Earlier today I took what will likely be my last bathroom selfie in Goodes Hall. (Hopefully in equal part because I’ll grow out of it and because I’m about to graduate from undergrad. 😋) Isn’t it an amazing feeling to be fascinated by an area of study? The utter excitement that comes along with it!…
academia
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☕ 3: Tenant fixtures and other things I think about on a Friday night
…like the fact that I’m graduating in 6 weeks! Idea Café is an email newsletter from Mistral Spirit sent straight to your inbox (mostly) every second Sunday. If you love it, consider checking out the Mistral Spirit YouTube channel for more organization strategies, joining the book club, and sharing…
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first thoughts on the Supernote A5 X digital note taking e-ink device
We’ve got a new digital note-taking gadget in the house! It’s a second-hand Supernote my boyfriend got to streamline his many stacks of engineering notes. There are plenty of great online articles to learn more from, but in essence it’s a device that uses e-ink…
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ideas || woke up to a cancelled online exam… am I getting older and more irritable or is the world just going crazier?
I woke up this Monday morning and headed to my computer to write my very last online, open-book, 24-hour exam of the semester – more of a time slog than anything truly difficult. After which, this would be my week to decompress, get back into…
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organization || digital study tip | doing readings directly in OneNote
OneNote is a fantastic application for digital studying, textbook reading and note-taking. If you’re not currently using it, maybe you relate to some of these scenarios: You’re printing materials over and over to have physical copies just so you can annotate them. You might be…
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lifestyle || hard truths on organization and productivity
Feeling behind? Stressed? Anxious? Overwhelmed? Too much going on at once? See that long list of “ongoing projects”? Yeah. This was a heck of a week back in November 2020. I went back in to decorate it and was thinking about how I managed…
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organization || highlight for revision at school & work | my colour-coding review system
How to highlight SMART! This system is simple, adaptable, and super-flexible for school studying and work notes organization. I use it across the board for ALL the notes I take – whether I’m learning, at university, or in a meeting. All you really need are…
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ideas || the keys to writing successful uni + scholarship essay applications | my 5-step process
I’m a Queen’s University Commerce (business) student in 3rd year, specializing in marketing, with my full tuition covered by 2 major scholarships and 5 GPA merit-based awards. Here is how I structured my application essays for Queen’s, the 5 steps to get started & write…
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creativity || my stationery essentials
A complete round-up of my stationery essentials for bullet journaling, watercolour travel sketching, and note-taking! Sharing EVERYTHING I know about pencil cases, black pens, colour pens, illustration pens, brush pens, watercolours, washi tapes and more! Of course, this wouldn’t be a stationery video without lots…