H4L Writes : August 2015

2015

How To Survive The First Day Of High School

4:36 AM

Hey people, it's Gizem! We didn't upload any posts for a week, because all of us were on holiday, sorry for that.

So, I know that being a freshman is not eays for most of us, so as a person who has been a freshman in high school, here are so tips for you.

1. Go and have a look.
If you can go and have a look at your school before a few days it stars, and get used to it at least a bit, will help you a lot.

2. Get everything done.
Getting everything done, before the big day will help you, gain you more time to get ready and you won't worry about being late. Get your backpack done, choose what outfit you are going to wear, decide what you are going to do with your hair or face the night before.

3. Sleep early, wake up early.
You should definitely sleep early before the big day! No one wants be late on the first day of their school, right?

4. Contact with old friends.
I mean you don't have to contact with old friends because believe me you will gain some new and better ones, but of coure you can still be friends with some of your old friends. What I'm saying is, if you are scared of being alone, just ask them if you can sit together at the launch, or at the breaks.

5. Be kind.
If someone smiles at you, smile back. If someone compliments at you, compliment back. But don't be fake, if you don't like the person, but don't be rude at the same time, you know what I'm saying?

6. Get your schedule.
It is so important to get your schedule as soon as possible you arrive to your school, because then you can figure it out, where your classes are, and decrease the chance of being late on your first day. And also, you don't have to worry about if you should ask some strange people at the hallway when you have your schedule.

7. School Map
If your school gives you a map, get that as soon as possible too. Then you can have ideas about where the cafeteria, library, teacher's room etc. are. You can also have a look at the website of your school for both the map and your schedule.

8. Embarrassing yourself.
That is not a big deal! I mean come on, everyone has a funny, embarrasing story about school. I know that it sounds so bad, when you say embarrassing yourself in front of the WHOLE school. But you know what? This is high school. Maybe they will laugh at you, maybe they will stare at you, maybe a person will be kind to you, maybe a person will help to you. But the next day, everyone will forget about you. Remember, every new day is a new beginning. Even though people say that first impressions are really important, there is always a chance to change it.

Hope I helped you guys! Good luck with the first day of school, or with going back to school. I'll see you next week, bye!

2015

Back To School Advice

5:52 AM

1) Socialize. Socialize. Socialize.

Most of the freshmans, or students have the struggle about being alone at school. You can always gain some friends when you join a club. Don' t think that you are not interested in any of them because there are always a lot of options to choose, just try, you never know.

Don' t be so shy. I know that it could be difficult to even say "Hi.", but again, try. If it doesn' t work well with that person, talk someone else. Or just look around, you will definitely find someone as shy as you, who sits alone all the time, just go and say hey to them!

About socializing, always participate in school events. Don' t be that person who doesn' t even go to their prom or homecoming, because like why would you want to miss your prom? Who would do that?

If your school organizes camps, summer schools, join, they are so fun.

2) Be organized.

If you don' t be organized and keep every sinle worksheet, paper, etc. you have in a folder, the mess will be real. When the teacher would say "Turn in all your warm ups!" don' t be the person who can' t find anything, because they are so unorganized. Make sure that you are organized and you have all your stuff together. And a planner is helpful too.

Being organized is not only about your stuff. Being on time is important too. Sleep early, wake up early. I' m not telling you to sleep at seven o' clock, just be sure that when the next morning you wake up, you' ve had enough sleep.

3) Don' t leave everything to the last minute.

If you have homework, or projects, do it BEFORE the last day, or after you come from school to home, if your assingment is for tomorrow. Believe me, when you finish everything earlier, you will be so relaxed while others try to do it quickly because they are late. While they do their work, you can enjoy your free time.

When you have free time at school or extra time at the end of the class, while others waste their time by talking you can do your homework. If you are allowed to bring your phone, or listen to music in the extra times, put your headphones and listen to some good music. That would help you a lot if you get disturbed of other kid' s noise. Get your homeworks done, so then after school you can have a fun time.

4) Be yourself.

It is always important to be yourself around your friends. Don' t try to impress other people and forget who you are. If they are not okey with your personality, just let them go, they weren' t your real friends probably. Be friends with people who love you for who you are, and who you enjoy spending time with.

Don' t try to look perfect every day, don' t feel uncomfortable in an outfit just because to look good. Wear what you love to, and what you are comfortable in. If you enjoy doing makeup, go for it, if you enjoy wearing skirts, wear them, but not to impress someone.

5) Ask for help.

If you are having a struggle with a topic, ask your teachers, or your friends who got the topic to help you. There is nothing bad with misunderstanding something. Don' t be afraid to ask for help.

6) Bullying.

In almost every school, bullying is a big deal, it is growing and growing everyday. I have been bullied too, I remember coming from school to home, and crying for hours untill I fall asleep. People will always make fun of you, they still do make fun of me. But it' s not the same anymore. I really don' t give a shit about what people say about me, or make fun of me. I just laugh, tell them to stop, and move on. If you are being bullied, believe me, everything will be okey, every single thing will be okey, and it will get better.

If bullying gets physical, you should definitely ask your help, even when it' s not physical ask for help too. When they fight you, protect yourself but avoid fighting back.

If you see someone being bullied, help them. Please help them, because sometimes people just can' t deal all those words, don' t let those stupid people to get what they want.

7) Relationships & Breakups

High school relationships are fun, but when it comes to break ups, it's not that fun. Don' t cry over a girl or a boy, wanting to get back, thinking that you can' t live without them, because you can! You' ve had a life before them, and you will have one after them. Don' t let someone effect or control your life. Be happy because you finally learned that he or she is not the right person that you would want to spend your whole life with. It' s not easy when someone you talk everyday leaves you, especially for one reason, but all you can to do is to move on.

8) Friendships over relationships?

The idea of friendships over relationships really depends on how your both friend and girlfriend or boyfriend act. If your friend is jelaous of your relationship and wants you to breakup, tell them no. Ask for reasons, if they have a proper reason then okey, you can decide on whether you should breakup or not. But just for nothing? No, don' t ruin a relationship that you are happy with it for nothing.

Spending your whole time with your boyfriend or girlfriend is not that good too. You never know if he or she is your real love. One day you can breakup, and no one could there for you just because you choosed your friends over your relationship. That is not good. So always keep in mind that you can have a balance, spend time with both your friends and lover.

9) A friend of opposite sex?

That is literally ok. Having a friend or friends of opposite sex, is ok and good for you. If you are a girl and you have more fun with your guy friends, that is ok. If you are a boy and have more fun with your girl friends, that is ok too. Do NOT let other people to choose who your real friends are!

10) Studying.

Be attentive during class. The more you understand the material, the easier it will be to study.

Take notes. Don' t take notes of every single thing, just the important things, that would also make it easier to study.

Study groups are always so fun and helpful. But don' t forget to study just because you are together with your friends, and waste all your time talking.

Stay focused and be quited. If you talk you will disturb your teacher, the other students, and you can get in trouble too. If your friend tries to talk to you while you are listening to the teacher, tell them to stop, you can miss something really important while you talk to your friend.

Hope I helped you a bit guys, see you next week and good luck with the first day of to school!

-Gizem

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Back To School DIY Supplies

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2015

10 Life Hacks Every Girl Should Know

4:42 AM

Life Hack One: Sometimes perfumes and body sprays do not last all day, so use vaseline as a base and then sprey it on your skin.You will see that it will stay more longer than it normally does.

Life Hack Two:Sunburns are the worst enemy of everyone so this life hack will help you a lot.You’are going to need an ice cube holder, then fill up the ice cube holder with aloe vera gel and put it into the freezer, once when it's frozen, rub it to your sunburn and it will feel a lot beter.

Life Hack Three: Summer is hot and sometimes sweat marks are annoying. But you can avoid them by using thin penny liner, cut the penny liner into two pieces and place it to inside of t-shirt where the sweat marks occurred and there will be no sweat marks anymore.

Life Hack Four: The struggle of the powder and shirt,everyone knows that when you put powder or foundation and try to wear something it smears all over the t-shirt. To remove the foundation/powder you are only going to need a shaving cream, whipe it on your clothe and then again whipe it off with a normal towel.

Note: Use white shaving cream so it does not ruin your outfit.

Life Hack Five: If you want to bring money to the beach but at the same time you are afraid to lose your money or you think that someone is going to steal your money, take a chapstick container and remove the chapstick from it,roll your money and place it to the empty chapstick container and no one is try to steal your money.

Life Hack Six: If you having trouble with opening one of your nail polish, tie a rubber band around it and you will be able to open it easier.

Life Hack Seven: Rather than buying expensive speakers, put your phone into the bowl or a cup will make your phones speaker louder.

Life Hack Eight: When you paint your nails and you want them to dry very quickly use cooking sprey and they instantly dry.

Life Hack Nine: If you want to take pictures or videos under water but you do not want to get expensive water proof cameras, use ziploc bag as a water proof phone cover.

Life Hack Ten:Brush your lips with toothbrush so it is going to help to get any of the dead skin after that apply your favourite chapstick and your lips will be super smooth.

I hope that this life hacks make your life more easier,love you see you next week! Bye!

-Gulbeyaz-

book review

Let's Talk About Books! (The Crossing Places)

2:39 AM

Hello everybody!

I was thinking about what to write in this post. And I really wanted to write about a book that I really liked. So I thought like.. why not?

So in this post, we will talk about the book called The Crossing Places.

The Book Description :

When she's not digging up bones or other ancient objects, quirky, tart-tongued archaeologist Ruth Galloway lives happily alone in a remote are called Saltmarsh near Norfolk, land that was sacred to its Iron Age inhabitants- not quite earth, not quite sea.

When a child's bones are found on a desolate beach nearby, Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson calls Galloway for help. Nelson thinks he has found the remains of Lucy Downey, a little girl who went missing ten years ago. Since her disappearance he has been receiving bizarre letters about her, letters with references to ritual and sacrifice.

The bones actually turn out to be two thousand years old, but Ruth is soon drawn into the Lucy Downey case and into the mind of the letter writer, who seems to have both archaeological knowledge and eerie psychic powers. Then another child goes missing and the hunt is on to find her.

As the letter writer moves closer and the windswept Norfolk landscape exerts its power, Ruth finds herself in completely new territory - and in serious danger.

The Crossing Places marks the beginning of a captivating new crime series.
My Review :

Well, from earlier, I had a serious obsession with both Forensic Anthropology and Archeology. The writer didn't detailed talk about science in the book. But I can say that it is a book that deserves the awards that it received. You will read it until the end of the book without breathing.

And obviously, what I love about the book is, Ruth is a normal person. She is not perfect. She is a divorced, middle-aged and a bit over-weight woman. So don't expect a love like in Twilight, Hush Hush or other book series like that. Before I started this book, i was worried that I could get bored. Because I am a person who can get bored easily. But it didn't happen.

I love the idea of this series. It's a successful crime fiction.

I hope you enjoyed everyone, hope you enjoyed! See you on next Tuesday! -Sıla