All things Emma feels.

You are going to feel like dropping out. I would say to stick it out for the first year and sit for finals. If you get a good grade for your finals, that could really give your confidence a boost and motivate you to keep going. And then, if you still feel like dropping out or changing majors, you should do as much research as possible.

Feeling pressured to do more things. During my first year, I said yes to everything–even things that I didn’t feel like doing. I felt like if I didn’t, I’d be missing out on something really important or fun. FOMO, basically. However, more often than not, I wasn’t missing much and these opportunities will arise again very soon.

Buying too many unnecessary things. I bought so many stationery and notebooks before I started uni in hopes that they would motivate me to study. I ended up not using even half of them my first year. At least, I’d be set for supplies until I graduate.

Revising in uni is not the same as revising in high school. I used to think I could study last minute for a test, like I did in high school. I learned the hard way that that wasn’t the case at all. Now, I review the topics after every lecture. The key is to keep up because all those lectures are going to pile up really fast.

Past papers are your new best friend. I find that professors have their favourite questions that they like to give out. During finals, they might even use the same exact questions as they did in tests!

Failing/Getting a low grade in a test isn’t going to ruin your life. I once got so caught up on that one test. But luckily during finals, I snapped out of it and just tried my best. My final grade wasn’t too bad. You live and you learn.

Wear whatever you want (as long as it doesn’t get you in trouble). When I wear a hoodie and sweatpants, I get comments that I look like I just rolled out of bed (which I did, duh). And when I have really nice makeup on and do my hair, I’m trying to impress someone. I think people just like to run their mouth and it’s nothing personal, so you shouldn’t care what they say anyway. 

Keep in touch with friends outside your university. It can really come in handy during times when you really have to vent about someone in your classes. They can also help you keep grounded and have a different perspective.

You don’t have to love the library. I’m the kind of girl who studies lying on her stomach on the bed with papers and books surrounding me and my cat stepping on them occasionally. I think the library is too quiet and public for me. And if you’re the same way and prefer the cafe or elsewhere, then that’s okay too. The goal here is that you get your studying done.

Free 2019 Monthly Landscape Calendar Printables

Here is a selection of 2019 monthly calendars to use! These are three different calendar designs to pick from, in six different colours: blue, green, purple, pink, peach and grey! These calendars come in matching styles to my yearly printables :-) 

You can download the 2019 calendars for free at the links below:

monday start

sunday start

Note: Only January pages will show up on the thumbnails, the files contain all 12 months - scroll down to see the rest.

I hope you enjoy using these printables! If you upload a photo featuring it, I’d love to see. Please tag me on Tumblr with #emmastudies or on Instagram with @emmastudiess. You can see other people using my printables by visiting the #esprintables tag on my blog! Please remember, these printables are for personal use only and should not be redistributed as your own.

Whilst these printables are free of charge, it would be amazing of you to check out my Ko-fi account! :-)

Alternatively, I run an Etsy shop dedicated to student printables, planners and digital items! You can use ‘student10′ to get 10% off any purchase :-)

i love you like the first fresh sheet of snow in january. no footprints, or children’s angels. only the sound of nothing. the sting, of frozen air in your nose. the crunch of your foot breaking its perfection.

i love you like the end of august. dusk at 9pm. the air so heavy, it weighs your shoulders down. cicadas and grasshoppers singing our song. fireflies that you still catch in mason jars for me. sweat in big thick drops rolling form forehead to collarbone and we are on the porch, swinging.

i love you like crying. weeping. i love you like death and dying. my love is all the pain in this life.

i love you like a first child being born and named into this world.

i love you when you are strong. and when you are decidedly not.

tarde.

muito tarde.

deveria ter ido na primeira