Things To Do During Winter Break

Welcome Shruti! Glad to see another high school studyblr If you need advice or just want to talk please message me :)

introduction

hi everyone! my name is shruti and i’ve been meaning to make a studyblr for a little while now. I love looking at notes and finding creative ways to take mine. 

about me:

I’m sixteen

I live in America

I am a junior (grade 11) in high school

I want to major in biomedical sciences

I love music, especially Ed Sheeran

I am obsessed with YouTube 

I play the piano (badly)

I love traveling and learning new languages

I play waterpolo

I’m a mix between a Hufflepuff and a Ravenclaw 

current courses: 

AP Statistics

AP US History

English

AP Biology

Honors Spanish

AP Seminar

Multivariable Calculus

goals: 

Complete 100 days of Productivity

Get all A’s in my classes

Make new friends

Find a balance between studying and sleep

favorite studyblrs in no particular order

@emmastudies //  @fuckstudy //  @tbhstudying // @studyign // @studymonday // @fvckstvdy // @studyingdayandnight // @stvdybuddies // @studyblrmasterposts // @studytune // @smallstudyblring // @nerdastically // @rad-study // @studyquill

I’m super excited to join this community! thank you for reading and i’m excited to start posting original content soon! I’m also looking for fellow studyblrs to follow so like/reblog/send me an ask and I’ll follow! 

General Tips

Know and respect your limits. Overworking yourself will lead to crashing down and need for unproductive recovery times. It’s better to work slowly but consistently, both for your self-esteem and for your general productivity.

You are not weak for seeking help. Help has the goal of making you be on equal footing with everyone else, not give you an advantage. And, more than anything else, it says nothing about your personal worth.

Set yourself achievable goals. Stress and pressure will make your disability feel even heavier and more limiting than it already is, so give yourself some leeway by setting reasonable objectives.

You have the right to say no. No to friends who want to go out, no to family members who want to get a say in how you handle your time, no to a boss who wants to schedule you over time. It’s your choice.

Lifestyle

Get good sleep hygiene. Even if you have a hectic schedule, try to go to bed and wake up within the same hour every day and set yourself a getting-to-bed routine that includes shutting down screens 30min to 1h before bedtime, relaxation time, and perhaps meditation. If you need to go to bed later than usual, do not try to calculate how many hours of sleep you will get, simply set your alarm and go to bed.

Use a routine. Routines make things less heavy for you and make it less likely to forget important things.

Try to eat healthy. It can be hard on a student budget, but things like beans and legumes can be bought in bulk for cheap and are easy to cook and nutritious. Over the weekend, you can cook batches of food that can be frozen so you have easily accessible meals on the go for 1-2 weeks.

Drink water. Avoid using caffeine if you can as it disturbs your body’s natural sleep-wake cycle and it can become addicting.

Exercise a little. It can be just short walks around the block or some gentle stretches. Whatever gets you moving around, brings a bit of fresh air and leaves you some time to think about something else than your studies is beneficial.

Try to avoid cluttering at all costs. This one is hard to do, but when you’re sick, accumulated clutter can really feel overwhelming. Should you ever find yourself unable to keep things clean, try cleaning the clutter little by little over a week or two instead of trying to tackle it all at once.

Getting Help From Your School

Contact your office of disability. Do it as soon as possible when you get registered to a new school to get the forms you have to hand out to your doctor to get accommodations.

Explain your situation to your teacher. No need to go full on as if they were your doctor, but explaining that you might need to miss out a little more often than the average student could help them be more understanding of your situation. Also name and explain the accommodations you are entitled to.

Meet with your disability counsellor. They are the ones in charge of deciding which accommodations are fair for you considering your abilities and limitations. Don’t hesitate to meet up again with them if you feel like you are struggling a lot more than your classmates, or if your professors are not collaborative.

Be aware of your options. You can have different accommodations to help you in class, like having a designated note-taker, the right to record classes, etc. Other accommodations are related to exams and assignments: additional time to hand out assignments, more time on exams, the ability to do exams in a separate room, the ability to use a computer (for people with dyslexia and other related disabilities), etc. Trust your disability counsellor to know what’s right but don’t hesitate to make suggestions.

Get financial help. There are grants specifically for students with disabilities. Governmental help can also be adjusted relatively to your disability, either with more money granted to you or a higher ratio of grants-to-loans.

Study Habits

Use the pomodoro method for school work. Your brain has limited energy expenditure. You will get more out of multiple hours of school work if you take frequent breaks to move around, drink water and rest your mind.

Plan assignments in advance. If you have a disability, chances are lack of sleep and stress have a huge impact on your ability to concentrate. If you plan your assignments in advance, you get to start working on them for short amounts of time every day instead of a huge burst, giving yourself time to review your paper before submitting and not being stuck with pulling an all-nighter.

Get a reduced course load. Even non-disabled students tend to prefer reduced course loads because it allows them a less stressful/fast-paced study planning and they have more time to fix mishaps.

Make your to-do list short and achievable. It’s way more empowering to be able to go through your whole list and do a little bit of extra than never finishing your lists.

Keep a back-up day per week. You never know when you might find yourself facing a bad mental health or physical health day and need some rest. Try planning your study and assignments in such a way that you have an extra day to complete them should you need to postpone work.

Ask for help from your teacher. It might seem intimidating, especially if you have anxiety and such, but teachers are there to help and they’ll be more lenient towards health-related mishaps if they know you’re a good student who genuinely wants to work. They’ll also be more likely to consider revising your grade should you end up a shy few points from passing.

These are very broad tips that might not be applicable to everyone. I know most of these helped me, so I hope they help you a little. I know you got this. 💕

awesome things to look forward to at college and university

strolling through the beautiful campuses

getting the opportunity to study what you want

being surrounded by inspiring academics with years or wisdom

speaking with these intellectuals as their equals and colleagues

meeting people from all different cultures and backgrounds

making friends with whoever you want

ditching the fakes and the bullies

relishing catch ups with special high school besties

intellectual discussions with people from all walks of life

commiserating together with everyone over the workload

flexible class timetables and days off

learning things that you’ll use everyday in your career

knowing that you’re investing in the future

having hundreds of clubs and societies to join

discovering that there’s someone in the same boat as you

experiencing dorm life and late night parties

experimenting with new styles

understanding what sort of citizen you want to become

being surrounded by people who are as passionate as you

learning to seek evidence and proof for all questions in life

motivating yourself by seeing your own hard-earned GPA/WAM

laughing with friends about the people who are still jerks even in uni

understanding things you’ve never thought you’d understand

learning concepts your way with your own study methods

studying in libraries that are several storeys high

utilising your bullet journal to its full potential to stay organised

joining the gym and reaching that level of fitness you’ve always aspired to

despite the hard work and long hours, there’s a lot to things to love! add things you love about uni and keep the comments positive! :)

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A Magpie Witchling’s 10,000 followers MASSIVE GIVEAWAY

It’s that time of the year again! This is a long post that’s gonna get very reblogged, so I’ll keep it short.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Follow me! (duh)

Likes and reblogs count as entries, but they’re limited to FIVE REBLOGS PER DAY. (I WILL check)

You must be at least 18 years old, no exceptions. The prizes can be transferred to minors, however, with the permission of a parent or guardian.

Side blogs are allowed to enter, and there’s no need to tag your main (here’s to you, closeted witches!) but if you end up winning, you’ll have to tell me your main when I contact you to see if you’re following me! GIVEAWAY BLOGS AREN’T ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE.

People who have purchased/purchase my services from my shop (as well as those in the waiting list) have an extra entry as a thank you for your support!

Do NOT tag this as giveaway!

WINNERS

There will be five prizes. Each will be drawn as I hit a new milestone. Fifth place when I reach 6,000 followers, fourth for the 7,000, third for the 8,000, and both the second and first for the 10,000.

The winners will be randomly selected with random.org and contacted via PM, comment, and/or tag, depending on how long they take to respond. If they don’t answer to reclaim their prize within 120 hours (5 days) of being drawn, a new winner will be selected in their place. So please make sure I have a way of contacting you.

For the main two prizes, I’ll need an address I can ship the goodies to. If you can’t/don’t want to receive the package and wish to trade your prize for an intangible one, that’s perfectly doable!

PRIZES

Fifth place

$15 to spend in my shop

A bone reading

Fourth place

$20 to spend in my shop

A Glade Born Tree tarot reading

Five custom sigils

A custom spell or hex designed (and if necessary, cast) for you

Third place

A tarot reading by Yeyé, my witch grandmother. Requires: age, first name, date of birth, place of birth, and time of birth.

A Dæmon reveal

A Glade Born Tree tarot reading

A bone reading

Ten questions to be answered by my tarot cards or an oracle deck of my choice.

Five custom sigils

A custom spell or hex designed (and if necessary, cast) for you

A palm reading (will require picture, if possible scan of the palm of the hand)

First and Second place

It’s important to note that the pictures above are illustrative with the exception of a few items. These are the witchy supplies I can get where I live. Whatever you choose, I’ll purchase or make for you. NOTHING WILL BE SMALLER OR OF LESSER QUALITY.

Legal disclaimer: some herbs and spices aren’t allowed to enter certain countries. If that’s the case where you live, we can find alternatives like more crystals instead of herbs.

These prizes will be delivered in an oak box such as the one pictured below, complete with a thank you letter and a postcard from Mendoza, Argentina.

Vials

EACH VIAL, BOTTLE AND JAR WILL BE LABELED WITH A HANDMADE VINTAGE TAG

Both the first and second winner will get:

A vial of Aconcagua snow water (second tallest mountain after the Himalayas system and tallest outside of Asia)

A jar of volcanic ashes from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption

An amber glass bottle of desert sun salt from Las Salinas Del Diamante

A vial filled with braided horse hair

A vial filled with full moon ocean water collected during the first hours of the new year

For the first prize:

Fifteen vials, jars, and/or bottles of your choice filled with herbs and spices of your choice (see options below the cut)  

For the second prize:

Five vials, jars, and/or bottles of your choice filled with herbs and spices of your choice (see options below the cut)  

Crystals

For the first prize:

Fifteen crystals, stones or minerals of your choice (see options below the cut)

For the second prize (second won’t be subjected to first’s choice):

Ten crystals, stones or minerals of your choice (see options below the cut)

Tools

For the first prize:

Hand-forged athame + chalice OR 

oil burner+lantern+12 tealights OR 

Chinese jasmine tea+wooden case+antique keys for divination OR 

antique pewter box+mystery crystal OR 

wooden box+scrying mirror+grimoire+Icovellavna hand-braided bracelet

For the second prize:

Any one of the remaining four options the first prize didn’t choose

Both the first and second winner will get (second won’t be subjected to first’s choice):

A mini cauldron OR

A double bottle OR

A crystal bell OR

A wooden mortar and pestle OR

A bundle of 15 candles of different colors (green and teal not pictured, but will be added)

Essential oils

Both the first and second winner will get (second won’t be subjected to first’s choice):

Five bottles of assorted essential oils (let me know if there’s any specific one you would rather not receive)

Grimoires

(Brown notebook for size reference)

For the first prize:

Large striped notebook (red, rough cover, 128 pages) OR

Medium blank sepia notebook (grey, velvety cover, 96 pages)

For the second prize:

The remaining option the first prize didn’t choose

Jewelry

For the first prize:

Four necklaces (snowflake, squares, dragonfly or Eiffel Tower coordinates) OR

Plain golden chain + interchangeable pendants + two rings OR

Aligned chakras/rainbow crystals necklace

For the second prize:

One of the remaining options the first prize didn’t choose

Best of luck to you, and thank you for participating!

See the available crystals and herbs below the cut!

Keep reading

you can like both humanities and STEM.

you don’t have to “pick a side” and completely discard the other field after choosing your major.

you can like both science and art, and none is better than the other.

a reminder as we head into the new year :-)

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Finally got around to making my January spread It's not much but I like how it turned out