Hey everyone! I thought I would write a fun post this week about my how I organize my desk so that it’s functional and aesthetic 🙂 Storage Containers: These are lifesavers—I have one storage container for all my school supplies…
Tag: organization
The Second-Last Week
I am generally a very last-minute person. However, doing everything last minute is not ideal when you’re abroad when the last thing you want is for your last week to go by in a flash. That is why I value…
Juggling Responsibilities, for Forgetful People
If I were to ever be picked up and interrogated by cops about what I did on a specific day at a specific time, I’d be in trouble big time. Most days, I can barely remember what I ate for…
Work-Life Balance on Exchange?
The term “Work-life balance” is increasingly used to describe a fully employed adult, who drudges through an 8-hour work day, but also is able to come home to spend time with their spouse and children. While I am FAR from…
Essays, (Research) Essays Everywhere
I am drowning in essays, every single word coming out of the pages of my novels and off of the multiple Microsoft Word documents I have open all at once. It…is…essay season! In all honesty, I don’t mind writing essays…
Google Calendar is My Life
Looking back on my (almost!) four years of university, I think I’m most proud of how much my time management skills have improved since high school. Part of it has been out of necessity — I’ve taken on far more…
Jump-start on Prepping for Exams
I know you just read that title and exclaimed, “Exams? Prep? Already?” But I checked my calendar and today is exactly three weeks until my first exam. Initially, I thought that sounded very far away from now as I still have final…
The Wonderful World of Bullet Journaling
For the past week, we’ve been talking about stress management. The thing is, stress and I don’t get along. At all. When stress strikes my first inclination is to climb under the covers and wait until whatever is freaking me…
The Frustration of Jigsaw Pieces: Perfecting Time Management Skills
As a child, I often tried to solve 1000-piece puzzles, and sometimes I lost patience and tried to jam a piece into the wrong area because it just didn’t fit. Obviously it didn’t work, and all I ended up with…
New Year, New Me (Hopefully)
Welcome Back U of T! The turkey has all been eaten, the sidewalks are icy, and the bookstore is busy again. It’s the beginning of a new semester which means it’s a fresh start – a clean slate to leave…