I gotta admit he was the best boyfriend franky ever had
“Loneliness is a sign that you are in desperate need of yourself.”
— Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey
Consejos para Selectividad/PAU
For my non-Spanish speakers: This post is about the exam Spanish students have to sit if they want to go to uni, that’s why it’s in Spanish only. But you can read and practice your Spanish if you’re studying it!
Primero de todo: calma. El estrés es lo peor. Si has llegado hasta aquí la PAU es solo un paseo (a no ser que quieras entrar en Medicina)
- DESCANSA. A ver, hay mucha gente que se tira desde las 8 de la mañana hasta las 2 de la madrugada estudiando, parando solo para comer. Y no es plan. Yo me despertaba a las 8.30 y me ponía a las 9. De 2.30 a 4 o así hacía siesta y a las 8 me duchaba. Y luego de cenar no estudiaba, leía un libro y me iba a dormir. Si a ti te sirve estudiar por la noche, adelante, pero no te fuerces: HAY TIEMPO.
- ORGANÍZATE. Yo el día que terminé las clases me dediqué a sacar todo el material y contar las unidades que tenía, para dividir todo por días. HAZTE UN HORARIO A ORDENADOR E IMPRÍMELO. Pon lo que quieras hacer cada día y cuando lo hayas hecho lo tachas. Si no puedes más tal día, pasa parte del temario al día siguiente. Yo normalmente intercalaba días más intensos con días más “light”. Estudia primero una asignatura que te guste, luego una que no, y luego otra que sí.
- HAZ PARONES. Yo paraba cuando ya me había estudiado una de las cosas que debía estudiarme cada día. Por ejemplo, me estudiaba un tema de historia y paraba. Puedes hacer lo que quieras. Yo hacía siestas de 15 minutos en cada parón.
- DISEÑA UN PLAN. Tienes 1h y 30 min, así que planea antes de empezar los días de selectividad cómo vas a contestar. El orden da igual, así que empieza primero por las que valen más puntos y son más cortas, dejando las que valen menos para el final. Ya la harás luego si tienes tiempo. (En castellano, por ejemplo, empieza por la literatura y te la quitas de encima. Luego sigue con las que son más cortas. Déjate la pregunta que valga un punto para el final).
- EL SORTEO. Si ves que no te da tiempo a estudiarte tantas cosas de una asignatura, se puede hacer sorteo y jugártela. Yo lo hice con castellano. No me daba tiempo a estudiarme tantos temas de literatura, así que busqué en internet qué preguntas salen más y no me estudié los otros temas. Con Literatura Universal, como son 6 libros, me estudié 5, quitándome encima el que más teoría tenía. Como tenía dos opciones, sabía que si me dejaba 1 siempre habría una opción en la que saldría uno de los 5 libros.
- COME Y BEBE AGUA. Desayuna, almuerza, come, merienda y cena. Acuérdate de beber agua mientras estudias.
- MUÉVETE. Vas a estar muchas horas en la silla. Cuando lleves unas horas te va a doler el culo y la espalda (yo llegué a perder peso de estar sentado). Te recomiendo que te levantes y muevas un poco el cuerpo. Yo bajaba a la panadería a comprarme el almuerzo, y así me obligaba a vestirme y a que me diera un poco el aire.
- VÍSTETE. No estés todo el día en pijama, ponte ropa limpia.
- DÚCHATE. Lo puedes hacer tanto por la mañana o al terminar de estudiar. Yo prefería hacerlo luego porque me despejaba.
- ESCONDE TODOS LOS APARATOS ELECTRÓNICOS. Tienta mucho usar el móvil, la tablet o el ordenador. Guárdalos todos en otra habitación. Yo solo miraba WhatsApp dos o tres veces al día, para ver si algún amigo tenía alguna duda o por si el grupo de clásico estaban todos histéricos.
- LLEGA A TIEMPO A LOS EXÁMENES. Recuerda salir de casa con tiempo de sobra, y estar en la facultad a la que tienes que ir también con tiempo.
- MIRA LAS DOS OPCIONES. En PAU cada examen tiene dos opciones. Lee ambas atentamente antes de empezar y elige bien. Tal vez no te sepas la literatura de la opción que has escogido en castellano, pero tal vez sí sabes hacer sintaxis bien. Puedes cambiar de opción a mitad del examen, no pasa nada.
- NO REPASES DURANTE LOS 5 MINUTOS PREVIOS AL EXAMEN. Tal vez tengas 1 hora o 2 horas de descanso para comer cada día. Puedes repasar, pero hacerlo mientras estás haciendo cola para entrar al examen no es bueno. Os podéis preguntar entre tus amigos y tú, pero no te agobies si sabes menos que tu amigo.
- NO COMPARES CUANDO SALGAS DE LOS EXÁMENES. Esto tienta mucho, pero en las asignaturas de ciencias (las de letras pueden ser más subjetivas) no es bueno comparar los resultados con los demás, pues si no tienes lo mismo puede desanimarte.
- SI UN EXAMEN TE HA SALIDO MAL, OLVÍDATE. El primer examen siempre suele salir peor (de hecho, yo en ese saqué la nota más baja de todos mis exámenes), pero tú olvídate de eso: lo hecho hecho está. Cada asignatura es distinta, y pensar que te va a salir mal no va a ayudar. HAY QUE SER POSITIVO.
- LLEVA TODA LA DOCUMENTACIÓN OFICIAL. Sin DNI y todo el papeleo que se pide, olvídate de hacer los exámenes.
- YOUTUBE. En YouTube hay miles de vídeos de gente dando consejos, contando su experiencia, diciendo qué hacer y qué no hay que hacer.
¡Suerte!
A menos de dos meses..
Spend less time on your phone
Many of us (most of us even) have aproblem with spending too much time on our phones. It doesn’t necessarily has to be an addiction yet but you still might find yourself midlessly scrolling instead of doing something productive. And the productive thing doesn’t even have to be work or studying! It can be working out or reading more books. Here are some tips how to reduce the time wasted on your phone:
- Replace the bad habit -Every single time you find yourself bored and wanting to check your phone do something else! Read a book or doodle! Make it a new habit.
- Turn off unnecessary notifications -Turn off notifications from youtube and facebook. Just leave the important things like email, calls or some of the chats.
- Schedule times to check social media -Let’s face it: the phone is fun. By scheduling some time to have fun with it will help you avoid endless scrolling with your brain off.
- Leave it in the other room -You don’t always have to have your phone by your side especially when you are home.
- Delete some apps -Find the app that causes you the most trouble and delete it. Or at least make it harder to get to it by deleting the icon from your homescreen.
- Turn it off for the night -Buy an alarm clock okay?
- Try go a few days off of socials completely -Just try it out. To be honest it’s freeing.
- Ask friends to put away their phones too in social gatherings -We often find ourselves in a group of friends where everybody has their phone in hands. In that moment it’s not easy to stay off of it.
- Don’t put it on the table -Leave it in your bag.
- Don’t carry it in your pocket -B.A.G.
This is all I can think of for now… Have an amazing night/morning/afternoon/evening!
Some of the pictures I took on my trip to Germany, it was a great experience! Happy I can post something without getting banned. I also met the love of my l i f e on my way back home, I felt something that I haven't passed through before, he wasn't just beautiful but had that special vibe, I don't know. I was sad cause I wouldn't see him again, and as I was leaving the elevator, he was just outside waiting and we looked us both in the eyes. I had the feeling that he was going to be someone important to me, maybe I'll meet him in the future and we'll fall in love! :(
Concept: I finish school. The job I work isn’t my dream job but I enjoy doing it greatly still. It pays enough to cover everything I might need. My bills are never overdue. Money is not a thought in my head. I have a place to live. So do my dogs. It is nice and warm, I have some plants, my bookshelves are full, my sheets are always clean. There is time to read at the end of a day. I read a lot. Thinking is a good thing. I meet up with friends regularly, old and new. They love me. We make memories. I have nothing to be ashamed of. I travel a few times a year, always different places. The places I see steal my breath away. The people I meet teach me of life. They are good. There is no war. The sea calls to me and I pay visit. I am independent. I am content.
Study ahead
It’s not always easy. Especially when there’s a lot of urgent work you have to take care of. I had to really work on teaching myself how to work ahead.
- Think about your future self. Think about how grateful you’ll be when the day before test you realise there’s only 3 more pages left to study. Or even nothing left and you can just go over it one more time.
- Divide the work and make a plan. The parts should be something specific like “read chapter 2″ or “correct essay”, so you know exactly what needs to be done.
- Try to keep the parts as simple as you can. You will need more time but it’s more probable that you will stick to the plan.
- Take enough time. But not too much time! Just be realistic with how much time you’ll need. If you give yourself too much time, you will procrastinate. Too little time means stress.
- Take nice notes. By nice I don’t necessarily mean aesthetic. I mean organised and understandable. In lessons, where the teacher talks too quickly I take notes on extra paper and then rewrite them at home.
- Use your Friday afternoons. If you know you’ll be home, you should work. You will have more time during the weekend and you are already in the work mode so kee going!
- Read a bit ahead. Especially in language studies it’s good to go through the texts and translate bits you don’t understand.
- Study with others! Of course only if it’s your thing. For me it’s not very good because I usually end up helping everybody else and not doing my own work.
I hope I was helpful and good luck with your studies!
Reblog to have something good happen at 1:42 tomorrow
My crush has this as a bio on tw, and is such a beautiful quote
#crush #loveme #philosophy #twitter #newpost
I don’t want to be rich, I just want to be comfy.
Want to have one really nice set of plates and silverware for company and Thanksgiving.
Want to be able to buy a new outfit and a good bra at least a couple times a year.
Want to be able to give “just because” gifts.
Want to burn incense and candles in my home daily, and have nice soaps.
Want to be able to donate to charity frequently and without worry.
Want to buy hardcover books to read and put on a shelf for my kids to read someday.
Want to have candies in bowls for people who visit.
Want to be able to take my young siblings and cousins to a movie and let them get the big popcorn they won’t finish, because there’s magic in just having it.
Want to have a linen closet or at least a linen shelf.
Want to go see live local theater several times a year.
Want to have a bottle of wine or champagne in the house for when I suddenly need to celebrate.
Want to have a kitchen with basic baking supplies so I can bake bread on the weekend, and pies for special occasions.
I just want to be comfy.
That is my definition of ‘wealth’, as contrasted with ‘excess’. As my mother in law put it – if I can see a little something in a store that I know a friend would love, and just BUY it for them without having to worry about whether I can afford it in the budget, that means I’m well off. And that? That is what I want.
For everyone.
Everyone.
relatable…
Can’t believe it’s already November!! And November means exams are coming!!
Do you have exams/finals soon? :)
Can’t believe it’s already November!! And November means exams are coming!!
Do you have exams/finals soon? :)
“Just remember that sometimes, the way you think about a person isn’t the way they actually are”
— John Green // Paper Towns
so i had a couple weeks where my motivation just… seemed to have taken time off. these 5 tips are those that helped me the most when i couldn’t seem to bring myself to start studying. i hope they’re helpful to others as well!
SO HERE ARE 5 TIPS FOR WHEN YOU DON’T WANT TO START STUDYING
- have a ritual
i’ll bring myself as an example: before i study i always follow these steps, in this order: i clean the desk, even if the books i need are already there, i clean it; i take a glass of water and a small plate with some almonds and ½ chocolates; i get a timer for the pomodoro technique (i’ll talk about this later); i brain dump (i’ll talk about this too); start a playlist; take a deep breath, sit down, and actually start. now, this is mine, it doesn’t have to be yours, but it was to help you understand. when you’re on the couch with your phone and you just don’t want to start an afternoon of studying, just… try the first step. clean that desk. then get the glass of water. and from then on it will be easier and easier to actually get to it. the important thing is to start.
- start small (the pomodoro technique)
if you feel that your brain just… refuses to focus on that textbook, don’t strain it. start small. if you’ve never heard about the pomodoro method, i suggest you look it up online, i’ll try to explain it briefly: all you need is a timer; you study for 25/30 minutes, get a 5/10 minutes break in which you get up, go to the bathroom, drink, do a mini-workout… then you start again. it really helps if the idea of sitting at your desk for ours makes you want to vomit. if even 25 minutes seems too much, don’t worry. study for 5 minutes. have a break. try studying for 10 minutes. but maybe you won’t even need to do that: like i said before the important thing is to start. just that will set your brain in motion, and it will actually be harder to stop.
- brain dumping
this simple tip has really helped, maybe more than all the others i name here. you have a lot of thoughts rushing through your mind that you just can’t lock away so you can start focusing on that homework? brain. dump. just grab your planner, your bujo, a random piece of paper, and write down what’s on your mind without worrying about the form. just write. write until your mind is blank. then try to start again.
- give yourself a reward (if…then)
it can be a small thing like “if i finish this maths equation i’ll eat a candy” or a larger-scale thing like “if i study this chapter i’ll watch another episode of my favourite tv show”. our brain tends to choose the path that requires less effort and gives a bigger reward. but facing a task knowing there’s a reward at the end might help make it seem more effortless.
- just don’t wait to “feel like it”
because sometimes you just never will. you will never “feel like” spending an afternoon studying a subject you hate. but you have to do it anyway, so… try your best to make it pleasant. study in your favourite spot, listen to your favorite instrumental piece, buy a nice notebook so it’s easier to actually open it… but you have to start. just start. that’s really the hardest part. i promise it’ll get easier from there.
“You just have to surround yourself with the things that make you grateful to be alive.”
— Juansen Dizon, Warm
Nobody can save you from drowning if you’re not ready to leave the ocean






