#i'll either shower twice a day for 20 minutes each or not shower for a week

[juliamccartney]

why can my brain not be Normal about things

[pbandjesse]

Im having a nice night. Today has been good. Im hanging out alone at home right now. James is at a party. I decided to chill here. I hope he is having fun.

I slept alright last night and felt cute this morning. Me and James biked together to the museum. Which half stresses me out but was still nice. He had made me breakfast to take with me. And that was an excellent decision because there was a marathon that was making everything very difficult. James left me at the museum so he could go on a long bike ride. And i went inside.

There was a lot of trouble with staff not being able to get to the museum. But we made it work. No one else could get to us either. So it was quiet for the most part.

Everyone complimented my outfit today. The volunteer, Scott, said i looked very professional. James said it looked beautiful while I was biking.

I spent some time working on figuring out a commission sheet. Since people are interested in my Furby sculptures now I got to figure out how to charge for them. I came up with a base price and kind of an add-on situation that at Max one would cost $20. And that's if you get everything. So I finished that colored it and stuff and then put it up on my Instagram. I also made an example post showing what different types would look like. What you would get and what the prices would be. So far I've had three people contact me with definite sand to contact me with possibly buying the ones that I made as examples. So it's exciting. I still got to figure out the whole shipping thing. But so far so good.

I had a nice morning now. Hanging out with Kaitlyn and then Brandon was running the last weekend workers. And they were making sculptures out of found object which of course is my thing so I made some little wire animals to put on the table. And then I mostly just hung out in the print shop.

Are volunteer went home at noon and I decided I was going to play with some of the decorative blocks. I found shapes I liked and I picked out some letters and I use the proof process to make some copies of funny logo. Just trying stuff out. But that allowed me to be able to talk to people about type and type setting. Show them how it worked and that was a lot of fun. I had one guy with a little girl who had lots of questions it was really fun to explain things to her. It also helped me kind of breakdown the ideas into better examples. And then later on in the day Brandon brought her over to the break room to energize her to me because he gave her the wire sculptures and she wanted to meet who made them. So it was really cool getting to interact with her twice. She was really sweet.

Around 1:30 I went over to the shopping center to finally get batteries from the dollar store and get some nachos for lunch. When I got back to the museum I put the batteries in the Furby keychain and my pocket Pikachu. And they both work. I'm very excited. The Furby has a very deep voice which is really funny. And the Pikachu works very well as pedometer but is all in Japanese. I did not consider that. Still exciting and still works. I'll figure it out.

I only gave one tour today. It was at 2:45 and it was to the nicest family. We ended up having a very long conversation about the African-American story and how we can talk about it a little bit deeper at the Museum. And they just seemed really excited about all the history and stuff I got to teach them. It was really fun. My throat did hurt at the end of the tour because I talked a lot and it wasn't even just my regular tour it was just conversation all is well and that was really nice but it did make it long.

But we finished up and I got out of there around 4. The bike ride home was long and hot. But I got back here and ran into our neighbors and they asked if we could maybe water their plants. And that's really how you make friends. Watering each other's plants.

I got upstairs and I didn't feel so good. I was dehydrated and overheated to the point I had goosebumps. So I went to go take a shower. And I felt better after that. Marginally. I laid in dad for a while. I talked to James a little. I was thinking about going to the party but I didn't want to take Lightrail and then walk 20 minutes. I had too long a day. I'm glad that he's going to go have fun with his friends. And then we have today off tomorrow we're going to go to the state fair. And that will be a lot of fun.

I worked in my studio a little bit. Cleaned. And now I'm just chilling with sweet pea. I did some organizing of my clothes. Mr will came and fixed the closet door so it's not falling off anymore so that was nice. And it made it a lot easier for me to go through and take some stuff out but some new stuff up. I just want to wear more doll clothes. Hopefully soon. I can't believe it's the last day of August. I hope you all have a great night tonight. Take care of each other. Sleep well.

[medcury]

Hi, I'm brazilian too but I'll ask you in English so more people can read it ! How is your study routine right now? How many hours per day, and how many days per week, how much time you dedicate to theory and to doing exercises... Things like that. I just started studying for next year's enem and I'll be trying to get into either nursing or medicine, but I love to check on other students' routines to see if I can improve mine in any way. Oh, and is it your first enem this year?

Hello, that’s very nice of you! One thing you need to know beforehand is that I was actually in college during the first semester (majoring in chemical engineering) and that’s the reason why I did not sign up for enem, and also why I am currently going to nocturnal classes: it was the only time with available spots in prep courses. That being said, I will try my best to explain how I’ve been studying, so let’s go.

I often wake up at 7:30am, make my breakfast, plan what I’m going to study that day, and then I start studying around 8am. I don’t pause until lunchtime, which around 12:30 (I can focus for long periods of time after I actually start working). 

After that, I have lunch, take a break, and come back to my studies around 1:30pm. I keep going until 3:30pm, have a 20 min break, then I start again.I study until 5:20pm or so. 

I have to stop so I can get ready, and catch the bus to my prep course — often, I arrive there around 6pm, and my classes start at 6:30pm, going straight until 10:50pm. I solve a few more questions in that 30 min window I have. 

I come back home around 11pm, take a shower, have a quick dinner, and go straight to bed. Next day, I’m up at 7:30, and the cycle begins once anew.

Aspects to consider:

Twice a week, I go to the gym, and stay there for an hour. 

Usually I go during the mornings, and I often listen to subject-related podcasts so I can remember some forgotten concepts

This schedule is not followed to strict levels, but I try my best to reach the goals I’ve placed for the day. 

In case some subjects were not studied in a certain date, I either reschedule it for the next day, or I put it to be reviewed during the weekend. 

I tend to study around eight hours at home, plus the four or so hours of prep courses, so, adding everything that make about 12 hours a day: sometimes less, sometimes more. Depends on my focus and energy.

I don’t get too caught up in hours, though, it’s less relevant than being productive. There are days that I learn more in thirty minutes than in ten hours. It’s all relative. 

My type of memory is almost strictly visual (you can see from my overabundance of mindmaps) so I tend to give theory a lot more weight during my sessions.

I would say that it takes me around 20 minutes to make a simple mindmap; around an hour to make the complex ones (usually, these are for humanities). My material provides 20 questions for each class, so solving those often takes me between 30 minutes and an hour. 

I’ll be honest, sometimes I lack time to study everything I have piled up for the week, so I tend to compensate by using my Saturdays wisely. Saturday I wake up at 9am, and basically lock myself in my room until 9pm or 10pm. 

It’s what works for me, though, so don’t force yourself to do it if your organism would rather have a different approach. I personally cannot work during disperse/short sessions, that’s all. (i.g: I am more productive during six hours straight than 30 minutes with intervals.) 

There is no right or wrong, there is simply what works for you and what doesn’t. Don’t get caught up in the details, just follow what has been inducing improvement. 

For Sundays, I just write an essay (about one hour of work during the morning) and then rest & sleep for the rest of the day. 

I believe a day off is important to recharge, and I always recommend it to people who think they have to be on top of their game 24/7 — it’s imperative to clear your head, and it will help with assimilating more information as well.

I believe that’s it. In final notes, I’d like to say two things. Firstly, answering your question, it is not my first enem — I actually took one when I graduated High School, back in 2015. I was never fond of the exam, I don’t think I would take it even if I had been out of college by the time it came out. The second point is that, as much as I have absolutely nothing to do with your life, I’d like to give you a final advice based off my personal experience: if you are torn between medicine and another course, don’t rush into a decision. I explained my experience in further detail HERE, but, in short, my fear held me back. I can only ask you to avoid the same mistake as me, and follow what will fulfill you the most, regardless of how hard it will be. If that’s not medicine, and you would be a lot happier in nursing, then that’s perfect! Seek your own satisfaction — regardless of what others (or your insecurities) say. 

I’m sorry this got so big, but I wanted to give as much information as I could. In case you desire to, you can ask me more things, or message me on DM. I hope this helped. Best wishes!