Lost In Translation

🌻 Describing People:

1. Physical appearance

aguichant - enticing, alluring avachi - limp, sloppy, baggy baraqué - well-built bizarre - strange boursouflé - bloated bronzé - sunburnt chétif,-ive - weak, sickly débraillé - untidy, sloppy dépenaillé - unkempt douteux, -euse - doubtful, dubious, questionable élancé - slim frêle - frail, fragile grand - tall grassouillet, ette - plump gros, grosse - fat hâlé - tanned insolite - unusual, quirky maigre - skinny mignon - nice, sweet mince - slender musclé - brawny, muscular nerveux - nervous, upset pâle - pale potelé - plump (like a baby) rabougri - wizened, shrivelled séduisant - attractive, charming, seductive

2. Character

abruti - idiotic acariâtre - sour, bad-tempered antipathique - unfriendly anodin - harmless astucieux, euse - clever, astute, shrewd atone - lifeless, expressionless avisé - sensible, wise borné - narrow-minded (“bornez-vous!” limit yourself) braillard - noisy brave - good, honest, brave candide - naive, ingenuous, innocent, trusting casanier,-iere - homebody, home lover compassé - starchy, stiff compliqué - complicated; fussy (e.g. about food) compréhensif,-ive -  understanding dépravé - perverted dévoyé - perverted difficile - difficult distrait - absent-minded, distracted drôle - funny ennuyeux,-euse - boring évolué - broad-minded, independent, progressive exigeant - demanding extraverti - extrovert faiblard - weak, feeble fainéant - lazy, idle falot - dreary, bland farfelu - eccentric, bizarre franc - candid futé - cunning, smart guindé - stiff, awkward imprévisible - unforeseeable juste - fair lunatique - temperamental maladroit - clumsy mal commode - bad-tempered malicieux,-euse - mischievous, naughty malin - cunning malveillant - malicious, malevolent, spiteful maniaque - finicky, fussy marrant - funny; odd maussade - gloomy, sullen méchant - malicious, nasty méfiant - distrustful, suspicious méprisant - contemptuous, disdainful névrosé - neurotic perspicace - perceptive, insightful primesautier-iere - impulsive rébarbatif -ive - hostile, off-putting renfrogné - sullen replié sur soi-meme - introverted, withdrawn rusé - cunning sage - well-behaved, good saugrenu - absurd sensé - sensible sensible - sensitive sérieux,-euse - serious, responsible susceptible - touchy, sensitive, delicate sympathique - nice, friendly terre-á-terre - down-to-earth tordu - warped, twisted travailleur-euse - hard-working

3. Mood

accablé - distressed admiratif, -ive - admiring affolé - in a panic amer, -ere - bitter assoupi - drowsy béat - blissfully happy; smug, complacent cafardeux,-euse - in the dumps débordé (de travail) - snowed under (with work) décontracté - relaxed détendu - relaxed découragé - disheartened, discouraged dépité - vexed désemparé - distraught, at a loss effaré (de) - alarmed (at) énergique - energetic enthousiaste - enthusiastic gai - cheerful bien ententionné - well-intentioned lointain - distant mélancolique - gloomy navré - sorry, apologetic, upset paumé - lost, at sea ravi - delighted surpris - surprised tendu - tense vanné - exhausted vexé - annoyed

🌿 Describing ideas or events

1. Positive alléchant - tempting, mouth-watering attendrissant - touching bénéfique - beneficial commode - convenient cocasse - funny, comical conforme (á) - conforming (with) convenable - fitting, acceptable, respectable déroutant - disconcerting détaillé - comprehensive, detailed distinct - separate, distinct équitable - fair excellent - excellent, first-rate formidable - fantastic fulgurant - dazzling, thundery grave - serious honnête - decent hors pair - exceptional impeccable - great important - important marrant - funny merveilleux - marvellous parfait - great, fine passionnant - exciting percutant - powerful, striking, forceful primordial - of prime importance propice - favorable, suitable raisonnable - reasonable rarissime - extremely rare recherché - much sought-after, studied réconfortant - comforting réjouissant - delightful rentable - profitable, financially viable réussi - successful, well-done sagace - sagacious sage - wise sensationnel - sensational spontané - spontaneous subtil - subtle surprenant - surprising véridique - truthful

Abbreviations 

Slt (Salut) = Hello Bcp (Beaucoup) = A lot Dsl (Désolé) = Sorry Stp (S’il te plait) = Please Dac (D’accord) = Okay Qd (Quand) = When  Qqch (Quelque chose) = Something Qqn (quelqu’un) = Somebody

Internet words 

Mdr (Mort de rire) = Lol Ptdr (Pété de rire) = Lmao Vdm (Vie de merde) = Fuck my life Tg (T’as gueule) = Shut up BG (Beau gosse) = Hot guy  Tkt (T’inquiête) = Don’t worry

Common sayings 

Bref = In short Ouais = Yeah Putain, Merde = Shit C’est de la merde = It’s crap     Ça craint = It sucks         Ça me soûle = It’s annoying me  C’est relou (C’est lourd) = It sucks  C’est ouf (C’est fou) = It’s crazy C’est trop cool = It’s awesome C’est le bordel = It’s a mess Je suis claqué = I’m exhausted               Je me casse = I’m getting out of here   Je m’en fou = I don’t care         Tu rigoles = You’re jocking       Tu te fous de ma gueule = You’re kidding me  Tu fais quoi? = What’s up? Laisse tomber = Just forget it Fais gaffe = Be careful                 Péter un plomb = Going crazy                 Avoir la flemme de faire quelque chose = To be too lazy to do something

Unformal verbs

Bouffer = To eat Taffer = To work Roupiller, Pioncer = To sleep Kiffer = To have a crush on someone Etre vénère (Etre énervé) = To be annoyed Se marrer = To laugh

Unformal nouns

Un mec = A guy             Une meuf = A girl         Un pote = A friend       Une bagnole = A car                     Une baraque = A house             Un pieu = A bed             Un bouquin = A book Une clope = A cigarette                        Le fric, le blé, le thune, l’oseille, le pognon = Money   Un flic, un keuf = A cop               Un gosse, un gamin = A kid       Un boulot, un taf, un job = A job           La fac = University         Le bahut = High school

Present tense is usually formed by adding 아 or 오 to a verb stem. (also 요 to talk formally)

If the last vowel of the verb stem is a 아 or 오 followed by a consonant,  아요 is added to the end and 다 is removed.

괜찮다 = 괜찮아요

When the verb stem ends with 아 without a consonant following 요 is added:

자다 = 자요

Stems that end in ㅗ are often shortened to 와:

오다 = 와요

Any other character you remove the -다 and add -어요:

먹다 = 먹어요

Exceptions:

If the verb stem ends with 으 , it is replaced with 어요:

쓰 = 써요

If the infinitive is -하다, once removed you add 해요:

공부하다 = 공부해요

It’s that time of year again. We are all excited to begin a new year of academics; it means new stationery, new teachers, new beginning. On the other hand, we’re all nervous about early mornings, late nights, copious amounts of stress, and lots of mental breakdowns. Hopefully, this post will make your life a little easier, teach you something new, or introduce you to awesome products you’ve never heard of!

These are some of my favorite apps to help me get through my school year. I’ve included some for both iOS and Android products, as well as a few Chrome extensions!

“The Homework App” (iOS) - This cute little app allows you to keep track of all your school assignments. You can add classes, color code them, add assignments, and SO much more. It’s probably one of the most helpful planning apps I’ve ever downloaded. I do fine without buying the premium version.

“Chegg Flashcards+” (iOS/Android) - BEST FLASHCARD APP I’VE FOUND. Seriously this app is great. Upgraded version definitely not worth it. The other Chegg apps are pretty nice for homework help as well.

“Sunshine” (iOS) - This app isn’t exactly school related, but if you’re very temperature sensitive like me, it’s perfect. Design is adorable, and I love the notification you get every morning!

“Sleepytime” (iOS/Android/Web) - This sleep scheduler is perfect for those of us who have a lot of trouble getting up in the morning. You just put in the time you’re falling asleep and it gives you all the recommended wake up times based on your sleep cycles so you don’t wake up wanting to die!

“Forest” (iOS/Android/Chrome) - If you get distracted by your phone or the internet while studying, you need this app. It’s a timer that grows a little tree while you focus! Be careful though, if you leave the app for too long, the cute lil thing will die!

“Socratic” (iOS) - Need help with a homework question? This app gotchu. Just type it or take a picture, and it provides you with resources, step by step instructions, and, of course, the answer.

“Grammarly” (Chrome/OSX) - Awesome little spell/grammar checking app. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work with Google Docs.

“Any.do” (iOS/Android/Chrome) - Task list app. I use this seriously every day.

Whether you’ve been collecting stationery your whole life or have just been introduced to the studyblr world and have no idea what’s popular, this section will be a dream.

The famous Muji gel pens - Luv luv luv these! Cheap, high quality, and adorable, these are great for starter pens.

Pilot G2 Gel Pen - These are pretty popular. They’re inexpensive and moderately good quality. Personally they aren’t my favorite.

Staedtler Triplus Fineliner - My favorite fineliners! The triangular shape makes them easy to hold, and they don’t bleed through paper much.

Stabilo .88 Fineliners - Since they’re so similar to the Staedtler fineliners, most people pick one or the other. I have both because I like to have a variety of colors, but it’s up to you really!

Zebra Mildliners - These highlighters are known for the variety of cute colors, I just love em! They’re great quality, my only complaint is that some pens (Muji gel pens in particular I’ve found) can smear a lot with these.

Clear Tipped Highlighters - These are awesome for textbooks. Sharpie has some, and so does Muji.

Muji notebooks - I use these for bullet journaling (if you don’t know what that is, check out this video here) and as paper for mind maps. They have tons of different kinds, my favorite being this dotted notebook. Very inexpensive as well!

Moleskine Notebooks - These are SUPER popular. I’ve never used one, but I’ve heard great things!

Campus Kokuyo Paper - This paper is my favorite. You can get it in notebooks or loose leaf. My favorite is the graph paper. I use it for my notes daily. If you’re going to use it often, I’d recommend getting the binder notebook for them as they don’t work well in normal binders.

WASHI TAPE! - Who can forget? I have a huge collection of them. Get them from Etsy, Target, Amazon, and pretty much any craft store.

Websites:

Muji

Jetpens

Kikki K

Ohh Deer

Poppin

Yesstyle

Note taking is probably one of the most important parts things in school! In order to study efficiently, your notes should be organized and personalized to YOUR advantage.

Cornell Note System - This method of note taking is popular and effective.

This note taking masterpost by @thescholarlysquad

How to make revision notes by @aspiiro

College note taking 101 by @briellestudies

How to structure your notes by @iwillbeapolyglot

Last minute revision by @muststudy

I happen to have NO lunch period this year, so I’ve been looking a lot into good snacks to bring. These are great for lunches too!

Mason Jar salads - It’s exactly what it sounds like; a salad in a mason jar. I would recommend getting plastic jars from Target or Amazon to avoid messy situations!

Granola bars/protein bars - Perfect for on-the-go breakfast or a quick snack between classes!

Cheesesticks - Quiet to eat and very filling!

Yogurt - Sooo healthy

Hummus & pita chips/veggies - My favorite snack!

Popcorn

Oatmeal/overnight oats - Great for study snacks or mornings where you’re being rushed! ( @studydiaryofamedstudent has a ton of great food recipes on her blog!)

Smoothies

Soup

School is stressful. We all get down. Here’s some tips to help alleviate some of that worry!

TAKE A BREAK. I cannot stress this enough. Overworking yourself is the worst thing you can do. Put down the textbook, listen to some music, have a cup of green tea, and just chill for a bit.

Get lots and lots of sleep! I know it’s not always possible, but try to aim for at LEAST 7 hours a night. It will help so much, I promise!

Organize! When I’m stressed, I like to regain control over my life. Try bullet journaling if you haven’t already. Make lists. Get a calendar. Organize your room or your study space.

This masterpost by @mindpalacestudy

Going into high school? Here’s some help!

My masterpost on high school survival

This post by @studyinding

This post by @universi-tea

A bunch of miscellaneous things that I absolutely adore and I think you will too! (Plus some other helpful posts)

My favorite backpack - Herschel backpacks are the bomb.com!

The most popular bag on studyblr - Not a huge fan, but whatever floats your boat!

Really cute USB humidifier - Where I live, it gets very cold and dry and I get sick a lot, so this is an adorable godsend!

Cute animal paperclips

Cute sticky notes

A water heater you can keep at your desk to make tea all the time!

Speaking of tea here’s a USB mug heater

And oh this amazing frickin pen case

Some cute header ideas

Tips on learning a new language

Staying healthy in cold weather

Online study resources

How to get a 4.0 GPA

HUGE study masterpost

Guide to pretty notes

Website with ALL the answers

Part four of my quotes collection is dedicated to the artists! This one is a little bit longer, but this is because there were so many good artists and quotes I couldn’t pick a select few. As always, I hope you enjoy these quotes!

Leonardo da Vinci

“You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.”

“Learning never exhausts the mind.”

“Time abides long enough for those who make use of it.”

“It’s easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.”

“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.”

Vincent van Gogh

“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”

“The way to know life is to love many things.”

“Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again.”

“One must work and dare if one really wants to live.”

“It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.”

“The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.”

“Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model.”

“Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.”

“As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.”

Florence Scovel Shinn

“Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.”

“You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which ‘clicks.‘”

Camille Pissarro

“It is absurd to look for perfection.”

“Everything is beautiful, all that matters is to be able to interpret.”

“Don’t be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes.”

“When you do a thing with your whole soul and everything that is noble within you, you always find your counterpart.”

Pablo Picasso

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.”

“Action is the foundational key to all success.”

“Everything you can imagine is real.”

“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”

“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”

“He can who thinks he can, and he can’t who thinks he can’t. This is an inexorable, indisputable law.”

“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.”

Andy Warhol

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”

“People need to be made more aware of the need to work at learning how to live because life is so quick and sometimes it goes away too quickly.”

Salvador Dali

“Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.”

“Have no fear of perfection - you’ll never reach it.”

“Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.”

Georgia O’Keeffe

“I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.”

“You get whatever accomplishment you are willing to declare.”

Artemisia Gentileschi

“As long as I live I will have control over my being.”

Henri Matisse

“Creativity takes courage.”

“You study, you learn, but you guard the original naïveté. It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the lover.”

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”

“He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.”

“Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better.”

Corita Kent

“Flowers grow out of dark moments.”

“Life is a succession of moments, to live each one is to succeed.”

“Love the moment and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries.”

Michaelangelo

“Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.”

“A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.”

“There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.”

“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.”

Dear Person Hiring for this Job,

I am writing to ask you to consider me for X position.  This is a paragraph about why I want to do X position in general.  It includes at least one personal detail and at least one job skill I consider a particular strength.  It argues that I am passionate about this career.  It is not long.

I have had the opportunity to gain experience in this job by - paragraph about my work or study experience.  It should go from most recent experience back.  Include some details about your responsibilities/achievements in your most recent or most important positions.  If you have mostly study experience, give more detail about what exactly you studied.  If you shadowed people, mention that.  If your work experience is largely unrelated, try to shoehorn some of it in (e.g. I gained experience working with people by).  You can supplement with relevant hobbies.  (But if you do have recent, relevant work experience, you should largely be detailing that.  Only embroider the other stuff if you need to flesh it out.)  This should be the longest paragraph.

I hope you will consider allowing me to do X thing at your company.  This is a few sentences about why I want to work at your company in particular and what I think I could bring.  Try to mention at least one detail from the company website, so they know you visited it.  This is a short paragraph that parallels the first one.

Thank you very much for your time and attention.

Sincerely,

1) Remember that the person reading this cover letter wants to know how you can contribute to the company. Not how excited you are about the position: it’s all about what they gain. Try framing the whole thing in that sense — “You would gain my X awesome skill that would help you Y with your mission.” “Here’s why I’m awesome and a great fit for making your company go better.”

2) At the end, ask for the interview. “I am available at PHONE NUMBER at your convenience. I look forward to speaking with you about this great opportunity soon.” Maybe even say you’ll be following up at a specific time and date. Ask for the job. People respond to that, and it’s a good way to fake confidence until you make it. Ask for the job.

But last time I reblogged one ten/fifteen minutes later I got a call offering me a job

But I reblogged it because I was waiting on hearing back from the job. So there you go.

Bonjour! We all know language learning is fun, but it’s still studying, and sometimes you just get really tired of studying. And if you’re like me and you’re intermediate in a language, it gets to the point where you want to start using the language instead of just endlessly reading textbooks and doing the same practice questions over and over. So I’ve compiled a list of things you could do where you’re learning a language without it feeling like you’re studying!

- ̗̀ Reading ̖́- 

Books. Pick up a book in your target language and just read it, with no need to analyze it or answer end-of-chapter questions. Don’t worry about every single foreign word you come across, try to get the general idea of it from the context. But if a word shows up a lot and you still don’t get it, you can look it up! Children’s books are great, too.

Comics. Basically just dialogue with pictures to help you understand what the characters are talking about. Need I say more.

Blogs. Follow a blog in your target language which posts about something you’re interested in. Blogs usually have less formal language than novels, are of course a lot shorter, and have lots of pictures.

Wikipedia. Whenever you’re curious about something and want to casually look it up, switch to the page in your target language. If you want to, you can always read the article in your native language first to understand the topic.

- ̗̀ Listening ̖́-

Films and tv. Some have more complex dialogue than others, some have simpler, so there are films and tv shows for almost every level of language learning. If you can’t find a movie originally in your target language, find a dubbed version, it’s better than nothing!

Cartoons. Or live-action movies/shows aimed at children. These usually have dialogue that’s easier to understand than those aimed at older viewers. Also they’re fun!

Youtube. If you can find vloggers who upload videos in your target language, then go ahead and watch them. Kind of the same thing as with blogs, where the language is more “everyday”!

Music. Listen to songs in your target language. It’s okay if you don’t understand everything or even anything, the most important thing is to get used to how the language sounds!

- ̗̀ Writing ̖́-

Keeping a diary. This is by far my favourite thing to do when it comes to language learning. The point of this isn’t to write a flawless essay with no mistakes, no one has to read your private diary anyway. The point is to get used to producing a text and expressing yourself in your target language. Start with writing about your day in the present tense. Go on to write about something that happened yesterday. Write about your feelings and what you think will happen in the future. If you want to express something but don’t know the word, look it up. Woo, new vocab word! 

Short stories. Similar as above, but experiment with verb tenses and sentence structure. Use the fanciest words you know to make that description extra descriptive. Learn to use idioms and similes and metaphors. Your story can be as complex or as simple as you want it to be. And this time, get someone to correct it!

Letters and texts. Get a pen pal who speaks your target language, if you can! Or even just an internet friend you can text with. You can even practice speaking with them via Skype or maybe even in person if that’s possible. What better thing to do with a language than do what it’s meant for: communication!

Anything else. When writing down your daily to-dos in your planner, write them in your target language. Jot down that reminder on a post-it note but do it in your target language. Anything.

‘You must include a cover letter’ does not mean ‘write a single line about why you want this position’. If you can’t be bothered to write at least one actual paragraphs about why you want this job, I can’t be bothered to read your CV.

Don’t bother including a list of your interests if all you can think of is ‘socialising with friends’ and ‘listening to music’. Everyone likes those things. Unless you can explain why the stuff you do enriches you as a person and a candidate (e.g. playing an instrument or a sport shows dedication and discipline) then I honestly don’t care how you spend your time. I won’t be looking at your CV thinking ‘huh, they haven’t included their interests, they must have none’, I’m just looking for what you have included.

Even if you apply online, I can see the filename you used for your CV. Filenames that don’t include YOUR name are annoying. Filenames like ‘CV - media’ tell me that you’ve got several CVs you send off depending on the kind of job advertised and that you probably didn’t tailor it for this position. ‘[Full name] CV’ is best.

USE. A. PDF. All the meta information, including how long you worked on it, when you created it, times, etc, is right there in a Word doc. PDFs are far more professional looking and clean and mean that I can’t make any (unconscious or not) decisions about you based on information about the file.

I don’t care what the duties in your previous unrelated jobs were unless you can tell me why they’re useful to this job. If you worked in a shop, and you’re applying for an office job which involves talking to lots of people, don’t give me a list of stuff you did, write a sentence about how much you enjoyed working in a team to help everyone you interacted with and did your best to make them leave the shop with a smile. I want to know what makes you happy in a job, because I want you to be happy within the job I’m advertising.

Does the application pack say who you’ll be reporting to? Can you find their name on the company website? Address your application to them. It’s super easy and shows that you give enough of a shit to google something. 95% of people don’t do this.

Tell me who you are. Tell me what makes you want to get up in the morning and go to work and feel fulfilled. Tell me what you’re looking for, not just what you think I’m looking for.

I will skim your CV. If you have a bunch of bullet points, make every one of them count. Make the first one the best one. If it’s not interesting to you, it’s probably not interesting to me. I’m overworked and tired. Make my job easy.

“I work well in a team or individually” okay cool, you and everyone else. If the job means you’ll be part of a big team, talk about how much you love teamwork and how collaborating with people is the best way to solve problems. If the job requires lots of independence, talk about how you are great at taking direction and running with it, and how you have the confidence to follow your own ideas and seek out the insight of others when necessary. I am profoundly uninterested in cookie-cutter statements. I want to know how you actually work, not how a teacher once told you you should work.

For an entry-level role, tell me how you’re looking forward to growing and developing and learning as much as you can. I will hire genuine enthusiasm and drive over cherry-picked skills any day. You can teach someone to use Excel, but you can’t teach someone to give a shit. It makes a real difference.

This is my advice for small, independent orgs like charities, etc. We usually don’t go through agencies, and the person reading through the applications is usually the person who will manage you, so it helps if you can give them a real sense of who you are and how you’ll grab hold of that entry level position and give it all you’ve got. This stuff might not apply to big companies with actual HR departments - it’s up to you to figure out the culture and what they’re looking for and mirror it. Do they use buzzwords? Use the same buzzwords! Do they write in a friendly, informal way? Do the same! And remember, 95% of job hunting (beyond who you know and flat-out nepotism, ugh) is luck. If you keep getting rejected, it’s not because you suck. You might just need a different approach, or it might just take the right pair of eyes landing on your CV.

And if you get rejected, it’s worthwhile asking why. You’ve already been rejected, the worst has already happened, there’s really nothing bad that can come out of you asking them for some constructive feedback (politely, informally, “if it isn’t too much trouble”). Pretty much all of us have been hopeless jobseekers at one point or another. We know it’s shitty and hard and soul-crushing. Friendliness goes a long way. Even if it’s just one line like “your cover letter wasn’t inspiring" at least you know where to start.

It’s essay writing season for tons of students!

After being a college writing tutor for over a year, I thought I would share my advice with all you awesome people on tumblr. This is how I write essays, but if you’ve got more tips, feel free to add them below. 

adulting tips from an adult who doesn’t adult good

how to disappear online

schools don’t teach you this

different knives and their uses

how to grow the fuck up | part 2

what to do when you’re alone on valentine’s day

another ‘adulting’ masterpost

ultimate getting a first apartment checklist

dealing with the worst case scenarios 

adulting life hacks

24 hacks for the cheapskates in all of us

guides to life (getting an apartment, writing a resume, protect house from break-ins etc)

open jar lids

ultimate guide for what to buy and when to buy

style essentials

11 ways to wear a scarf

11 ways to tie a necktie

things i never learnt in high school

writing adult emails

how to balance a checkbook

what to do if you suddenly find yourself homeless

6 tips for saving the most while shopping

money making hacks

how to make a skivvy roll

tips for living alone

life lessons for adulting

fashion reference

lose your wallet?

crisis hotlines

how to break out of zip ties

how to disappear completely

tips for self defense | really important

what should I do if I get robbed?

When the cops pull you over

big emergencies -  sinking ship |  stuck in an slevator |  falling on ice |  survive nature [stranded]

tape hands for a fight

things to keep in your car

covering up tattoos

heimlich maneuver for dogs

how to become an adult

how to unlock car with shoelace

30 things I learnt the year I turned twenty

guides to life

well when I do hands I tend to break them into 3 big shapes 

starting with the wrist then palm, thumb then the fingers 

once I have the big shapes in I separate the fingers

here are some more examples of the different parts

one of the best ways that I learned how to draw hands was to draw a LOT of them, in different poses, while looking at a reference. This is a site that I found useful, 

- self directed - incorporating feedback - adaptable - satisfying client expectations - working closely with clients/ working one on one  - meeting deadlines - communication skills 

What counts as freelance work?:

- basically anything anybody asked you to do  - if it’s for a company or group name them  - if your mom or a friend or a stranger bought a painting or sketch from you they are an individual commissioner/client  (if your mom asked you to make something for her organization/club/publication/thing put down the name of that group as your client!)  - if you entered a contest with your work it was created ‘on spec’ (speculative basis)  - if you made work for free for a cause you believe in it’s ‘pro bono’ - sometimes personal projects are worth mentioning, it’s a ‘self initiated project’  TIP: if you worked and weren’t paid/weren’t paid a lot you don’t have to mention that you didn’t get $s

You don’t have to list every job you’ve done- go with a shortlist of the most exciting, while implying that you’ve done more!