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tips for new runners

ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE A NEW RUNNER! you cannot expect 60 mile weeks and sub-7 minute miles off the bat; it takes time

get fitted for shoes at a running specialty store!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (please do this, if not for your poor little feet, do it for me). then if they’re too expensive, find them cheaper online at a website like 6pm or roadrunnersports (obviously support the store if you can because running stores are the bomb and they took the time to help you, but if you truly can’t splurge like that i feel you) – keep in mind to ask about student/any discounts that may be available to you!

be consistent and patient

BUILD A BASE! before you try to ramp up mileage or speed. once you’re ready to do that: pick one at a time to focus on. 

replace your shoes every 300-400 miles or so

if you chafe, get body glide. it looks like deodorant but you can rub it anywhere and it’s basically magic

water is very important

stretching is also important

foam rollers are worth the investment

if you’re doing long runs you need fuel, try gels or bars or bananas, whatever you can stomach… some people even just have a mini candy bar or something! and carbs the night/day before long runs are good

try and eat within 30 minutes of your run, even just a small snack

you don’t have to start off running full marathons in your first few years as a runner. put in your dues, a 5k you worked for is just as impressive

not every run is going to be fun/easy/etc. in fact: some runs are going to suck!

mix up your workouts; do not do the same thing everyday. 2-3 hard workouts a week combined with 2-3 other runs is plenty

if you want to up your mileage, just do it. include longer, slower runs into your routine

if you want to get faster, do repeats (400m, 800m, 1 mile, etc.), fartleks, hill repeats, tempo runs, etc.

recovery is just as important as effort. rest if your body seems to need it

ice baths. if you’re training intensely you should get used to them

logging your miles can be a great way to keep track and stay motivated, but if you’re not super serious about running don’t worry about it if you’re not feeling doing that

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DORM SHOPPING + MOVING IN MASTERPOST

WHERE TO SHOP

GOOD WILL - The thing about Good Will is they often receive large donations from local stores such as Target when target can’t sell excess products. I’ve found brand new bedding sets, lamps, and plates and bowls specifically from Target’s college line at Good Will for SUPER cheap.

TARGET - Target has some of the best sales on dorm products that I’ve been able to find. During school sales season they typically have floor lamps for about 10$, mirrors for 7$, sales on chairs and beanbags, and fairly decent prices on most of their other products.

WALMART - Walmart has similar sales to Target. I prefer Target, but you can get some items pretty cheap if you keep an eye out for the sales.

KMART - Kmart is a dump and I hate shopping there, but they usually have really good sales on school supplies to try and attract business.

AMAZON - Amazon is a great resource to buy anything you forget since you get a free amazon prime trial with a .edu email address, meaning you get free two day shipping.

PACKING + SOME PRODUCTS I USE AND RECOMMEND

BEDDING

Comforter (x)

Pillows

Pillow cases

Sheets

Mattress pad (x)

FOOD RELATED

Tupperware containers (x)

Plates, bowls, cups, utensils

Can opener

Oven mitt

TOILETRIES

Shower caddy

Shampoo + Conditioner

Toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, mouthwash

Soap

Towels x2

Washcloths

Shower shoes

Razors + shaving creme

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

Backpack

Laptop/tablet (we use 13 inch MacBooks)

Pens, pencils, highlighters

Binders

Loose leaf paper

Notebooks

Stapler

Hole puncher

Flashdrive

Scissors

Tape

LAUNDRY

Hamper/laundry bag (x)

Detergent

Fabric softener

Quarters for laundry

FURNITURE

Desk lamp

Floor lamp (x)

Area rug

Box Fan

Chair

Full-length mirror (x)

TV

DVD player

HEALTH / RANDOM

Any medications you take

Aspirin

Bandaids

Tissues

Cough drops

Q Tips

Disinfecting spray

Cleaning wipes

Paper towels

MISC

Umbrella

Rain boots

Water bottle (x)

Slippers

Chargers

Extension cord

Command strips (the velcro ones work best) (x)

Posters

TIPS FOR MOVING IN

Don’t bring too much storage - If you don’t need a tote or storage container to pack, you probably won’t need it in your dorm room. 

If you rented a U-Haul to move in, you probably brought too much. 

Don’t be afraid to send things home with your parents when you move in if you realize you don’t have room for them/won’t use them.

Don’t buy food until you get into the town of your university - Unless the area around your school is completely barren, you should wait until you get in town or after you move in; it will save space in the car and prevent any food from going bad.

Don’t expect to hang things on your wall immediately - Since move-in is typically in August, it’s going to be really hot. This might prevent things from sticking to your walls if you’re trying to hang things up. There’s not really much you can do about it, but I found that the velcro command strips do a pretty good job of keeping things to the wall.

Keep your door open during move in weekend - This will make you seem approachable so you can meet the other people on your floor.

OTHER LINKS

Living with a roommate

Bed Bath and Beyond dorm checklist

Things to expect when you first start college

Back to school masterpost

Dorm shipping 101

Cheap school supplies

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I am a priority My spirit is a priority My body is a priority My time is a priority My goals are a priority My dreams are a priority I matter And the things I care about matter

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DIY:

Natural Strips To Remove Blackheads

Mask For Blacheads and Pimples + Tips

Natural Deodorant

Yoga Mat Cleaner, for Every Kind Of Yogi

DIY: Homemade Moisturizer

YOGA:

How Yoga Works + 101 Benefits

How I lost 31 Pounds Without Rebounging

Love Yourself Without Worrying About Your Body Size

How to get through your yoga challenge? 

31 Day Weight Loss Challenge + flexibility & Strength

Are You Eating?

10 Days Smoothie Challenge | FREE RECIPES + DETOX PROGRAM

Your Own Yoga Journal

Avoid Wrist Pain

Poses, How to:

Downward Facing Dog

Upward Facing Dog

Upward-Facing Open Angle Pose

Gate Pose

Lifted gate pose

Revolved Wide Legged Standing Forward Fold

Camel one legged pose

Seated wide angle forward fold

Half Standing Split

High lunge twisted

Funky Dolphin pose

One Handed Tiger Pose

One legged big toe bow pose

Extended Warrior Pose

Deep forward fold (Padahastasana) Standing Forward Bend Pose

Side plank with tree pose.

Wild Thing Pose

Standing Mermaid Pose!

Chair/Revolved Chair & Chair One Leg Pose

Camel Pose

Bow Pose

Guides/ Sequence

Beginners: Where to start?

Warm Up for Beginners

Flexibility guide for Beginners

Sequence for back flexibility/ pain

Tips And Sequence For PMS

5 Sequences That Your Digestive System Will Love!

Release Those Hamstrings

Guide for Confidence & Strength

Yoga for when you feel sick or tired

Guide for Tight Hips

Yogi, WAKE UP!

Yoga for work

Good Night Insomnia

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Unfuck tomorrow morning

Wash the dishes in your sink

Get your outfit for tomorrow together, including accessories

Set up coffee/tea/breakfast

Make your lunch

Put your keys somewhere obvious

Wash your face and brush your teeth

Take your medication/set out your meds for the morning

Charge your electronics

Pour a little cleaner in the toilet bowl (if you don’t have pets or children or sleepwalking adults)

Set your alarm

Go to bed at a reasonable hour

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Do you know where I could create a class schedule for my upcoming classes? Like an excel template or something?

hey! i hope some of these help… if not let me know!!

here’s a template you can copy on excel + steps on how the planning process works

how to make your own templates on excel AND where to find pre-made class schedule templates on excel

templates you can download:

customizable yearly schedule (when i downloaded it, it was stuck in 2014, but you can easily change it to 2015 and the calendars + dates will shift!) (this is more for planning out your academic calendar)

more class schedule templates

check out pinterest if you want inspiration on customizing your class schedule. this post is also a great guide…. it’s for study guides but you can make it work for excel :)

hopefully these links work! if not, send me another ask and i can compile more templates for you!

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So the one thing I least expected about the fitness community is how much everyone loves food. I thought food would be heavily de-emphasized, but everyone seems to love to eat! Which is great! I love to eat! It’s just about healthy choices, not deprivation. And man, this makes me feel SO much better!

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How to Take Notes: from a Textbook

(Be sure to change the post type from link to text post when you reblog, if that’s what you want to do)

This method is best suited for textbook or article notes, and is a version of revised notes. It is also well suited for books you plan on returning to the bookstore or books you have rented, as it does not involve writing directly in the book itself.

First, you’ll need to find a notebook, and the pens you like the best. My favorite notebooks to work with for note-taking, especially for my “revised” notes, are the Moleskine, hard or soft cover, in size extra large. For this specific class (Intro to Gender and Women’s Studies), I decided that lined pages would suit my needs better. For my math, engineering, and science classes, I usually opt for squared paper, as I draw in lots of diagrams and graphs.

My favorite pens ever are Staedtler Triplus Fineliners, so even though they show through the pages a little bit, I still choose to use them. I just love the way they write. I usually write out my notes themselves with a Pilot G2 05 with black ink, as it writes with a finer line and doesn’t bleed through quite as much.

I usually try to set up my notebooks about a week or so before class starts, that way it’s ready to go on my first day of class.

You’ll want to start off by setting up your notebook. On my first page, I put my course code for my university, as well as the course title.

Next, and this is perfectly optional (I just like the way it makes the book look, especially at the end of the semester), I include some sort of related quote to the course. For my engineering courses (which are related to my major), I put a different quote at the beginning of each section. But as this is a two-month long course during the summer, I opted for one quote by Mohadesa Najumi at the beginning of my book.

Next I set up my table of contents and include a page with basic course information. As this course is all online, my course information just included the start and end dates of the course, what time content is posted and on what day, and the name of my professor. For my usual courses, I will include the days of the week the class meets on and where, TA names and contact info, as well as posted office hours for my professors and TAs and tutoring hours either in the library or in the College of Engineering.

Next is one of the things I’m most proud of.

While I religiously use my Erin Condren planner to map out my days, weeks, and months, I have found throughout my college experience that including monthly views for the months my class ranges has been helpful. This way, there’s no sifting through the multiple colors I have in my planner, and everything related to that class is in the same notebook.

On this calendar I include start dates of the class, the end date, the dates of exams or quizzes, assignment deadlines, office hours, etc.

For this course, as I just started a few days ago, I don’t have a lot of dates or information, so my calendars are still very empty.

Next up I go to my weekly overview. At the beginning of each week, I set up a weekly layout, and I include a list of assignments, tests, quizzes, tasks, projects, etc that need my attention throughout the week, and I place the days I plan on doing them or the days they need turned in onto the weekly layout.

Now you’re finally ready to get into taking the notes.

Gather your book, some sticky notes, and your favorite pen or pencil.

I color code my stickies so that the “revision” process later goes a bit smoother. In this case, I’m using blue to denote something interesting, intriguing, or thought provoking, greenish-yellow to represent the facts or important concepts, and pink for important vocabulary words and their definitions.

Read the selection once.

As you read along the second time, write notes on your stickies, and place them in a place of relevance directly on the page in the book. Just make sure you don’t cover up anything you need to keep reading.

Now, once you’ve read all the material in questions (you can choose to break it up however you want, but since Chapter 1 was assigned for the week, I’ve elected to break it into chapters), carefully remove your stickies one by one and lay them out on a flat surface. This is when having a separate color for vocab can be helpful, as I sometimes put all of my vocab at the beginning or end of a section, especially if the section of reading was particularly large.

Organize your stickies in an order that makes sense to you, and use this order as your basis for transferring those notes into your notebook. The order you choose can just be lumping them under similar headings. Some classes even lend themselves to a nice chronological order. Whatever you choose, just make sure it’s something that will make sense to you when you come back to it in the end.

Okay so up there I wasn’t following my own advice, I just thought I would include the picture because my handwriting looks nice…

Now organize the stickies!

Now you just start writing everything from the stickies into your notebook. I like to take each category or subgroup and put them in the book on the facing page, then put them back in my textbook as I finish with each post it.

Moving on to the next category.

Before you know it, you’ve written all of your stickies into your notebooks.

Now you’re revved up and ready to go. You can either keep going and make a note summary page (which I’ll show you next week), or you can leave it. These will also be helpful when reviewing for tests and quizzes. You can highlight or underline, or use even more stickies (which is what I usually do) as you review.

Well, that’s all I have for you right now. Happy studying!

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Bullet journalling along with musicology analysis and tea. Don’t forget the tea in the bomb.com Starbucks mug.

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AYYYYY today i present to u: a guide to annotating + reading text :]

methods:

fiction vs. nonfiction

3 different approaches

reading strategies

tips + tricks: ap lit, etc.

reading critically [how to]

slightly varied method

how 2 read @ textbook

another approach

visually appealing way

colors:

post its + highlighters

cute graph paper key

how 2 color code notes

v detailed color index

color coding example

+example of a key

only highlighters index

+ masterposts!!!

productive summers

succeed @ school

ap world history

web resources

ap psychology

bullet journals

ace ur exams

stress reliefs

essay writin

printables

sat help

hope this was helpful to someone!!! xoxo sareena

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May 4th 1:49 pm. Study setting. Lemon detox water is amazing. 🍋

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Alternatives to Comfort Eating

Paint your nails

Go for a walk

Read a chapter of a book

Watch an episode of your favourite comedy

Clean your room

Take a bath

Write in a journal

Browse your favourite tumblrs

Make a playlist of your favourite songs and listen to it

Build a blanket fort

Meditate

Buy a listography book and complete a list

Start a craft project

Bake something healthy

Talk to a friend

Dye your hair

Make a cup of tea

Colour in a colouring book

Dance

Make a list of things to do that week

Play a game on your phone

Go for a nap