Finding That Balance

1. Check that nothing is due on Monday. Check again. 

2. Write down due dates for the rest of the week.

3. Pack your bag. Phone, keys, everything. 

4. Take a bath, have a long shower.

{MINI SCHOOL SUPPLIES HAUL}

Hi everyone ! Hope you’re have a productive day! Today I went out for a break to my local stationery shop and got a few things 😊 📚 The highlight of my trip were the coloured index cards. I’ve been looking near and far for these index cards. Not only were they the index cards of my dreams, but they were inexpensive as well 😍. I got some squared paper notebooks for my additional mathematics tuition and do to past papers📔. The hard cover book is for my school chemistry notes 📓. I couldn’t resist getting the black plastic cover spiral notebook after watching @nehrdist’s youtube videos. And finally, I got some spiral notebooks for my notes📒 :)

Only one thing let me down, which was that I couldn’t find the Zebra Highlighters that I have been looking for. I WILL GET THEM ONE DAY. I WILL FIND THEM. AND I WILL BUY THEM 💭

oh the places you’ll go fuckstudy’s 45/100 days of productivity

I have to say, I’ve been a little off-put by what I’ve been noticing in the studyblr community.

We have a tendency to romanticize being alone and doing things productively, however the more and nd more posts I see, the more I feel like the definition of productive activities is limited. All these productivity posts focus on individualized things such as yoga, or making healthy snacks for yourself, or going out on walks by yourself, or studying all. The. Time. Sure, I understand that these are all important things that help people relax and such, but they are not the only ways.

There are a lot of introverted people who are attracted to the studyblr community. However for those extroverted people who are on here, productive solutions might be going with a group of friends to volunteer, calling up a few friends to bake something together, calling up a friend you haven’t talked to in a while and catching up. All of these things are productive and great uses of time if it’s your type of thing, but their lack of representation in the studyblr ’ s definition of “productive” almost makes me feel guilty for doing these more extrovert oriented activities since I could be doing something so much more “productive” in the meanwhile.

Alone time relaxation and focus is nice, but so is spending time with friends, family, and people you care for. There are plenty of photo sets from walks people have gone on, snacks they have made, or notes they have taken under the 100 days of productivity tag, but there are very few of people hanging out and spending time with friends.

starting a bullet journal, a guide by studypetals

hey everyone! it’s rhianne, or studypetals. i’ve gotten a lot of questions and concerns about how to start a bullet journal, so i decided to start a new one myself to show you how i set mine up!

GENERAL INFORMATION:

so what’s a bullet journal? well, it’s not an actual journal, per se, but rather a system of journaling! the “bullet” word comes from “bullet points,” the way tasks/events are jotted down in this journaling system. (source)

what is a bullet journal used for? a bullet journal can be used as a simple planner system, but it can also be a creative way to plan your daily/weekly tasks! some people even use it as a half-scrapbook/half-planner (like me!)

what’s the difference between a planner and a bullet journal? this is a great question i’ve gotten before. a planner already has the dates/decorated pages/etc. all you have to input into a planner is tasks and events. a bullet journal is a book of blank pages, so it allows more creative freedom than a planner does. if you aren’t patient enough for free-handing everything, stick to a regular planner. if you like having a unique journal/planner and like customizing your spreads, look into starting a bullet journal!

MY SETUP:

picture 1: material starter pack here’s what i use for my bullet journal (aside from the decorative things like washi tape, magazine cutouts, etc.)

moleskine notebook, regular, squared, soft cover

zebra mildliners

pilot g-2 pens

muji 0.35mm pens

picture 2: cover page i just have a cover page to catalogue what this journal has in it. you can always put anything you want on the cover page, like:

the semester you’re using it in

your name

“bullet journal” or “planner”

a simple quote

etc.

picture 3: index so for my first journal, i didn’t even use an index. it’s up to you whether you want to include one or not. if you use an index, remember to number the rest of the pages after it! you can either catalogue every page after you’re done with it, or only the pages you really want to reference.

picture 4 (left): legend this is super important, especially for a bullet journaling system! so in this particular system of journaling, each task has a bullet point next to it. the most regular one i’ve seen is a square, so that’s what i use. what the legend does is keep track of what each symbol means. of course, if you just want to fill the squares in after you complete a task, then you don’t need this. however, if you want more organization, then make up whatever symbols you need to for this part! there isn’t one concrete symbol system, so do what works for you!

picture 4 (right): testing stationery page i like seeing what each pen/highlighter writes like before i really use it, so why not make a page for testing them! what i do is write what type of stationery it is with the actual pen/highlighter so i don’t forget which stroke is which.

picture 5 (left): favorite washi page ahhhh one of my favorite pages. you can put your washi collection on this page, or just strips of the ones you like a lot! they can be as long or short as you want them to be.

picture 5 (right): youtube ideas! (or other filler pages) this isn’t for everyone, of course, but it’s one that i added! i just showed it to you guys since i wanted to show the washi tape page. anyways, there are a lot of cool pages you can add throughout your bullet journal, such as:

books to read/movies to watch/etc.

life goals

expenses

favorite quotes

moodboards

class schedule/information

recipes

AU ideas (for writers!)

favorite art pieces

favorite lyrics

etc.

picture 6: weekly spreads the big one! so this is what i primarily use my bullet journal for. step-by-step, this is how mine are created (but you can always make yours unique):

make the title (“week #,” or something)

write the days

write the dates

write down the tasks for each day

make a section for something you have to do each day (the “essentials”)

write down the extra sections (goals, important dates, quote of the week, habit trackers, etc.)

decorate with washi tape, doodles, printed pictures, magazine cutouts, leaves, flowers, movie tickets, etc.

extra resources from me to you:

doodle references

banner references

font references

journal setups

some bullet journal examples and blogs:

setup by @studyblrholla​

weekly spread by @somnolencex​

setup post by @tbhstudying​

setup by @theoverstuffedpencilcase​

weekly tasks and trackers by @journalsanctuary​

@genspen​‘s bullet journal

@studyrose​‘s bullet journal

@studytildawn​‘s bullet journal

@studypenguin​‘s bullet journal

@studie-s​‘s bullet journal

@chic-studies​‘s bullet journal

@asazora​‘s bullet journal

WHEW. that’s all i have for this topic (for now.) i hope any or all of this helps you guys out there wanting to start a bullet journal. if you want to make one, we’re gonna be in this together! have fun and remember the most important thing: it doesn’t have to be perfect. not all the pages are gonna be great, you’re gonna make mistakes, and some pages are just not gonna be what you wanted them to be, but that is 100% okay. just remember to have fun with it, and just.. start!

Hello everyone! I decided to make my own calendar, so I thought I’d share it with you! Here’s June, I’ll post the rest every month :) 

You’ll find:

- a calendar grid

- a motivational quote

- a space where you can write a “to do list”

- some fruit you can eat this month

Download links:

PDF / PNG

may 21, 2016