Week 12: How to Prepare for Christmas Break

With Christmas time being only a month away, now is the time to get yourself prepped for the holiday and into the spirit. Heres how:

Step 1:
Listen to Christmas music! I know a lot of people may think it is way to early to break out the Christmas tunes, but for me, Christmas music puts me into such a great mood! Also listening to festive music lately is motivating me to get through this semester and look forward to being able to enjoy the holiday stress free.

Step 2:
Start thinking about what to get your loved ones. Again it may seem early, but once finals hit, you will have no time to come up with great gift ideas and will be stuck in the crazy hustle and bustle as the many other last minute Christmas shoppers (don't be one of them!).

Step 3:
Keep yourself motivated! I know it can easy to lose focus on school work when all you can think about is the approaching holiday season, but try to keep on track (and pass all of your finals). Who wants to spend their Christmas break worrying about if they passed a course or not? If you work hard now, your break will be a lot more rewarding and stress free.

Good luck to everyone on the last run of the semester and I hope you enjoy the upcoming break (if we all make it there).

Week 11: Meme

I don't know about you, but ever since starting university I feel like I barely have any free time. So on the odd chance that I do, I usually ask myself this.

Week 10: My favourite quotes

"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today" - Will Rogers

Will rogers was a comedian actor in the late 1800's. Though I don't know much about him, I believe this quote to be a great motto to live by and is something I am trying to get more into the habit of. It is so easy to let your worries and anxieties follow you from one day to the next, but it is important to try and start everyday as a blank canvas and leave the past in the past. If you let yesterdays vices continue into today, you could find yourself stuck in a vicious cycle.

"Do your thing and don't care if they like it" - Tina Fey

You all probably already know who Tina Fey is, but incase you don't, she is an American actress/comedian who is well known for her skits on the popular night show "Saturday Night Live". This quote is really short and self explanatory however I think it is really important and relevant. If you are passionate about something, don't feel like you have to hide it away from the world just because you are worried about what others might think. People will judge you no matter what you do, so at the end of the day you might as well do what makes you the most happy and if people don't like it then who really cares?

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”  -Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe was an actress, model and singer in who became popular in the 1950's and died in 1962. I like this quote because she describes two polar opposites as being the same.The pairs of imperfection and beauty and madness and genius are meant to basically be antonyms, however I think what she is saying makes a lot of sense. The little quirks about a person is what makes them unique and beautiful, not conformities. And nobody ever made a huge discovery or invention by thinking inside the box. The last point being made is also very true, life is a lot more fun and exciting if you take risks and step outside of your comfort zone rather than stick to the norm and not try new things.