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Journaling is one of those things that sounds really great when you’re making New Year’s Resolutions or reading self help books, but it can be hard to keep up with, especially if you feel like your day-to-day activities are on the mundane side. So, I decided to create this blog post with an entire month’s worth of journal prompts for you (and me! ) to draw inspiration from. I’m always trying to get myself to journal more, but I often end up sitting down with my notebook open and pen in hand with no clue what to write about. Whether you’re new to journaling or an old pro, I hope these prompts gave you some motivation and inspiration.

I’m no stranger to academic rigor and a busy schedule, but man oh man is grad school a different beast. It may seem like the spring semester has only just begun, but my program has me doing just five weeks of class and then right on in to full time student teaching

Lots of people talk about routines — morning routines, night routines, skincare routines, exercise routines. (I sometimes have a terrible time sticking to my routines), but I definitely have had a lot of success simplifying some everyday tasks by creating routines to help me get through the more tedious parts of my day. This especially aides in developing morning and night routines (much easier to follow your nightly skincare routine if you go to bed at 11 every night rather than at 8 some nights and 4am on others). Having little tasks or goals assigned to each day helps move you through the week and keep a little predictability even if your schedule is crazy.

I’m starting my final semester of grad school and I’m hoping this will be my best semester of school yet! Last January, I wrote a blog post about 3 things to do to prepare for a new semester (read it here! ) and really make the most of your fresh start. There’s no wrong way to have a fresh start, these are just some of the things I like to do to feel refreshed for the new year! I usually make tweaks and adjustments quite a bit through the first month of school and then more as the semester goes on, but it’s always easier to tweak an already made plan than to start from scratch once things are already hectic.