So, y'all are probably wondering why I got the new tattoo. Does it mean something or is it random or what? Well it obviously means something, I would never permanantly ink something on my body on a whim, and not have it mean anything.
I have wanted this tattoo for about a year now. I was searching for rib cage tattoos, and found a very similar one to this, however, it was five birds and was more diagonal.
This tattoo has several meanings. The first and foremost is family. There are four birds on my side, three of which represent those I love the most in this world, and those who mean the most to me. My mom, dad, and sister. The fourth is representative of me. The placement is also signifigant. They are on my side, because my family is always there for me, and always "by my side." We may fuss and we may argue occasionally, but what family doesn't? I know that no matter what they are the three people I can count on no matter what, for anything.
The reason why they are birds? Well, there are a ton of reasons... haha. I love what birds can represent and what they can stand for. Freedom. Power. (depending on the bird) Beauty. Lively. I also love this quote "No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky." So birds symbolize freedom, and flying (something I've always wanted to be able to do! lol) yet even the birds are not free. Something I find intriguing. It's a complex idea, that forces me to think about things in a different way.
Anddd, I think it looks really really awesome. Haha, From the moment I saw the tattoo, I was like I love this, but how can I make it my own. What can I do to it to make it represent me? And I was finally able to do that!
Monday, May 6, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
AHHHHHH Exams
So, my major problem with studying for exams, is I look at the bigger picture. I look at everything I have to do and have not done yet. I become overwhelmed.
It is the worst possible way to look at studying for exams. period. Don't do it.
Something I have to constantly tell myself is to FOCUS ON ONE THING AT A TIME. Focus on one test. Don't let yourself think about all the tests you have, and the paper you still have to write. Just focus on the one test you are studying for and forget everything else.
Because lets be honest, when I try to comprehend the amount of material I have to study for my four exams, and the research I have to do for this 10 page paper, I shut down and get overwhelmed. The only way I can survive exam week is to focus on one assignment, one class, one test, at a time.
I'm sitting here studying for my final at 8 am tomorrow and this hit me. Becuase I started to think about my paper that I have to finish, and need to work on and litteraly started to feel hopeless. Hopeless because I thought 'there is no way I can actually do all this, no way I will do well on everything.' And I just downward spiraled from there. I began to think of the econ, physics, and chem tests I have next week. BUT those are NEXT WEEK. Not in 5 hours. I have an exam in five hours that I need to focus on. And realizing that, realizing that pushing everything else away and focusing on this one test, releived my stress. It made things seem so much more doable. Because once this test is done, I don't have to worry about it. In five hours this class is done and over. So I can focus on just this one thing for the next five hours, then worry about whatever is next.
This is so much better then trying to study for this exam, while thinking about what sources I should use for my paper, and how awful this chem exam is going to be because my proffesor is a pompous ass who likes to torture his students. I have to push all that to the side, and focus on the material in front of me.
So thats my rant... but still, don't let yourself get caught in this downward spiral. Don't allow yourself to become so overwhelmed with everything you still have to do, and focus on what you have done, and what is next. Take it one day and one subject at a time, and remember:
WELL THIS IS WRONG.
It is the worst possible way to look at studying for exams. period. Don't do it.
Something I have to constantly tell myself is to FOCUS ON ONE THING AT A TIME. Focus on one test. Don't let yourself think about all the tests you have, and the paper you still have to write. Just focus on the one test you are studying for and forget everything else.
Because lets be honest, when I try to comprehend the amount of material I have to study for my four exams, and the research I have to do for this 10 page paper, I shut down and get overwhelmed. The only way I can survive exam week is to focus on one assignment, one class, one test, at a time.
I'm sitting here studying for my final at 8 am tomorrow and this hit me. Becuase I started to think about my paper that I have to finish, and need to work on and litteraly started to feel hopeless. Hopeless because I thought 'there is no way I can actually do all this, no way I will do well on everything.' And I just downward spiraled from there. I began to think of the econ, physics, and chem tests I have next week. BUT those are NEXT WEEK. Not in 5 hours. I have an exam in five hours that I need to focus on. And realizing that, realizing that pushing everything else away and focusing on this one test, releived my stress. It made things seem so much more doable. Because once this test is done, I don't have to worry about it. In five hours this class is done and over. So I can focus on just this one thing for the next five hours, then worry about whatever is next.
This is so much better then trying to study for this exam, while thinking about what sources I should use for my paper, and how awful this chem exam is going to be because my proffesor is a pompous ass who likes to torture his students. I have to push all that to the side, and focus on the material in front of me.
So thats my rant... but still, don't let yourself get caught in this downward spiral. Don't allow yourself to become so overwhelmed with everything you still have to do, and focus on what you have done, and what is next. Take it one day and one subject at a time, and remember:
Focus on ONE thing at a time!
I assure you, if you take this approach to studying for exams, you're week will seem a lot less hellish, and your stress will be greatly reduced!
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