This is my first time using Tumblr... I already feel pressured to write my first post in a certain way. But tbh I just wanted a space where no one really knows who I am besides the words I write.
At the moment, I see this as a place where I get inspired to study and work on my PhD stuff. Yes, I'm in a PhD program in Counseling Psychology in the US. It is a lot of hard work. It's been rough lately so I hope that this will be a place to can bring some light into my monotonous days.
Depending on how things go, maybe I'll be more active here. Who knows \\/ ^.^\//
Some good, relaxing vibes to keep me sane in the next 7 weeks π©΅
I need a vacation. I need an escape. I need a fantasy that keeps me looking forward to each new day.
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Another day, another log β¨ It actually feels nice to have this check-in every day to see how I'm doing mentally and academically. Still not sleeping a lot this week because I call this month the "finals month" of PhD... Have a lot to finish, still have new tasks that get added each week, and I'm not even sure how many full days I have to take a break from it all after this month and in summer =/ Not the best situation, but at least I still get to do some things I like in the meantime π©΅
Current mindset:
β School β Case presentation (woohoo!) β Part-time job β See clients β Get an oil change for my car! β Get gas for weekend traveling β Phone call with partner β Client plan β Phone call with a friend β Watch Everyone Loves Me β Dinner β Clinic notes x2
βΉοΈ Clinic report - results 6 part 2 βΉοΈ Clinic report - results 7 βΉοΈ Clinic report - results 8 or Thesis - bullet points βΉοΈ Shower?
[End of study: 12:18am] I got frustrated with the cdrama so I ended up skipping through some episodes and stopped doing work for a bit... Ngl I'm getting tired so I think I'm gonna speed through one more episode and call it a night. Good night, lovely humans π₯±
Another super cool post for keepsake π©΅
Iβm always getting stressed out by things happening so here are some resources I find helpful
Music
I donβt know about you but I find piano music are really relaxing and soothing
Piano music playlist
Peaceful piano Spotify playlist by @spotify
Piano background music Spotify playlist
Rainy sounds
Burning fireplace sounds
Wave sounds
Videos, movies, dramas
Buzzfeed Celeb
Food
Buzzfeed Worth It Season [1/2/3/4/5]
Movies
Free movies/tv
Marvel movies masterpost by @girlintoomanyfandoms
Classic chick flicks by @jamescookjr
Cinemasins
Studytubes
Studytubes by @memorisu
AmandaRachLee
Cheyenne Barton (@studyrose )
Music
The Voice Kids [Australia/Germany]
Video games
Buzzfeed Multiplayer (eg. Until Dawn, Dead by daylight, Cooking Mama)
True crimes and supernatural
Buzzfeed unsolved
Comedies (old but gold)
Friends
Mind your language
Bewitched
Dr Ken suggested by @akydemics
Exercise
Fitness & health for student by @abby-studies-art
Deep breathing exercises
Sleep
Guide to sleep by @educatier
Tips for balancing sleep & education by @brbimstudying
The perfect night sleep by @paintitbright
How to go to bed early and actually fall asleep
Night routine and sleeping tips
Tips and tricks for getting enough sleep by @candydsgn
Meditation
Meditation and focus by @studyquill
Put a thought in the star
Treat yourself
Simple ways to treat yourself by @anitastudy
Guide to treating yourself by @pennyfynotes
25 No/Low cost self care acts by @gaygirlhustle
Water
How to drink more water ft printables
Hydration masterpost
Breaks
Use the pomodoro method where you study for 25 minutes and rest for 5 minutes to allow your brain to re-energise itself.
Take a break
Types of study breaks by @samsstudygram
Tips for getting better rest by @overstudies
9 things to do on a study break by @studyzine
Study break ideas by @gomedorgohome
What to do during a study break by @emmastudies
Things i do when taking a study break by @produitivity
Meals
Study break snacks by @gentlysoft
15 food to ease your study life by @studybowie
Easy recipes for students by @aestudier
Broke college kid masterpost by @dumplinghead-usagi
Bullet journal
Start a bullet journal
Apps
Apps that help me destress by @gracelearns
Forest
Overdrive
Positivity
My positivity tag
@chibird
@cwote
@lovelysuggestions
A website that compliments you
Who is the cutest
Quizzes
Buzzfeed quizzes
Pottermore quizzes
Others
Learn coding
All you need for high school
Math help and advice
How to take notes
Mental health masterpost
Ace your essays
Ace your exams
How to be productive
Free printables masterpost
Stationery masterlist by @architstudy
Other masterposts
Selfcare masterpost
Not feeling that great physically today and ran late to my first meeting...
Adding another Pinterest collage to my collection to help me refocus and keep moving at my own pace =)
Some study motivation before I start my day π©΅
Coming back to my studyblr after a few days of MIA =) Even though I haven't been logging my progress, I have actually been working hard! I think it's just that when I do work at school, I don't think about tracking, and it actually saves me time because I have Notion and an Excel sheet to track my progress anyway. I'm so ready to finish everything by 5/1 (next Wednesday) and wrap up the semester!!!
Today's mood:
β Yoga β Walk my dog β Breakfast β Read To Love Your Enemy β Thesis bullet points (3 hours!) β Play A Little To The Left (?) β Dinner β Read more manga (hehe) β Case study paper (1 hour)
βΉοΈ Video review paper βΉοΈ Thesis revise paragraphs βΉοΈ Shower
[End of study: 12:04am] Not too bad! I actually read my manhwa for 3 hours before I started anything lol. I feel like using a visual timer has been helpful to not rush myself to finish things at a certain time, but instead just know how long I need to do a task. Glad the day didn't turn out too bad. Good night π©΅
Saw this today, and I think it's important that I keep this for the rest of my student years π©΅
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Lessons learnt from this summer by @minijournals
Tips and guides
Selfcare guide
Self care by @kimanoir
Self care tips for students by @theorganisedstudent
12 steps for self care
Self-care to do list
Some little self care things by @irinastudies
Self-care guide by @thetrevorproject
101 self care ideas by @microstvdy
Self care by @littleredstudies
Finals self care by @rubypolar
Instruction manual by @hufflepuffwannabe
Some self care tips by @lovefulls
Self care by @lazyhermione
15 self care ideas by @kaleylearns
Little self care things by @flowerais
Self-care by @mlstudies
Self care by @likelyhealthy
A very brief guide to selfcare by @ejlandsman
My favourite selfcare tips by @rubynerdy
26 selfcare activities by @sheisrecovering
Little habits/things to do more of by @heyrosiebee
Sleep
Guide to sleep by @educatier
Balancing sleep & education by @brbimstudying
Perfect night sleep
How to go to bed early and actually fall asleep
Water
How to drink more water ft printables
Hydration masterpost
Breaks
Take a break
Types of study breaks by @samsstudygram
Tips for getting better rest
Treat yourself
Simple ways to treat yourself by @anitastudy
Guide to treating yourself by @pennyfynotes
25 No/Low cost self care acts by @gaygirlhustle
Feel good
How to feel better by @bbangstudies
Feel good by @librarystudies
7 ways to feel better by @p-antarei
If you are having a bad day by @theblacksiren
Destress
Easy ways to destress by @parisgellerstudy
Stress relievers by @noteology
How to deal with stress by @studywithclover
Apps to help you destress by @gracelearns
Tips to manage stress by @fairy-studies-blr
Burnout
How to deal with study burnout by @eintsein
Avoid education burnout by @neuroticmedblr
Mental health
Saving your grades from a crisis by @smartstudy
Chronic illness + studying by @studysenior
Coping with mental health by @overstudies
Studying with depression by @rannedomblr
Anxiety
Anxiety distraction games by @peachou
Anxiety masterpost by @dotgrids
Relaxing doesnβt help anxiety by @merrybitchmas91
Meditation and focus
Study sounds
Others
What to do with notebooks by @tbhstudying
Podcasts for students by @studyquill
Period masterpost
Dealing with eye strain by @studylikeaslytherin
Listen by @studyblr
50 things you can do without looking at a screen
How to live a better life by @wilstudies
Fitness & health for student by @abby-studies-art
Friendly reminders taken from @cwote
Your mental health is more important than your grades
You are good enough, smart enough, pretty enough, and strong enough
Donβt just be good to others, be good to yourself too
Embrace all that is you
You will be okay
Just breathe. It will be okay.
Be proud of yourself for how hard youβre trying.
Be nice to yourself
Donβt beat yourself up. You are doing the best you can.
Be gentle with yourself, youβre doing the best you can.
Better things are coming.
Loving yourself is the greatest revolution.
Remind yourself, you deserve to be happy
Respect yourself. Donβt let others tell you who you are.
Learn to say no to people and things that make you unhappy.
Enjoy your own company.
Forgive yourself.
Never apologise for how you feel
Give yourself some credit. Youβve come pretty far.
Mental health is just as important as physical health.
Surround yourself with good vibes
Stop worrying about people who arenβt worried about you.
If you find you are surrounded by toxic people⦠Cut. Them. Out.
Trust yourself. Youβre smarter than you think.
I updated my semester planner over the weekend and am ready to refocus my time and energy to finish my 4th semester in this program.
I was caught up with time-sensitive tasks and reworking my planner again for most of today, but I promised my accountability buddy that I would work on my thesis at least a little. I need to remind myself that:
I can't say for sure that I come back stronger each time. But I know I come back wiser and more rested with every setback.
β Scheduled medical appointment (finally!)
β Read all school emails and replied
β Updated semester planner for the next 1.5 weeks (for 2 group projects)
β Updated calendar to work on group projects and thesis
β Wrote a personal article
β Therapy session
β Did laundry
β Find PPT slide for group project
Thesis Tasks
β Updated thesis writing schedule for this week
β Review advisor's feedback on thesis draft
β Made 1 correction (I skimmed through an article for this so I'm calling it a win)
Today's study concluded at 1:24am.
Study Music π§:
"The House of Wind | Magical Night Under the Starts with ACOTAR Spring Court Ambience" - Prythian on YouTube
Started reading this Webtoon called "Ex-Love Review" and I couldn't stop until I can find the latest chapters. So I'm just gonna finish one task and head to bed...
β School β Part-time job β Phone call with partner β Quiz β Dinner β Read Ex-Love Review β Clinic report results x2 (finished in 30 mins?? Amazing!!)
βΉοΈ Shower (I'm gonna shower in the morning, I promise π€π»)
[End of day: 1:05am] Got more done than I expected, but I definitely neglected some things π I think I'm starting to burn out, which is why I started reading on Webtoon to get a dopamine hit. Need to figure out how I can better rest and do schoolwork at the same time... Good night π©΅
realizing life is a constant progress to be the version of me I choose to begrowthblr | phd | psychology | β | overthinker
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