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feb. 27, 2022 📖

Something soft for the spring time 🌸

7.05.2021: Huh okay first original post after like 2 years (?!) of not posting anything of my own stuff... people on here are always like “sorry I haven’t posted all week” and I am like “hold my beer!” so, yeah I should probably receive a medal for that... I hope you are all doing well, are healthy and keep rocking life despite the whole COVID-19 pandemic situation since last year! :)  My dog and I have been back in my home town and living with my sister and parents since last March (aka when everything went chaotic in my uni town and every intention student ran back to their home countries), which has been pretty nice but also sometimes really stressful but c'est la vie, am I right?!) 

Btw I just realized that the light in my uni flat was the absolute bomb, especially in the early mornings and I really miss it (next to my friends from uni to whom I couldn't even say bye in person, because we all just went back home spontaneously last year and thought “we will be back in 2 weeks”)....

Just a short update about my scandalous life: I’m still studying psychology, still unable to multitask or develop a sense of direction, still otherworldly beautiful (okay I gotta deal down the sarcasm in the future haha), still a hardcore caffeine addict (it even got worse during the last few months which I thought wasn’t possible - is there some caffeine drinking record competition that I can enter?! Please let me know if you have heard of one - I would be a really strong competitor...! :)), and currently looking for master programs in forensic psychology (which, considering Brexit and COVID, is not super chill right now). Wow I just summarized a few years in one single sentence - what an accomplishment!  

Just like Aristotle I believe in forming good habits in order improve your life and gain happiness. Here are some good habits I started to cultivate in my life.

sleep 8 hours per night  - maximize your day time:  sleep early and wake up early is the mantra. Try to get as much work done in the morning as possible. If something goes wrong or you need help you can always ask people because it is still the morning!!

exercise at least 30 minutes everyday: super duper hard for me lol but following a home workout has been a game changer for me as it cuts down the time I spend travelling to gym. But going to the gym or on a walk outside is also really good!! Joining a recreational sports team is also a great way!

meditate TWICE a day: I have been trained in Transcendental meditation for a couple years now but there are many free apps for guided meditations. People who are HUGEE overthinkers or get anxiety easily will find this more beneficial. But everyone should meditate!! 

drink 2 litres of water everyday: usually drink water before you eat your meals so you don’t over eat. 

eat healthy!!: cut out sugars. Eat more vegetables than grains. small portions. Intermittent fasting is great. Snack on almonds, walnuts and fruits. eat light dinners. GOAL is to avoid food coma and improve productivity lol. eat to survive don’t survive to eat. take your vitamins and supplements!!

Other habits to include which you probably do as a student anyway:

learn something new everyday

read 30 mins a day

Some other habits to go along with these are - 

journaling - Don’t need to journal every day but once a week to summarize your growth, what to improve on and what you are thankful for is great. Don’t focus too much on your shortcomings. 

scheduling every minute of your day - this is basically where you schedule eat minute since you wake up to when you go to sleep. A technique that many students use during midterm weeks. Not that great for people who enjoy free flowing work weeks but test it out!

Consume less social media - very self explanatory. delete some accounts if you need to. It is easy to keep scrolling for “inspiration” but that act is just brain numbing. 

☆ you are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars ☆ // instagram saw it first but woops i haven’t posted in like years on this tumblr account

aug 2020 • I’m no longer a student but I definitely miss studying so I’ll be posting some of my older notes ~