After recently finishing all 5 of my AS exams, I have experienced the epitome of boredom and procrastination. I found myself writing a line of notes, refreshing Instagram/Twitter/Facebook and then repeating. This process is mind numbing, particularly when you are studying the politics of Henry VIII's reign. Whilst I have thankfully finished my period of torment and stress, others younger and older than me are still currently dredging through the horrors of revision. To aid those who are suffering, I have established several tips to help you through learning entire syllabuses.
1. Jellybean (or similar) Trail
Place a treat at the end of each paragraph or page, and when you have completed the notes on that section, reward yourself. It's all about the incentives.
2. Classical Music
Whilst many of my fellow students find listening to music from their I-Pod helps them to revise, I struggle to not sing along or sub-consciously write the lyrics to what I'm listening to. For anyone who shares my problem, classical music is the cure.
3. Stay Hydrated
Water is important to maintain concentration during long days of gruelling revision. However, going to the kitchen to get glasses of water can lead to distractions, the main culprit being the fridge. With one of these small and handy dispensers, the water only needs to be filled once daily and you are provided with a constant supply. (They also make good alcohol dispensers at festivals/parties but I didn't say that).
So at 5 ft 11, 6 inch heels are not my best friend. Despite my reluctance, sometimes heels are simply unavoidable as a pair of old tatty All Stars just don't cut it for certain occasions. Up until recently, according to the high street, it appeared that the higher the heel the better. This was not good news for me as buying heels led to an unavoidable case of towering over my much shorter friends. However, the current trend of low and mid heels has been welcomed warmly in to my arms and means I no longer dread the pre-party group pictures. Here are a number of my favourite lower heeled shoes which are on the high street currently.
The high
street has had a sudden influx of wrap skorts following the massive
success of the simple Zara skort last summer which was a staple to any
fashion blogger's instagram. Gone are the haunting memories of my old pleated,
navy gym skort and instead I'm lusting over the most recent skorts which are
perfect for the coming seasons.
In my opinion, these are some of the best apps out there
aside from the obvious Twitter/Tumblr/Instagram/Pinterest etc. Whether you want
to edit your photos, to challenge your friends, or to fill a tube/bus journey
with an addictive finger tapping game, there's an app for that (and they're all
free!)
1. Quiz Up- Challenge your friends/ strangers on
almost any topic from general knowledge to Disney movies to the Spice Girls.
2. Timehop-
this app connects to your facebook and twitter to give daily updates on what
you posted a year/ 2 years/3 years ago on that day. Very interetsing to look
back at memories but comes with a cringe warning (facebook status' from 2010
are a killer).
3. Animal Face- this app allows you to edit
various animal faces onto you and your friends- endless fun.
4. Flying Cyrus- Wrecking Ball- after the huge
success, and then downfall of the dangerously addictive game Flappy Bird, there
has been a multitude of similar apps released such as Fluffy Armpit and Flappy
Fish but this app featuring Miley, a wrecking ball and a hammer, takes the
trumps.
Whether it's
a leopard print number, a heavy fur, a simple black, a classic camel
trench or a funky festival mac, Alexa is the queen of carrying off the
bare-legged coat look. One can only dream of basking in the glory of this
woman's coat collection, and what a dream that would be.
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