betterself

03.22.20 | sunday morning moments 📚☕️ i’ve been taking the time the past few days to indulge in some activities that i normally don’t have time or mental space for: 

reading ebooks (checked out from the library!) 📖

teaching myself crochet ✨

knitting a chunky blanket 🧶

having scheduled calls with loved ones every day 📲

going for walks every day ☀️

re-immersing myself in my yoga practice 🧘🏻‍♀️

painting 🎨

reorganizing my spotify playlists + updating cover art 🎶

since most of us have to stay indoors due to the coronavirus, how about we share pictures of our study spaces at home to get to known each other, and how we are dealing with the situation? they don't have to be pretty, just real!

hey! so this is my study space. this past week I was extremely lazy and did nothing productive, which ended up in me having a billion things to do 🙃 but oh well, at least I enjoyed myself and relaxed!

how are you doing? how are you spending your time indoors?

March 17th, 2020

19 March 2020 | I’ve been rather quiet lately, but here is a little glimpse into what “social distancing” looks like for me. It just so happened that this was the first semester of my program that I was doing almost entirely by distance anyway so remarkably little has changed for me in how I do my coursework. I’m thankful for how little the present pandemic has disrupted my education and know that very few can say the same. My husband, who was until a couple of days ago in the midst of his clinical rotations for medical school in a nearby emergency department, has been much more directly affected and involved in combating the current outbreak. Join me in praying for our entire world—as no one is unaffected by this virus—for when one suffers we all suffer together, recognizing the value and dignity of every human being be they near or far. 

19-03-2020 // Day 4 of isolation.

It’s been a strange for basically the world world, I guess. I’ve been working from home since Monday with probably the majority of Dutch people. Schools are closed so my little brother and sister had to pick up homework that they been doing every day.

Supermarkets are almost empty because everyone is acting like we’re never allowed out on the street again. And our prime minister gave a speech on tv this Monday which hasn’t happened since the 80’s.

hi guys! I’m gillian and I’m getting back into studyblr now that my university is doing remote learning. looking for new friends and tips for staying motivated!

about me

college freshman studying international relations and the environment (i LOVE trees)

trying very hard to get good at french

artist! mostly colored pencils, charcoal, ink, oil painting, and embroidery, but always looking for new things to do and make! 

favorites

childhood faves: mysterious benedict society, harry potter, percy jackson, little house on the prairie, a wrinkle in time

books: the overstory (richard powers), the house of mirth (edith wharton), gone girl (gillian flynn), lots of different short stories

tv shows/movies: the good place, parasite, west wing, homecoming

musicians: rex orange county, still woozy, debussy, beyoncé, lorde, hozier, the beatles, crumb, dr. dog

goals/projects

improving my calligraphy - please hmu with any tips!

learning how to find edible plants (I live on 6 acres of forest yeet)

cooking and baking more

reading at least 50 books by the end of the year

100 days of productivity!

inspirations

17.03.20

So! Now that I’ve opted out of my final exam I can get back to research, my one love. The tricky part about that is that I need to figure out how to actually do research productively at home. I have a smaller desk than I would like, but since i’m not taking notes or anything that should be fine. One thing I would like to do is try and use the fact that I have to establish new routines to work in some new project management ideas that I had a few weeks ago, now that all my time can be devoted to research. These things would include:

having different “types” of days, such as days where I do just data analysis, or just coding, or just running and organizing calculations. 

devote a set amount of time to reading papers and writing every week, maybe at a specific time each week

modulate the number of each “type” of day or half-day per week/month based on my latest priorities.

So I’m going to experiment with that as well as with how to structure my time with my sorta-bullet journal. The rest of this week will be semi-experimentation with it, so if I don’t get too much done I won’t beat myself up over it. 

while i made this blog around a month ago, i have yet post any original content! now that i’m going to start posting, i thought it was a good time to introduce myself.

about me

• i’m 17 + in grade 12

• i’m Canadian

• i’ll be going to college for business at the end of August

• pianist for ~10 years, clarinetist for 4 years, and learning to play bass currently

• the majority of my electives in high school fell under the umbrella of social studies; even though i’m going to college for business, history and anthropology are some of my biggest passions

• in the future, i’d love to work in a museum, start my own business, + try to make somewhat of a living off a music career!

looking for studyblrs that:

• are going to uni/college for business, history, anthropology, music

• post bullet journals, planners, + study spaces

• are musicians + post about it

• (pianists and bassists in particular :) )

• are neurodivergent / have mental illnesses (especially if you post/reblog resources for dealing with it!)

plans for this blog

• starting a 100 days of productivity challenge today

• sharing my bullet journal spreads

• posting some pictures of my study space, daily activities, etc.

• maybe sharing some covers on piano or bass in the future!

studyblr inspirations:

since most of us have to stay indoors due to the coronavirus, how about we share pictures of our study spaces at home to get to known each other, and how we are dealing with the situation? they don't have to be pretty, just real!

📼: locke & key, at netflix. pretty cool! i'm watching it with the whole family, so no binging, just an episode per night.

🎬: the hundred foot journey, about an indian family who moves to france and opens a restaurant in front of a michelin-starred restaurant. really funny and wholesome.