#stariistudy

[hufflepuffwannabe]

trying to "study with you" currently...haha. what do you usually do or tell yourself to get started on work? sometimes I find it so hard to get motivated :(

Aw, I’m happy to hear you’re trying to “study with me”! I totally recognize that motivation can be HARD. But the good news is that a body in motion tends to stay in motion, so the difficult part is just getting started. I set my timer to get started. Then I know I only have to work for 25 minutes before my next break. But before that, I gather all my study materials, get comfy (slippers, big sweatshirt), and have a beverage handy. I also check my phone before a big session, so it’s not on my mind anymore. Then I turn off all notifications and put it away out of sight.

If you’re really struggling, try remembering your WHY. Why do you need to get started on work? What are your big goals? How is this a step on the path to making your dreams a reality?

[studyfeather]

#actuallyican

tagged by @kawaii-notes!! you can see the original challenge post here.

honestly? I’m surprised this hasn’t been done more! please check out @stariistudy‘s post here to learn more about it.

I tag: @moonshinestudies @studytune @noodledesk, and anyone else who may be interested!

read below the cut if you’re interested in reading a story about me xx

Although this isn’t quite like proving someone else wrong ... I feel I was able to prove something to myself. This is a story about my IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and how it has played a big part in my life.

When I was eight years old, my parents divorced. Simultaneously, I got incredibly sick, my body’s reaction to the divorce. Although I was young and didn’t fully understand what all was happening and what it would mean for the rest of my life ... another part of me did. Before I was hardly sick and social and active ... but after this? Not anymore.

We didn’t understand why I was so sick all the time, or what to call it. Nothing I ate would stay down, including water. The bathroom was where you could find me, my toilet my best friend, and the floor my new bed sometimes. I could hardly sleep, often being sleep deprived and had very little energy. The best way I could fall asleep was with my head on the couch and knees on the ground, arms dangling to allow my stomach to feel suspended. It was either that or sleeping with my mom, hunched over so my chest was pressed against my legs and head against a pillow. I was always having some sort of stomach pains, I lost an abnormal amount of weight and ... it wasn’t fun. The moment I would find a food that would actually stay down, I would eat only that until my stomach would reject it.

Eventually I was taken to a hospital to get pictures taken of my stomach. They said they didn’t know what exactly it could have been (finding no virus/stomach bug kind of thing), the closest they could relate it to being IBS. I was given medicine after medicine only to find nothing was helping. Instead, we worked on finding foods that would not trigger my IBS, so that I could live as well as possible. Come to find ... I could not eat a majority of fruits and vegetables, along with beef and turkey. Grains, dairy, pig and chicken became my best friend, but it also became difficult when: eating out, going to a friend’s for dinner, family meals, school lunches, etc. It can often be difficult to tell someone: “I’m not allergic to that, but it will make me sick.” I feared going anywhere other than home in the case someone would give me food I could not eat. Not only this but strenuous exercise or stress would make me sick almost as immediately. 

But in terms of academics ... obviously being so ill and so often, meant missing many days of school. One average, I would miss about 1/3+ of each school year. In middle school it was the worst, and high school got a little better ... but it was still hard missing 1/3 of everything. Social opportunities were difficult, classroom settings were hard (as no one would remember me), catching up with homework and constantly approaching teachers about what I missed always stressed me. Someone who had been bubbly, a social butterfly, physically active and ready to face the world head on was lost. Instead, I became depressed (terribly so), lonely and friendless for so long, socially anxious, easily stressed (rip my hair), very overweight (mainly due to my limited diet + depression), and someone I wish I wasn’t. But...

actually, I can.

Even though I hardly left the house, I made use of my time. I would practice my drawing which has since turned from a hobby that distracted my mind from my stomach, into what I am going to do with my life. Though I didn’t meet very many people irl, I met many wonderful people I was happy to call my friends online. I may have missed a lot of school, but I still managed to have A’s and B’s, gaining important study skills and getting to know the best way I learn. (Even though I am a bit salty that my GPA was 0.1 off to get ropes for graduation, I did do my best.) When it came to studies, I was a hard worker. I learned how to listen and catch on quick to any information I was given. I learned how to approach teachers (which has become very handy in college). I learned that even in the depths of depression and self hate ... there is still a way out. I learned to trust my parents and those I knew a bit better, to not keep things bottled in all the time. I learned how to remain positive in rough times, getting to know myself better and better. And through these rough times, I hope to help other people as well. To spread some positivity and be there for people who have had it hard like I have.

My family is a mess and not the most ideal, my health far below where I wish it was, my body hating me in so many ways, education having been so difficult for so long ... I have made it through it.

Now, I still have depression and anxiety (and my IBS for 12 years), but I have learned how to handle it and am seeking the counseling I have needed for so long. I am careful with what I eat, but I have also come to find more food I can eat. I never miss a day of school and succeed in my classes. I have been working on becoming a bit more social and learning how to talk to people irl, becoming more comfortable with holding a conversation and be less of an outsider. I have a job in customer service that has forced me out of my quiet bubble. And maybe, I even have people I can call a friend ...

I often wish that I never got my IBS, and wonder what my life might have turned out to be like if I wasn’t sick all the time. But at the same time, I’m happy enough where I am to where just maybe, it was all worth it.

[studypetals]

Hi! Just wanted to pop by and say your posts are amazing! Filled with creativity and clearly tons of effort and time was put in, which I really appreciate! I'm about to start a rather heavy semester with rather challenging subjects for me, how do you suggest I cope and time manage?

hello and thank you so much! as far as coping and time managing, here are some tips for you: 

keep a planner or journal and make it a habit to use and check it

even if you need to hang a calendar on the wall, use it

this helps with keeping up with quiz/exams dates 

study early and study smart

studying long =/= studying smart 

spread out your studying rather than cramming 

learn to prioritize

make sure you’re putting most of your efforts towards the most impactful assignments

minimize stress as much as you can 

eat as healthy as possible and exercise/stretch 

keep your body good to go 

if you’re eating junk food while spending most of your time sitting or lying down, your body and brain are going to get slower and slower

your immune system will also cry

change your study places

changes in scenery are good for focusing 

recharge once in awhile 

you will get burnt out

but if you recharge, it will happen less 

good luck! 

[studyquill]

I love your most recent video on the different types of pens. Would you mind posting a picture of the writing samples you did on the notepad though? And congrats on 50k! Here's to 50k more!

sorry, i already threw away the page :( thank you!

[athenus]

2?

2. What’s your goal for when you finish school?

go to college and save money for a europe trip!

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[coffeetreesandhoneybees]

Stariistudy's "Actually I Can" Tag!

I absolutely love this idea! I’m a sucker for a good tag. This was started by @stariistudy . Thank you Celeste, I hope you don’t mind me contributing!

Check out her blog (its rly cute!) and share your story about how you did something even though others said you couldn’t.

Ok, so here’s my story. When i was in my last couple years of primary (elementary) school, i was pretty much the top of my year for everything, so i wanted to take the test we have in the uk, the 11+, to try and get into grammar school. My class teacher at the time (Mrs Jevons; evil teacher extraordinaire) apparently strongly disagreed with the idea of grammar schools (even though her son went to one???) and would discourage me, even humiliate me on a few occasions in order to, I guess, drive me away?? For example, I had a tutor for the 11+ who taught me to do long division. I found her method easier and quicker, so i used it all the time. However, my class teacher taught it a different way, and insisted i use that. Once, she asked a question that we all worked out, and I put up my hand to answer (because i’m an enthusiastic student, what can I say) and she picked me. I gave the answer. She then asked me what method I used, and I said my tutor’s method, because I didn’t want to be dishonest (and the kid next to me could see what i had written and she was a snitch haha). This woman then tells me I’m wrong, turned and asked the next smartest kid who wasn’t going for grammar school and she timidly said she had the same answer as me, so she didn’t know. Mrs Jevons asked what her answer was, so she said it. The teacher told her she was right. I was so embarrassed, and felt super discouraged and didn’t want to take the exam anymore. Well, very long story short, I did, passed pretty comfortably, and I have just finished my fifth year of grammar school and loved (almost) every minute of it. So actually, Mrs Jevons, I can.

I tag @rosegold-study @studylustre @@emmastudies @studyblrmartini Please share your stories!! -Alexandra

[stariistudy-blog]

Hi guys!

I’ve seen a whole bunch of people do these type of challenges, tags, and all that fun stuff, so I thought I would try to do one as well! 

(if this doesn’t work out, we shall pretend it never happened...)

SO, HERE’S THE DEAL.

1. Tell me about a time when someone didn’t believe in you and YOU PROVED THEM WRONG. (or are working towards that dream regardless!)

2. Reblog this post and tag another studyblr to do the same thing. 

3. Make sure to tag #actuallyican or #stariistudy so I can see your stories and check out your blog! 

I hope this can empower the studyblr community to keep striving for their dreams!

- Celeste

[stariistudy-blog]

02.01.2017 | February study challenge 2017! (day 1) 

explanation of url: stariistudy

Hi everyone, this is the first day of the February study challenge so I will be explaining my url/username : stariistudy

Originally, my blog was called celestewinter but then I decided to change it so it would sound more like a studyblr. I tried a bunch of different names but finally thought that stars, moons, planets all were very...celestial.....which sounds like my name, Celeste. 

So I liked the sound of starrystudy. It rhymed and sounded pretty to me, but I wanted to change up the spelling a bit, so finally I decided on stariistudy and relaunch my blog. I’m kind of loving my new blog name and I hope others do too! 

I encourage everyone to do the #studychallengefeb17 as well!