(08/08/2017) summer is standing still and also going by wayyyy too quickly…I made some lockscreens/wallpapers!! just reblog/ like if you use, and don’t hesitate to message me to ask for them in different colors!
It’s that time again. It’s the worst part of the semester, when break is calling your name but there’s a pile of assignments, due dates, and exams sitting between you and freedom. It’s easy to burn out, stress out, and fall apart during the end of the semester, but you don’t have to. Here’s how I avoid finals meltdown:
1. Make a list of everything you need to do until the end of the semester, divided up by class, along with their due dates.
2. Make a study plan based on due date priority and break larger projects like papers and presentations down into smaller tasks. Bonus points for color coding! Start by filling in due dates and then add in tasks for each day. I usually like to finish assignments that are actually turned in for a grade a day or two before the actual due date. This helps prevent deadline stress and provides time to ask questions and look things over before submitting them. I also like to mix my subjects up to keep my brain from melting, but you may prefer to focus on one subject each day. You should also adjust your studying and daily tasks based on how long things will take and the level of mastery you have in each course. For example, if you can basically recite the slides for one course but are struggling in another, focus more of your efforts into studying for the latter course. How you arrange your schedule is up to you, but whatever you do, do not overestimate what you can do on any one day because it will overwhelm you and is an easy way to get burnt out or discouraged.
3. Make sure to include time for stress relief activities and self-care! Finals is a grueling time and you need breaks. Take a mid-day break to get lunch with friends, arrange your schedule to have a free Sunday for binge watching Netflix, or make a rule that you won’t study before or after certain hours of the day. Just don’t schedule so much work for any one day that you don’t have some time to recharge before tackling the next day.
4. Check out the links below for additional help, ideas, and resources.
5. Stay positive and know that you will survive and you can do this! I believe in you, biscuit. You got this.
• Go on walks. I know you might have allergies but take an Allegra or something because fresh air is good for the soul
• Infuse your water- strawberries, pineapple, cucumber, mint, all the good things. Just make sure it’s organic because don’t nobody need to be drinking pesticides this year
• Start a CONSISTENT skin care routine. Trust me it helps. Stick to it for at least a month and if you don’t see results or any difference THEN you can switch it up
• It’ll be warm out so go outside and journal, read and do yoga at the park more often than you stay inside and Netflix. Not saying that’s bad…but again…fresh air
• Make a fresh, new recipe. Spring for me usually means salads and ice tea. But every now and again Pinterest be hookin it up with something I never would’ve thought to make and then everyone thinks I’m Rachel Ray.
•CLEAN!!! That was aggressive. But really, spring cleaning is a real thing. Dust, vacuum, get out those Lysol wipes and just go ham people. There’s no better feeling than cozying up in a bed with clean sheets and a room that’s been completely sanitized.
• Do one social thing a week. I’m an introvert so I know this is awkward and kind of annoying..but if you don’t try, you can easily slip into negative spaces. If you only go out to one dinner with a friend or one coffee, it can make a huge difference.
I’ll be making a video about this soon and going more in detail, but for now I hope this helps you all get ready for the Springtime months!!
i feel behind a bit in physics, so I wrote up some notes to help me remember the topic! also finally listened to the new fall out boy album, anyone else thinks it sucks in comparison to their old sound??
whales are the evolutionary equivalent of pulling a u-turn on the freeway
>start evolutionary journey in The Ocean
>grow legs and learn to breathe air, leave The Ocean
>say nvm, go back to The Ocean, sometimes keep the hips? and they just. float there.
>continue needing to breathe air, which is in short supply in The Ocean, Where You Live, so you evolve to hold your breath really long, but you still have to come up for air
