hey all!
today i am bringing y’all a school related post because right now i can easily say that i am drowning in schoolwork, and the only thing that is saving me right now is pretty notes!
so i have mentioned many times before that i love pretty notes (here / here2 / here3/ here4 – just to mention a few of the times i have talked about notes, believe me, i have mentioned this more than four times)
so today, i wanted to share with you the two different ways i like to take notes!
so here we go!
way #1: NOTABILITY
so if y’all are unaware, notability is an app made for the iphone, ipad and mac computer that you can take notes with.
this is a super cool note taking app because you can draw using pens and highlighter with your fingers or with a stylus. this app allows you to input a pdf document that you can write on top or highlight without printing it. this has a really special environmentally friendly option because it doesn’t require you to print it to make any further notes (but you can also print it) and its super useful because you can erase on it and make notes and make it look perfect to use which is perfect for me.
although this app costs $4.99 (which is a really hefty cost for an app y’all know i wouldn’t buy an app more than .99$ unless it was a super special app)
way #2:
handmade notes!
handmade notes are kinda awesome guys! i mean you can get a ton of cute pens (which everyone loves AM I RIGHT?) also just writing on pens and paper is just much easier to control and its kinda nice to stay away from technology.
also a ton of my teachers do not allow me to use technology in class so pens and paper is so classic!
i hope you all enjoyed today!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
Tag: school
hey all!
i officially started school on monday august 29th!
and here i am! this is my formal dress uniform!
i absolutely love my classes especially APUSH because i love my teacher!
but heres my little update!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
hey all!
so, since i officially go back to school in 4 days, i wanted to share with y’all my finishing touches for before school
my back to school finishing touches:
so its very important to plan some easy ways to make / buy some easy lunch foods to eat, so i picked out snacks and lunches! see the ones that i like.
planning snacks to DIY or buy:
peanut butter oat squares / oatmeal granola bars / chewy peanut butter granola bars / homemade fruit leathers
planning lunches to DIY:
microwave mac and cheese / freezer bean burritos / homemade spaghetti-ohs /
homemade hot pockets / sesame noodles
so some of my other last finishing touches include cleaning my adidas, in the article below it explains in steps how to clean your old shoes
how to clean adidas leather shoes
my next step would be loading all of my pens into my pencil case for school, at this point i also color coded my pens. i put labels on each of my pens that i need for taking certain notes.
my other finishing touches include packing my backpack and labeling all of my supplies. i bought monogram stickers from DavisVinylCreations on etsy. i absolutely love their product and would recommend these stickers to anyone!
hope you enjoy!
let me know about all your finishing touches for school!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
hey all!
so about six days ago, my sister moved into her dorm at usc, so today I am gonna share with you all what her dorm looks like, and whats in her dorm!
lets get started!
okay, so i thought that you could do alot with dorm rooms. turns out that even how hard you try it still looks like a dorm room! you can’t get away with it looking small
what is on the bed:
grid duvet cover / everyday is an adventure pillow / black and white pattern pillow (similar) / pillow backrest / blanket
whats on the walls:
hamilton poster (printed at kinkos) / command hanging strips / pictures
whats on the desk:
storage boxes / storage boxes patterned / printer / sorting rack / pen box
and here she is!
happy college student! she started classes yesterday, and shes enjoying her dorm room!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
hey all!
welcome back to my back to school series!
today i have for you a post about my wishlist for the stuff that i still want before school.
i have a few different categories so i am gonna share with you all of the things that i want!
so here we go:
pencil cases :
pens & accessories :
- STAEDTLER® Marker Pen, Fine Tip, 20ct
- Westcott® Pointed Kids Scissors
- Sharpie® Marker Pen, Fine Tip, 5ct
- Scotch Washi Tape Holly
- Scotch Washi Tape Poppy
notebooks and agendas :
- Cambridge Large Twin Wire Notebook
- Bethany Mota Color Your Own Journal
- Day Designer Weekly/Monthly Planner, 2016-2017
- Sugar Paper® Weekly/Monthly Planner, July 2016 – June 2017
well i hope that you have enjoyed my wishlist post of the school supplies that i like!
let me know if you have any school supplies you think that i might like!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
hey all!
so basically i love “back to school” im not so sure that i actually love going back to school, but i love fall, the back to school look and i am VERY excited to be back in my plaid everyday!
so i decided, since I LOVE back to school that I am going to do a series of back to school basically of my process, wishlist, todo list and many others!
I will be posting this speical series every sunday and thursday so basically just be watching out for special posts on this back to school theme!
so get ready for some great posts!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
hey guys!
so if you guys might know april is stress awareness month! perfect month for me right!!!
so today I am going to talk about dealing with stress and how stressed out I basically am, so ready lets go:
TEENAGERS: we get STRESSED out i mean we have a lot with on our plate with school and extracurriculars all with the added stress of hormones and the fleeting years before we become an adult, and if THAT isn’t enough we have college to look forward to.
FUN!
no not fun, so i will share the things that stress me out the most, here we go:
- school
- homework
- teachers
- sports
- art projects (the kinds with impending due dates)
- college
- the college process
- when adults ask me “what I want to be” (check my reaction here)
- lack of sleep
- biology projects about endangered animals (heres to you ms. peters)
- TRIG
- planning the classes I am taking next year
- AND COLLEGE AGAIN
and how do I deal with stress, some would say not very well (thank you sister)!!
anyway, here is how i do it, i don’t know how/if they can help you but they ALWAYS help me!
here we go:
- listen to hamilton
- watch saved by the bell, gossip girl, new girl, 90210 etc
- draw on my ipad
- water color
- sleep
- online shopping
- real life shopping
and thats pretty much it!
hope you enjoy! please let me know how you all deal with stress by commenting!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
hey guys!
for these past few weeks I have been really feeling in control, maybe its because I finally have my classes down and I have been doing yoga every 2-3 times a week, but I think its because I am doing so well on recent assignments. so today I wanted to share a post on tips for test taking and school on what I do to keep stress free and how I prepare for tests
lets get started:
so my test taking tips, recently I have been studying more in different ways.
I really enjoy looking at studyblrs, and if you don’t know what a “studyblr” is its a tumblr blog that has notes and posts about school stuff that is just very picture worthy, here are some examples:
so recently I have been making studyblr inspired studied guides, they make me want be more organized, and they have really helped me to study better for my tests and quizzes, and they make me want to work harder.
another tip i have been using is with vocabulary:
I have been studying the 100 most used SAT words to prepare for my college tests that I am taking this summer. I know, I am only a sophomore and some people believe that starting testing before I even start junior year is crazy, but I want to do the best I can on those tests.
So, getting on with it, the vocab, I made a list and a calendar with all my words. I have been putting post it notes around my house at the places I look the most, my computer screen, my mirror, the fridge etc I have a few per week and this is actually a really smart way for me to learn my vocab word well.
I hope these tips help y’all, comment if you have any other helpful tips and if I like it enough I will add it to my list for studying!
thanks!
xoxo
( aka kate wins!)
hey guys!
I have finals next week, as you may or may not know 🙂 but I had have recent problems with getting focused into the finals that I am studying for, so I am putting together some of my tips from last year, and my tips from this year to help you guys get focused for finals! here we go:
- Use Self Control to block Websites that Might Distract You: For example, I have now blocked Kate Spade, Netflix, Twitter, Instagram and Nordstrom from my computer so I don’t get distracted online browsing.
- Take A 10 Minute Break Between Every Hour: I don’t know what works for you guys, but 10 minute breaks work for me. In these breaks, I have a snack, paint my nails, organize something in my room or read a fun book (aka not school books!). But my suggestion is to NEVER take a nap in that 10 minutes, because your 10 minute break will become much longer.
- Use a Goal: My personal goal is to ace all of my finals, why? Because I want to buy myself a new pair of leggings, so all over my house I have printed out a picture of those leggings and are using them as inspiration to ace my finals, and if I don’t ace my finals I won’t buy myself the beautiful Black Sonar Tights from Athleta (personally their sonar leggings are the only ones I will buy from now on!)
I hope these few little tips helped you! Also if you have already taken finals what are tips you should suggest for me? Comment down below!
Thanks! xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
hey guys!
you know when its the new year and need new pens just because they are running out of ink, and there aren’t that many left! well i know this feeling, as a collector of school supplies myself (have I mentioned that I am obsessed) i wanted to share with you guys my favorite school supplies for the new year! lets get started shall we?
muji gel pens! : from a store called muji these pens are my absolute favorites! i use them all the time because they are such good quality and come in many fun colors!
erin condren geodes planner: this is my absolute favorite thing ever! I AM WAY TOO OBSESSED WITH MY PLANNER! i have a kw in the front (where JS is) and have this exact cover (called blue geode) and will write a post soon about it!
kate spade idiom pencil set: these are the cutest little pencils to bring up your spirits , and who wouldn’t want some Kate Spade in their pencil case!
stabilo pens!: you have probably seen these on pinterest before, and I have been wanted them for a very long time and I finally purchased them for my self and couldn’t be happier, they are the best!
hope you enjoy this post!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)
