#questwithambition

[questwithambition]

Something incredibly satisfying about knowing your craft and the confidence that goes with it. Just the casual “yeah I could make that”. Want a band tee? Yeah I can embroider my own with the lyrics I want. Bridesmaid dress too long? Yeah I can hem it. Need new slippers? Yeah I can crochet a pair (and give them bunny ears). And of course it’s not perfect but nothing beats that feeling of being able to craft your own solution with your own two hands

[luxe-pauvre]

I was tagged by @thecynical-idealist to post my top 9 first watches of 2023.

I tag @thecrownedgoddess, @petrichorals, @c-erudio, @detachedperfectionist, @questwithambition, @kxowledge, @expatesque.

[expatesque]

Tagged by @sealochs (thanks babe, always love these)

Last song: East side of sorrow, Zach Bryan

Favourite colour: Deep forest green, caramel, cherry red.

Last film/tv show: Percy Jackson! (side note: reading these as an adult truly makes me feel like he's my child).

Sweet/spicy/savoury: Savory if I have to choose, but I also love sweet.

Last thing I googled: Cartier Baignoire

Current obsession: Well other than Cartier Baignoires, chunky silver bangles, Edwardian silver luggage tags, cherry red heels, murder mysteries.

I tag @petrichorals @questwithambition @horopito @plum-japonais and anyone else who's keen!

[bumblin-bees]

How has your day been? Or yesterday- timezones are weird.

I’ve just baked a quiche and am painting my nails a lovely copper colour 😁✨

It’s the next day now that I’ve gotten around to answering this, but that sounds so nice! Very peaceful. I hope your quiche was great (and your nails as well)

My day has been uneventful, but there’s a nice rain storm going on. I live in a very wildfire-prone area, so it’s definitely a blessing to get rain lol. It’s a vegetarian chili and heavy cardigan sort of day :)

Thank you for the ask, lovely🤍

[universi-tea]

How did you manage a healthy lifestyle - especially food wise? Struggle to find motivation to cook well after a long day / way too easy to just buy and devour junk food. Especially chocolate when stressed! Also best of luck for your new adventures, can’t wait to see what life has in stock for you! Love your blog ✨

Thank you babe!!  

I think the biggest thing that helped me eat healthy in college was going vegetarian -- dining hall meat is questionable, and there are a lot more processed options in general. There are ofc still lots of processed veggie foods (i love me a good soy nugget) but I’ve found they’re easier to avoid. 

In general, I try not to keep too much junk food in the house -- I always keep a pint of ice cream in the freezer and I’ll have a frozen pizza on hand for nights when I’m just really not feeling like cooking. When I’m really craving something sweet I’ll treat myself by going out for boba with friends or something like that.

I have a few go-to meals that I rotate through so I don’t have to spend too much time coming up with ideas. I don’t always eat super healthy, but cooking at home makes me feel better than frozen food or eating out. Find some easy recipes you love that you can fall back on. 

Here’s what a typical week of dinners looked like for me last semester:

M: Dinner with roommates (usually pasta)  T: Gnocchi and brussels sprouts  W: Burrito bowl (rice, beans, corn, cheese) T: Veggie fajitas (squash, zucchini, bell peppers) F: Eat out with friends 

None of my dinners took more than 15 minutes to make, and I would put on some nice jazz and dance around which gave me a nice little break from homework. 

I make a smoothie with greek yogurt every morning, and I always carried Clif bars in my backpack since I had a late lunch break. For lunch I would almost always have leftovers, or grab a bagel on campus if I forgot lunch. If I was home for lunch I’d make a quesadilla, acai bowl or avocado toast.

For the none food stuff -- set strict work boundaries. I never work while I eat -- that’s reserved for talking with friends, watching a show, or staring into space. I stop working an hour or so before bed so I have time to shower, do some yoga and relax. Make sure you’re making time for friends and hobbies. Spending an extra hour studying for that test isn’t going to help as much as an extra hour of sleep will. 

It definitely took me until senior year to feel like I had a good work/rest balance !

[colubrina]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Looking forward to reading some of your words on paper!!!

Sending some virtual cake to celebrate 🎂🎂🎂

[questwithambition]

Sir that’s my emotional support New York Public Library bag and the 8 books she’s carrying

[questwithambition]

“noblewoman who's the only one getting any goddamn work done around here”

Yes.

anyway since we’re all baking bread and dealing with a plague, here’s a quiz on who you would be in the middle ages

[luxe-pauvre]

I was tagged by @thecynical-idealist (♥️) to post 4 photos in my phone that are not selfies.

I tag @thecrownedgoddess, @c-erudio, @bioplasticity, @questwithambition, @beauty-is-terrror, @littleannasun.

[lostand-notfound]

tagged by @fl0ra to make a moodboard using the first 9 pictures on my pinterest – thank you, yours is lovely! i actually added 10 because i didn't like the way tumblr smushed up the pictures with only 9, since so many of them are short and broad :)

tagging @skelettoine @hiddenlookingglass @naramdil @questwithambition @bbyzantine @mxchaelangelo @krzoska @lilacblossom @quaerendo-invenietis @ukjentdumjente if they'd like to

[20lerde30]

9 People I Want to Know Better

We are two people so we wrote 2 things in each title :))

The first ones belong to Çınar, the second ones belong to Ladin

Last song: Trainwreck, BANKS - man of devotion, Fools Garden

Last show: The Crown - Night Sky

Currently watching: Nothing :) - Nothing :)

Currently reading: Le Rève, Èmile Zola - Karamazov Brothers, Dostoyevsky

Thank you for tagging us @gwenlen-studies!

Tagging:

@hypergraphiac @philomath25

@kayystudiess @italianstudyblr

@questwithambition @boy-who-studies

@sunbreak-studies @mnemosyne-studies

@girl-please-study

[universi-tea]

I started my internship (online) last week and it’s going well?? I think??? It’s so confusing and difficult to see what’s going on when you’re not face to face with people! And it’s a bit slow for now but I think it’ll improve? Am a bit stressed about it all 😅 But I am so happy to be doing it! How are you doing? I hope you’re well!

Ahh that is so weird!! I’m starting a job soon and I know it’s going to be so strange to do that from home. It was easy (ish) to transition to working from home at my old job because I already knew what to do. But I’m sure it’ll be odd to be training for a new job online! Plus, my previous boss was a total sweetheart but came across scary over email so I’m sure I would’ve been scared of her had I not known her for years before working from home!

Anyway, so glad it’s going well for you!! I’m sure you’re doing great and it’ll be a great experience!

✨sleepover saturday ✨

[colubrina]

1 & 18 for the book asks I hope you’re having a good day ✨

1. Which book would you consider the best book you’ve ever read and why?

An impossible question.  I cast looks of judgment on the very idea there is one book that is better than all other books.

Probably the best book I’ve read this year is Cannery Row by Steinbeck.

18. Did you enjoy the Hunger Games?

Yes! Well, I only saw the first movie, but I liked the books very much.  I even liked the new one, Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which has been less well-received than the original trilogy but which I thought answered a question I’ve had about literature for a while, which was: can you write a book from the POV of the antagonist and keep the audience from justifying/explaining his actions.  Snow never becomes the woobified bad guy who we all just love in that. He stays genuinely horrible even though we are inside his head.  In my fics, I’ve written villain POVs and people end up loving and rooting for them.  And if you look at Lolita, you see a whole lot of people read that and justify Humbert, the POV villain (and blame Lolita which is a fucking monstrous read.)  I was starting to wonder if the nature of putting the reader in the head of the villain effectively hijacks our emotions so much that we end up sympathizing with the villain no matter how evil he is.  After all, if Nabakov couldn’t pull it off, maybe it’s simply not doable. And then Collins does it, and I was just so pleased.

from new bookish asks

[questwithambition]

Sunday: cafes, art galleries and bookshops

[quaerendo-invenietis]

Tagged by the dearest @questwithambition 🖤💘 thank u!!

indoor plants or gardens // cloud-watching or star-gazing // water or fire // paperback or hardcover // running or hiking // sleeping with socks or without socks // fruits or vegetables // hanging plants or succulents // dark wood or light wood // handwritten or typed // instagram or pinterest // dc or marvel (neither? no idea tbh) //books or movies // oceans or meadows // forests or fields // sweet or salty // ice cream or chocolate // hoodies or sweaters // piercings or tattoos // summer or winter // boots or sneakers // house or apartment // cars or motorcycles // curls or straight hair // castles or cottages // sunnydays or storms // reptiles or birds // disney or nickelodeon // strawberries or watermelon // essays or posters // phones or laptops or desktop // glass or stone // dark or light // photos or paintings // circuses or theaters // reading or writing // dogs or cats // poetry or novels (tough one) // monsters or ghosts // thrift shops or libraries // fiction or non-fiction

Tagging (if you want to! 😏) @petrichorals, @luxe-pauvre, @l-etrange, @nemvagyoksenkijateka and @audeo! ✨✨

[luxe-pauvre]

I was tagged by @thecynical-idealist and @thecrownedgoddess (ages ago, my apologies...)

1. Last song: Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall. 2. Last book: The Story of the Brain in 10 ½ Cells by Richard Wingate. 3. Last movie: The Devil Wears Prada (watching as I type). 4. Last show: Severance. 5. Last thing I looked up: "paediatric SRS Gys". 6. Sweet/savoury/spicy: Savoury in general, though I am eating dark chocolate covered blueberries right now. 7. Relationship status: Single. 8. Looking forward to: Alice in Wonderland at the Royal Ballet. 9. Current obsession: Froot Pops. Chocolate covered berries in general. Literally how did I survive before.

I tag @c-erudio, @bioplasticity, @neuro-lab, @beauty-is-terrror, @questwithambition.