3 Ways To Help You De-Stress

Exams are stressful. Assignments are stressful. School is just very stressful! We can all agree that we get very tired and stressed during exam weeks. But there are so many ways to avoid this stress or at least minimise it. Here are some of my favourite quick ways to de-stress:

Disclaimer: It's different for everyone, you just have to find what's best for you. Also if you feel                extremely stressed, go to a councillor, don’t try to fix on your own.

1. Cooking

This way to destress is so great because you get to eat the food you make while studying after cooking. Although choose a recipe that is simple and won't take too long. This is one of my favourites:

Ingredients

500g dried apricots, chopped

395g can sweetened condensed milk

2 1/2 cups shredded coconut

Extra coconut, for rolling

Method

Combine all ingredients except the extra coconut. Wet hands and roll into small balls, then coat in extra coconut. Refrigerate.

2. Walking

Going for a walk can help clear your mind and help you think more clearly. Also when you walk you release endorphins which makes you feel happier.

3. Music

Just go sit outside somewhere (perhaps in a park or green space) and put in your earphones and listen to some of your favourite music. Some of my favourite artists to listen to when I feel stressed is:

• Christina Perri
• Adele
• Sam Smith
• Ella Henderson
• Ruth B

20 Movies You Need To Watch This Weekend!!!

Check the rating beforehand ;)

Twilight - very dramatic and intense (good visuals though)                   

Me Before You - romance movie (might need some tissues)

Abduction - action movie

Cinderella - really good remake of the original story

Harry Potter - just such an amazing series

She's the Man - hilarious (good movie on beating sexism)

What a Girl Wants - just really sassy, cute and funny

You Again - hilarious movie about past rivals 

Maleficent - it's Angelina Jolie (it's amazing)

Finding Dory - such a good and cute movie

Johnny English - a stupidly funny movie

Princess Diaries - a really funny but sweet movie

Sleepover - great chick flick movie (don't repeat what you see in it though)

Aquamarine - it's a good lighthearted movie 

13 Going on 30 - a really sweet romantic movie

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Devil Wears Prada - hopefully you never get a boss like this

If I Stay - just start crying now

The Longest Ride - and continue crying 

Legally Blonde - now you can laugh 

Term 4 Blogging

Heyyyy! Long-time no see, but no worries, we're back. Last term was our assignment term, meaning we had an assignment for almost every subject and sometimes an exam as well. So writing blog posts wasn't exactly a priority… but we're back now. Later this term we'll be introducing next year's blog writers to the team as next year Elli and I are leaving Brigo and the rest of the team we'll be classified as seniors, so show them a lotta love.

Some posts you have to look forward to are:

22 Movies You Need To Watch

More DIY Projects

3 Ways to De stress

4 Easy DIY Dinners

The Dads n Daughters Evening (includes footage of Mr Cahill lip syncing)

And I (Imogen) am going to start kind of like a mini series of more serious blog posts, like life lessons I've learnt, also including some anecdotes. These will include topics such as:

Never judge a book by its cover

Making the most of a bad situation

Dealing with anxiety and stress

Dealing with divorce and separation

The importance of good friends

So a lot of good posts to look forward to as we finish the school year. I promise I will try my hardest to make some sort of upload schedule ;)