[ One Hundred Days Of Productivity: 3/100 ]

Quick reminder that we are going through a global pandemic right now, which is a major stressful event.

It is stressful even if no one you know is sick.

It is stressful even if you are working from home.

It is stressful even if you have no work / school responsibilities.

You are entitled to your stress. You may find yourself crying randomly, or getting randomly angry, or super tired, or bouncing off the walls, or unable to keep a thought in your head for more than 30 seconds. This is an expected stress response.

Give yourself a break. The world is not normal right now. Focus on just getting through it as best you can, utilizing whatever coping methods do the job. This is not forever. 

A recent cartoon for New Scientist

i’ve read more books in 2019 than i did in 2018 and it’s only march... oops. also i’ve watched some really different tv shows/ movies and i’ve enjoyed broadening my taste ig. i really want to watch captain marvel next !! if you want to see what books i’m reading have a look at my other blog @laurensreadinglist19 <3

1st may 2019,

some last modern studies revision this morning! the exam went really well i think, most questions were things i covered a lot and he source handling ones were really simple :))

bonus: i set my book on fire afterwards because this subject caused me so much anxiety and so many tears :)

eighth of november, mmxix

we’ve been having a real mix of autumn mornings recently, some beautiful crisp sunny mornings where the sun shines through the golden leaves; and some where the leaves are mushed on the ground and the rain falls constantly for days on end.

14/07/20

summer studying challenge 2: have your plans changed at all because of the pandemic?

YUP. i was meant to be at a space program at a university in june which got cancelled, me and my friends were going to go on a cycling holiday on a west coast island, and all in all i didn’t plan on feeling so down lmao!

last night i stayed up until 4am to watch for comet NEOWISE which i saw [first picture, faint smudge just above the tree in the centre] and was completely amazed by :D unfortunately i waited for three hours after seeing it to get a second look, but the clouds were very stubborn :( i am so tired today though lol

rules: answer 10 questions, then write 10 for the people you tag to answer!

@chazza-studies-alevels’s questions:

1. If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be and why?

oh, so many options. i think i would change how some ignorant people only see one correct way to live so that they are more open-minded.

2. What’s your favourite quality in yourself?

i’m a very determined person (eg right now i’m sitting at 1:30am waiting for clouds to pass so i can see a comet.)

3. What’s your favourite quality in other people?

loyalty and genuine kindness.

4. What’s something you wish you could do?

i wish i could play piano much better!

5. If you could live anywhere, where would you?

i would love to live in iceland

6. Who is your biggest inspiration and why?

in my personal life, both my grannies are my inspirations. but on a wider scale i look up to jessica meir and christina koch a lot, as well as alexandria ocasio-cortez and mae jemison.

7. Why did you choose your subjects/course?

physics, because i love space and understanding the world around me. maths, because it’s useful in physics and i love problem solving. chemistry, because i’m good at it and love understanding why things work. music performance, because i need a way to be creative and grow confidence!

8. What’s your favourite subject/pastime?

my favourite subject is physics (although currently we’re studying mechanics which i hate so maybe chemistry atm) and my favourite pastime is reading/cycling

9. If you could meet one person from history, who would it be and what would you say?

i’d love to meet mae jemison and tell her i think she is amazing and so so cool and a true hero of mine. OH or carrie fisher!! i’d tell her how much i loved princess leia as a little girl

10. What are you most grateful for in life?

i am so grateful to have grown up in a safe environment and have gone to a good school where i’ve had so many opportunities <3

my questions!

1. what did you want to be when you were a child?

2. describe your favourite teacher

3. if you could speak any language which would it be? why?

4. what colours do you associate with your classes?

5. what’s something that really annoys you?

6. what’s the best part of your classes?

7. what’s the worst part of your classes?

8. how many languages can you say ‘hello’ in?

9. do you write in pen or pencil?

10. what’s the worst book you’ve ever read?

i tag @stellar-kinematics @aztrolab @physics-studies @scrappaper

Where do you get all that energy from? Like you do so much a day?! Its really fascinating and i try to be as productive but i kinda just get about 2-3 things done a day. Keep it going! ^-^

this made me smile because i’ve only recently been motivated again after having a huge slump, academically and mentally, so i’ve really just been doing the things i enjoy! it’s much easier to get stuff done if you like doing it :)

(a lot of this recent motivation is because i’m going back to school next week and am having a sudden rush of trying to finish my summer goals lol)

chemistry revision & my great gran’s soup recipe <3

(ft my new technique of summarising each topic on a post-it note)

How the media depicts the Apollo 11 mission:

Actual quotes from the Apollo 11 mission: