Back to School: Update, Goals, and Tips Used

(Week 3 of 52) 

Happy Sunday loves, sorry for the late post! Yesterday marked my 1st week back to school for the spring 2015 semester. Juggling a pile-full of syllabi, bargaining for textbooks, going to work trainings, and just adding tasks upon tasks into my planner, I am finally getting back into the groove of the student life after a well needed 6-week winter break! To start off with this blogpost, here are a few pictures and comments on the past week:

The picture of the back seat of my car. If you look closely, you can
see my two suitcases, my guitar case, and my favorite hoodie. 

FINALLY put something on my empty wall! All photos were taken, from what I know of. 

First day of school selfie with my fabulous roommate, Michelle

Another first day of school selfie with my friend Skylor! Don't we look excited?

A close up on my outfit of the day. Simple, yet comfy!

Update on the List: 

☑ Try to a yoga class
One more off "the list"! (1/20/15)
I decided to attend one of the many fitness classes offered at my university, and I actually REALLY enjoyed yoga. Didn't really know my body could bend that way, but yay for trying right? I felt like I didn't work very much while I was taking the class though because everything was slow and calm, but I sure felt it after!  I also, in addition to that, took at cycling class with my roommate which was such a work out! Who I knew I could bike 10 miles?

Goals for Spring 2015 - here are three goals for this semester
1. To either maintain or increase my GPA 
2. To commit to choosing healthier meal and snack options (burgers everyday might not be healthy for me)
3. To be productive in my school work - that way I have more free time to spend with friends and doing enjoyable things. 

Tips (that I am trying):
As many know, there are MANY tips and tricks for the life of a college student. After doing a thorough search through Pinterest (link is in my social media tab), reading blogs, and asking questions, I have found three tips that I will be trying this semester.

1. The BIG due date sheet 

This idea is so smart, especially when you are a full time student. I have mounds of syllabi and assignment schedules from my 6 classes and the lab i'm taking this semester. This is such a good way to not only keep track of my assignment dates, but also my grades when it gets closer to the end of the semester. 

2. DealOz.com

Deal Oz was recommended to me by a friend of mine. This website is Chegg in the way that it will show you the cheapest online price for textbooks, but this engine opens it up internationally too! I now use this website to fins books and to also sell the textbooks I am not using.  

3. Symbols in the Planner 

Another great pin I found. Last semester, my planner was a mess. I had things written everywhere, arrows, highlights, things written in the margins, etc. Now, I will be trying to add symbols to categorize the appointments, assignments, meetings, tasks, and due dates in my school planner!

Song Recommendation for the week ♪ ♫ - Like I'm Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend

Thanks for reading! I will post again next week on who knows what, so keep an eye out for that! Please also subscribe by email and be free to comment! Have a great week guys! 

xoxo-

Jordyn