theunichronicles

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No post today. Spent the day out for my boyfriends birthday and am leaving for a couple days tomorrow evening to watch a show together. I really do have so much work to get on with, don’t worry 😭. But times like these take priority 🫶.

I hope everyone’s having a wonderful Christmas break

Very 2000s Christmas 🩵

❄️DAY 14 OF PRODUCTIVITY❄️

🤍 Visited my mum

🤍 Wrapped gifts to pop under our tree

🤍 Spent time hanging out with our dog

🤍 Made my boyfriends birthday card

🤍 Organised my Christmas revision schedule

Checked if my grades were up 100000 times today as if it had changed 😂. I’m too impatient for this!

❄️DAY 13 OF PRODUCTIVITY❄️

🤍 2 loads of washing down

🤍 Planned my boyfriends birthday celebration

🤍 Submitted the physical chem data sheet I’d finished Friday

🤍 Emptied my kitchen cupboards of empty sauces/boxes etc

My flatmate and I are both still really sick so mostly sleeping and looking after one another ❤️. Tonsillitis haunts me.

❄️DAY 12 OF PRODUCTIVITY ❄️

🤍 Finally got all my Christmas shopping done

🤍 Cleaned the kitchen ready to move home for Christmas

🤍 Used up the rest of my groceries

Just taking time after deadlines to do something else for a change

May have slept an entire day after all my deadlines. Really needed the rest I suppose 😂.

Reminder that working through burnout is not possible and you do need that rest.

❄️DAY 11 OF PRODUCTIVITY❄️

🤍 Math exam taken

🤍 Polymer exam taken

🤍 Lab data analysed and submitted

🤍 Final lab analysis portfolio submitted

It’s been a busy week but I’m so ready for the holiday. Had to pull out an all-nighter to get my portfolio finished once and for all. No matter how well I thought I was doing, it just seemed like the workload was growing for it. I definitely plan to be better prepared next time and want to start doing more regular drafts so it isn’t so rushed.

Pizza and sleep time.

Studied so hard I forgot to post, so I’ll just continue the days from here. More days the better!

DAY 10 OF PRODUCTIVITY

🤍 Studied for my maths in chemistry exam (tomorrow)

🤍 Completed all the math mock exams

🤍 Studied for my polymer exam (tomorrow)

🤍 Worked on my analytical portfolio due for Wednesday

Took a nap halfway through today. I think my brain was just so exhausted that I genuinely couldn’t keep my eyes open.

Lunch break! Take time to refuel ❤️

Little 4am session to complete my math workbooks. Just a recap of all the a level math for chemistry we might be needing over the next 3 years.

6/6 completed ✔️

❄️DAY 9 OF PRODUCTIVITY❄️

Lovely visit to the library with my friend to finish up my Wednesday reports after a long train journey. Not sure if I was annoying the lady next to me on the train while working on my laptop but she kept making awful faces at me 🥲.

🤍Finished my physical chemistry lab report

🤍Completed my data sheet from Friday’s practical. My results are a little strange but hopefully that’ll be more to talk about in my report.

🤍Finished my next tutorial, bar one super annoying question that I’ll need to work on.

🤍Spent some quality time catching up with my friend.

I’ve gotten another cold again so went straight to bed after the library and feel like I’ve been sleeping forever.

From one burnt out student to another

This semester has been an absolute nightmare for me, so welcome to the resulting post where I try to help other people who are in the same boat!

How about we run through a quick list together, okay?

Unclench your jaw, relax your shoulders, relax your face, unclench your fists

Are you sitting in the shape of a C right now? *hitting you with a broom* straighten your back out!!

Maybe get up and stretch while you're at it!

Have you taken your meds today? If not, go get 'em.

Have you eaten enough today? Coffee/energy drinks are not a meal!!

What have you eaten today? Do you need to get something to snack on?

Have you had any water today?

Do you need to rest? There is NO shame in taking a nap or relaxing. If someone does shame you, send them my way

How long has it been since you moved from where you are right now? Maybe move to another room if you can.

How long has it been since you looked away from your screen? Take a little 5-10 minute break to rest your eyes :)

How long has it been since you've showered? (No shame in this one either, it's okay if you can't do it. You're not judged here.)

Do you need to get into some fresh, comfy clothes?

If the weather in your area will allow it, can you open a window or go sit outside?

Affirmations:

My grades do not define me

I am more than a grade/a gpa

I am allowed to make mistakes

I am allowed to rest

Taking breaks is necessary for my well being

This semester/school year will not last forever

It's okay to take time for myself

I do not need to be productive all the time

I am capable

I am smart

I do not need to perform to perfection all the time

My mental/physical/spiritual/emotional health is more important than school

It is okay to ask for help

Asking for help does not make me weak or less capable

Assignments should not be valued over sleep/food/self care

If you have the energy, maybe try some of these:

Reach out to a friend/family member/mutual

Change your sheets

Take your trash out

Pick stuff up off the floor if there is anything

Do your dishes/run the dishwasher

Do a load of laundry/put any clothes away

Journal

Schedule any needed doctor's/dentist's/therapy appointments

Leave your home for a little bit

Go do something you enjoy

Create something

Go for a walk

Cook your favorite meal

You are doing amazing, and I'm so proud of you. You can and will get through this. You're not alone <3

As always, please feel free to reach out or send me an ask if you need someone to talk to!

Goals girly

day 97/100

y'all we did it, i studied almost 11 hrs today 😞✊🏻 i've been trying to find this momentum for so so long, let's hope it stays, tomorrow though, i have an event to attend during the evening hours so i dont think i'd be able to do as much, but i'll try to maximise as much as i can.

here's the to-do for tomorrow:

probability lect 3 + problem sheet + begin previous year problems sheet

chemical bonding lect 3 + problem sheet

electromagnetic induction revision + solve 48 marked questions

read textbook for periodic properties + alter notes accordingly

alternating current notes rev

Cramming for finals season and remember that there are no final exams in Gaza because of the Israel US led genocide against the Palestinian people.

The specific targeting of educators and academic institutions has devastated the surviving student population. The study community must Free Palestine🩷📚

❄️DAY 8 OF PRODUCTIVITY❄️

Another cold day, but has anyone else noticed the physical temperature change travelling from north to south England? I can instantly feel the chill when I step off that train.

🤍Currently writing my physical chemistry report due in for Wednesday, whilst watching some random movies to procrastinate of course. Introduction and theory ✔️

🤍Done some more house hunting for next year. Rent prices are really gonna kill me.

🤍Cooked a balanced dinner (really been struggling with this lately).

🤍Made some time to restore some vintage my little ponies! I feel like I’ve really abandoned my hobbies since moving back to uni so it’s nice to set aside some time for this.

💙DAY 7 OF PRODUCTIVITY💙

Took the train home and got a good 3 hours of work in. One more lab report done and loads to go. Our puppy was happy to see me though so makes it all worth it!

❤️DAY 6 OF PRODUCTIVITY❤️

I’ll be honest, today was a bit of a miss. Went to another viewing and then off to spoons for my friends birthday!

I’ll count having to tidy our kitchen 🤣.

🤍❄️

Lately

❄️DAY 5 OF PRODUCTIVITY❄️

Got my room clean today for viewings to come in later. Had way too many dishes piling up so glad this motivated me to get them out the way. Working from bed today but getting plenty of lecture notes done.

Just couldn’t bring myself to go out in the cold to the library.

Hope everyone’s having a fantastic day! 🫶

🤍DAY 4 OF PRODUCTIVITY🤍

Finally finished and handed in my report! Praying that it’s all good because I really put my heart and soul into it. Went to 4 house viewings today for next year and about to get some lecture notes done while watching the new season of greys anatomy.

Hope everyone’s staying warm!

Hear me out…

the way dark mode looks on word.

❄️DAYS 2+3 OF PRODUCTIVITY❄️

Apologies for the missed post. I haven’t gone anywhere.

Time has flown by. Still working on this lab report it would seem as my numbers are just not adding up.

Looking at it with fresh eyes today so have decided to redo my calculations and fix this. Also didn’t make it into uni so have caught up on any lectures I missed.

Wish me luck 😭.

Really want to try the 30 days of productivity challenge with December deadlines coming up and plenty still to do.

❄️DAY 1 OF PRODUCTIVITY❄️

Tea made in the eras tour mug of course!

As of today, I’m completely caught up on my lectures and am finally finishing my lab report due this week. It’s a long one but I’ll be so glad to have done it by the end of today.

Will be going out to town tonight to relax before the real work starts tomorrow.

Late night session. Library closed at 2am so off to finish my lectures at home.

Food ordered, time to lock in for the night and get these notes done

hey man i'm going on vacation for 86 yoctoseconds can you watch my pet hydrogen-5 isotope while i'm gone

❄️First snow on campus❄️

gentle reminder you can rise up from everything. you can recreate yourself. nothing is permanent. you are not stuck. you have choices. you can think new thoughts. you can learn something new. you can create new habits. all that matters is that you decide today and never look back.

Mondays spending:

Little stock up of some of the favourites. £15 spent at Tesco.

Tuesday:

50p on a meal deal with my Tesco voucher 🥹.

Wednesday:

Nothing

Thursday:

£17.85, take out from Fat Hippo (BEST vegan burgers)

Friday:

Nothing

Total: £33.35