#studypro

Why hello everyone! This is my brand new studyblr! (And third or fourth introduction.) I’m originally @mystic-musicblr​, which was my sideblog, but I’ve decided to move my studyblr into a separate blog so I can do a bit more with the blog. I also apologize for tumblr destroying the quality of my banner that isn’t the best, it looks better trust me. Tumblr just sucks. 

Anyway, onto the introduction!

✨Lil about/basics ✨

✨I’m Hayden (they/them, but if you refer to me as she/her I don’t care. I’m not too picky)

✨I’m an only child, a Cancer (♋️) and left handed. So I understand the struggle of writing and trying to write on the iPad (digital notes are so hard 😭)

✨ I play 4 instruments - violin, viola, clarinet, and bass clarinet. 

✨ I love to draw a lot. My icon is the start of an old piece I did last year, but never got around to finishing it, so it’s temporary for right now. 

🎻University info🎻

🎻 I’m a sophomore this upcoming year first generation student and an alternate resident assistance for the 2020-2021 year.

🎻 My major is music industry, with my emphasizes/area in multi-instrumental that I’m struggling to change to applied for violin (really wish I could do viola but it’s out of my hands for now as I don’t have a viola)

🎻 This upcoming semester I’m not overloading myself too much with classes, only with 16 credits, so I won’t die under the pressure of what I did this past semester (spring 2020) with 18 credits 😅😭. Though thanks to switching to online classes, I actually passed my spring semester that greatly brought my GPA up so I was happy and proud of myself for being able to do 18 credits despite the transition into having more online classes. Plus, three of my classes are online this semester (WVU is making a lot of classes hybrid and/or fully online since they are limiting sizes in classrooms to make sure we don’t spread COVID-19 around.), so I should be good. 

🎻I really wish I could minor in French or History, yet I can’t really afford it, don’t have time, or room to do it, which really sucks. The arts do take up a lot of your time and to people who can do double majors or minors in certain majors that demand a lot, you get major props. Maybe one day when I do graduate I’ll minor in French or History. 

🎻 I’m a member of my universities student run record label and it’s pretty great. 

🌼Studyblr/Uni goals for this year🌼

🌼 Be active on here, whether school is still online or in class

🌼 Not focus too much on the aesthetic demands of studyblr. I feel like that really hinders me posting a lot and frankly I believe that the aesthetic demands of studyblr really bring down the community next to multiple factors I could explain in a long post or video. 

🌼Be able to priorities my classes and work in between RA work and having fun. 

🌼Have fun. Literally. 

🌼Start a queue on here for reblogged post and make original content more frequently.

🌼Join and create challenges 

🌼Create more personal goals for myself 

🌼Create more art! I actually am going to try to do YouTube this summer since I need to work on my editing skills and I want to draw and do music more, so that will help with all of that. Along with creating fun videos here and here while making some videos critiquing stuff I like.  

☀️Favorite Studyblr’s☀️

Because why not and I really love them and their content. I’ve been following them forever on my side-blog studyblr and now that I’m here, I can follow them without following them from my main blog. 

I been studying and writing the material for physics for 3 hours straight and i can't feel my hand and my brain is about to explode + im not done yet 6 more pages to go(took a small break to write this)

Studying and Self Care don’t have to be mutually exclusive 

I have recently finished my master thesis. The whole time frame was three months, but that included the data collection and everything. So I wrote the main thing basically in about 5 weeks. As you can imagine, I did little else in this time. 

But as intense as this time was, it taught me a lot of things. One of them is how you can include some self care rituals all while being productive. Because on some days, time is of the essence. Most of these are for studying at home, but some of them might also work at a library or at your coffee shop of choice. 

Hair masks - I admit I have only discovered those pretty recently, but oh my god. They are kind of a game changer. And they are perfect for a little self care while you study. Use one of your breaks to put a mask in your dry hair, brush it in and go back to your desk. You can let it sit in there for as long as you like, the longer the better. And at the end of your day (or in a break), you can wash it out. 

(Secret tip: ROOTS from Lush is more of a scalp mask than a hair mask and you can’t leave it in for hours, BUT it’s full of that minty cool tingly heat and you put it directly on your scalp and you guys, it is insane. It feels so good. One of my friends said it pulled her migraine right out of her head.)

Similar to hair masks are face masks which can also easily be integrated into your study routine. Face masks should be left on for around ten to fifteen minutes (depending on the brand). You can put them on, set a timer on your phone, get some study time in and then take a quick bathroom break to wash it off and apply some moisturizer. You’ll feel much fresher and your skin will thank you. 

Essential oils - Look, this isn’t a new thing, so I’m not going into too much detail here. But essential oils can help you focus and relax and they just smell so nice. You can put them in a diffuser if you have one, but you can also put small drops on your temples and/or on your wrists. 

I can’t be the only one who always gets cold when I sit at my desk for an extended period of time? It’s kind of the worst. So I put on all of my fuzzy socks, I wrap a blanket around my legs, but sometimes you just need that tiny bit extra? So I always made myself a hot water bottle along with my tea. It’s kind of the best. You can put it on your tummy or on your feet and enjoy the blissful warmth. 

What’s not to love?