Desk Essentials | June 2017

Sadly I've been having to do lots of revision recently (due to mocks soon) which has meant that I've had to spend a lot of time at my desk. I've come to a conclusion of what I need on my desk and what I don't need and in this blog post I'm going to share with you what I need to hopefully help you! 

Pens- This is an obvious one but you can't really revise without a pen. Key pens which are important when I revise are Sharpies, normal black Biro, couple of colourful Biros and my pen which has 4 colours in. 

Laptop- This can be a good or a bad thing as sometimes I do get distracted and start going on Twitter but when I'm using it for school it's good as I can quickly look stuff up on Bitesize or do Mathswatch which help my learning. 

Tablet- This is something that I've only recently started using but it's very helpful because I haven't got any apps on it so I can't really get distracted. I use this for the same reasons why I use my laptop.

Paper- I can't revise if I don't have any paper as I need it to write all my notes on. I could do it on my laptop but I've found that I revise better when writing stuff down instead of typing. For most subjects I used lined but for English mind-maps I use plain and for maths I use squared paper.

Revision Guides- I get most of my notes from the classwork but I always read the page in the revision guide because there can be stuff which was missed out in class. Or I can use these if I have a bad teacher and we don't make any notes in class so I have to teach myself using the revision guide. I also use these for the practise questions.

Ringbinders- For most of my subjects I have a ringbinder in which I keep all my revision notes. I've found this to be the most organised way to keep them and I have separate folders for each instead of one big one. 

Water- Water is an essential everywhere that I go so obviously I need it when I'm revising. I also remember hearing that it's good for the brain but to be honest I have it because I get thirsty. I usually have my velvetgh0st Primark tumbler cup on my desk. 

Snack- If I'm working during the day I like to have some sort of snack because I seem to get more hungry then. I know it's better to go for something healthy but I'm not healthy so usually it's chocolate or a couple of biscuits. 

Notebook- Right close to an exam I will get my Pukka Pad notebook and write what I think are the most important things in that upcoming exam and I also condense my notes so for the last couple of days I will revise from that instead. 

I hope you found these tips useful so you know now what to keep on your desk when you're revising. Let me know your desk essentials as maybe I've left something out. Follow me on Twitter (@thelipinsider) and Instagram (@thelipstickinsider) for more! 

After School Routine | June 2017

I know it's nearly the end of the school year but I still wanted to do this because I wanted to share my After School Routine for when I'm revising after school. This was one of my productive days because some days I don't do that much but I did quite a bit this night and I was proud of myself. 

I usually get home from school at around 3:30 (we finish at 3) and then I will get changed into some comfy clothes which are usually a hoodie and leggings. After that I usually chill out but today I had some homework so I answered an ICT exam question and then I went on Vocab Express to do some French homework but there was none, which was great! This meant that I could chill so I probably went on Twitter for 20 minutes. I also had a snack of a Galaxy cake bar as I was getting quite hungry.

After this I will then go downstairs and make mine and my sister's lunch for the next day. I will also talk to my sister about our days while I'm down there. I usually will be making dinner but on this day I had dinner later so it was a bit different. 

Then I will go upstairs and do some revision. I started off with maths and I was just revising what we did in class that day, which was the nth term; I also did some practice questions from mathswatch to consolidate my learning. 

I was starting to do some English revision, reading through my language exercise book and make notes on key bits when my McDonalds came! I had a quick 15 minute break to eat this and whilst I was eating I watched a YouTube video and went on my phone. Once I was finished I went back to revising English and continued what I was doing. 

Then I had a massive break. I had a dessert (an Areo mousse) and I also chatted and spent time with my sister because I really don't want to be revising all night. 

After that I continued with revising and I did some French revision whilst watching Victorious on Netflix. I only done one page of notes but it did take quite a while and this revision was on adjectives. 

I was getting quite uncomfortable in my clothes (it was a really hot day for May) so I decided to have a shower and get into my pyjamas. I also did my skincare routine and brushed my teeth.

After finishing the episode of Victorious I was watching I put on some YouTube and curled my hair using my Lee Stafford Curling Wand, which I did a review on a couple of weeks ago. Once I had finished I was meant to do some extra revsion but to be honest I couldn't be bothered and left it. I watched YouTube and then went to bed after checking my phone.

So that was my After School Routine. I was also meant to do some biology revision but I left everything I needed at school so that was kinda a good thing! For more of me follow me on Twitter (@thelipinsider) and Instagram (@thelipstickinsider)