School's over!... Now what?

a very, very basic image guide on how your portfolio should be presented or appear, whether you’re in fine arts, graphic design or illustration, illustrated by yours truly

get pissed

get stressed

experience negative emotions

cry

feel rebellious

be done with everyone’s shit

be too tired for anything

feel overwhelmed

need to be comforted

long story short, race is a socially-constructed concept. it is based on the stereotypes, meanings, and ideas attached to physical characteristics, such as skin color, eye shape, hair color, build, etc. its roots stem from colonization. racism exists everywhere. it is a universal issue. and unfortunately, it is not going away any time soon. and colorblind thinking will not fix it. we cannot ignore eachother’s stories.

get out of bed because there’s something you’re excited about.

don’t think about people who left.

clean the clutter in the room and dishes in your sink.

smile at yourself and random people.

do something kind and out of the blue to make someone happy.

work out or meet with friends even though you have no energy to.

calm yourself down when your thoughts race.

remember to drink water.

don’t dwell on things you can’t control.

do things good for yourself, even though you have no motivation.

Post regularly!

Date your posts so people can easily how active you’ve been recently, thus they’ll be more likely to follow you

Tag other studyblrs with your posts (if they say to in their bio)

Use popular hashtags such as studyblr, studyspo, study inspiration, motivation

Use different filters and angles until you find a set-up you really like

Make your pictures as high quality as possible, preferably using natural lighting

Reblog other people’s posts and interact with others

Be personable and give details about how school is going, but at the same time don’t write an essay about how your day went!

Don’t spend time and money on study materials - invest your time into studying instead! Show your messy handwriting, poor lighting, your real life!

These are the most basic ones I can think of! If you do these consistently and your posts are high quality and motivating, people will follow you and interact with you! However, remember that starting a studyblr shouldn’t be done with the intention of gaining followers - it should be due to a passion to learn and succeed at school, whilst motivating others and being part of a community!

- you are a studyblr

- you are super friendly

- you love when people message you

- you want to support everyone in the community 

Here’s a list of non-aesthetic reasons to exercise:

relieves stress

keeps you healthy

improves sleep

can have a positive effect on mental health

makes you stronger and fitter

something to focus on other than work/school/uni

Recently, I didn’t reply to someone who had messaged me on Tumblr and this person reacted by blocking me, so that when I found time to answer the message, I had typed up my reply, and, obviously, couldn’t send it. I thought, well, that’s kind of a petty response to someone not answering right away (never mind that it would be sometimes days or weeks before I answer people’s messages on other forums, and they would be cool with it). I thought about this, and I thought about mentioning it, and the reason I’ve decided to talk about it is because it goes back to perceptions about interaction with others that we all need to be mindful of.

If someone sends me a message that I don’t answer right away or don’t answer at all it’s because:

I’m busy - I have a life that’s not Tumblr and that takes precedence.

I’m thinking of what to say - I sometimes need to do that. Thoughts aren’t always completely formed in my head, and I don’t write without thinking.

I’m not emotionally capable of responding - I’m upset about the thing you’re asking me about or I’m processing, so I can’t talk right now.

I don’t want to talk - everyone should be allowed to be silent if they feel like it.

I don’t have any more to say - if all I’m going to do is repeat myself, or if the conversation has come to a natural end, then I’m not going to say any more.

Tumblr got hungry and ate your message - which means I didn’t get it, which means I obviously couldn’t reply.

But, what all this really comes down to is this: no one is entitled to my attention. Message me by all means, but no one has an automatic right to my time or my emotional reassurance, even if I’ve provided it before. I’m a nice person: I like to talk to people and be reassuring and positive, but I am not a bottomless well of understanding and reassurance. I’m someone who needs time to process my own feelings and replenish my own stock of positivity, particularly when I’m upset about something. We are all entitled to make ourselves available to anyone or no one as we see fit.

bullet journals aren’t for everyone

you don’t need a fancy bujo spread every week to be a studyblr

you can use a normal planner and still be a studyblr

you can use cheap bic pens and still be a studyblr

you can never buy a muji pen or mildliner and still be a studyblr

you can have a computer that isn’t a macbook and still be a studyblr? like what is this apple worshipping cult?

you can type all your notes and still be a studyblr

you don’t have to take honors/ap/ib classes to be a studyblr

you don’t have to go to a 4 year college to be a studyblr

nontraditional students are beautiful and valid and you are working so damn hard

A community of studyblrs who have already graduated.

A community of studyblrs that show off notes from job trainings and manager meetings.

A community of studyblrs that are learning how to crochet, oil paint, or other creative endeavors.

A community of studyblrs that are learning how to take their apartment/home and bring it to their ideal space to come home to.

A community of studyblrs that still loves to dive into their old majors and learn of the new discoveries in their field.

A community of studyblrs that still want to learn about the sciences, even if that’s not what they majored in.

A community of studyblrs that went through tech schools and share information about careers earned though schools other than college.

A community of studyblrs that remember what it was like to struggle through primary and secondary education and still reaches out to those currently going through the system.

And I’m just sitting here, thinking… what if I actually help start creating this community of graduated studyblrs? What if I started the community of careerblrs?

As we move on from studyblr to careerblr, it would give us a chance to network with professionals–professionals that you remember working their way through school. We can help prepare studyblrs get into their desired fields better. We can discuss how to strengthen and improve management/employee operations and relationships. We can remind each other to take a break from our 40+ hour workweek to work on personal goals. And, of course, we can appreciate the evolution and change of our planners and bullet journals. And we can accomplish even more than that.

A community of studyblrs who have already graduated.

A community of studyblrs that show off notes from job trainings and manager meetings.

A community of studyblrs that are learning how to crochet, oil paint, or other creative endeavors.

A community of studyblrs that are learning how to take their apartment/home and bring it to their ideal space to come home to.

A community of studyblrs that still loves to dive into their old majors and learn of the new discoveries in their field.

A community of studyblrs that still want to learn about the sciences, even if that’s not what they majored in.

A community of studyblrs that went through tech schools and share information about careers earned though schools other than college.

A community of studyblrs that remember what it was like to struggle through primary and secondary education and still reaches out to those currently going through the system.

And I'm just sitting here, thinking... what if I actually help start creating this community of graduated studyblrs? What if I started the community of careerblrs?

As we move on from studyblr to careerblr, it would give us a chance to network with professionals--professionals that you remember working their way through school. We can help prepare studyblrs get into their desired fields better. We can discuss how to strengthen and improve management/employee operations and relationships. We can remind each other to take a break from our 40+ hour workweek to work on personal goals. And, of course, we can appreciate the evolution and change of our planners and bullet journals. And we can accomplish even more than that.

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