Student Resources Guide | Tips and Tricks

Today I am bringing you something every student needs in their life which is a resources guide, perfect for finding out different bits of information which is helpful to students. I can't believe this will be my second post of the week, if you missed the first one feel free to read it here. So for this post I decided I would compile a list of links which I've used from time to time which help me deal with everyday student life, some are more serious than others, but take what you wish from this post. I hope you enjoy and have a fabulous rest of the day!

Living in a shared house hacks:

Being in a house share can be incredibly tough, for one sharing space with your friends can often mean you get on each others nerves for doing silly stuff. When deciding the amount of people you are going to be living with I think it's important to think about it properly because fitting too many people in a small space can be stressful and cause even more problems. Also living with housemates can be tough as they don't always cooperate with their share of house chores. This post written by Bellvue is amazing for sharing tips and ideas on how to cope whilst living in a house share and the best ways to remain argument free. 

Living well on a budget: 

I found this website Wisebread and it's great for tips on how to survive on a small budget and how to keep within your money amounts, there are many useful articles which teach you the best way to keep track of your money and how to save more money. I am sure there are other similar sites but I like the clear layout of Wisebread and how simple it is to navigate around.

Making meals from what you have:

I love the website Supercook because it enables you to make the best meals from the ingredients you have. The way the site works is by entering some ingredients you have in your cupboards and the website creates recipes to suit what you have, occasionally it tells you to add extra ingredients but it's a good way to use up what you have and also a great thing to do at the end of term to use up all of your stock. 

Where can I get the cheapest pint?: 

This info-graphic literally made me think straight to students, us students are forever trying to find the cheapest deal for alcohol and finding out where in the UK has the cheapest pint in advance is awesome because when you go to visit your mates uni's you know in advance roughly about what you are going to get charged. I totally wouldn't recommend buying a pint in Hampshire as it's £3.51 per pint, but Herefordshire is totally the space to be at £3.15 a pint, yay! P.s. if you are looking at going on holiday anytime soon hit up Belgium where the pint is only £1.27.. deal!

What websites do you recommend for other students? 

5 Ways To Deal With Stress | Trips & Tricks

If you are a third year student of university or a student of any kind that is required to do exams, this post may be perfect for you. As most of you know April/May are the most stressful months of the year for students as it's when most of the deadlines fall along with exam period *boo* so I thought I'd pop up a post today about how to deal with stress in the most positive ways I can think of and most of these things I've done myself so I am not just recommending you a load of bull poo. I hope you find this tips easy and enjoy at least one of them and also good luck with your exams and coursework if you are dealing with any of those.

1. Reward yourself: 
You've worked all day on that revision, reward yourself with something it doesn't have to be a monetary item it can be as simple as taking an hour out to chill and watching something you enjoy, I usually watch old TV series which I used watch growing up because they make me smile and feel good. My favourite at the moment is Drake and Josh. Because honestly all work and no play doesn't work it just makes you feel worse in the long run.

2. Pamper yourself: 
My recommendation on this one would be take at least one night during the week to pamper yourself, whether that be a bath with a lovely bath bomb or maybe even just a face mask and a film or a massage from a loved one. Take the time to care for yourself and you'll feel tons better. Also make sure you're getting enough sleep as it makes you more productive the next day.

3. Chat to someone: 
Whether this be a person in real life, or somebody online just talk to someone, tell them what you are struggling with and they may even be able to help or suggest some tips which might help. Afterall a problem shared is a problem halved.

4. Exercise: 
It may sound weird but exercise is a perfect way to de-stress, I love to exercise when I am in a bad mood as I can take out all the anger on working out and the same works for stress. Funnily enough exercise is known to improve your mood, so you can have a great workout followed by a lovely study session (sarcasm)

5. Remind yourself of what's to come: 
Say you're going on holiday after your exams, so you can just remind yourself, cover your room in photos of where you're going. Buy yourself some holiday treats and remind yourself once you're through the tough times, it's over and you can enjoy yourself. Even have a big calender on your wall counting down the days until you finish for summer!