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Prompt of the week | #11

What are your study goals for the last two months of the year? Is there anything you would like to achieve before January? ☃️🌨️

Get minimum 98% in Periodic Test-3

Get minimum 50 marks out of 60 in SOF National Science Olympiad

Read Embers by Sandor Marai

Productive routine and study habits

Increase concentration span and depth

september 7th: currently reading!

first, i’m reading Of Mice and Men for my english class ! we’re reading very slowly and we’re only on chapter 2 but it’s interesting so far. and i’m also reading The Perfectionists for myself! i’m really enjoying it !! it’s a lil cheesy (like PLL, which i watched all of) but very fun. it’s an easy read, but the writing is pretty good (imo). i’m probably going to finish it today - i ordered the sequel, which i think arrived in the mail, so, exciting! :)

i managed to finish ALL of my work yesterday and i’m so fucking happy 🥰🥰 of course, i could be studying, buuuut i chose to take a break today.

september 4th: favorite study snack!

this picture may be a bit misleading lol bc my favorite study snack is actually chips ! it takes some effort for me to eat healthy food 😬 so chips (specifically salty kettle chips) are perfect

september 5th: how did this week go for you?

um this week went alright. i’m really starting to feel like i need a break, but i don’t think i’ll be getting one anytime soon. my grades are good, but i had a nightmare last night that i had a B haha

september 3rd: how do you take your tea?

umm i drink chamomile tea w/honey when i’m sick/have a sore throat :) but other than that, i’m not a huge tea person (although i do want to try more tea - i’ve rly only had chamomile & iced tea sooo)

i went to pick up textbooks today and got to meet some of my teachers ! it was awkward but nice to see them in person

p.s. this is a coconut cake my brother made - it was v good in case you’re wondering 😌🤤

september 2nd: how do you take your coffee?

not at all lol. um i’m not a huge fan of coffee but i really wish i was 😔

i have been so unproductive lately. idk i just do not feel like doin my schoolwork :/ it’s a really big jump from doing no work at all to constantly studying. i’m learning a lot tho and my grades are great so ! tryna stay positive

here is a blank notes template for apush and a picture of my adorable little dog laying in the sun 🥰🥰

september 1st! : favorite school memory!

i would have to say the entirety of my ap world history class last year. i had this group of friends in there that i loved very much :) also the teacher was disorganized but when she managed to lecture about one thing, i learned SO much

here is my lil yoga corner! i took up yoga during quarantine and i acquired enough stuff to want a box to keep it all in :)

august 31st: what is your favorite thing about school?

definitely the actual learning. i love the feeling when i’ve realized i’ve learned something new and i can now share that with other people! with online school tho, i really like the fact that i now have the time to exercise, do yoga, meditate, and otherwise take care of myself

august 30th: what is your plan for the upcoming week?

i never have much of a plan to be honest. i just do the assignments that come my way. i do need to start studying for the psat very soon 🤷🏻‍♀️

p.s. i did my yoga outside today and it was v nice 😌 & these are my notes before my color coding ! it’s weird looking at them like that, they look so plain

august 29th: how did this week go for you?

um it didn’t go amazingly, if i’m being honest. i was very productive last weekend, so i guess i felt like i could take a break this week? which just wasn’t a good mindset to be in. i’ve kinda gotten behind on my work, and i even missed some school on friday. hopefully i’ll be better next week!

p.s. this is a strawberry lemonade with grape popping bubbles that i got today 🥰

august 28th: tea or coffee?

i’m not a huge fan of either ! 😬 i do enjoy the occasional chamomile tea, but i really like these little chocolates for some caffeine! i also love mtn dew and energy drinks, but i try not to drink them too much, bc they’re obv not the greatest for you

august 27th: what is your favorite season? why?

winter! definitely. i just love the vibes - i love sweaters and sweatpants and cozying up indoors with a good book. and also, of course, snow ( although it doesn’t snow much where i live :/ ). also christmas easily beats any other holiday ! 🎄🌨

a sunset pic i took a few days ago ✨

first day (for me) of @spell-studies fall 2020 challenge! imma answer the ?s i missed tho

august 24th: what classes are you taking?

AP English, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Statistics, AP Physics, AP U.S. History, Spanish III, and Honors Pre-Calculus! holy shit that looks terrible when i write it all down

august 25th: what time does your alarm go off?

6 am 😔, 5:30 am on mondays, & i don’t set an alarm on the weekends

august 26th: do you check your phone when you first wake up?

yeahhh, i go on it for like 3 mins & respond to any texts that look important (& read tweets from my favs that i missed)

January Study Challenge

day 27 - study in groups or study alone?

study alone for sure! i just can’t.... concentrate when around other ppl. it takes a lot of mental energy to just be there, so like i can’t really learn.

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day 26 - what’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make?

umm one that i am still trying to make! i’m trying to decide between doing a nursing program or going for valedictorian. i would have to put practically ALL my time into either one, and i just don’t know which one to pick :( as for past decisions, i would say having to pick between continuing orchestra or doing ap biology as a freshman (which is rare at my school). i chose ap bio but my heart still breaks every time i hear a violin/viola 🥺 (also OMG i’m listening to music rn, and the second i typed that, a cello started playing 👀)

p.s. that was the sunset yesterday!

January Study Challenge

day 25 - what’s your go-to study method? are there cases in which you wouldn’t use it?

my go-to study method is flashcards! i use it for prettyyy much everything, but definitely not math. for math, i watch videos on khanacademy as refreshers, and do their practice problems. for anatomy and geography, i play games i find online. so i def don’t use them for everything, but flashcards are extremely useful to me!

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day 24 - what’s on your desk? do you function best in a tidy or messy space?

here are very realistic photos of my desk ! i didn’t edit them or anything and i didn’t clean my desk after doing hw so ! um i would say it’s a good combo of tidy and messy. i have lots of things out, but i don’t have loads of trash or papers soooo yeah :)

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day 23 - if you could travel anywhere, regardless of money or other limitations, where would you go? what would you do?

i would travel all across Europe and just see everything i could 🥺 i desperately want to visit Europe, particularly the UK, France, Spain, and Greece.

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day 22 - do you use color-coding? explain your system!

yes!! i have a very elaborate system :) red is for circling notes that go together. yellow is for definitions. green is for numbers/formulas/dates/equations. teal is for highlighting subtitles. light blue is for people/names. darker blue is for sub-subtitles 😂 purple is for important things. pink is for examples. red PEN is for the most important things. and lastly, purple pen is for parts of the body (i rly only use that for anatomy lol). this may seem like a lot of work, but it’s really not, and it genuinely helps me find stuff within my (usually) very detailed notes. :)

p.s. sry for the super dark picture, i have trash lighting in my room

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day 21 - can you play any instruments? how long have you been playing?

i play the viola! i’m not in my school’s orchestra anymore, but i’ve been playing for like 5 years now!

p.s. i skipped days like 18-20 i think? i forgot 😬

p.p.s. i got mildliners recently ! i love them so much already

day 17 - what does home mean to you?

i’m not really sure. i feel at home when traveling. when i start to get comfortable in whatever place i’m visiting - that’s home to me :)

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day 16 - what’s in your bag / backpack?

here is a complete list of everything in my backpack lmao:

two mechanical pencils

a wooden pencil

tissues

tampons

hand sanitizer

hand lotion

a general folder for all my classes

whatever novel i’m reading atm

two pencil sharpeners

my student id & schedule

a pencil bag w/pens, highlighters, & led

a pencil bag w/colored pencils, markers, & glue

chapstick

a pad & liners

lens cleaner

a portable game

a granola bar

cold medicine & ibuprofen

my airpods & extra earbuds

braces wax

cough drops

my house key

a scientific calculator

my epi pens & inhaler (yes i have allergies and asthma 🤦🏻‍♀️😔)

and a large pack of gum

i am deeply sorry for that very comprehensive list, but i had fun with it 😂

January Study Challenge

day 15 - did you make any / have you kept up with your new years resolutions?

decently! at the beginning of this, i said i wanted to drink more water, eat intuitively, and stop procrastinating. i’ve actually been doing pretty well! i drink more than one water bottle a day, and i’ve been completing everything the day it’s assigned. buuuut i have been having problems with food. i have a horrible relationship with food and don’t know how to change that :/ at least i’ve been eating more fruits and vegetables 🍊

p. s. i took these pics at meow wolf in santa fe!

January Study Challenge

day 14 - show us how you keep cosy in the cold months!

my bed 🥰 alsoooo hot showers/baths and warm pajamas

day 13 - how do you deal with stress?

um not well lol. but fr i journal, once a week in a physical journal, and everyday in one on my phone. i stress-eat 😬 i take naps and give myself motivational speeches. still not very good at dealing with stress tho. also that’s ^ the sunrise this morning :)

day 12 - do you listen to music when studying? show us your top 3 study songs or favorite study playlist!

i really only listen to tame impala while studying, idk why but their music is the perfect combination of upbeat and chill ?? that makes no sense, but they’re really good to work to

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day 11 - winter aesthetic

took these pics on my trip to denver 🥰

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day 10 - do you/can you study at home? how do you keep yourself focused?

yes i only study at home actually 🤷🏻‍♀️ um i usually put my phone somewhere where it’s not visible, and have some water near me. also if i’m feeling really unmotivated, i make myself study for 20 mins, then give myself a 5 min break to do whatever i want :)

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day 9 - how do you keep yourself awake when studying?

i study in lots of different ways, like playing games, using flashcards, and watching videos. that variety helps keep me from getting sleepy. also, having a snack and some cold water around is nice. if i’m not hungry, i opt for some gum!

January Study Challenge ft. the sunrise

day 8 - opinion on snow??

i LOVE snow 🥺 i live in the desert so i don’t get to see much, but i’m v excited to move north so i can :)

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day 7 - after you’ve finished using your notes, like after the exam, what do you do with them?

um if they’re good notes, or i think they’ll be useful in the future, i keep them! if i want to keep a lot of notes from that class, then i’ll just keep the entire binder/notebook i was using. if i just need like one sheet from that class, i’ll put it in the folder i have for that grade level.