Dark Academia With Extra Appreciation For Androgynous Fashion And Historic Buildings At Dusk

“The kettle waits for me. I open all the old windows. I am a young woman still. I have cropped my hair to my jaw. I am not taking anymore nonsense.”

-Little Weirds, Jenny Slate

how to fill an empty notebook

Hey, guys! Here are 20 ways of filling your empty notebooks. If you’re like me and have tons of books that can’t be spоiled, just keep rеading. This post can be useful for you (or can be not, who knows). Well, let’s get started!

Bullet journal

I bet you know abot it. Bujo is one of the easiest ways of tracking your time, habbits, etc. It’s also the way of creativity. As for me, bullet journal is not only a system to make an efficient schedule. It’s a way more. I make my own system that works for me based on bujo. For example, during the summer i don’t make each day as i do during my semester, i write only a week and tasks that i have this week with dates and time. As i don’t have a lot of events this system is perfect for me.

Diary

This one is not about schedules. If you have enough time, you can spend it on it. Write down:

your feelings

healthy changes

your opinion

what you’ve done today

actually whatever you want

Ideas

I do have such notebook and can say that it’s the best invention in the history. Seriously. I used to forget sth like what i want to give as a bday present or what i want to make to decorate my room. But now i just write it down and remember. Some sections that you might like:

presents

social networks post ideas

room decor

health tips (exercises, recipes, etc)

bujo (spread)

sketchbook ideas

Bullet journal collections

Yes, you can have it separated from your bujo. It’s useful for those who have little bujos and don’t have enough place. So having bujo’s collections is comfortable sometimes. Write TV shows you watch, books you’d like to read/already read, expenses, goals for year/semester/month/week/life… Just, as i said before, whatever.

Wishlist

This notebook helps you to set your goals, make a budget and track your wishes. When you have some, you write them down, kinda anolyse them and learn what you should do. For example, i want to go to GB next summer. I should work really hard this school year to have time next summer. According to this i make my study plan and so on.

Budget planner

Yes, a part of it is in your wishlist and one part is in your bujo collections. But here you can write the complete version of your budget plan. Here you can write: 

your everyday expenses

big unplanned expenses

expenses you should save money for

summary

Travel book

If you travel a lot, it’s definitely for you. Pics from you trip, your emotions, tickets, anything that will remind you of the atmosphere of the place. Also it’s a good planner for yor excursions.

Thankful for book

There you write everything you’re thankful for. I write sth everyday so now it’s kind if a habbit. I see that not only bad things have a place in my life. Every moment of your life is worth living.

Writing book

You’re a writer? You need practice. Write about the weather, describe the people, tell a fairy tale. Put down the ideas, sentences, characters for you stories.

Sketchbook

Should i explain?

Study planner

I mean it can be sth besides school, college, uni. It includes:

study plan for week/month

plan for one lesson

what you should concentrate on

lots of motivation (god you’ll need it)

Draft

Yes, your pretty notebook can be used as a draft for your school/college/uni. Here you’re not afraid to make a mistake.

Tracker

health

sport

food

mood

habbit

It becomes much easier to find out what you’d like to change in your life.

Recipes book

Well, it’s as clear as blue sky.

Dream book

Yes, in 2018 some people have dream books. In my opinion, it’s so cool to have one. You write what you dream/nightmare was about, the meaning of it and if the prediction came true.

Statistics

To sum everything up you need this notebook. You analyse (again) what you’ve done in different spheres of your life. When you see the revision of your life, it becomes easier to understand what you have to fix.

Review notebook

There you write your opinion on book/tv show/film/game/etc and some words about it. So you can train your writing skills and learn how to express your point of view.

Quote book

Mine is very big because i’m going to take social science exam in two years and for essay i will need a quote. It’s very useful for everyone as it enriches vocabulary.

Future me book

A message for yourself in the future. I’ve never had sth like this but i’d love to.

Stuff book

The most messy one. Here you can express yourself, make notes, draw, whatever. Everything and nothing at the same time.

*sees someone looking at their partner with genuine love and care* need me a freak like tht

An Overview of Note-Taking Styles

Note-taking is one of the most essential skills a student should master. It allows you to record and review information to be used in the future. But what’s the best way to do so? Here’s an overview of note-taking styles that can help you maximize your learning!

are you a warm bread, sunshine, honey, sunflowers type person? a strawberries, bunny rabbits, fairies, dresses type person? or maybe a green tea, painting, jewelry, gardening type person?

The Running Checklist

As you’ll discover after a few posts, I’m good at creating carefully crafted checklists and systems, and better at disregarding the entire system and getting back to chaos. :D 

Not so during the final mile project. So here’s a checklist that will (hopefully) make it slightly easier for dragging that ass out of the house and onto the track. 

The Night Before

Select which phone you’ll be taking with you for the run. Hook it to the charger IMMEDIATELY before you forget.

Make sure that the phone has the running tracker that you prefer to use and that you are logged in, etc. My Current favourite is Nike+Run club. There is just something about the interface that is so motivating, and the option to sync keeps you updated across multiple devices.

Select the playlist you’ll be listening to. Ensure it’s availabe offline on your device. Nothing is more irritating than network issues interrupting your upbeat music in the middle of a great run.

Lay out your workout clothes and accessories.

Pants and t-shirt

Sports Bra

socks

running shoes

earphones (personal choice, I personally can’t workout without high tempo music blaring in my ears)

handkerchief or small towel (very important if you, like me, sweat like a pig)7. hair ties

Keep a bottle of water and some light snack by the bedside table

SLEEP WELL

Morning of the Run

When you hear the alarm, count 5-4-3-2-1 in your mind, throw the covers off, then get off the bed

Drink half a bottle of water at least. Eat the light snack(like a handful of almonds, or a fruit)

Freshen up, wash your face, brush your teeth

Change into your workout clothes. Wear the shoes. Tie your hair.

Grab your phone and earphones

Take other essentials like your mess card, ID card, bare necessary money, keys, energy drink, etc. Make sure you have a place to store all that safely during the run.

Apply Sunscreen. I can’t emphasize this enough

Do your daily stretching/squat challenge/plank challenge, etc

Get the fuck out before your brain gets the chance to sabotage eveyrthing

After the Run

Log in to the tracking app.

Drink water. Then your predetermined protein shake/energy drink/refreshing drink (if you have one)

Have a hearty breakfast. Fill your plate so much that it embarrasses even the toughest of body builders.

Wash face with cool water. Apply aloe vera gel to cool down any summer burns or heat rashes. (I have hypersensitive skin)

IMMEDIATELY take a bath and get dressed really well down to your shoes and get on with killing the rest of your goals like the BADASS BOSS BITCH that you are! Do not, I repeat, DO NOT crawl back into bed or go on YouTube or Pinterest for that one minute of reward. You have better rewards waiting for you. Like the sound of scratching off items from your to-do list or the smell of you getting nearer to your life goals!

SMILE cause you made it!! :)

Of course, this list is written keeping someone in mind who’s going for an early morning outdoor run. The list will have to be modified according to your own time and place. But it pretty much covers it all for most.

Happy Running!! :)

Note: I will keep updating this list as I continue making progress on my runs. The more runs I go for, the more challenges I will face, the more solutions I’ll learn to overcome them, the more I’ll share.

how can i lose a lot of weight while still maintaining my diet of exclusively mac and cheese and ice cream?

how do i lose a lot of weight in general lmao

mayhaps self mythologising is okay to a small extent if you’re in control of the tint you’re applying to your life and can easily remove it and look at yourself clearly when needed. i have a friend who graduated with pink roses on her graduation cap and makes her love of roses so evident in all she does and she makes the world reflect her interests and she’s immensely clever and still teaches her students with a pink laptop full of sailor moon stickers. i admire and adore her and Know she carries her specific aesthetic immaculately (which might also have to do with her being a libra, hehe.) but she’s one example of other people i know, too, who know what they like and enjoy it instead of being self conscious and culling their interestingness to fit in—which is what i sometimes do. and I won’t do it anymore. I’ll enjoy what i enjoy; polish it till it gleams. not to be confused with grandiosity—but with living with care enough to know what i like and consciously make it larger in my life.