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Friday - March 20th, 2026

Spring break is nearing towards an end and I have so much do to. First, I have to visit my family for a casual visit plus all the assignments I have to do.

I recently signed up for a second major in English.

 General

Pack bags

Do more career research

Job search stuff

Spend time with family

Media Writing

Study out of textbook

Chapter 8 review

Global Literature

Rough outline of essay

Read Pages 1-87 on the Accusation

I wanted to attempt two classes this summer semester but ended up withdrawing from two

Reading the secret history

keeping up with my college classes

maintaining good grades, I have As

Terrible sleep schedule that I need to fix, two classes is a struggle :(

watching anime

Taking two classes, so my summer is going to be very busy.

To Do List For The Rest Of The Week

Visit family this week ( bring ipad etc to continue studying )

study study study

Work on Notion

(image sourced from pinterest a while back)

What I got this semester

1 A

2 Bs

1 C

Not the best grades but I had a lot of BS this school year overall

I will be taking summer classes since I want hopefully graduate in four years (was made to start off with 3 classes).

I emailed the mass communications professor I've been working with about every other semester about what I could do for the school newspaper next fall, and I think I could attend local events - take notes - and turn in articles when fall classes start up.

Some things I learned while in community college

Feel free to add

Do not take too many classes at once. I learned this the hard way with my summer classes and had to drop one (not once, but twice. don't ask - yes I'm still in a summer class - I was convinced I could complete at least two classes this summer for some reason). Be realistic with what you can handle

On the be realistic with what you can handle, it is perfectly fine and normal to complete college in 5-6 years instead of the standard 4. Especially if you are taking classes part time or have other life obligations in the way

Romanticize your study process if possible. Have a cute desk set up, have aesthetic school supplies. If you are broke, color coordinate stuff (ie- everything in pink, everything follows a brown and green theme, etc) with accessories (following the brown and green theme can be where you have leaf charms / keychains on your backpack and nature themed notebooks if you know )

Keep your gpa up and your class completion rate up

Decide early on whether you are going to grad school, etc. This way you can keep you GPA and whatnot high enough without too much trouble

Take care of yourself

Pick your roommates wisely. Roommates from hell can cause your gpa to die in a ditch. As in you'll be studying at 2am and your roommate is blasting music non-stop causing you to be unable to concentrate or even sleep

Try to get in the habit of pulling all-dayers instead of all-nighters. As you grow older, it is not as cute or quirky to be sleep deprived constantly.

Speaking of "habits". don't let your good habits die and you develop bad habits. As in, keep brushing your teeth, shower daily, and exercise often enough instead of swapping it out for constantly gaming or whatever your idea of a really bad habit is.

Take care of your health! You are getting older by the day, not younger. This means whatever health problems the older people in your family gets as they aged, you should get checked out for (ie- if people in your family start devleoping autoimmune disorders around 30-ish, its a good idea to start getting checked out to catch it early)

(Since I accidentally napped until 4pm, aka longer than expected, then doomscrolled)

Academics

English Essay

get a plan down to make sure Im ready for english final

textbook studying

work on building a college-based resume for future employers and hopefully post-grad

Lifestyle

tidy up room

COFFEE

also water, I had a lot of like energy drinks today

Work on a detailed nice intro for this blog + work on blog aesthetics more

Start thinking more seriously if I want to niche down in marketing or journalism as well possibly a new blog for out of classroom practice

Morning - tomorrow

Try to sleep for a few hours but not all day. Don’t want to ruin my sleep schedule again :(

take it easy but still work on studies

watch anime

-> My questions for anyone reading

Is there a good instant coffee you like to drink with cold water? I drink NesCafe, the one for instant cold iced coffee, but its starting to get too expensive. A two pack costs up to like $20-25 on amazon last time I checked

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What are your most unhinged study hacks and tips? Mines not as unhinged as it is weird, but I’ll force myself to sleep on the floor and get shit sleep if my grades drop low enough across one or multiple classes

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Hello, this is a side blog to document my college life. I don't really intend for this to be a super aesthetic study blog meant to be followed but this shouldn't get too personal, like keepsake for memories.

I currently attend a community college in Minnesota, USA. Double majoring currently.

English transfar pathway major

Mass Communications pathway major

Has two main state colleges I want transfer to, not sure which one yet

Planning on narrowing communications into marketing

Currently lives in adult foster care, (autism, bipolar, that kind of stuff)

She/Her pronouns

Will do best to keep this blog coffee themed in terms of aesthetics (hopefully I will never have to quit coffee or end up hating it)