Flowers In Spanish & Italian

Neurodivergent Identity Part 2 (Part 1)

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How I am planning on going from A2 to B2 Spanish in 4 months

Month 1

I am going to try and work through a massive textbook that I have (here is the link). I’m going to learn the vocabulary using anki, and do all of the exercises, though I won’t write notes to save time. 

After I have finished each chapter, I will have a conversation with my friend in Spanish, and write a page in my journal.

I will also listen to lots of Dreaming Spanish.

Months 2 - 4

I will listen to Dreaming Spanish, Intermediate Spanish Podcast, Notes in Spanish Intermediate, Españolistos and News in Slow Spanish (Spain).

I am going to shadow Easy Spanish videos.

I’ll use LingoPie to watch TV shows and films in Spanish.

I’m going to keep a daily journal in Spanish (which I will post on Journaly).

I’m going to have thrice weekly speaking sessions with my friend.

I’m going to read lots of fanfiction in Spanish.

I will also watch YouTube videos in Spanish.

I’m going to read El Mundo daily.

I’ll try to write an essay once every two weeks.

That’s my plan and I hope it’ll be enough. Wish me luck!

I was talking to my therapist about some anxiety symptoms --- "In my mind, I know I'm going to be perfectly okay, but my body doesn't listen and reacts anyway" --- and she recommended TIPP as strategies to keep in my toolbox of dealing with distress in the moment. I really appreciate having more than one option to try in moments of overwhelm!

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If you're feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or other strong emotions, TIPP is a set of techniques that use the body's natural physical responses to bring you back into balance.

TIPP stands for

temperature

intense exercise

paced breathing

progressive muscle relaxation

Temperature:

The body naturally lowers its heart rate in response to cold. If anxiety is making your heart race, try an ice pack, a cool washcloth, or a walk outside in cool weather, and it should help you calm down.

Intense exercise:

Anxiety is typically a symptom of your body going into fight/flight mode. If your body is coursing with nervous energy, burn it off with 10 minutes of jumping jacks, dancing, climbing stairs, or another cardio activity to complete the stress response cycle.

Paced breathing:

Deep, slow breathing from the belly can also help signal the body to come out of fight/flight mode. Try inhaling for a count of four and exhaling for a count of six until you feel more relaxed. (I like to hold the breath for a count of two between each inhale and exhale.)

Progressive muscle relaxation:

If anxiety makes your body tense up, try this. Start by squeezing the muscles in your toes and feet for five seconds, and then intentionally relax them. Move up to the calves, up your legs, and every region of your body to purposefully let go of extra energy.

When you're feeling overwhelmed, try one or more of these to see what works for you.

apparently native american tribes were in contact with the donner party and offered them food when they saw the colonists were starving and the donner party turned them down and decided to go the whole “cannibalism” route instead. 

Here is the link! What an amazing idea ❤️

when ur culture puts everything on romance, u start to feel like an outsider if you dont experience it… 

only address me as The Friend from now on

My Digital book library

Hey so I have made a google drive with a bunch of books in it. Right now it is view only, but you should be able to download the books onto your computer. All I ask is don’t “link to” your own google drive cuz then i think it actually moves stuff and I spent a long time setting this up. Thanks.

Link to Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BTXUPcCniydI1CIT90oNJ75naQVcIDcz?usp=sharing

Link to suggestion list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iABw52vkkJAmTkCX-n6KnL3_dBpooI0gYaT9qdit6vg/edit?usp=sharing