#college student

[crane-song]

Two girls in my lit class had the most intense game of rock paper scissors to see who got to take the copy of Pride and Prejudice my professor was getting rid of. They were shouting in excitement and everything. The sheer joy the girl who lost showed when my professor gave her a copy of Emma instead.

Maybe this is what school should be like.

[winryrockbellwannabe]

study diaries - 11/October 💻☕

well, today im actually a bit overwhelmed with classes, so i just know i won't be able to do anything when i get off my train home (bc fridays mean i'll be back at my parents') except having dinner and sleep.

stuff i'll hopefully get done today anyways:

- 4 hours of online driving classes (i just put them as background bc they are mandatory, i don't think i could possibly hear 4 hours of classes after a full uni day) - maybe do this during classes if the uni wifi can handle it - finish lab report #3 - finish the 3D sketch from last week, bc i forgot to work on it LOL (i'll work on it during business class hopefully) (pic of yesterday's sketch bc it was really fun)

(also, look at the cool file icons i did when i should have been paying attention to class LOL. im actually so happy about it)

[lawfullycaffeinated]

𝟷𝟶. 𝟷𝟷. 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺

Twenty fine. I have felt twenty five Octobers.

But can I be real and vent? I hate my birthday week. It always starts so optimistic and might I even dare say- happy? But then that optimism and happiness erodes throughout the hours of the week- slowly setting like the sun in the October sky, until I wake up filled with dread on my birth date. I wish I could pin the dread of my birthday to something as shallow and superficial as the fear of aging and growing old. But no. I hate my birthday and the week leading up to it because I’m reminded that my efforts and attention are overlooked and unreturned.

They say that to love someone is to know them. To notice. But no one pays attention or notices how I prepare my coffee. How I slowly go around the house opening the blinds while I walk and whisper talk to my cats as I show them the new day. How my eyes light up at the mention of my interests. They don’t even look up from their phone long enough to notice my interests and likes, how could they possibly see that spark in my eyes? They have headphones in their ears all the time, how could they possibly hear me repeatedly singing the same lines from the songs that speak the most to me?

I hate my birthday the most because I didn’t always hate it. I didn’t always feel like this. I was noticed and appreciated and felt like I was paid attention and known. When did it end? When did my birthday stop feeling special? Was it me who stopped being special? I wish it could be so simple and someone could just come in and say, “yes, you stopped being special and that’s why your birthday stopped being special.” But that’s not true. I’ve grown so secure in myself. So sure of myself. I know exactly who I am and I am in fact quite special and unique. I’m not ordinary, I’m quite extraordinary, intelligent and a remarkable person. A bit rough around the edges, but every rose has its thorns. They’re there to protect the beauty of the rose, and still the rose is loved and appreciated. And I guess I’ll simply bear this feeling of loneliness and misunderstanding until I find the proper environment to grow and feel comfortable, but I just wish I felt this way where I am right now. How heart wrenching to understand the pain of the now while longing for the peace of the morrow.

Lmaoooooo but anywayyyy I'm 25 and if my parents had medical insurance I would've been taken off of it. I can rent a car and I can no longer be claimed as a dependent. I think. Idk how taxes work, I just pay them 🤪

[𝙿𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚍: 𝚌𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚘𝚞𝚝 "𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝚋𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚍𝚊𝚢" 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚠𝚘 𝚕𝚒𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚜; 𝚝𝚠𝚘 𝚕𝚒𝚝 𝚗𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚍 𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚢 𝚏𝚒𝚟𝚎]

[jamsandsuch]

this quote from ovid’s telling of orpheus turning back to look at eurydice makes me crumble

[mindfulstudyquest]

you don't want to look back and wish you had worked a little harder.

[amnhnyc]

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[ros3ybabes]

🎀 Workout Youtubers

I currently do exclusively pilates and yoga workouts from youtube. However, I've done other body weight workouts with various youtube videos and seen results in the past. Here is my list of workout youtubers that you could check out! I will put a * next to my personal favorites! I will include a short list of my current at home workout equipment at the end as well as some items I plan on buying soon!

With any workout program or routine, always be safe, check with your doctor if necessary, and if something doesn't feel good or right, don't do it! No matter what your goals are, it's always important to be safe and stay healthy. Please always take care of yourselves and know how beautiful, worthy and valuable you are no matter what! I love you all <333

🩷 Pilates

Move with Nicole * (also posts occasionally barre and yoga videos as well! I love her videos so so much)

Madeleine Abeid

IsaWelly

Pilatesbodyraven

Lidia Mera

Lottie Murphy

Amanda Blauer

Margaret Elizabeth

Jessica Valant Pilates

Bailey Brown

Dansique Fitness

Flow with Mira

Sivi (she's began posting some pilates inspired workouts and to my knowledge is currently getting certified as an instructor)

🩷 Yoga

Yoga with Adriene *

Yoga with Bird

Boho Beuatiful Yoga

🩷 Bodyweight Fitness/Strength/HIIT

Chloe Ting * (I don't like the click bait, but I like the workouts)

Blogilates

Pamela Reif *

Madfit *

Lilly Sabri * (Some of her videos are titled with pilates, but the older ones I used to do were not pilates, so I categorized her here)

Emi Wong

Shirlyn Kim

Vivian Yuan

April Han

growingannanas

growwithjo * (I love her walking workouts)

Hinafit

Mish Choi

Sami Clarke

Elenifit

Coach Kel (she posts what looks like more barre, ballet, pilates inspored/fusion workouts it seems)

Caroline Girvan

TRAIN WITH GAINSBYBRAINS

Daisy Keech

🎀 Current At Home Workout Equipment I Own

Thick Yoga Mat - since I do mainly yoga and pilates my thick yoga may (amazon brand) has served me well. Even tho I am a heavier woman at the moment, I've never had pain or any issues with this mat, and it came with a carry strap which I love! A good, thick workout mat is definitely necessary for working out at home for comfort, safety, etc. Make sure to disinfect it on occasion, especially if you sweat on it a lot!

Resistance Bands - I have about 3 or 4 at different resistance strengths, and they're incredibly useful for a variety of movements, especially lower body ones. They add some extra resistance and make the workouts a bit more challenging when you need something more advanced. I also got mine from Amazon/Walmart a while back. I prefer fabric over rubber because I like to wear workout shorts instead of workout leggings.

Pilates Ball - not a necessity, but useful with some pilates workouts and movements. I have seen sole videos using this, but am not advanced enough to try it on my own yet. Will use for sure once I'm more advanced.

3lb dumbbells - I thought these would be useful for the pilates workouts that had some upper body focus, and as someone who wants to develop a lean and toned upper body, they are perfect for low weight high rep, controlled movements. Again, not advanced enough to use as I want to master my form, but they're gonna come in handy for sure!

Foam Roller - so so good for stretching and muscle recovery on rest days. I love mine but want one that has the bump things on it to help my muscles more. I can imagine how good it'll feel on my legs during a recovery day when I begin wieght lifting again.

Massage Gun - my holy grail for the days I am sore and needing some recovery. my body feels like jelly after using this, and it's just so nice for the days my muscles feel extra tight and super sore.

🎀 Equipment I Want To Buy

Yoga Blocks - these will help me get deeper into the yoga poses once I get more advanced in my practice

Pilates Ring - this honestly looks so fun and challenging to use, I'd love to add it to my collection of useful workout equipment!

Jump Rope - I used to love this as a form of cardio and as long as I don't move into an upstairs apartment, I'm definitely buying one

Pilates Bar - still iffy on this one, it's supposed to mimic a reformer but I want to get better at mat pilates and see if I even end up ever needing or seriously wanting to buy it, its on my list tho

Ankle/Wrist weights - these are gonna be so useful for workouts where hand held dumbbells aren't useful. Want to buy some low weight ones just to help with resistance and extra strength during pilates workouts

Kettlebell weight - I think this would be useful for a workout at home type situation if and when I switch to not doing just pilates and yoga. I know these are useful in their own right, but not needed in my current fitness stage of life.

Core Sliders - these look fun and interesting. They're on my lost for sure, but not sure about the practicality of their use in my life just yet.

That's all that's currently on my at home workout equipment list! As someone who primarily works out at home, the things I currently own are most useful and most of what's on this list is for fun or extra challenge. Just not necessary yet.

hope you enjoyed this list! if you have any questions about my favorite youtuber workout instructors or favorite videos, please feel free to ask, I've tried so many and can give some guidance from my own experience and research.

til next time lovelies 🩷

[acemdzsfan]

oh shoot.

I just realized that I was the aromantic outlier in my psychology class that my professor was Not prepared for.

[juliaxyn]

Coffee and studying 💻 📚 ☕.

[ros3ybabe]

🎀 Hobbies 🎀

I feel as tho I don't have much time to do things besides school, work, some chores, and survive right now, but I've been thinking about some hobbies I enjoy and would like to incorporate into my life when I decide to make the time without burning out!

Reading - I used to be big on reading just about any books I could get my hands on. Then I was really focused on reading self help, and now that I haven't been reading at all, I've been thinking about getting back into reading. Always looking for book recommendations, and I do have my eye on some books I'd like to purchase.

Gardening - if I had the time and space, I'd love to have a flower garden or a vegetable garden. It always makes me happy when the fruits of my efforts come to life, so tending to plants and gardening sounds super fun and relaxing.

Video Games - I used to play video games on and off, but I wouldn't mind owning a PS4 or a Switch and spending some time playing video games whenever I'd want time to wind down.

Cooking/Baking - I love learning things, and the sense of pride I've gotten in the past when receiving praise for things I've cooked or baked has really driven me to want to increase my skill. I've only baked something from scratch once in my life, but I'd really like to expand my skills in making desserts.

Exercise - I'm talking all forms of it! Dancing, martial arts/kickboxing type activities, yoga, pilates, running, swimming, spin/cycling, weight lifting (again), calisthenics, all of it! I don't currently look like the exercise type but I find various forms of movement to be so fun! If I had more time, I'd be trying new things all the time!

Volunteer work - This is something I used to do all the time, and it's a hobby that I enjoyed that kept me humble. Not only that, but I thoroughly enjoy showing kindness and compassion to others. Making a difference in anuwau brings me so much joy, and I love meeting new people and learning their stories. I also would love to volunteer with animals, because they deserve so much love and affection too!

Drawing/Art - I used to draw for fun but when I started college, I didn't have the time to devote to continuously increasing my art skills. I still own a sketch kit, coloring materials, and several sketchbooks so it really is a matter of having time.

Crochet - The thought of making things that I can gift to others seriously makes me so excited!! Crochet seems like such a fun, crafty, relaxing activity and the added fun of gifting those crafts to others would make it so fun!!

Scrapbooking - I don't know if I'd ever do this one, but I do Ike the idea of keeping my memories in a physical space, and not just in like pictures on my phone.

Learning - if school wasn't crazy busy, I'd spend all my time learning languages (ASL, Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, Italian, etc), computer coding skills, how to make and do certain things, just anything I can do to keep my mind enriched.

Upcycling/Altering Clothes - I would love to upcycle or alter articles of clothes into more personalized pieces for myself. The thought of having a personalized, hand made closet full of clothes makes me really want to buy a sewing machine and learn how to use it to my advantage!

That's all I can think of for now that I'd like to someday incorporate into my life. Having hobbies is always so fun, but I've been so busy and tired that I don't mess with any of the hobbies I'd want to do. If anyone has any tips for time management, or resources for beginning new hobbies, please let me know!!

til next time lovelies 🩷

[hussyknee]

ID in alt.

Palestinian and pro-Palestinian students and academics are being actively persecuted beyond all precedent at universities right now. Can confirm Palestinians who're losing family members are being institutionally terrorized in both the North America and Europe. Students have been suspended for putting up Palestine flags. Palestinians posting on social media about their families and neighbours are being reported and doxxed and getting death threats and their employers and supervisors refusing support them. A colleague of a friend who lost her entire family went to talk to the university counselor about her anger and grief and was immediately reported to the administration. An entire think tank was dissolved because of its members spoke in support of Palestine at a lecture. This level of witch hunting and purging hasn't been seen since the Red Scare. It's fucking terrifying. Please boost this.

[academic-vampire]

𝔇𝔬𝔫’𝔱 𝔩𝔢𝔱 𝔦𝔱 𝔥𝔞𝔲𝔫𝔱 𝔶𝔬𝔲.

[lawfullycaffeinated]

𝟶𝟾.𝟶𝟾.𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺

New habits I want to develope

Wake up before 8 A.M.

Only consume content that leaves some kind of benefit or positive/neutral impression on me

Be focused on what I'm doing in the present moment by developing better meditation and grounding practices

Move my body daily for at least an hour

Go outside and spending time in the sun and fresh air when the weather is nice

Become more disciplined by resisting the urge to indulge in distractions to train my self-control and discipline

Do tasks as soon as I can instead of procrastinating. Fight the executive dysfunction through positive frameworks (not shame)

Drink water before my coffee, and simply stay more hydrated

Learn to display my gratitude to/towards others

Go to sleep before 3 A.M.

Do everything with intention instead of staying in autopilot

Enjoy my time off and rest while I still have it

Discover and nurture my excitement for study through curiosity

[𝙿𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚍: 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚔 𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚊 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚕𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚘𝚙; 𝚌𝚞𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚎]

[jadecitrusmint]

9/8/24🌿🌿

Proof writing notes~

I have a research conference I’m presenting at coming up and I’m feeling stressed about it lollll

[mindfulstudyquest]

it gets easier. everyday, it gets a little easier, but you gotta do it everyday. that's the hard part. but i promise it gets easier.