How to Motivate Yourself to Study

School is in full spring and so is homework- and I really didn't think there'd be this much homework this early in the year. It can be really hard sometimes to motivate yourself to study and do your homework and actually read a book once in a while, so here are some tips that I have found useful for high school in general.

1. Have a little homework station somewhere in your house. It can be portable, too, like a little carrier with pens and pencils so that you can work outside while it's still warm out and then maybe by the fireplace when it gets chilly? This is gonna help a lot, especially if it's cute (and pink!).

2. Set a timer/reminder for yourself so that you remember to study. I set a reminder on my phone last weekend to work on an essay, and since it was on my lock screen every time I opened my phone, I remembered to do it, and it definitely guilt-tripped me into working on it. Also, I have an alarm for 5pm every day so that I remember to do any homework that I have, and it's super useful.

3. Work with friends. Get to school a little earlier in the morning and have a get together with your friends in the library where it's nice and quiet, and you can all work on the homework together, or quiz each other if you have a test coming up. It's nice to be able to work with other people as opposed to working alone, even if it means getting up a little earlier.... *cringe*

4. Get the Quizlet app on your phone! I re-downloaded this this morning and every time I look at it on my home screen, I remember to study. Plus, if you don't have a computer nearby or if you're just bored during lunch, getting a little bit of study time in every day can help out a ton.

Gotta go to bed now, because I'll be getting up at 5am for the next four years. Toodaloo!

xo Savannah

8 Inspirational iPhone Wallapapers

A wallpaper can mean everything on a phone (or computer, if you're talking about a desktop wallpaper) because it's the first thing you see when you wake up (sometimes). The average person unlocks their phone about 110 times per day, according to Apple- which is A LOT, when you think about it, so you'd better make it count and have a cute, inspirational wallpaper waiting for you. 

Inspired yet? 

How to Stay Motivated

The number one cause of failed blogs is lack of motivation- they make a blog, they might even spend money on it, but then they just leave it there to slowly die because they think they have nothing to write. The second cause of failed blogs is lack of time, but I'm not gonna talk about that today. Here is how to get motivated and stay motivated~

-If you've started a blog but haven't really written on it at all yet since you started it, and you started it a month ago so you're slowly getting guiltier and guiltier about it, then that's a problem. First, get all of your materials together- blogging materials. Start a blog board, where you Pin cool stuff for your blog, like free fonts and templates and stock photos. If you have everything you need, you'll be more inspired to blog. 

-Read posts about blogging tips. I have an entire board of blogging tips that you can check out here, and there are tons more all over Pinterest and Bloglovin. Elle & Co and Wonderlass have tons, too. 

-Make your blog look really fun and pretty- it should look the way you want it to, it's your blog! If it's super good looking and you love the way it turned out, then you'll really want to write on it. 

-Design a custom logo. Doing this will make you think of your blog more as a business than a hobby, so you're gonna really want to write more because it's your business you're talking about, not some measly website left to die! 

-If you've been blogging for a couple of years now, and aren't just an amateur, but just aren't motivated enough, then take a break. One week, one month, even just one day can make a difference depending on how often you post. This worked for me, I took a week off and now I have a fresh start and am excited to blog again. Take however long you need, but be sure to tell your readers why you're leaving + when you'll be back so that they're not just left in the dust!

I hope this helped you out a little bit, whether you're new to blogging or have been a full-time blogger for years, this should help you out some. I can't wait for tomorrow's DIY roundup!

xo Savannah