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This masterlist is a masterlist of words that you may use alongside the word very, very being one of the most common words that are used when writing. I hope this helps you as much as it helps me in our writing seem more sophisticated and unique. 

A:

Very accurate - exact Very afraid - fearful Very angry - furious Very annoying - exasperating

B:

Very bad - atrocious Very beautiful - exquisite Very big - immense Very boring - dull Very bright - luminous Very busy - swamped

C:

Very calm - serene Very careful - cautious Very cheap - stingy Very clean - spotless Very clear - obvious Very clever - intelligent Very cold - freezing Very colourful - vibrant Very competitive - cutthroat Very complete - comprehensive Very confused - perplexed Very conventional - conservative Very creative - innovative Very crowded - bustling Very cute - adorable

D:

Very dangerous - perilous Very dear - cherished Very deep - profound Very depressed - despondent Very detailed - meticulous Very different - disparate Very difficult - arduous Very dirty - filthy Very dry - arid Very dull - tedious

E:

Very eager - keen Very easy - effortless Very empty - desolate Very excited - thrilled Very exciting - exhilarating Very expensive - costly

F:

Very fancy - lavish Very fast - swift Very fat - obese Very friendly - amiable Very frightened - alarmed Very frightening - terrifying Very funny - hilarious

G:

Very glad - overjoyed Very good - excellent Very great - terrific

H:

Very happy - ecstatic Very hard - difficult Very hard-to-find - rare Very heavy - leaden Very high - soaring Very hot - sweltering Very huge - colossal Very hungry - ravenous Very hurt - battered

I:

Very important - crucial Very intelligent - brilliant Very interesting - captivating

J:

K:

L:

Very large - huge Very lazy - indolent Very little - tiny Very lively - vivacious Very long - extensive Very long-term - enduring Very loose - slack Very loud - thunderous Very loved - adored

M:

Very mean - cruel Very messy - slovenly

N:

Very neat - immaculate Very necessary - essential Very nervous - apprehensive Very nice - kind Very noisy - deafening

O:

Very often - frequently Very old - ancient Very old-fashioned - archaic Very open - transparent

P:

Very painful - excruciating Very pale - ashen Very perfect - flawless Very poor - destitute Very powerful - compelling Very pretty - beautiful

Q:

Very quick - rapid Very quiet - hushed

R:

Very rainy - pouring Very rich - wealthy

S:

Very sad - sorrowful Very scared - petrified Very scary - chilling Very serious - grave Very sharp - keen Very shiny - gleaming Very short - brief Very shy - timid Very simple - basic Very skinny - skeletal Very slow - sluggish Very small - petite Very smart - intelligent Very smelly - pungent Very smooth - sleek Very soft - downy Very sorry - apologetic Very special - exceptional Very strong - forceful Very stupid - idiotic Very sure - certain Very sweet - thoughtful

T:

Very talented - gifted Very tall - towering Very tasty - delicious Very thirsty - parched Very tight - constricting Very tiny - minuscule Very tired - exhausted

U:

Very ugly - hideous Very unhappy - miserable Very upset - distraught

V:

W:

Very warm - hot Very weak - frail Very well-to-do - wealthy Very wet - soaked Very wide - expansive Very willing - eager Very windy - blustery Very wise - sage Very worried - distressed

X:

Y:

Z:

don’t put yourself down if someone gets a better grade than you

don’t put yourself down if you don’t get the grade you’re aiming for

be proud of what you accomplish instead of being angry at what you do not

your grades you get do not define who you are

starting out:

remember that you don’t have to make drastic changes. start slowly, by waking just 15-30 minutes earlier than usual. get used to this for a few days. then cut back another 15 minutes. do this gradually until you get to your goal time. for me, my goal time every morning is 6am EST.

have a good reason to want to make this change. set something to do early in the morning that’s important. this might be something like exercising, checking email, studying, etc. this reason will motivate you to get up.

practical things to do:

if you use a physical alarm clock, put it in a physical space away from your bed. when it rings in the morning, this forces you up out of bed to turn it off.

never hit the snooze button on your alarm.

put your laptop and phone far away from your bed to charge at night.

get out of bed as soon as you turn your alarm clock off.

change out of your pajamas/the outfit you slept in asap.

be cautious about the naps you take; don’t overload on them as you are trying to make this change.

try a phone or desktop app that will make the transition to being awake easier for your brain to make.

benefits to waking up early:

waking up early correlates with better grades.

waking up early enhances your productivity.

waking up early gives you more time to exercise and/or study.

waking up early actually improves your quality of sleep.

04.13.17 || First bujo spread ✨

Studying With Autism

Being in a classroom situation with any sort of mental illness is difficult, but from personal experience i know how hard it is to be in school and autistic. 

How to Deal With Autism in the Classroom - It is very easy to become over stimulated. If this happens for whatever reason, try your hardest to calm yourself down before it becomes too bad. Try and block out the noise, close your eyes and breathe, if it’s still bad ask the teacher if you can leave for a minute, or ask to go to the bathroom.

- When in school I found it very hard to deal with other people. By this I mean I found it hard to concentrate and deal with my emotions while people were talking about/focusing on things other than the work. I would often get annoyed and worked up about it, I’d either work myself into a panic attack or get annoyed at other people. 

First try asking the people around you to quiet down a little, this doesn’t always work because, you know, they’re teenagers

Then, once again, try blocking out the noise, close your eyes and breathe

Try and fully focus on the work

- Make the most of lunch and breaks. Make sure you’re hydrated and have eaten. If you need to sit quietly, do that. If you need to get some energy out, do that. Do what ever you need to do so you can focus in your lessons.

- When I was in school I found working in groups extremely stressful. I was often the only one in the group who actually cared about doing the work and it all fell on me. Sometimes I didn’t mind doing all the work, it meant I was in control and knew exactly what was happening. But sometimes, it was hard.

Try asking the teacher if you can switch to another group, ones you know are more serious about the work

If this doesn’t work try and work out an agreement with the rest of the group, ie. you write, they present.

- Talk to your teachers. Understanding things can be especially difficult when dealing with autism. If you’re confused don’t be afraid to ask for confirmation or help. 

Studying With Autism - TAKE BREAKS!! 

I take a little break every 20 minutes, these breaks are usually only a few minutes long, definitely less than 10

I also take breaks every hour or so, these are around 20 minutes long

In these breaks I like to stim, or just do things that calm myself down

- Have something familiar in the background, this will help stimulate you but hopefully not too much. I like to watch a very familiar tv show on the background, but obviously music does the same thing. Avoid listening/watching to anything new, this will probably distract you and take your attention away from your work

- It’s okay to not study. If your attention is wavering it’s okay to stop. 

- I like to use different colours to keep myself focused. I write the titles in different colours to the rest of my work, and highlight if I’m loosing concentration

- Find the method that works best for you. Whether that be flashcards, note taking, practise tests. Learn what works best for you and do that. 

- Learn what the format of the test will be and practise that. If you know what will happen in the situation you’re less likely to get stressed about it

- It’s always important to sort out what needs to be done but being organised definitely helps me deal with my autism. 

Write down everything that you need to do and when it needs to be done

Do what needs to be done first, obviously 

🌿 Types of gardens

le jardin garden

le patio patio garden

le jardin sur le toit roof garden

la rocaille rock garden

le jardin floral a flower garden

le jardin d'agrément an ornamental garden

le jardin botanique a botanical garden

le jardin de fruit a fruit garden

le jardin potager a vegetable garden

le jardin paysan cottage garden

le jardin d’eau water garden

🍁 Some garden objects

un etang à poissons fish pond

le parterre flowerbed

le pavé paving

l’allée path

la pelouse lawn

la haie hedge

le potager vegetable garden

la serre greenhouse

le tas de compost compost heap

la fontaine fountain

le sol soil

la terre topsoil

le sable sand

la chaux chalk

l’argile clay

les outils de jardin garden tools

le balai à gazon lawn rake

la bêche spade

la fourche fork

le râteau rake

la tondeuse lawnmower

la brouette wheelbarrow

le terreau compost

le gravier gravel

les gants de jardinage gardening gloves

le pot à fleurs flower pot

l’arrosage watering

l’arrosoir watering can

le tuyau d’arrosage hose

la pelouse lawn

💐 Verbs

tondre to mow (the lawn)

ratisser to rake

tailler to trim

semer to sow

bêcher to trim

arroser to water

désherber to weed

pailler to mulch

cultiver to cultivate

récolter to harvest

cueillir to pick

🌱 Types of plants

les fleurir plantes flowering plants

les plantes plants

les mauvaises herbes weeds

le bambou bamboo

la fougère fern

l’herbe herb

l’arbre tree

la plante aquatique water plant

le palmier palm

à feuilles persistantes evergreen

à feuilles caduques deciduous

la plante grasse succulent

le cactus cactus

la plante en pot potted plant

la plante d’ombre shade plant

la plante grimpante climber

l’herbe grass

la plante rampante creeper

l’arbuste à fleurs flowering shrub

les graines seeds

saplings les jeunes plants d'arbres

plant cuttings - les boutures de plantes

🌹 Types of flowers

rose la rose

marigold le souci

tulip la tulipe

crocus le crocus

lily le lys

iris l'iris

sweet pea le pois de senteur

geranium le géranium

gladiolus le glaïeul

chrysanthemum le chrysanthème

sunflower le tournesol

zinnia le zinnia

aster l'aster

dahlia le dahlia

daisy la pâquerette

carnation l'oeillet

primrose le primevère

peony la pivoine

bluebell la campanule

begonia le bégonia

daffodil la jonquille

jasmine le jasmin

lavender la lavande

azalea l'azalée

orchid l'orchidée

water lily le nénufar

🌲 Types of trees

orange tree l'oranger

lemon tree le citronnier

plum tree le prunier

pear tree le poirier

olive tree l'olivier

cherry tree le cerisier

apple tree le pommier

apricot tree l'abricotier

24/100 days of productivity   +  WED 6.23.16 // 3:12 pm

hi bb! ^_^ i’ve gotten this question both on tumblr and irl before, and the answer’s actually really, really simple: i’ve always scheduled my life around the people in it, rather than all the other things.

here’s a very recent example: this past weekend, i made plans to go biking downtown with a friend and then go out to brunch-for-dinner and marathon rom-coms with some other friends for the remainder of saturday. on sunday, i watched deadpool with my best friend, played squash with another good friend, made valentine’s day cards for people and then streamed the all-star game with some of my more ~bro~ buds ^_^

some of these weren’t even set plans, but since i knew i wanted to spend time with these people and vice versa, i acted accordingly. civ paper due monday? finished it five days early. math and ochem psets due monday and today? finished them by last friday. deadlines related to lab meetings and nonprofit work? got what i could out of the way early, and postponed what i reasonably could.

the point is, the urge to put work off may be a given (i’m rarely what one would consider “on top of things” in this regard), and to be honest, if i paced everything i needed to get done evenly i would conceivably be busy all the time. but if somebody i care about wants to spend time with me i will do everything in my power to make myself available. while procrastinating on work is unfortunate and a definite time-suck, to me the notion of procrastinating on the people in my life just because i didn’t have my shit together is absolutely unthinkable.