carpe noctem

spent the entire day reading for uni and writing down my notes in my notebook – why is it easy to read 200 pages of a novel but hard to read 10 pages vor uni? 😔

— 30.8.21 ☕️ studygram

my semester starts next week and i’m terrified and excited at the same time — mostly stressed because of everything else going on in my life but also because i’m finally writing my thesis this year and it scares me; with my thesis seminar i only have two other courses: swedish and environmental & economic anthro

thursday, april 8th • an honest bujo flip-thru on 98ths

when we first entered shelter-in-place, i somehow managed to stay motivated and largely productive + creative for pretty much an entire year, but then when my ~*pandemic anniversary*~ hit it’s like a switch just turned off and i lost so much of my motivation and interest in things 😓

An Overview of Note-Taking Styles

journal series: I can’t tell you how grateful I am that this quarter is over! this was by far the busiest and most stressful quarter at uni I’ve ever experienced so I’m happy to say that after all the work, I’m finally back to doing what I love- making art, relaxing, journaling, and just taking time to take care of myself.

I’ve been making so much art lately and I really just feel so happy to be in a position where I have the time to be creative; here’s a little piece I made for my journal! I’ve also decided to make my art hobby a little business, since as yall know I lost my job to the pandemic earlier this year. if you want to support my art or even commission me for personalized collage piece, you can find all that info on my art instagram! my commissions are open and I’ve been having so much fun making stuff for people. I appreciate all your love and support, as always :)

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22.11./20 Sunday


Coffee changes to tea as I keep doing exam revision and writing a lab report.


ok so I was going to write a different caption for this but I honestly have no idea wtf I’m doing right now lol. so far this quarter has been the busiest I’ve ever had- I’m taking 19 credits (the highest I’ve ever taken), started working at my first internship, doing work with some community activist organizations, planning what my life is going to look like over the next year, not to mention… surviving during an election year in a global pandemic). needless to say, I am very tired. it’s all just a lot and last week I finally burnt out. 

Most people would prefer to be eaten alive slowly than write a cover letter

Let’s be honest, talking about yourself and your experience can be just plain awkward and we’ll avoid it at all costs.

In some cases we LOVE talking about ourselves but what makes a cover letter the opposite? It is the fact that we feel like we have to sell ourselves and we can’t be our genuine selves? Or is that we feel like someone’s judging us?

Honestly, for most people, it’s all those things.

Trust me, I’ve been there. I love sharing stories and talking about myself yet when I read my old cover letter they felt icky and impersonal. I felt like I was trying to sell myself and in turn, it was obvious I was being disingenuous.

It all changed when I discovered personal branding in college.

Personal branding is all about creating a narrative (story) about your life that connects with your audience (in this case the job).

That was my big AHA moment because storytelling felt much easier than “pitching myself”

This is how I did it

For every cover letter I did, I created a “thesis” statement. Now stick with me, I know thesis statements get a bad rep but they actually simplify the cover letter writing process

The thesis question is: What experience do you have that prepared you for the position you’re about to take on?

(Yes I’m speaking in the present tense because you need to be thinking in present tense)

This is where your story comes in and you can start being creative.

Cookie-cutter cover letters have lost their appeal. So many people have hacked the cover letter process it’s lost its edge and recruiters are seeing the same cover letters over and over again. How boring?!

By telling a story in three to five paragraphs you give your recruiter something to connect to and a break from all the other “here’s my resume in paragraph form” cover letter.

Now for all my non-writing people out there, how do you create a narrative?