A Mis-read Reading List

Guys, I made a boo-boo! I mis-read my reading list. I made a public plea to others enrolled on my degree to see if they had any ideas, as I didn't want to be left behind. A very kind young lady posted her reading list, she grouped it in three pharagraphs, with one book still to be decided and give to us on our orientation.

This was great, and very kind. Except after budgeting, planning, and spending the lesser portion of 200 pounds. I took another glance at the list, to notice two dates, too many authors. There were six books and one to be given to us at orientation, not three.

I should have really known better, my degree is known for being heavy on reading and writing skills. So what do you do now?

First of all, don't panic -

Do some googling and find all your books, Google has this fantastic feature where you can go to the tabs that say ''news, images etc'' there's one that says ''shopping''. Click on this and it'll offer you a varied selection of options for purchase. Then when you've found one you think would be a good price, click ''add to shortlist'' and it'll save it. Do this until you've got all the books you need and DON'T BUY ANY YET.

Put your books in price list order - lowest to highest.
The lower priced books are more likely to be, although still needed, accompanying texts to the larger priced books.

Work out how many weeks left till the semester starts, and work out how much you can afford to live without.
I recieve funds on the 1, and 15th of each month. I have another 2 payments to go before the semester starts, I will be more than fine.

If you are strapped for cash until some time after the semester starts, take a peek at the library and see if you can borrow the texts.

Search for online copies, kindle versions of most books are usually cheaper than their physical alternative.

But really, don't panic. It's fixable, most things in life are!
Hope you're having a great weekend!!

L xox

School ID photos

Hey all!

Hope you're all doing great this fine, fancy, Friday morning! I'm up bright and early as I often am and I wanted to give you some tips for school ID photos.
If you're like me, I use make up and a smile to distract everyone from the constant pain of dislocations and other symptoms making me feel bleh. I want people to look at me and have no idea I'm sick unless I choose to tell them. This is my reason, plus I enjoy creating looks, but whatever your reason here are my top spoonie approved tips!


If you don't have to leave your bedroom:
- 1- Don't get dressed, in my photos I was wearing my pajamas and I have no shame in admitting the effort my make up took yesterday, meant there was none left for getting dressed too! But If fashion is more amour. Don't put so much effort into hair and make up. Focus on the aspect that matters most ton you!

- 2-if your anxiety causes it all to matter most I suggest getting dressed and ready in pieces and not all at once. Pace yourself! **if you don't know what pacing is, please find Jo Southall and let her legit change your life**

-3- Thicker make up in unnatural light never seems to look as caked on as it does outside, so as long as you don't have to GO outside like this, use a heavier contour hand and bold your eyeliner because it might now show up otherwise.

-4-  Don't stand in front of a plain background, sit in front of it. Remember  chances are it's from your collar bones up that they are going to use!

- 5- Blink before the flash: A photographer friend of mine told me this trick while we were on shoot together. It really cuts down the number of scrapped shots!

-6- I like to pull some silly faces and loosen myself up first before taking the serious shots!


If you have to leave the house for the photo:

-1- Got any cute leggings/tshirts combos? Wear something you're comfortable in, maybe dress is up with a statement necklace!

-2- if you don't want your photo to be in your wheelchair, take it with you to line up, and then get out for the photo. And ignore anyone who is ignorant and annoying!

-3- Or, get there early and explain to the photographer that you don't want your wheelchair in the shot and see what they can do!

-4- if it's a professional set up really really seriously blink before the flash.


So those are my tips, I have more but I'm having trouble finding them and I wanted to get this out to you guys with hopes that some might feel less daunted by it all!

Shopping For Uni Supplies

Hello my pretties! L here, and I want to tell you all something I love! Shopping for stationary - and bedding, and clothes, oh make up too....okay maybe I just love shopping! But you know what the best kind of shopping is? Shopping for a purpose, and my darlings I feel no greater purpose than to aid in the persuite of furthering ones self! Of course that includes your education, so lets dive right on in with my aboslute must have check list!

**Note** Online shopping is an amazing asset to those of us who find shopping in person difficult, but be aware of your expenditure. I managed to almost click go on a $300 Amazon list, I'm so glad I didn't!

Stationary:

Pens (always write academically in black ink) 

Pencils, 

Rubber, 

Ruler, 

Pencil Sharpner, 

Note books (Two for each subject and I'll explain why further down) 

Project book/Ring binder (One for each subject) 

Highlighters, 

Colouring Pencils, 

A4 Paper, 

Coloured Card, 

Stapler, 

Hole punch. 

These are the bare necessities, if you will.  

Now, if you're anything like me, you're a colourful and visual kinda gal! So here's my personal not optional,  optional extras! 

Pastel highlighers, 

Fine liners, 

Mid liners, 

Gel pens, 

More washi tape. 

Okay, so....here's the explaintaions. 

When you get to University, the first week is known as Freshers week. But what it also is, is an introduction to your courses, and you'll get your syllubus. Do not just take it and put it on a pile! Read through it, highlighting the important things; key dates, tests, asessments, trips, etc. Once you've highlighted it, put it in the corrosponding course folder and close it. Do the same to all of your course syllubus and folders. 

Two note books per subject

Now the reason I say this is, that when I try to write neat, I write slow and when I just write  it's a hot mess, but the information gets onto the paper. That's great, until it comes to revising and I can't read a thing I wrote. Each night when you get home copy up your notes into your ''neat'' note book. If you're using an electronic form of note taking, do the same thing but type up your notes into neat, consolidated art works! 

Coloured Card

Right so, for each chapter or module of your course, you're going to change the coloured card in the binder. So, you get your first topic of the semester, hole punch it, write the name of the topic on it and pop it into the folder. The next one will be a different colour and this will save you so much time when it comes to trying to find a chapter when revising for a test. 

Also, you could grab some of those sticky page tabs? You know the ones I mean? Every time your teacher says ''this is important'' or ''this will be on the test'' highlight it and stick a little page marker onto it. That way you'll know it's super important. 

As for home and bedroom, things very quickly mount up and I strongly suggest saving as much money as you can. Take the old mis-matched plates from home. Go to the charity shop and see what you can get! There's no shame in being savings conscious! 

My most economic friendly shops are Wilkinsons, Supermarkets, Matalans, and Primark! 

Have fun, shop well!

Welcome!

Welcome, welcome, welcome!
My name is Lexy, I'm the author of this fair blog. That handsome chap is Jaxx, I'd love heaven and Earth for him. So what is this blog, why is this blog etc! Lemme clear this up!
I created this blog to document my University/College experience as a wheelchair user with an Assistance dog. I searched and searched the Internet and I couldn't find anything, and certainly nothing pertaining to my course! So here we are, because I think you all deserve to know how things work, and get a feel for what to do!
How did you know you wanted to work with troubled youths?
The truth is I had no idea that was something I wanted to do untill about 7 hours ago!

Say whaaa?
 Having failed my Numercy exam to enter into a nursing degree, I started digging deep and doing some reflection. I decided that ultimately I can't buy my health back, or the short time that animals are on this Earth with us. That those are my priorities and values so whatever I did, those had to be worked around; not the other way around!
So, like, what are you studying?
I will start my four years "sandwhich" degree September 2017. I'm studying Criminal Justice and Criminology. I'm actually quite excited!
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So, there you have it! That's the story so far and I hope you follow along with me :)