I’m participating in NaNoWriMo this year! National Novel Writing Month is a worldwide, virtual writing event during the month of November during which hundreds of thousands of people around the world set one goal for themselves: to write 50,000 words (a novel) in a month. That’s 1,667 every day. I first did Camp NaNoWriMo twice…
My completely DIGITAL organization system for the final semester of my undergraduate university degree (Commerce at Queen’s University) combines all the studying strategies I’ve learned since my first year! The organization tools I use are: OneNote for note-taking, Google Calendar which synchronizes with Todoist for…
I’VE GONE DIGITAL 😲💻 This past month I’ve used a combination of Notion, Todoist, and Google Calendar to organize my ongoing and upcoming projects. Here’s a glimpse at how I’m using Todoist for task management, and 3 tips I’ll be incorporating into my student workflow…
Listen to this video as a podcast: https://anchor.fm/mistralspirit OK, let’s be honest. A *full-time job*, great relationships, crushing your goals, maintaining your side-hustle AND dealing with administrative tasks like laundry, cooking, and surprise repairs … you can’t have time for everything. It’s impossible, isn’t it?!…
I swatched all the washi tape I own, including a new package The Washi Tape Shop sent me recently! I’ve been obsessed with these tapes for decorating my bullet journal, scrapbooking, and just generally incorporating into my own art. I’m also especially excited for some…
A cute timelapse of my creative photo journaling process. In January 2021, we moved into our new townhouse apartment and it’s in the most beautiful location near the waterfront. I had some fun photos from our first few weeks, during which we re-painted the walls…
Take notes, stay organized, and get motivated for school! Here are 4 ways to make studying more fun, creative and inspired using washi tape. This paper-based, removable crafting tape from The Washi Tape Shop comes in so many beautiful patterns & designs. You may have…
A short film montage of scenes from my third year of university in 2020, spent living in Quebec with my boyfriend as we made the most of remote school & work. Partly an archive of memories to look back on someday. Partly an act of…
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…