Sounds To Soothe Anxiety

link to my study tips series (strive-for-da-best)

I’m starting College in two months, and I have a lot of bookmarked websites and resources that I know will help me when I move out. I know for a lot of us, College seems light years away, but lemme tell you, it’s coming up fast. So without further ado, here is my college masterpost.

college in general!

tips for freshmen

a student’s guide to college

best apps for students

the “secret” to doing well in school

develop discipline

get stuff done!

how to be a successful student

tips from successful students

how to create structure in your life

how to choose your college major

should I double major?

11 tips about college they don’t tell you in high school

9 myths about college

how to conquer your freshmen fears

10 mistakes made by college students

4 tips for scheduling classes

food!

broke college kid recipes

college kid cookbook [pdf]

restaurant coupons [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]

official ramen website

100 dirt cheap college kid recipes

college recipes website

make food out of what you already have

recipes that take 30 minutes or less

study snacks

study snacks #2

how to save money when buying food

random college stuff!

rate my professors

online class schedule website

cargo collective

cupcake ipsum

final grade calculator

college dorm room stuff!

packing list

packing for college

dorm stuff for cheap

cutesy dorm stuff

how to make your dorm room cool

dorm organization

different ways to hang fairy lights

how to display polaroids/photos

textbooks!

online textbooks; mostly science and math

cookbooks to textbooks

business textbooks

reddit has some good textbook resources

bookboon

online math books

ebookee

freebookspot

free-eBooks

getfreebooks

bookfinder

oerconsortium

project gutenburg 

booksee

bookzz

textbook tips

cheap textbooks l x l x l x l 

research!

Wolfram/Alpha

american fact finder

internet public library

perfect for research site

encyclopedia.com

scholarpedia.com

google books

school stuff!

collaborate with others while studying

film school thesis generator

online whiteboard

inkflow visual notebook 

flashcards study helper

how to get and maintain good grades

Cornell note taking method

homework help

onenote

how to make organized notes

khan academy

organize your folders

group projects!

do group projects online together

public speaking tips

annoying powerpoint mistakes

Prezi

Emaze – similar to Prezi

Rawshorts – video presentation

studying!

get motivated to study

learning how to study

study hacks

manage your time while studying

Apps for Mac Users that help with studying

productivity tips

about power naps

studyblue.com

memorizing dates

make a good study guide

note-taking like a pro

how to pull an all-nighter

how to study like a Harvard student

writing essays!

how to write an essay

how to write an essay #2

writing checker

bibliography help l x l x l x l

essay typer

guide on punctuation

inflated/concise writing

BeeLine reader

ZenWriter

“avoid saying ‘very’”

word definition site

writing guide masterpost

written kitten

what makes a good essay

how to edit yourself

editing checklist

finals!

block distractors while studying

huge amount of resources while studying

finals survival guide

how to survive finals

exam survival guide masterpost

studying for an important exam

how to answer multiple choice tests

how to answer exam questions

how to be an effective test taker

how to win at finals

english!

cliffsnotes

sparknotes

no fear shakespeare

help you read l x l x l x l

how to take care of your books

math!

mathway

square root calculator

cubed root calculator

expression simplifier

help you with math

easy unit converter

any calculator you may need

algebra solver

scientific calculator

science and social studies!

all about space

animals

improve your geography knowledge

historical photos and stuff

symbols and meanings

genetics and evolution

lectures on everything

TED.com

AP Bio masterpost

money and budget!

the ultimate guide to saving for retirement

student loan debt article that’s really helpful

college investor website

budgeting website

scholarships masterpost

student loan calculator

what to buy each month of the year

how to coupon

what to do when you can’t pay your bills

is your cell phone bill too high?

how to save money

how to do taxes

discounts your student id can get you

pay off your student loans

places that give student discounts

7 money tips for college students

how to survive college on a budget

save your money on cords

how to balance a checkbook

travel!

check this website before booking your seat

student travel site

ultimate packing list

traveling for cheap

rate my study abroad

travel accessories

the best way to pack a suitcase

how to read a map

how to apply for a passport

travel budget calculator

should you travel abroad?

house!

what is a mortgage?

first apartment checklist

stuff nobody tells you about your first apartment

how to take care of a cactus

the care and keeping of plants

first apartment tips

moving out masterpost (might overlap some)

how to be an adult and take care of yourself!

how to grow the fuck up masterpost

how to avoid a hangover

8 ways to take care of yourself

how to organize your life

the first gynecologist exam

how to schedule a doctor’s appointment

what you should bring to every doctor’s appointment

how to pick a health insurance plan

a list of stress relievers

how to get free therapy

what to do if you get pulled over

list of crisis hotlines

15 things to keep in your car during the winter

hygiene/beauty masterpost

how to clean things up!

when to wash things

how to clean your bathroom

fabric care language

how to do laundry

organize your closet

how to fix a leaky faucet

how to keep a clean kitchen

how to remove stains from your carpet

career stuff!

resume cheat sheet

job prospects

time management

how to find the right career

how to do an interview

how to write a cover letter

ways to boost your resume without a job

how to boost your resume with stand-alone projects

10 skills to make you more employable

companies that hire felons

how to be a better person!

life tips

life tips for college

life tips for lazy people

read the news

leave your child traumas behind

how to lover yourself

100 life tips

how to boost your self-esteem

how to avoid asking for help

how to stop being a pushover

how to stop procrastinating

safety and well-being!

free online therapy

free condoms

HIV morning after pill

self-defense tips

safetrek app

kitestring app

creepface app

phone number for aggressive guys

easy self-defense tips

check the website security

how to deal with mental illness masterpost

stress analyst

stop paying so much for prescriptions

make your own makeup remover

self-harm recovery masterpost

tips for getting good sleep

tips for waking up better

dealing with the worst-case scenario

free pads and tampons

random things!

every time zone laid out for you

when should I go to bed?

keep your laptop in tip-top shape

makeup under $10

free online courses

free online courses #2

learn languages online for free

workout masterpost

fact check politicians

heimlich maneuver

DIY masterpost

buy a ton of candy in bulk

get your lenses cheap

An example of how I set up my bullet journal - a fancy page with an overview of to do list and column setup for detailed day to day tasks. Read more about how I use bullet journals here!

tips for treating yoself

body:

Exfoliate once or twice a week.

Let your vagina breathe - don’t wear underwear to bed unless you’re on your period.

Change your pad/tampon/etc at least twice a day.

Don’t wash up inside your vagina (aka douching) it will tip the pH balance in your vagina and you will end up with an infection, you can wash around your thighs/pubic area but that’s it, same applies with perfumes and other body cosmetics.

Use coconut oil its good for so many things!!

Use body butters after getting out of the shower.

Use tea-tree oil for pimples.

Use sunscreen!!!

For people with oily skin - use blotting paper around your eyes and in your T - zone.

Don’t squeeze/pick at pimples - the bacteria on your hands will only make them worse and will create more redness.

Always use moisturiser before applying makeup

When washing your vagina, lift up the clitoral hood and softly rub your finger along the hood to wipe away dead skin cells. If you end up masturbating, fuck it.

Hair:

Wash your hair every 2-3 days. Don’t wash every day because it will make your head dry, try dry shampoos instead.

Use conditioning treatments weekly in the summer to prevent your hair from losing it’s colour.

Brush your curls with your fingers to create a more tousled look.

Before blow drying your hair use volumizing spray or gel on your roots for more definition in your hair.

Use shampoos that are sulfate free as sulfates dry and damage your hair quicker.

If your hair is greasy avoid conditioning the roots, just the ends.

Trim your hair every 6-8 weeks so you have healthy hair and no damaged ends.

Use avacado oil on your hair in the winter to stop your hair from drying out.

Dry shampoo is also very good for volumizing your hair.

The best way to get rid of ingrown hair is to exfoliate.

Avoid dry shaving your pubes, this will cause redness and spots which are easily treated with hydrocortisone cream or aloe vera.

If you are to shave, use conditioner instead of shaving cream - you will get a smoother result - that goes for anywhere you shave.

If you have a big ole mess in your pants try trimming your bush before you shave/wax it.

Waxing HURTS so if you’re dealing with the burns then place a cold towel in the sore area and leave it for about 15 minutes and then apply aloe.

If you experience chest/breast hair the best thing to do is pluck the hairs, it’s painful but rewarding.

Makeup:

Clean your makeup brushes, regularly along with any other makeup appliances (beauty blenders, makeup pads) in a mix of warm water and a little bit of soap.

Use a blotting tissue and then add a small amout of cream concealer onto your eye makeup to prevent smudging.

Matte lipstick goes best with a shimmer eye makeup.

Wearing white eyeliner counteracts the redness in your eyes.

To make your cheekbones appear higher, use bronzer under the cheekbone and highlighter on the actual cheekbone.

In summer if you want to avoid caking yourself with foundation - use tinted moisturiser or BB cream instead.

Always wash your makeup off before going to bed, don’t leave it on.

Always make sure you blend your foundation so your neck isn’t a different colour to your face.

Clean your makeup bag out every once in a while and get rid of any products you don’t use - its cleaner, tidier and more hygienic. 

Always make sure you have tape and q-tips handy. Tape is great for a perfect winged eyeliner and q-tips are great for cleaning and tidying up those hard to reach areas.

Concealer works great for a base for your eye makeup as the makeup will stick to it. 

Using highlighter and illuminators on your cheekbones, browbone and cupid’s bow for a “dewy look”.

When using cream products like eyeshadow or blush - use translucent powder to set it in place.

Kat Von-D lipstick is blow job proof :)

Replace mascara and eyeliners every 3 months or so.

Don’t share makeup/appliances for your eyes, it may cause infections like conjunctivitis and maybe a sty.

Blot your lips after applying lipstick to avoid getting lipstick teeth. 

General:

Change your bra every 5-11 days.

Always make sure your feet are dry before putting on socks and shoes to prevent fungal infections.

Wash blood stained clothes in cold water with 2 tablespoons of salt.

Try your own homemade beauty recipes.

If you peel/lick your lips it will damage them, don’t do that.

Applying eye cream on the cuticles of your nails will make them stronger and healthier.

Always carry tampons/pads even when you’re not on your period, someone else might need them.

Clean out your purse!! Get rid of all that junk and you will thank yourself next time you’re looking for something.

Masturbate. Whenever you can, it’s rewarding and good for you. (yes girls masturbate too).

Always pee after sex/masturbation to help avoid getting a UTI.

Bio-oil is good for stretch marks (as well as loving them).

Save some nice underwear for yourself and just wear your dead old pants when you’re on your period.

Buy yourself some nice underwear/lingerie whenever you can. Make sure it’s 100% cotton though otherwise you can get a yeast infection.

Test yourself every once in a while for STDs. It’s necessary.

Carry a condom on you, it’s not just the guy’s responsibility.

Apply a damp tissue to blotchy, red skin after crying, it will make you look as if you haven’t been crying at all.

Don’t let boys ruin your day.

Use a paperclip to clip the back of your bra straps together to create a racerback bra.

Wrap a maxi pad or pantyliner around any poking underwires in your bra.

Wash your pillow case every 1-2 weeks to help prevent acne. 

Cucumbers are good for dark circles and puffy eyes just place a slice over your eyes and leave for about 15 minutes.

treat and love yourself and your body will reward you!!! 

Hi, everyone!! I’ve had a studyblr for about a week now and have already met so many kind, supportive people. I couldn’t be more thankful. That said, I really wanted to give back to such an amazing community! So here’s my first printable for you! 

It includes:

a 5AM-10PM schedule (for my early hustlers)

‘Top 3 Priorities’ + ‘Can Wait’ categories

a ‘To-Do’ list

Daily Goals, Notes, Doodles

a water tracker (stay hydrated, friends!)

10 Good Things (reflect back on your day and jot down the little things that made you happy even if your day wasn’t the greatest)

They’re available for download in PDF and PNG formats + in pink, blue, yellow, and white! I’ve also made a grid and grid-less version! 

Grid

Blue: pdf / png Pink: pdf / png White: pdf / png Yellow: pdf / png

No Grid

Blue: pdf / png Pink: pdf / png White: pdf / png Yellow: pdf / png

And here’s a link to the entire folder on my DropBox!

Please tag me with #arystudies or mention me if you use these!! I’d love to see them in action. :’) I’m also really curious to see what you all think of them, so please let me know!! 

Happy studying!  

Four rules for a disciplined life

(Credit to reddit user ryans01).

No zero days. ‘What’s a zero day? A zero day is when you don’t do a single fucking thing towards whatever dream or goal or want or whatever that you got going on. No more zeros. I’m not saying you gotta bust an essay out everyday, that’s not the point. The point I’m trying to make is that you have to make yourself, promise yourself, that the new SYSTEM you live in is a NON-ZERO system. Didn’t do anything all fucking day and it’s 11:58 PM? Write one sentence. One pushup. Read one page of that chapter. One. Because one is non zero.’

Be grateful to the three yous. ‘There’s the past you, the present you, and the future you. If you wanna love someone and have someone love you back, you gotta learn to love yourself, and the 3 you’s are the key. Be GRATEFUL to the past you for the positive things you’ve done. And do favours for the future you like you would for your best bro.’

Forgive yourself. ‘Maybe you got all the know-how, money, ability, strength and talent to do whatever is you wanna do. But lets say you still didn’t do it. Now you’re giving yourself shit for not doing what you need to, to be who you want to. Heads up champion, being disappointed in yourself causes you to be less productive. Tried your best to have a nonzero day yesterday and it failed? So what. I forgive you, previous self. I forgive you. But today? Today is a nonzero masterpiece to the best of my ability for future self. This one’s for you, future homes. Forgiveness man, use it. I forgive you. Say it out loud.’

Exercise and books. ‘Pretty standard advice but when you exercise daily you actually get smarter. When you exercise you get high from endorphins (thanks body). When you exercise you clear your mind. When you exercise you are doing your future self a huge favour. Exercise is a leg on a three legged stool. Feel me? As for books, almost every fucking thing we’ve all ever thought of, or felt, or gone through, or wanted, or wanted to know how to do, or whatever, has been figured out by someone else. Get some books.’ 

08•29•15 School Prep ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I don’t know about you guys, but I can’t wait for school to start! Spending this last week before school DIYing supplies, planning, organizing, and shopping. I hope you all enjoy your last week of summer, or if you’re already in school, good luck!

23/08/15 2:52 PM // reviewing this week’s tasks and adding some embellishments to the previous pages of my bullet journal. and yes, I do hold a pen like that ✒️

Are the habits you have today on par with the dreams you have for tomorrow?

Something my coach texted me today. She had no idea how much I needed to hear this (via chasingapr)

I’ve seen a lot of curious people wanting to dive into classical music but don’t know where to start, so I have written out a list of pieces to listen to depending on mood. I’ve only put out a few, but please add more if you want to. hope this helps y’all out. :)

stereotypical delightful classical music:

battalia a 10 in d major (biber)

brandenburg concerto no. 5

brandenburg concerto no. 3

symphony no. 45 - “farewell” (haydn)

if you need to chill:

rondo alla turca

fur elise

anitra’s dance

in the steppes of central asia (borodin) (added by viola-ology)

if you need to sleep:

moonlight sonata

swan lake

corral nocturne

if you need to wake up:

morning mood

summer (from the four seasons)

buckaroo holiday (if you’ve played this in orch you might end up screaming instead of waking up joyfully)

if you are feeling very proud:

pomp and circumstance

symphony no. 9 (beethoven; this is where ode to joy came from)

1812 overture

symphony no. 5, finale (tchaikovsky) (added by viola-ology)

american (dvořák)

if you feel really excited:

hoedown (copland)

bacchanale

spring (from the four seasons) (be careful, if you listen to this too much you’ll start hating it)

la gazza ladra

death and the maiden (schubert)

if you are angry and you want to take a baseball bat and start hitting a bush:

dance of the knights (from the romeo and juliet suite by prokofiev)

winter, mvt. 1 (from the four seasons)

symphony no. 10 mvt. 2 (shostakovich)

symphony no. 5 (beethoven)

totentanz (liszt)

quartet no. 8, mvt. 2 (shostakovich) (added by viola-ology)

young person’s guide to the orchestra, fugue (britten) (added by iwillsavemyworld)

if you want to cry for a really long time:

fantasia based on russian themes (rimsky-korsakov)

adagio for strings (barber)

violin concerto in e minor (mendelssohn)

aase’s death

andante festivo

if you want to feel like you’re on an adventure:

an american in paris (gershwin)

if you want chills:

danse macabre

russian easter overture

if you want to study:

eine kleine nachtmusik

bolero (ravel)

serenade for strings (elgar)

scheherazade (rimsky-korsakov) (added by viola-ology)

pines of rome, mvt. 4 (resphigi) (added by viola-ology)

if you really want to dance:

capriccio espagnol (rimsky-korsakov)

blue danube

le cid (massenet) (added by viola-ology)

radetzky march

if you want to start bouncing in your chair:

hopak (mussorgsky)

les toreadors (from carmen suite no.1)

if you’re about to pass out and you need energy:

hungarian dance no. 1

hungarian dance no. 5

if you want to hear suspense within music:

firebird

in the hall of the mountain king

ride of the valkyries

night on bald mountain (mussorgsky) (added by viola-ology)

if you want a jazzy/classical feel:

rhapsody in blue

if you want to feel emotional with no explanation:

introduction and rondo capriccioso

unfinished symphony (schubert)

symphony no. 7, allegretto (beethoven) (added by viola-ology)

canon in d (pachelbel)

if you want to sit back and have a nice cup of tea:

st. paul’s suite

concerto for two violins (vivaldi)

l’arlésienne suite

pieces that don’t really have a valid explanation:

symphony no. 40 (mozart)

cello suite no. 1 (bach)

polovtsian dances

enigma variations (elgar) (added by viola-ology)

perpetuum mobile

pieces that just sound really cool:

scherzo tarantelle

dance of the goblins

caprice no. 24 (paganini)

new world symphony, allegro con fuoco (dvorak) (added by viola-ology​)

if you feel like listening to concertos all day (I do not recommend doing that):

concerto for two violins (bach)

concerto for two violins (vivaldi)

violin concerto in a minor (vivaldi)

violin concerto (tchaikovsky) (added by iwillsavemyworld)

cello concerto in c (haydn)

piano concerto, mvt. 1 (pierne) (added by iwillsavemyworld)

harp concerto in E-flat major, mvt. 1 (added by iwillsavemyworld)

and if you really just hate classical music in general:

4′33″ (cage)

a lot of these pieces apply in multiple categories, but I sorted them by which I think they match the most. have fun exploring classical music!

also, thank you to viola-ology and iwillsavemyworld for adding on! if you would like to add on your own suggestions, please reblog and add on or message me so I can give you credit for the suggestion!