August 23rd, 2020

These are not particularly pretty photos and I might delete them later - my phone is too old and doesn’t like it when there’s not much light - but I wanted to share them, because the thunderstorm of a couple of hours ago was one of the best and most relaxing thing of the past few weeks. I love when there’s so much rain and wind that you can see white beams of water running on roofs. The sky was a deep green-grey and the whole world was covered by the same dark filter.

After the wind had calmed down I pulled the blinds up (I had pulled them down so I could keep the window open to get some fresh air, but not get soaked) and listened to some music.

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Let's talk... Planner!

Hi everyone!

One of my new-school-year-resolutions was to buy (and use) a planner, so that I can try to be a bit more organised this year.

And I've actually found one that is kind of like the bujo I had earlier this year, so I think it should work fine for me. Which is why I've decided to show it to you all! (under the cut, because there's pictures and all so just skip if you don't like it)

Also, here’s the link to see and buy it 

That what it looks like on the outside. Probably the part I like the least about it, so I’ll have to see if there’s a way to change it or something, I do not like the flower thing one bit.

When you open it, first thing you see is that blue double page, which then unfolds to show you the whole year at a glance. There you have enough room to write about one or two things per day, so good for imoortant stuff and deadlines, but not much for detail.

After that you have a page to write your contact info, classic so no pic needed.

After that, you have another double page with your whole year at a glance, but smaller yet. I think here you can write one word per day tops, maybe a bit more ? Doubtful. I guess that part will be good for color-coding though.

After that you have the usual “whole year on one page with all the saints written and all that” so, again, no pic needed I guess.

What comes next is pretty darn useful. It’s a timetable, but you don’t have just one, not just two, not three, but SIX ! That’s pretty awesome because when you’re in college/uni your schedule can change a whole lot so having six of those can be really cool. (Also, but I didn’t know that when I bought it, I’ll go to school 6 times during the year so, yeah, just the right amount for me).

Then, the part which is just like what I use in my BuJo... The monthly spread ! Again, I’ll have to be pretty concise when using it because there’s not much room, so I’ll probably use it for appointments, exams, deadlines...

And then the part where you have the most space to write : the weekly spread. You basically have one double-page per week, with some space for each weekday on the left page and some more space on the right page for the week-end and to write down general stuff. Also a little calendar on the bottom so you know where you are in the month.

I reall like the set-up on that one, and I aim to use it for important stuff (appointments and such) as well as homework, and to write down stuff I will then transfer to my bullet journal.

I’ll let you know how it goes !

(also there’s a string so you know find your page easily - I freaking love those !)

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Sooo I don’t know if anyone reads this blog but :

- I graduated !! It’s a 2 years technical degree in agriculture / cattle

-Next year (that’s basically a week and a half from now oh shit oh shit) I’ll be studying to get my technical bachelor’s degree. I don’t know how it’s called in english but I’ll be alternating between classes and work (like one month in class then one month in an internship etc etc, always in the same firm of course).

- I’ve been doing some researching and I think I might have ADHD, or at least attention and memory problems remaining from my burn-out/depression so I’ll use ADHD-friendly tips to try and stay organised enough next year.

Which is why I’ve decided to get this blog back up and share my journey with anyone who’d want to listen to it, with studying, working, living on mmy own and managing my ADHD-ish tendencies !

So, if you want to tag along for the ride, feel free to hit the “Follow” button, if not don’t hit it, and don’t hesitate to change your mind halfway I won’t get mad!

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So I guess after a year of no news I am.... back? Let's hope it holds this time haha.

I have like a shit ton of work to do because three weeks in I am already way behind, plus I need to study for an exam I was supposed to take last year but got sick for. So it's not going to be fun for the next few days 😒

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This is Superman.

Superman is a tiny tiny little rooster who unfortunately was a little bit stunted in the growth area when he was a little chick.   

Brother and sister, born at the exact same time.

He eventually caught up but by then the flock had basically bullied him so much for being tiny he’d been entirely ostracized and turned into a complete loner so now he has to live all by himself over with the cows, but he doesn’t care one bit because now he’s the leader of four big brown four legged chickens and honestly who can say that.

Also he’s super-cuddly.

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