PART 2 Of Spanish Study Guide

Delicious & Nutritious Low Calorie Salad - 56 calories

- 2 cucumbers, sliced lengthways and then cut into small pieces - 1 red onion - 1 red capsicum - 2 tsp balsamic vinegar - 1 tsp olive oil (optional)

Combine these all in a container, mix, and eat! I consider this to make four portions, 56 calories each, or 224 calories for the whole thing (which is very filling!). If you take out the oil, it would be even lower, but it’s worth it for me.

The veggies give you a boost of nutrients, and olive oil provides a tiny amount of good fat for your body (and brain!) to function.

the way that becoming pregnant and giving birth to living children is framed as like an extremely important thing for women to accomplish and an ability that should be preserved in any way possible when considering medical treatment for women is honestly one of the most sinister forms of misogyny in medicine. the way women with debilitating endometriosis aren’t offered hysterectomies/oophorectomies because they might want to have children some day. even though it’s the only way to permanently relieve the chronic excruciating pain that condition causes. the way women with PCOS just have to deal with it, and the way PCOS treatment is framed in a way to preserve/foster fertility rather than to treat the horrible chronic symptoms it causes. the way my happily childless 30 year old sister was diagnosed with stage three lymphoma (a type of blood cancer) and was actually given the option to delay her treatment by months so they could harvest an egg from her so that she could still have a child by IVF if she recovered. a delay which would have almost certainly cost her her life at that point. the fact that her doctor told her to take a few days to think about it and consult with her husband before deciding against the delay and getting on with the chemo that would make her infertile and save her life. that something like that was even offered to her, knowing that they could not afford to delay treatment, i always wonder how many other vulnerable women in her position may have actually chosen to delay and subsequently died in the name of a non-existent offspring.

yes medicine has improved and in developed countries pregnancy and childbirth isn’t as much of a death sentence as it was 100 years ago, but the attitudes towards women’s bodies and their value being measured by their ability to reproduce hasn’t gone anywhere at all - and it still influences the actions of doctors, their decisions for treatment, their priorities, and in that way these attitudes continue to affect women’s health and life expectancies. this is a uniquely complicated reality for trans men who are excluded from discussions of birth control/pregnancy/PCOS/endemitriosis et al, and trans women who are devalued by their inability to become pregnant and have bio children. its a Lot.

🌿Migraine Magick 🌿

Migraine is a type of headache but is so much more then “just a headache”. It is a throbbing pain felt on one side of the head. It will often occur paired with other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sounds. A migraine attack can be triggered by a lot of things ranging from loud noises or bright lights to simply drinking alcohol. Even certain foods can trigger a migraine attack. (Chocolate, onions, dairy, MSG, …) Also mentioned will be price point and relief of symptoms that worsen migraines such as muscle cramps, menstrual cramps, etc.

🔮 Crystals for Migraine 🔮 🔮Bixbyite: Relieves headaches and migraines, also helps against mild pain in general. Not to be confused with Bixbite (red Beryl). $ 🔮Chrysocolla: Controls head aches and head complaints, relieves migraines, reduces muscle spasms. $ 🔮Cordierite: Controls fluctuating body temperatures, relieves headaches and migraines, purifies toxins. $ 🔮Lolite: Purifies toxins, controls fluctuating body temperatures, relieves migraines.Often used as cheaper alternative to Sapphire due to similar appearance $ 🔮Magnesite: Helps to calm down and ease stress, loosen tension is muscles, alleviates menstrual pain, controls headaches and migraines. $ 🔮Rhodochrosite: Improves blood circulation, controls headachesm head complaints and migraines. $ 🔮Sodalite: Purifies blood, calsm and controls nerves, controls head aches and migraines, controls nausea. $ 🔮Turquoise: Alleviates menstrual pain, relieves headaches and migraines. $

🌿Herbs For Migraines🌿 🌿Butterbur: Used to treat headaches, fever, general pain and asthma. 🌿Coriander Seeds: Used to relieve sinus pressure and headaches. Hot water is poured over the seeds in order to inhale the steam. 🌿Dong Quai: Used in the form of a spice, tonic or medicinal cream to treat headache, fatigue and nerve pain. 🌿Feverfew: Traditionally used to treat headaches and insect bites. Modern application includes treatment of migraines, dizziness and inflamation. (might cause nausea!) 🌿Ginger: Traditional remedy for migraines, nausea, stomach pain and cold/flu symptoms. 🌿Honeysuckle: Used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat fever, inflamation,infecrions, sores,… It has been found to also treat migraine pain. 🌿Peppermint: Often used as a liquid capsule or topical solution. Treats spasms, nausea and tooth ache. Menthol is an active ingredient of peppermint and stops migraine when applied to temples and forehead. 🌿Valerian: Used for centuries to treat a number of ailments including insomnia, headaches and anxiety. ✨Migraine Care Tips ✨ ✨Keep your hands, feet and head warm. ✨A small amount of caffeine can help relieve pain. ✨Apply a hot compress to neck or head. ✨Lie down is a darkenned room. ✨Avoid loud noises, personally when i am lying in a dark room i put on some very soft white noise such as rainymood. ✨Do not skip meals! ✨Make sure to eat something when taking your migraine medication or the nausea will get worse. * Magick should never recplace your medication and/or doctor’s instructions and advice *

Applying to College from the not-so smart

If you’re anything like me, you’re a “smart” kid, but not as smart as a lot of other studyblrs or even not all A’s kids. If you aren’t or even if you are, then applying for college can be a bitch and I know that time of year is coming up for a lot of you high school seniors and so I thought I would give my advice on the whole application process: things I did, or things I didn’t do but wish I had, and all in between. So, let’s begin! 

Just to preface, this is just my experience and it may or may not work for everyone!

Standardized Tests 

Okay! So in my experience I personally got an 1150 the first time I took the SAT. I didn’t really study for the test and I definitely didn’t try my hardest to get. good score. The second time I took the test I got an 1160, so not that much of a jump and I actually studied. 

1. Actually study. I know its literally the worst but studying once or twice a week won’t kill you. Some good sites to help study are Khan Academy, that’s what our school used to help us study. 

2. Study what you aren’t good at. It’s really easy to study what you’re good at, and thats because you know it all! It’s better to study what you aren’t good at, in my case it was math but for you it could be anything!

3. Don’t over-study, or burn yourself out. Standardized tests are literally the worst and they stress out a lot of upper level and advanced kids or really anyone, so some people will burn themselves out studying all the time when its really not necessary! You will remember much more if you take it a little at a time. 

4. Take the writing portion! My #1 mistake was to not take the SAT writing portion! Yes, most of the time you have to pay for it, but its worth it I swear! I wasn’t able to apply to my dream school because I realized the day before the application was due that I needed the SAT writing portion. It was literally the worst day and i cried. 

5. Don’t forget! You can retake the test! My only advice would be to re take as soon as possible so if you don’t like your score you can retake earlier before the college app process.

6. Don’t forget to send your scores to your schools or scholarships! You can do it on the College Board site and I think you get 3 or 5 send in’s free so use them wisely!

7. And finally, realize that the scores matter but it won’t make or break your college’s decision. Not to knock on my own bff, her score was way higher than mine, in the 1300′s i think. But she applied and got accepted to UCLA when the average SAT score is in the 1450′s. She got in through her experience and essays as well!

Pre Application

For those of you who know what you want to major in, skip to step 2, but for those who have no clue or haven’t exactly decided, read on!

1. If you’re going in undecided, my advice would be to at least think about (maybe 3-5 options) of what you might like to do for a job after college. Give yourself questions like 

“What do I enjoy doing?” Even if it means judgement or anything from anyone.

“What can I see myself doing?” When you picture your life, what do you see?

“What do others see me doing?” It’s a good idea in my opinion to ask what others can see you pursuing. They see a different side of you you might not see so it’s interesting to ask. You could even talk to a school counselor or a favorite teacher or mentor.

“What is something Ive never explored before?” Personally, I’m majoring journalism, even though we didnt have a blog or newspaper or writing club for my school so I never had experience. I just know I liked writing and it seemed fun. So, think about what you’ve never had the opportunity to explore. 

2. Take your 1-5 options and explore school options! I liked to look up ‘top schools for _____’ and it gave me an idea of which schools had the best programs. When you are undecided and you have multiple school, try to find those that have some of your major options. Say, 2 schools that have both Journalism and Business. This will help narrow your school list. 

2.5. Some things to take into consideration when thinking about colleges:

How much is it to go to school here?

Is it in-state or out of state? 

What does the city it’s in feel like?

What club and organization options do they have?

What does their school spirit look like?

What housing options do they have?

The list could go on. 

Also, if you happen to be interested in a major that they have a lot of places, try to use the questions above to narrow down your options!

3. Use the match, safety, and reach system! Now I know people who had 10 schools they applied to and i know people who had 1. I had complications with my applications so I applied to 2, but a good system most people use is this one

Safety Schools: This is a school you are over confident, you know you’re gonna get in. This could mean the college in your home town that everyone goes to, this could be a community college, its all up to you! For me this was UCCS, in my hometown. You can have 1 of these its up to you!

Match Schools: You fit their criteria to a T, not to much over, not to much under. You are most likely to get into this school if you put in some effort. For me this was the school im at now, CU Boulder. Usually you might have 2-3 of these.

Reach Schools: You are a little or a lot under their criteria. You could get in if you tried your hardest and you write awesome essays and tried on your tests. These schools you might feel less confident to get in to, but it can’t hurt to try! If I had my essay in, My reach schools would be U of M and NYU.

4. Okay so you picked the schools, now it might be time to look at other things about them. You might have done this earlier, but demographics are very important. Look at their teacher to student ratio, their ethnic diversity, their gender diversity, religious preferences and how much it costs to go there! Sadly, college is just getting more expensive every year so looking at the cost and seeing if it’s realistic is super important in this process.

5. If money and time is available for it, visit the school! It can make a huge difference when you hear about it versus being physically there. However, if you have no way to, they have virtual tours and you could ask or look up videos about what the school is like! Even finding out if the campus is open or closed can be important!

Financial Aid

The process in the US for financial aid to get into any school is FAFSA. You fill this out before applying so you’re more likely to get aid to pay for college.

1. Apply as soon as the application opens! I think it opens in October but I am not positive.

2. You should have a parent sign on your FAFSA. I started with my mom, but realized I would get more aid with my stepmom, so i refiled under her. 

3. If you file as independent, there is a whole process to go through that should be on the fafsa.gov page!

4. Apply for scholarships! Im deadass. I know its absolutely stupid and it seems like a waste of time but DO IT.

5. There isn't “a scholarship for everything” whoever told you that isn’t true. There is a lot of scholarships that are super hard to look for, but you have to dig for them. A lot of scholarships I didnt even find i qualified for.

6. Use Scholarship websites. Some include Scholarships.com, niche.com, but theres tons. Also check at your potential schools to see if they may have any scholarships through them you could apply to!

7.Slightly contradictory to #5, but apply for scholarships you may not even qualify for. Most of the time, they only get like 5 people to apply so you may automatically get it.

8. Essays for Scholarships will also apply to a later section in this post! Follow those guidelines!

9. Never stop applying! I’m applying still 1 month into the school year for next semester.

Sorry all, I’m no expert on Financial Aid and Scholarships, just because it was hard for me to get and understand scholarships and whatnot.

Application Process

Okay, awesome! You have chosen the schools you want to apply for! This part is about the actual applying part.

1. Figure out where the schools have their application. Nowadays most schools use CommonApplcation or Coalition. These sites use the same or mostly the same for all the schools you may want to apply to, its all on one application! 

2. Check it out! Once you figure out where the application is, before you even start it take a gander at it. How many essay questions are there, how many recommendations do you need, what other forms are they asking for? This information is an easy way to say “Yeah I started applying” without actually starting!

3. Figure out when the application is due! Not all of them are on the same day, write this down! Put it in your planner, phone, whatever! You don’t wanna forget to turn in your app!

4. If you have to get transcripts transferred to schools, ask for that ASAP! There will likely be a list and the higher you are on that list, the earlier yours will get sent. Most of the time you can ask for this in the counselors office.

Recommendations

1. If you have any teacher or counselor recommendations that need to be turned in, ask ASAP! Like I literally mean as soon as you decide you’re going to apply there, it’s never fun for the student or the teacher/counselor to write it last minute!

2. Maybe pick a different teacher or counselor for each school or for a couple of schools! Its nice to get some diversity in there, yes its easy to just use the same letter but your teachers or counselors will really like it if you ask them!

3. Don’t be afraid to bug them about it. My biggest struggle was thinking that my teacher forgot about it. Maybe they will! It’s not wrong of you to check up on them!

4. When they finish and turn it in: thank them. I know senior year is hard on the wallet, but writing them a thank you note will make them feel appreciated that they took the time to write this for you.

Essays

I know, probably the worst part about the application process. It’s okay though! We got dis.

1. Don’t write them all at once. writing them takes time and thought so doing your worst is not a good idea. 

2. Look over the questions you got! None of my questions for my applications overlapped but yours might! Take the time to read through the prompt. I made a separate word doc and copied the prompt. Before writing I outlined what I wanted to say using bullet points. This helps you outline the essay before you write it.

3. Actually answer the prompt. I know that sounds silly, but with most people when they start writing they forget what they are actually supposed to be writing about. And that’s okay! 

4. Try to make it as personal and true to you as possible. So many people try to act unlike themselves just to impress the college. However, they’re accepting you into the school for you not how smart you sound. Of course, make sure to make it professional. I would suggest using life experiences to write your essays. Use your greatest attributes and things you may consider weaknesses to your advantage!

5. Get someone to read over your work! They can find any mistakes or they can give you an outside perspective! I would suggest an english teacher but even a friend or family works

6. If you want no one to read it, try reading it out loud! This will help find spelling and grammar mistakes.

7. Some essays aren’t supposed to be essays. Some are called short answers, don’t feel pressured to write a 5 paragraph essay when you could write a nice paragraph instead. Make this easier for yourself!

Turning in the Application

1. Check and make sure you have all your ducks in a row. Do you have your essays in? Recommendations? Other files? Test Scores?

2. The earlier you turn it in, the more likely the college will contact you if you have anything missing. 

3. Make sure to check the status of your application even after you turn it in. You want to make sure the school got the application!

4. Keep in mind when the decision date for those schools is released! Some may not say, but most will! Know that for the most part if they are a highly accredited university, acceptances probably won’t be released until months after the application is due.

All in all, the process is a long one and some things to keep in mind, is to work on these at least once a week, on your free time. Don’t wait until the last minute and ask for help or suggestions when you need it. Your teachers are there to prepare you for this so don’t hesitate to ask!

Also, where you go to school doesn’t say who you are as a person or your worth or value. Everyone has their own path and you may or may not go with people you know and thats a whole other post! 

Senior year is hectic, so don’t slack on your grades! They matter as well!

And finally, do what you want in your life, you have to live with it. Don’t let others influence where you want to go, go where is best for you. 

Leave a question in my ask box if I did address anything you might wanna know! I don’t bite!

Have you taken AP Chemistry, AP U.S. History, or AP Literature and Composition? If you have, what is your advice in those classes and like how to study for them and learn more easily?

I have not taken them, but here are some links I have - a lot of them contain more links!

AP Literature reading list

AP, history, and how to study for history classes

Studying for APUSH

The imperfect guide on AP classes

Free SAT & AP prep materials

APUSH resources

Free standardized test prep

AP study resources

Science resources (mentions AP chem)

Sorry I don’t have a better answer! You can also check my study tips tag.

Magick of the Moon Phases

New Moon

A time for:

New ventures

New beginnings

Love and romance

Health

Job hunting

Fresh starts

New projects

Personal Growth

Waxing Moon

A time for:

Constructive Magick

Love

Wealth

Success

Courage

Friendship

Luck

Health/Healing

Growth

Protection

Prosperity

Attraction

Any type of positive magick

Financial Growth

Full Moon

A time for:

All magick (Enhances all types of magick)

Love

Knowledge

Legal undertakings

Money

Dreams

Protection

Fixing any situations that need it

Divination

Cleansing and charging crystals and tools

Psychic awarness

Family and Friends

Waning Moon

A time for:

Banishing magick

Bindings

Removing addictions

Clearing negativity from your life

Getting rid of illnesses and sicknesses 

Harvests

Exorcism

Cleansing

Getting rid of bad habits

Dark Moon - Black Moon

Some practitioners believe this is a time to take a break from casting, others believe this is a powerful time to cast spells. 

A time for:

Removal of bad habits

Binding spells

Bringing things to justice 

Banishing

Dreaming/Prophecies

Crescent Moon

A time for:

Intention

Hopes 

Wishes

First Quarter

A time for:

Challenges

Decisions

Taking action

Gibbous Moon

A time for:

Adjustments

Refinements

May the Moon Light your path!

Moonlight Academy

Nighttime Checklist on a School Night

Alarms set for the morning (triple check)

Go over what’s written in your planner and see what’s marked down for the next day/what you need to do

Back pack ready to go with all materials

Clothes laid out (if you want to be really proactive)

Laptop/phone is charging

Face washed

Medication taken (if applicable)

Coffee/tea ready to brew (if needed)

Water bottle filled and ready to go (stay hydrated)

♡Coquette Music♡

Click the hearts to the right of the songs for YouTube videos.

40s, 50s, 60s

Born too Late-The Poni Tail❤ Teenager in Love-Dion  & The Belmonts❤ Eddie, My Love-The Chordettes❤ Darling Forever-The Marvelettes❤ It’s Gonna Take a Miracle-The Royalettes❤ My Boyfriend’s Back-The Angels❤ To Sir, With Love-Lulu❤ My Heart Belongs to Daddy-Marilyn Monroe❤

Rock (Classic,etc.)

Don’t Stand So Close To Me-The Police❤ Seventeen-Winger❤   Roxanne-The Police❤ Stray Cat Blues-The Rolling Stones❤ Brown Sugar-The Rolling Stones❤   

Pop (Indie, alternative, dance, etc.)

Primadonna Girl-Marina & The Diamonds❤ Off to The Races-Lana Del Rey❤ Lolita-Lana Del Rey❤ Mr. Watson-Ke$ha❤ Dancing Queen-ABBA❤ When I Kissed The Teacher-ABBA❤ Heart Wants What it Wants-Selena Gomez❤ Good for You-Selena Gomez❤ Candy Kisses-Amanda Perez❤ Pink and Blue-Hannah Diamond❤ Carousel-Michael Jackson❤ PYT-Michael Jackson❤ Love Me Harder-Ariana Grande ft.The Weeknd❤

Hiphop and RnB 

I Like The Way-Hi Five❤ Around the Way Girl-LL Cool J❤ My Favorite Part-Ariana Grande ft.Mac Miller❤ Kisses Down Low-Kelly Rowland❤ Crush on You-Lil Kim ft.Lil Cease❤ Cupid-112❤ Pretty Brown Eyes-Mint Condition❤Highschool-Nicki Minaj❤ Right by my Side-Nicki Minaj ft.Chris brown❤ Promise Ring-Tiffany Evans ft. Ciara❤ Hey Daddy- Usher ft.Plies❤  

Country   

Jolene- Dolly Parton❤ Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line-Waylon Jennings❤ Kiss Me-Faith Hill❤ You’re Still The One-Shania Twain❤ Wildfire-Michael Martin Murphey❤

Other  

Daddy-Die Antwoord❤ Cookie Thumper-Die Antwoord❤ Ugly Boy-Die Antwoord❤ 

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Feel free to message me songs to add to the list!                                   

Ana tip #2

If you’re ever craving something, imagine it being expired. For example, if you really want ice cream imagine it tasting super sour and gross and the texture being clumpy instead of smooth. Or if you want chips imagine them like how they would taste if someone left the bag open 3 days ago. Super stale.