Back To School Throwback Posts

Hello world

We are in the back to school season  and as such, I am sharing some old posts that were featured on the blog. They are still very useful and they can be of good help. Click to read on each topic.

Simple Hairstyle Ideas

Study Break Ideas

Buying The Right Tertiary Education Forms

What to Wear On Your Matriculation

Great But Not-So-Great Things About Going Back To School

Making The Grade Outfit Idea

Cool Nail Arts For Back to School

Best Tech Accessories for Back to School

All the best in your new school year. Much love from the Marietta DeGrant Blog

Busy Days and Sunshine

Hey World!

My weekend was great! How was yours?

These days have been hectic. I need not to complain. One of the major things I learnt in life is not to complain. Reasons being that

11.       No matter what you do, problems will still exist.

22.       It tells other people that you have problems. For instance, complaining that you are hard up or you have headache to random people.

33.       You should be grateful for where you are. People want to be where you are.

My days have been very busy, and I have been trying to find peace and sunshine in those busy days and speaking of sunshine, literally, the sun has been coming to work earlier in the mornings, and doesn’t seem to go home early. The weather is literally HOT. I don’t know why. Now going out is literally, a problem.

Since I have been very busy and drinking tons of water (which I think it’s a plus), I have been trying to create my own sunshine of happiness. (Even though, moody days are sometimes cool).

Attitude of Gratitude

I try to take some little time to think about the things I am grateful for. I sometimes write it down and reflect on them. The list contains names of people, my talents, my health, the life lessons, my work, school and even things I cannot express.

Play Games

I don’t know why I did that last month, but I downloaded games that are meant for children and I played with it. There’s no harm in that. In fact, it brings out the inner child in you.

Beach Babes

The beach is a relaxing place, except for the fact that sand gets between your toes. Go to the beach and have a conversation with the sea. Think about the future and see how great it will be.

(Life Hack: Rub baby powder on your feet before walking on the beach to prevent sand in between your toes.)

Life is short, so live in the moment. Life is like an ice cream. Enjoy it before it melts.

Let’s Chat: What do you do when you have busy days, yet you want to create your own sunshine?

Served on a Plait Mood board

Hello world!

No, the title is not wrong. Today we are talking about plaits, as in braids, hair talk. So, it is served on a plait, get it?

I made a mood board of plaits/braids. I love every single one I took from the internet. These braids are most appropriate for school, especially in the tertiary institutions. So, if you are going back to school, you can do one of these.

I love the one in the middle. Looks like you are wearing a crown.

Which one is your favourite?

Study Break Ideas

Hello world!

This is the first post of back to school. Use #BTSMarietta as a way to share ideas and inspiration for students who would be going back to school soon.

I am a firm believer of study breaks. I go through it every time I am studying, whether alone or in a study group. I feel study breaks are really important in our lives as students.

I used to do my study breaks wrongly. Those days, study breaks means, checking social media and ranting over there, checking how my former mates are faring and reading blogs. As time went by, I got to have effective study breaks. To tell you the truth, I somehow still go online, but we are not perfect. But today, I want to share with you five study breaks ideas I began to adapt.

Go for a walk. This is one of my favourite way of spending my study break, especially in the evenings. I am already a walker, you understand what I mean?

Take a quick shower. Taking a quick shower makes our body cool and our mind refreshed for new ideas. That’s why some people get ideas in the shower. *wink*

Tidy up. This could mean, laying your bed, tidying up your study desk, removing washed clothes from the lines and folding them. This is very useful. It’s also one of the things I love to do during study break.

Eat a snack. This could be nkatie burger or a boiled egg. Not a heavy meal

Stretch. This is the easiest to do, and the one that takes the shortest time. Stretching makes our muscles to relax, and it feels good also.

Do you know of any effective study break ideas? Let us know in the comments, or use #BTSMarietta to share across social media.

A Day in the Life #2

Hello! Everyone and happy Monday. I am so happy April is running a little bit faster. I mean, it’s been 11 days since the DKB and AJ prank. (Please, allow me to still talk about it. I know it’s over, and past, but hey I haven’t said anything about it yet, so let me still say it. Hehehe xx.)

By the way, AJ is a good actress, she SHOULD be in the movie industry.

Back to today’s post. You know, as I type this post, I am thinking about my “a day in the life” posts. I actually love writing things like this because it is so easy for me to write it. It’s something I have been doing since I began learning to write, just that, I do them in my diaries and journals and it is recently I started doing videos of such (I don’t share the videos online).

Such stuffs about my life is easy to produce. But there is one problem. It is not as exciting as you expect. I don’t live a luxurious life and I don’t have super exciting life. I am the wake-up-go-to-class-eat-kelewele-laugh-all-day kinda girl. Yes! Just a student who is trying to build an empire and is doing it underground.

But if you want to still read about a day in Marietta’s life, go on ahead.

A Day in the Life as at Wednesday, 6^th April, 2016

04:40am/05:07am: the two alarms go off. I lay in bed, turn and turn and turn for about 15 minutes

05:30am: went for a walk

06:20am: personal morning devotion

06:40 something: shared blog post link on all social media

Past 07:00am: Washing

08:00am: get ready and playing UB40’s I Got You Babe over a hundred times. It reminds me of the movie The Little Rascals Saved the Day

After 8am: Ate breakfast twice. Don’t judge.

10:30am: lectures

After 13:00: class was over and clouds began to gather.

14:48: Removed clothes from the lines + Lunch time

After 15:00: watched Like Stars on Earth to write a movie review on the blog. Coming soon, so watch this space.

18:30: Bath time. The weather was so good for moisturizing and a good hot beverage

19:27: Bed time. Don’t judge, I don’t normally sleep at that time but I needed to sleep.

See you in my next post.

FRIDAY VIBES

What makes my Friday the best?

Well, I guess when you have class early and by 11am or 12pm, everything is over and you rush to your home and scream TGIF. Yes!

What makes up the Friday vibes?

The drinks

The sweets

Kelewele after 8pm

Messy hair (Just because you have your hair-do on Saturdays)

Comfy clothes (on the bed to watch a movie, cartoon, or seasonal movie)

Family and friends coming home for the weekend (and catching up with news and planning on where to spend the weekend)

Unlimited internet (those of us who use the internet after 12am)

Music (the weekend is the only time I get to play music super loud)

Monday Morning In My Pajamas

I declare that Monday mornings would be called Monday Moaning! Oh, what difference does it make? They sound the same.
I am feeling so lazy today. I was suppose to wake up earlier, drink water, have my quiet time, put on my workout gear and go out there for a run, but I'm still on bed, typing this.
This is the story of my life right now.
And the annoying thing is, I am taking selfie in bed.
Girl? What's wrong with you?
Technology can really make us go crazy. That's the weird aspect of technology.
I don't even know the time my roommate left.
Hmmm.
So, madam, please get up, get dressed, chase catch your dreams and never give up!
Get up, you have a lot to do.
24 hours of today comes only once
And it is almost gone. Though, it is almost 8am and the day is still young, it's almost gone, because 8 hours is finished.
Let's do this.
Happy New Week!
When are you starting your end of semester examination? (Finals)

Making the Right Choice (Tertiary Forms)

This post is purposely for those who are about to buy tertiary institution forms.

That time has come again, where students don’t know what tertiary institution forms to buy and which courses to choose. Don’t worry, I’m here to give you a tiny little bit of help. At least.

Alright, before you decide to buy the tertiary institution forms and fill, here are some tips.

Always check out the media for information

Be on the lookout for any information on sale of university forms, especially in the print media.  Mostly, the public university have their sale advertisement in the newspapers, and the private ones, have theirs on the TV and radios, but check both to be certain and sure. You can also ask from the post offices for more information.

Have enough money

Perhaps, you want to buy about one or two or more forms, you need to save enough money for that purpose.

Also, before purchasing, get to know the institutions that offer the programme you want to read to avoid buying unnecessary forms and waste of money.

Know your passion

What course do you want to offer? What are your passion and talents? Search for schools that offer what you want to study. You also need to have other options (Choices), at least 3.

What’s your grade?

Before buying forms, check the course’s cut off point aggregate (aggregate of high school final exam grade). You might consider writing WASSCE remedial if you feel the grade is not really good for the programme you want to read. For matured students, they write entrance exams. Make sure you study hard to pass your examination.

Seek help

If you need advice, you might want to consult your parents, teachers or any elderly person in your dream field, to help you with your choice of school and courses.

Go for workshops

If you are still in doubt of what schools to buy and what to read, attend workshops that help students who are now entering into tertiary schools choose the right career choices.

Now that you have bought the forms, what is next?

Make your particulars ready

Some schools request for your passport sized photographs, birth certificates, WASSCE cert and other stuffs, when filling the forms. Make those particulars ready to avoid rushed situations.

Now that you have submitted your forms, lay back and have faith.

Success in all your endeavours.

Gari Saved My Life

Sometime ago, I was so exhausted and famished from long lectures. I could barely walk back home.

There was some good news and some bad news.
The good news: Lectures was over
The Bad news: I have no food at home yet.
Bummer!
So, I had to get some fast food.
Thank goodness for gari.
I took my mug, poured some gari, added milk, sugar, some groundnuts and water, mixed all up and ate.
That was my almighty "Gari soakings".
My life saver.
Gari is a fast food which mostly has no attractive package but it is patronized by every Ghanaian. Gari can be used for 3ba, gari and shito (GariShit), gari fortor and other meals.
We thank goodness that Gari can be a fast food when you are on the verge of fainting.
Have faith in gari.



A Day In The Life

Sorry I haven't been updating. I am so busy trying to adjust to life, and make my schedule more free. How can you if you have so many reading assignments to do?

But my favourite days are Wednesdays and Fridays. I get to rest well and have some quality me-time. You know I don't joke with my me time .

I have been reading a lot of  'A Day In The Life ' blog posts and watching the videos and shows, and I have been inspired to write my own.

A day in the life as at Tuesday 06/10/2015.

04:40am : First alarm goes off. I was so deep in my sleep, I heard it in my dreams. The funny thing is I thought it was part of the dream, so I did not immediately wake up. I normally make a decision here,
whether to obey this alarm or snooze dismiss and wait for the second one. I choose the latter.

05:07am: Second alarm goes off. I gracefully obeyed it and TRIED HARD to have my morning devotional.

05:38am: I checked out my planner to see what I had for the day. I added more tasks.

05:40am: Workout. Pop Sugar's 20- minute power plank workout. To tell you the truth, I could do less than 10 minutes. After I went to lie on my bed

06:03am: .......you know, those personal hygiene stuff; brushing my teeth, bathing etc.

07:00am: Playing with my phone. Typical

07:20 something am: Preparing breakfast

07:40 something am: Breakfast time.

08:00am: Checking out technology news. I read about Twitter considering the idea of getting rid of 140-character limit.

08:15am: Working on my E! Online Ghana post.

08:42am: Getting dressed for my 9:30am class at North Campus.

09:30am: Trends in Education and School Management in Ghana. He spoke of a quiz. My heart skipped 4 beats. I was NOT ready. Fortunately, it was postponed.

11:30am: Closed and went back home with my friends, then prepare supper, freshen up and get ready for the next class. I had salad for lunch, which did not satisfy me.

13:48: Class had already started (1:30pm). I was now leaving home but I met a lady with adorable twins. I couldn't help but smile and ponder it in my heart.

14:06: Class had started. Thank goodness, the T.A did not see me enter late. Research Design and Data Analysis

15:58: Class is dismissed. Yay! I can have an early supper because I was famished!

16:30: Catching up on emails, messages and notifications in order to stay on top of things. Plus supper, of course.

17:30: Freshen up to get ready for church.

19:00-20:00: At church. (Lesson: God's only begotten son in the flesh). After church, a friend told me that I had reduced in size. Hahahaha.

21:00: Catching up on social media, working on an E! Online Ghana post, study for the next day's quiz. Writing plans for the next day in my planner.

21:38: Skin routine, then jump to bed for some leisure reading.

22:40: *clap*clap* Lights out!
It was a good night.

But this has been the most uninspired day of the month, I guess.

Do you have to "A Day In The Life" post, I would love to read it.

University life begins....began

Entry one

You see, if you ask me, the University is a very dangerous place after Hollywood. Like seriously!!!! Which kind of place on earth gives you such FREEDOM, yet gives you terrifying courses. Why don’t they give us the chance to choose four courses from the seven we’ve chosen?

Like me, I’m doing seven courses in Information and Communication Technology for this semester;

*ICTE111- Computer System and Application

*ICTE112- Technical Communication and Report Writing

*ICTE113- Foundations of Educational and Instructional Technology

*ICTE114- Introduction to Distance Education and Online Learning

*ICTE115- Introduction to Calculus

*EDC111DIT-Philosophy of Education, School Curriculum, Social Change and National Development

*GPD111IT-Communication and Study Skills

If you ask me, the first course I’ll like to drop is CALCULUS. Quick!!!! Calculus makes me mad. But I looooovvveeee my course; Information and Communication Technology (ICT). It is adventurous and I love that.  

Sadly, there are more terrifying courses head of my life, worse than Calculus. Yikes!    

Watch out for my tech talent.

Do not follow your dreams......Chase them, c'mon.       

University Life Starts.......Started

Off to school

Twas my first day in the University, Saturday, September. Actually it was very frightening, very confusing, everything new….started my bus journey…Well, which wasn’t very long, just an hour and about thirty minutes’ drive including stopping at various bus stops. I have done so many longer journeys than this, so from Accra to Winneba is not a journey for me.

Yop! I was on my way, loving every step I take. This was not the first time of me staying away from home. I was in the boarding house in high school. The only difference is I made this journey ALL by maself to a town I have never visited before, Winneba.

#Time_To_Be_An_Independent_Woman

 These are some photos i saw on Google. Just sharing.lol