#wilstudiesfeb

wow! february, went so quickly! I hope it was a good month for y’all. in the meantime, here is my #wilstudiesmarch studyblr challenge! I’m sorry it’s so late to be released, I’ve been quite stressed oops. 

I shan’t be joining in with this one, however, I might do the odd idea if I feel like writing. I definitely will be tracking #wilstudiesmarch so please do tag your posts there!

1. three goals for this month? 2. write a review on february 3. watch or listen to a TED talk (x) 4. organise your school essentials: pencil case, binders, notebooks etc. 5. create something. the world always needs more creators. 6. do something to help the environment 7. make a masterpost of resources you’ve used this year so far 8. give some advice to new studyblrs 9. cook a healthy meal 10. write a list of big and small accomplishments that you’ve made this week 11. recommend three books to your followers 12. your favourite way to take a study break 13. privately message some of your followers wishing them a good day and making casual conversation with them. just see how they’re doing! 14. read a wikipedia article on something you’ve never researched (x) 15. collaborate on a studyblr post 16. show us your handwriting 17. talk to a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while 18. make/ shows your study playlist 19. tell us about your next piece of homework due 20. what’s your backup plan for your studies/ career/ etc. 21. sign a petition (x) 22. favourite thing about the studyblr community 23. least favourite thing about the studyblr community 24. mental health tips for students 25. make a mood board for your studyblr’s aesthetic 26. how has your day been? 27. what’s important to you in your studies? 28. favourite study-themed emoji 29. has this month been better than the last one? 30. have you reached your goals this month? 31. what have you learnt this month?

Have you met your three goals for this month?

Oh man, I looked at this question two weeks ago and got really stressed because I hadn’t accomplished any of them.

But now, I can confidently say that I have, or I’m on my way, as it relates.

1. Follow through with my evening routine daily

okay well, I had a really rough start. And I’ve changed my evening routine a lot this  month. Earlier, I had the bad habit of rushing through it because I was tired and would delay it to the morning, which wouldn’t actually get done half the time. Now though, I moved the biggest things to be part of my morning routine when I've just woken up and still not suffering from decision fatigue. Which means my evening routine is a lot calmer now, and I’ve been getting everything done in the mornings. 

Which is a success.

2. Study for my FAA test more regularly

again, rough start. But I made a set schedule for myself and would sometimes study in the afternoons, not everyday but it was more often than before. Now though its part of my morning routine, right after my shower so I’ve been doing it everyday which is great!

3. Learn to be less stressed about flying

I realized that I wasn’t actually stressed about the flying bit, it was just my instructor that stressed me out because he’s always in a rush and I don’t like him. Well I found out that he was going to leave soon and that I’m actually going to miss him. So that was quite the revelation...

Also I now have a new instructor and he’s great so I’m actually looking forward to flying now, which is just grand.

1. Organisation and time management: This can be a really big issue. What I would suggest and what I do is I  write everything I need to do down in a little book (could be a bullet journal, diary, planner, literally anything that you carry with you) and  constantly will refer back to it. I will also go on an app called Forest which is really good. Although on Iphones it now costs money, but it is free on android phones. Do homework as you get it, whether that be at school during break and lunch, or as soon as you get home, after a small break. If you’re all booked up for the rest of the week, fit it in where you can. Whether that be the weekend, or while you eat breakfast. Even if you can only make a start it is a push in the right direction. 

2. Stress: This is a very common thing and something that I am not very good at handling either. But make sure that you get time for you, make sure that your studies don’t become the center of your life. You need time to uncoil so to speak and just relax. Mindfulness can be very good for this, so can yoga an other forms of exercise. 

I think that the feeling you get when watching a film, or listening to a song that you were obsessed with when you were a kid. For me, I get major nostalgia feels when watching Narnia, Labyrinth, Beauty and the Beast, and the soundtracks to all of them. 

I chose to look up the TV show Supernatural, because I like it and there’s a lot of things that I don’t actually know about it, so I thought why not. Although I didn’t read about some of the seasons since I haven’t yet seen all of the show (but I’m taking a small pause from TV shows because of school, but I am watching one when I eat, lol).

Here were my goals for the month:

1) To do my homework as I get it so I’m not stressed and anxious all of the time

2) To actually start revising for tests, while me time is important, I just need to ignore the part of my brain that wants to stare at a wall all day

3) To just try not to be anxious or down all of the time, it’s starting to get tiring, I know I need to knuckle down but I just am struggling loads and it’s like dude, come on.

I would say that I have achieved the first goal, my homework is (for the majority) being done as I get it, or as soon as possible. I have even started doing it when I am at school, during lunchtime, break time, or tutor time since we don’t really do anything in tutor and my tutor is a science teacher, so I can get help with that if I need it. 

I don’t think I have hit the second goal as much as I would have like to, I while I have revised slightly, it’s not as much as I want so I need to boost that up massively I think.