MY ENDLESS LIST OF GRATITUDE #22

This little feature on my blog which I've started already a while ago is very neglected and I feel very bad about it. I can't fully comprehend that one full week of the new year has passed and I'm once again in the glorious (not so much) period of the exams. So this week was fully spent in the library from the day through night, thank God this place is so beautiful, it really helps with studying for 12 hours every day. Dedication much, if I do say so myself. I have this little period of madness up until the 19th of January, so I better prepare myself emotionally and physically. This was also very snowy week and one day me and my best friend took a very cold walk in the park just to take pictures of the beautiful nature. We got cold, but who cares, it was really worth it! I am not the fan of winter and probably won't ever be, but this beautiful snow that we've had lately has been really helping with the waiting for the Spring. Yup, I'm already waiting for the Spring to come, I said I'm not the fan of the winter and Spring has always been my favorite season.
I'm very happy to continue this feature on my blog and from this year I'm changing it a little bit and will be posting this list of gratitude on Fridays, so that my weekends would be left free, because let's be honest, weekends are mostly spent just chilling and not doing anything too important.

♥ This is that amazing library from the future where I've been spending all my time at.

♥ Our Winter looks gorgeous lately. It's freezing as well and it's not so fun to be outside but the nature really looks like from the wonderland.

♥ I've started my new gratitude jar for 2015 and I'm very glad to see it slowly filling up with little papers. I had a very nice time reading all of these little papers with my memories written all over them at the end of 2014 and I decided to continue this little project of gratitude for this new year as well.

♥  I have a new ritual in my life - every day before I go to bed I write in these notebooks and they are all for a different thing - questions and answers, gratitude journal or just for a simple journal session if I feel like it. Yes, I know I'm probably seem a little bit crazy but I've always had a thing for notebooks and I love putting my thoughts down on paper before I go to sleep.

 

♥ I realized I probably never showed my beloved bed here! It's huge, it's very comfy and cozy and I love it! Sometimes it's really tempting to spend my whole day just sitting up there really cozy while it's so cold outside. 

HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR EXAMS

[weheartit]

Most of you are probably still in this not very pleasant beginning of the summer while taking your exams. I am one of you, I still have 3 more left and I'm done with 2. So here are my tips that help me to survive this crazy period :

1.Stay hydrated.  

When you drink enough water throughout the day, your brain can function properly and when your body is dehydrated, you can feel tired and really lacking energy.

2.Get enough sleep.  

Especially try to sleep enough on the night before your exam. When you feel tired, it is going to be very difficult for you to stay concentrated and you really need that when you are taking exams. 

3.Don't study too much.  

The day before exam try to study the least possible. You can‘t get all the information just on the last day or night. It is better to have a day off studying.

4. Organize. 

Make lists of all the things you need to do. When you can tick the things from your list, you will get that great feeling of accomplishment. Also, that can really help manage your time when you see all the things written down. 

5. Expect the best. 

Write down on the paper the mark you expect to get but try to be realistic. Every time you study look at that paper and remember why you are studying so hard. I really trust this method – on my senior year in high school I kept a little paper with all the marks I wanted to get from exams – I couldn't believe it when almost all the marks turned out to be exactly what I wrote :)

6. Have little breaks. 

You must have breaks. I try to have one every hour at least because it‘s impossible to stay concentrated for the longer time. Use this time for something that makes you happy – watch an episode of TV series, read something fun, go out for a while to distract. Also, breaks shouldn‘t be longer than studying time :)

7. Look nice on the exam day

When you go to exam wear something you really love, so that you could comfortable and feel pretty. 

8. Concentrate. 

Turn off all the distractions, try not to check Facebook, don‘t surf the Internet, try to wait until your break time is up and you can do that then. 

9. Reward yourself.  

Most importantly You have to give yourself an award after the long day of studying or after your exam. That doesn't have to be anything expensive, just something that you really like. I, for example, bought myself some beautiful peonies after my exam this morning.

10. Red.  

People say that red color brings luck. I always try to have something red with me when I'm taking exam. It can be anything – red nail polish, red earrings, red lipstick or even red underwear – everything counts :))

I always look at this quote before taking my exam. I don't really remember where I found it but it really helps me. 

Take a deep breath. Relax. Be calm. Let it go. You'll be fine. It's only a final. Do your best and then let it be. Just think : by this point it's almost over. 

Good luck everyone!