learning

Give yourself enough time to get ready before you have to leave in the morning. For me this means setting my alarm about an hour before the time that I have to get my foot out the door. Eat a proper breakfast, do a little stretching, figure out your plan for the day. Having a slower paced morning is a lot more relaxing, and you can get your day started correctly.

Drink water first thing. I used to be a pretty heavy coffee drinker in the mornings in high school, but I realized that I could get away with a lot less caffeine if I started my morning off with a nice glass of cold water. You’re probably dehydrated after sleeping and water helps wake you up. 

Make your bed. Making your bed is a visual reminder that sleeping time is over and that it’s time to get up! If I have a messy bed, I want to climb in and snuggle back into my blankets. This is especially true in the winters when it’s cold and dark. The movement also helps you wake up, which brings me to my next point:

Move! Your! Body! You don’t necessarily have to run through an entire yoga routine or go for a run (but hey, props to you if you do), but getting some movement in your mornings will help you wake up. I like to stretch a little bit, warm up my joints, maybe loosen up my limbs. It helps to get your blood flowing. 

Open your curtains. In the winter it might be kind of dark and depressing where you live, so this isn’t always something recommended. I like to open my curtains when it’s sunny out so I can get some natural light, which helps your circadian rhythm so you wake up better - and fall asleep at night better. 

Free Student Weekly Planner Printables

Here is a selection of 4 printables to use and (hopefully) improve your organisation! There are 4 designs, each offering a different planning focus. These designs come in seven different designs to pick from, in seven different colours: blank, blue, green, purple, pink, peach and grey! 

You can download them for free at the links below:

Folder including all options - Monday & Sunday start

All other free printables (calendars, study, digital planner, etc)

Note: Only the first page will show up on the thumbnails, the files contain all 6 pages/colours - scroll down to see the rest. Once downloaded, you can delete or duplicate the pages you wish.

I hope you enjoy using these printables! If you upload a photo featuring it, I’d love to see. Please tag me on Tumblr with #emmastudies or on Instagram with @emmastudiess. You can see other people using my printables by visiting the #esprintables tag on my blog! Please remember, these printables are for personal use only and should not be redistributed as your own.

Whilst these printables are free of charge, it would be amazing of you to check out my Ko-fi account! :-)

Alternatively, I run an Etsy shop dedicated to student printables, planners and digital items! You can use ‘student10′ to get 10% off any purchase :-)

Study ahead of time

Start studying early. As soon as classes start, review your lecture notes and start revising and familiarising yourself with each subject. Remember the important key-points beforehand because they tend to repeat itself.

Your friends are NOT your group mates

Just because they’re your friend, it does not mean that they have to be your group mates. They’ll be many assignments in college that’ll require you to work in groups and it can get frustrating and messy. Choose the people that are most compatible with you in terms of work ethics. Don’t feel pressured to join your friends just because you feel obligated.

FInd a job/save!!

I cannot STRESS this enough. College really does drain all your money, it’s too easy to spend without realizing. Try finding a job that allows you to work for flexible hours, or better yet- a job that allows you to work from home. Juggling both college and work can be overwhelming for some, so if you can’t get a job, save!

Don’t procrastinate on your assignments.

7.14.19

finishing my summer reading during my first day in la (ft some fruit from the farmers market !) click for higher quality ☀️🍑💫🍃

20.6.’19 / statistics

I am so tired... Wasn’t really productive today! [ click on the pictures for hq ]

june 18th // history essay in the works 💻🗒✨

{aug 15, 2018}

today was the first day of school. and the senior high department has 700 students 😱 now, i feel so keen on doing my best and working really hard this school year. The amount of people in class (we’re 50 students in one classroom) seems so daunting, & i barely know anyone.

i tried talking to some old friends from my old school but why did it seem so awkward? ugh.

somehow, this motivates me.

ready for uni !