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The word Mistral, from Latin magistralis ventus, means literally ‘master wind’, and is a strong, cold and dry wind that blows from France to the Mediterranean.

A Mistral Spirit is a term I’ve come up with to represent a spirit with a powerful passion for adventure and an undying strength to follow that passion. This blog is the outlet for my personal Mistral Spirit, and my hope is to inspire you to follow where your Mistral Spirit takes you.

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19 y/o writer, student, entrepreneur, cafe-hopper. Philosophy: seize the day. People are amazing.

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I swear every time I go to a new grocery store it takes 2x as long because I can't possibly leave without having taken a good look at each aisle. Dreaming of the day that grocery will reliably take under an hour to finish. 👀 But... another thing that might help is having a shopping list. I've put together this great one that’s up on my blog in PDF form for you to download and print for free! Get your own at mistralspirit.com. 😉 #grocerylist #student #productivity #studentorganization #organization #shoppinglist

Remember these notes from the first day of classes? Here they are, three classes and two readings later. They’re elaborated upon, reviewed and highlighted! When exam time comes, I’ll likely review them once more and add some more markings here and there, but this is what my process looks like. 😉 #notetaking #studentnotes #lecturenotes #productivity #motivation #studyspo #universitynotes #studygram

Quick snap of my immediately post-lecture notes! Notice they’re simple, mostly all-black, and very stream-of-thought and visual (more on that later). In other news, today was brutal. I had four back-to-back 90 minute lectures, two of which were economic history based and very talking-heavy (which takes mental effort to listen to), one of which was finance (which takes mental effort to understand), and one of which was just a review (which took mental effort to simultaneously pay attention to just in case there was something I didn’t know while simultaneously taking an open-eyes day-nap). Also I’m really loving how a lot of my courses and the podcasts I listen to are starting to overlap. There are few more exciting feelings in the world. 😝🤓 #notes #studynotes #lecturenotes #studying #student #economics #notetaking #productivity #organization #studymotivation #studyspo

First lecture notes of second year university! And I’m not even officially in this class yet, I’m on the waitlist. 😅 I thought it’d be cool to share more of my notes more frequently on here. People are always curious what my process is, and often you only get to see the final, highlighted, revised versions. So ... here are my notes, less than 15 minutes after the end of class! Do you want to see more of my notes like this, or just final versions? Let me know! #classnotes #university #notetaking #notes #productivity #organization #study #studentnotes

It’s MOVE-IN DAY! 🥳 Looking back, my first year at university was by far the best year of my life. It was also filled with some of the lowest points of my life - all of which I've come out of stronger, more balanced, and better equipped with tools to overcome them faster the next time. I made this spread a while ago with my top techniques to get out of a funk, rut, period of constant sadness or intense anxiety. Add this to your toolkit as you begin your own journey this coming September, whatever that may be. It's also been my healthiest year yet, primarily because of the mentality I've curated towards fitness and nutrition. There's some motivation and advice for tackling the former at the bottom of this page, too. Do you have anything to add to this list? Let me know and I will! #schooladvice #studenthealth #mentalhealth #university #universitytips #organization #productivity #studentproductivity #depression #anxiety #fitness #inspiration #bulletjournal

Writing to-do lists is only half the battle to staying organized. The other half is managing your time well, and there's no better tool for blocking out time chunks in your day-to-day life than Google Calendar! I use it together with my bullet journal to stay on top of university, blogging, and daily schedule planning. Aside from all the colour coding, reminders, long-term planning, and flexibility, my Google Calendar tells me where I need to be and when. While my bullet journal has all the things I need to get done, I don't write any of that in my calendar. All I use it for is blocking out time chunks in my day. I think that keeps me mentally healthy and helps me be focused and productive. Want to learn more about my system? I just published a video about this very topic! Check it out at the link in my bio! #studentorganization #planning #calendarblocking #scheduling #universityorganization #bulletjournal #googlecalendar #productivity #motivation #study

Clearly I hate making salads. They're too fresh and not delicious at all. As I spoke about in my latest video, grocery shopping, cooking, and having simple go-to recipes is one of the big challenges that you will encounter if you're moving out of your parents' house for the first time. SO I put together a grocery shopping list - complete with blank spaces for your own food choices - for you to use the next time (or first time!) you go grocery shopping. Check it out on my blog! #groceryshopping #university #shoppinglist #grocerylist #groceryideas #studentlife #cooking #studentadvice

Love writing my own workouts! I browse online for moves that I like, then throw them all on a bullet journal spread like this one that I can refer back to when building them. I generally pick out 3 sets of 3-4 exercises each. Still learning, but so far I've noticed that first and foremost it's consistency that matters! Speaking of consistency, my workouts these past two days have been hilarious. I'm generally a morning workout type of person but since this weekend, I've been waking up grudgingly, getting on my yoga mat, lifting myself into a plank and plopping back down only to lie there for a few minutes. It happens. Rather than think "what's wrong with me", I'm just going with it and sleeping as much as I can instead. 🤪 #workout #minimalistbujo #bulletjournal #bujoinspiration #bulletjournalspread

Moving out of your parents' house and into your very first rental home is one of the biggest and scariest stages of growing up. If you're a student in university, you're probably getting ready to do this soon! Today I broke down some of my experiences living alone for the first time this summer, and shared my top tips on moving houses! Here's what I talk about: 🌱 what to know before moving in 🌱 how can you get adjusted with the more difficult parts of living alone (food, time management, housemate conflict, etc.) 🌱 ways you can stay organized and on top of your cleaning and bill payments This is the spread I used to plan the video. Link in bio! #studentorganization #movingout #universitylife #livingalone #organization #productivity #movingday #movingtips #studenttips

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