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☀️Good morning, friends! Been thinking a lot lately about what would’ve been helpful for me to know before I started my PhD program ~ and one of the best decisions I ever made was prioritizing my health and well-being when choosing a mentor for
✨change up your space ✨

☝🏼sharing a post today about getting out of a motivational rut - something I’ve been experiencing a LOT this semester! This past month, I decided to change up my space to really focus on writing and booked a work-catio
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Things I Love: Spring Favorites!

March 30, 2016

Every season there are always a handful of new things that I snatch up or old things I find in the depths of my storage space that really deserve a shout out but don't always fit into any one category! Here are the things I've been loving this season!

Lavender Nails: Admittedly, this is a style I've been loving for the majority of the past year – but it's most appropriate for spring! Lavender nails are so pretty yet classy at the same time. My favorites are the lavender shade in this pretty gel set from BMC and this classic OPI one!

Mini Orchids: I've never had much of a green thumb (plants die as soon as I touch them, I swear), but my boyfriend gave me the cutest little mini-orchid for valentine's day and ever since, I have been trying my hardest to keep it alive – so far so good! It has really added so much extra brightness and color to my desk area that I'm thinking about getting a couple more for the rest of the apartment! 

Pact App: Like most people, I give up on my New Year's exercise resolutions usually within a couple of weeks of making them. I try to stay active, but when life gets busy, it can be very hard! If there has ever been an app that has motivated me to start working out more, it's this one! Pact is an app that allows users to make a health-related pact (whether that's eating more vegetables or working out 4 times a week) and users will either earn money if they keep their pact but lose money if they don't keep their pact. For me, the idea of losing money for not keeping my pact is actually more of a motivator than earning money for keeping my pact (the amount of money you earn is minimal) but either way, it has effectively motivated me to hit my 10k fitbit step goal regularly!

Dried Mangos: I am obsessed with all tropical fruit but unfortunately for me, living in the Midwest means zero tropical fruit (that's any good at least). Dried mangos have become my lifeline to all things tropical, plus, they make me think I'm eating fruit when in reality, I'm probably eating straight up sugar :P

Harvest Snaps: This is a new discovery for me as I've been trying to replace the junk food in my apartment with healthier munchies. Harvest Snaps are these crunchy little dried snap peas that actually taste way better than the horrible description I just gave – just trust me on this one. I still haven't quite figured out if they're actually any good for you or if they're just "less bad" but given that I have a pretty bad habit of snacking when I'm bored, I've found it safer to have these snacks around rather than potato chips!

Cute Post-Its: Planner addict over here, guys. And what is a must-have for planner obsessed girls? Cute Post-Its. I love decorating my planner with spring inspired colors and cute post-it notes provide both decoration and function :)

Podcast - Here to Make Friends: I've been listening to this podcast nonstop for the past week - it is so addicting! If you're a fan of the Bachelor (sorry not sorry) then this podcast is a 110% must listen. All of the hilarious commentary on this podcast is exactly on point and they do a fantastic job of poking fun yet appreciating the show for exactly what it is.

Coffee Mugs (that declare my love of coffee!): I have always been a little obsessed with buying mugs but recently I've been really into buying mugs that declare my love of coffee directly on the mug. I feel like these mugs have really helped me enjoy my mornings and embrace the fact that, yes, I'm addicted to coffee, and not afraid to admit it! :)

Some of the coffee mugs that are currently on my wish list: 

What are your favorite things this spring? I love taking the time to just sit down and appreciate the little things that I love every season – especially when they're re-discoveries! Happiness is really in the little things :)

Thanks for reading! ♥

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☀️Good morning, friends! Been thinking a lot lately about what would’ve been helpful for me to know before I started my PhD program ~ and one of the best decisions I ever made was prioritizing my health and well-being when choosing a mentor for
✨change up your space ✨

☝🏼sharing a post today about getting out of a motivational rut - something I’ve been experiencing a LOT this semester! This past month, I decided to change up my space to really focus on writing and booked a work-catio
Happy Thursday, friends! Just shared some of my favorite ways to use keyboard shortcuts for productivity over on the blog today. I might sound like a bit of a nerd 🤓 but literally I do not know WHAT I would do without all my keyboard shortcuts 💻- t
Sharing my favorite macbook apps for grad school productivity over on the blog today! I’m not even exaggerating - some of these apps have been nothing short of life changing 💻❤️ Sneak peek of my top three apps below! ✨

(1) Zotero - my favorit
✨Sharing how I use the #pomodoro method for #gradschool over on the blog today! ✨

The four primary ways I use the pomodoro method:
(1) Getting tasks started
(2) Low motivation days
(3) Long projects where positive feedback isn’t frequently giv
⭐️Happy 2022, friends! ⭐️

Today on the blog, I’m sharing how I go about setting goals for the new year, especially in the world of #academia where projects are long and positive reinforcement is scare 🤪 (IFYKYK)

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