queen of studee

1. Don’t look to the world to give you an identity.

2. Don’t look to your family and friends for approval.

3. Set your own goals and believe in yourself.

4. Expect things to take time.

5. Expect to meet with setbacks.

6. Expect people to put you down, and for some to walk away.

7. Don’t be swayed by pressure from others.

8. Don’t resent others’ gifts and successes.

9. Accept that some things cannot be controlled.

Astraeus - Greek god of dusk

Hello fellow students! I have wanted to learn Japanese for a while now, and setting Neko Atsume to Japanese didn’t help much. So, today I have started learning Japanese and French. I found many French masterposts, but a surprising lack of Japanese. I decided to make my own.  This is my first masterpost, so be kind. All of the resources are free, online copies, which I do not own. Things I plan on using are maked with a * It is up to you which alphabet to learn first, but it is suggested to learn hiragana first, then katakana, followed by kanji. Apparently, romanji is not commonly used.

T E X T B O O K S : *Genki 1- highly suggested textbook, only first two lessons are in kana (hiragana and katakana), the rest is kanji. *NHK- easy to read, very cute, goes along with this website, which is (appropriately) kawaii, mostly hiragana Intro to Japanese Language- very dense reading, with a focus on grammar Guide to Grammar- although *technically* not a textbook, it is a great learning source, 354 pages of grammar

H I R A G A N A : *Practice Sheets are used to practice writing. Although you most likely won’t write in Japanese often, it is a fun and interesting thing to learn.

K A T A K A N A : Practice sheets

K A N J I : *Practice sheets *Workbook

W E B S I T E S : *Memrise- really really good! Like duolingo, but for other languages, less pleasing interface, but highly recommend. Japanese Lesson- Good lessons, videos, etc. *Quizlet- I made class for beginners in Japanese, which anyone can join. The link to join the class is here.  Tofugo- a beautiful website with a free Japanese learning section, and store.

E T C : Blank practice sheets are always good to have Find someone to talk to in Japanese, maybe have a friend learn too! Follow Japanese langblrs! Watch Anime!

My Top 15 Favorite Fonts!!! 

these are in no particular order they are all equally awesome!

also at first I was just gonna do ten but then I remembered some other cool fonts and so I decided to do five more :)

1. Brusher

ok this one is really mainstream and everyone has used it at least one but I absolutely love the bold swirls!

2. Bebas Neue 

I haven’t seen this one used very often but I love that it is in all caps and is really bold and cute!

3. Amatic Small Caps

Okay here is another common font. It is super neat and cute!

4. Over the Rainbow

I’ve hardly seen anyone use this font and it really deserves some recognition. I just came across it and I love it. It looks slightly messy but it still looks really cute!

5. Architect’s Daughter

This one looks like someone’s handwriting and I find it really adorable.

6. Sacramento

I love all the loops and swirls in this font! It looks really cute and fancy!

7. Shadows into Light

I love how this one also looks like handwriting and is really neat!

8. Coming Soon

Yes, yes I know another handwriting like font!

9. Special Elite

This one has such an old-fashioned vibe. I love the typewriter like font!

10. Grand Hotel

This one is really fancy and unique and I love it!

11. Sunday

Here is another super cute, all caps font which I really like!

12. Julius Sans One

I love the thin, caps letters in this one!

13. Clicker Script

This one looks fancy and serious as well as adorable!

14. Lobster

Another cursive, bold font which is really pretty!

15. Josefin Sans

This one is really simple but still really cute.

Printable tapes 2 - Christmas

I promised you some cute Christmas themed tapes, and here they are! :D I really hope you like them because I loved making these! You can use some of these as individual stickers, or just as a whole. Of course you have to use glue or a special sticker paper, but hey, they still look as tapes once you put them in your bullet journal or anywhere, really! People have been asking what’s the point of these etc. - I basically answered it in this ask.

Again, don’t print this picture, download a pdf file from dropbox here:

the file

And also, pleease tag me if you’re using them!! I love to see how you get creative with these :).

Hi everyone! I have been so inactive this past couple of days because my mock exam is coming in a few days and i want to apologize for that. 

By saying sorry, I made a printable calendar for you guys. Hope y’all like it . 

calendar- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzJVUul_S2INbGhxSWVSbjJCMnc/view?usp=sharing

wallpaper- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzJVUul_S2INeFZTT0F5VWtvRUk/view?usp=sharing

P.s

How I started my online business: peppermint.ph

I really wanted to have an online shop since I entered college. I did small business before when I was a kid like selling stickers, papers with cute border designs, and even honey (commonly known as pulot in the Philippines).

I started with the username sophisticatedstylesph last 2014. I used my first android phone, Cherry Mobile Flare 2.0 to take pictures of the clothes I’m selling. From taking pictures of clothes hanging on a wall to flatlays. Sadly, I deleted old pictures on my IG feed so people won’t comment if it’s still available which is obviously not, because it was posted weeks or months ago.

Fashion changes over time. Basic clothes became a trend. From colorful to neutral colors. So I decided to change the username to baesic.apparel since I started selling bags and shoes as well. I wanted to have my own clothing line someday. See, I have lots of dreams. So I wanted to think of a brand which can be easily remembered by people.

I changed my username again to peppermint.ph. It makes me really glad that most of my customers always wait for my new collection! Business is somehow stressful such as dealing with stubborn people who do not follow rules e.g. rush shipping, pay today ship today, exchange of orders, and the list goes on. Sometimes, people threaten me that they will have my shop closed just because I posted them as bogus buyers.