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Contents Messages from the welfare team & how to contact us Message from Siri Why Science says you should take a break Revision $ps from Welfare Commi'ee Drink water! Yummy breakfast ideas College support Talking Changes breakfasts Free breakfasts! Invita$on to ‘Deba$ng Dyslexia’ lecture Quick and easy recipes Tea and toast details Take A Break $metable Sports, socie$es and commi'ees $metable Exam $ps 10 ways to take a break in the libaray What Bill Bryson Library stereotype are you? Recipes for microwave mug cakes Take A Break $ps from Welfare Commi'ee Lateral thinking puzzles Take a Break in and around Durham A guide to relaxing scents Some yoga poses Lateral thinking answers Things to look forward to! Cheesy and mo$va$onal pictures
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Hello! Exam $me is never going to be nice, but we can all make it a lot more bearable by taking $me to relax and see friends, and recognising when it’s $me to stop and have a rest! Although your work/life balance might get decidedly unbalanced, don’t let work take over en$rely! The Take a Break campaign aims to offer opportuni$es for everyone to take some $me to relax, so look out for details of events (and lots of free food!) and come along. The welfare team will be here to offer hugs and support if you need a listening ear during this busy and difficult $me of year, so please get in touch on the mobile, email or come and say hello in person if there is anything we can do. Good luck and look aCer yourselves! Fiona
These next few weeks aren’t going to be the most fun of the year, but welfare will be there to help you take a break or just have a chat. Although it’s a cliché, all you can do is your best and you can’t ask for more, so be kind to yourself and remember to take breaks! Best of luck, you can do it! Chloe
Welfare mobile available 8-10pm every night of term
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Hey guys! Just wanted to wish you all the best of luck for the exam season. It’s going to be a stressful $me for us all so keep an eye out for our welfare take-a-break events for both livers in and livers out throughout the next six weeks :) Whether you’re feeling the pressure of exams or just fancy a friendly chat as an excuse for a revision break, feel free to pop in and see us! All the best, Billy x
Good luck for the next few weeks, they will be tough but remember to s$ll have some fun. You're not going to fail if you take a few breaks to spend $me with your friends and just chill out for a bit, in fact it will probably benefit your grades. So work hard but not so hard your life becomes miserable and remember that welfare will be here if you need a chat or some $me to relax. Good luck! Laura
Get in touch at
butler.welfare@durham.ac.uk or send an anonymous message through the JCR website. 4
A message from Siri I’d like to wish everyone the very best of luck for their exams. Fiona and her wonderful team have been working hard to provide you with the best possible support during this period, so make the most of what is on offer. Feel free to come into the JCR Office if Ma' and I can help in any way – it’s what we’re here to do! Just think: six weeks from now, you’ll all be having fun in the sun, enjoying all of the fes$vi$es and ac$vi$es we’ve got planned for the post-exam period. Don’t book your planes and trains home too early though! There’s plenty to do aCer exams, from the York Varsity weekend to beach trips, Newcastle nights out to Dilston v. Milfield. And I have it on good authority that this year’s Butler Day will be sensa$onal… You’ll all do fantas$cally, I’m sure. Good luck! Siri xxx
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Why science says you should take a revision break Billy Errington “I don’t have me for a break!”
“Just let me finish this chapter!”
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“I feel guilty if I stop working!”
Sound familiar? Let’s face it, there’s no escaping revision. But it’s easy to forget that you can overwork yourself if you work too hard for too long. Even the NHS suggests that you take regular revision breaks, so let’s see why it’s so important to chill out every once in a while and how best to use your $me:
“I haven’t been outside since last week!”
Exams = stress, and exam stress = revision. Scien$sts report that people experiencing tension headaches oCen do so because they feel overwhelmed by stress, par$cularly in exam season. To avoid this, doctors recommend taking a break for every 45-60 minutes of work you do in order to keep your mind s$mulated and lower stress levels. Why not go outside, enjoy some light exercise or chill out with flatmates? This will also leave you more mo$vated to go back to working if you have a goal to reach. Other research shows that we work most effec$vely in short 30 minute bursts, followed by a 5 minute break. Working breaks into your revision plan like this makes it easier to retain more informa$on too!
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9.00-9.30 Subject 1
11.45-12.15 Subject 3
Break 5 mins
Break 5 mins
9.35-10.05 Subject 1
12.20-12.50 Subject 3
Break 5 mins
Break 1 hour
10.10-10.40 Subject 2
13.50-14.20 Subject 1
Break 5 mins
Break 5 mins
10.45-11.15 Subject 2
14.25-14.55 Subject 2
Break 30 mins
Break 5 mins 15.00-15.30 Subject 3
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Fight back against stress by helping your brain to release endorphins which help you chill out. Scien$sts say that any of the following trigger the produc$on of these chemicals: •
Taking a bite of chocolate
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Indulging in some comfort food (Tea & Toast...)
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The smell of vanilla extract or lavender from candles/essen$al oils
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Laughter and socialising (Courtesy of the welfare team)
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Smiling
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...gossiping
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Any kind of exercise! Go for a walk round the Botanic Gardens, play in a team, even cleaning and gardening!
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Group ac$vi$es such as dancing, zumba or yoga
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Being in the sun (good luck in Durham x)
Another benefit of exercising during revision breaks is that it is proven to help you sleep, another aspect of life that can be disrupted by stress. Sleeping well also helps you retain more informa$on.
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Revision $ps from Make a group spreadsheet on Google docs (or similar) where you and your coursemates can all edit it and add your ideas, for example for literature. Then none of you have to do all the work for all pieces of literature and it's an easy way to share ideas! -Kira
If you're stuck on/struggling with a topic move onto something else and then come back to it with a clear and more posi$ve mind -Hannah
Use Memrise for learning vocabulary and Duolingo for prac$sing language skills -Anisha
I like being accountable to people so sharing your targets/to do lists with a friend (preferably one doing a dierent subject so you don't stress each other out and one who'll encourage you if you don't manage much) and check up with each other in breaks
Get a group of friends that are on your course together and plan exam ques$ons. Each of you will have a unique way of tackling the ques$on. -Calum
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Welfare Commi'ee! Use produc$vity apps and websites that let you block distrac$ng sites (e.g StayFocused or Strict Workflow), compete to be the most produc$ve on a leaderboard (check out h'p://getyedone.com) or encourage you to leave your phone untouched for a while- try Forest: Stay Focused, where you plant a virtual tree that grows if you leave your phone alone and withers every $me you go back to it!
There are individual and group study rooms available throughout revision $me. A great facility oCen overlooked. Book them on the library website
-Annabel
-Calum Put a smartie/raisin etc. after every couple of lines in a book, article, or revision notes and eat it when you pass that point. It’s an incentive to finish the work! -Emma Every time you want to do something but are stuck revising, write it down on a piece of paper and put it in a jar. Use all these things as motivation to keep going and get closer to being finished, and then you can spend all summer working your way through the jar of ideas!
If you need to learn quotes, record yourself reading them out and listen to the clips back on a walk into town, etc. It’s cringey but works, especially for English exams -Anisha
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I use the racehorse trick (the way commentators learn the names of racehorses) to revise. Put post-its of certain topics in certain places and you will associate the place with it e.g. for my glaciers revision, I have cold-based and warm-based ice at the fridge, flow mechanisms at the ke'le, deposi$onal landforms in the bedroom and erosional processes in the dining room etc. By the exam $me you'll be thinking about your facts in those places as second nature. Then remove the post its and see what you can remember without them. You'll associate the place with the fact so every $me I make a cup of tea, I'll think about glacier flow etc. Hard to get your head around ini$ally but it really does work! -Shigh
If there's something you feel like puVng off, just be kind to your future self and get it done. -Calum
Try and describe a topic to a friend who doesn't do your subject in 5 minutes so they can understand it. Really useful for you to get it straight in your head!
Write notes in a mixture of colour and black ink. The right side of your brain is the creative side which is responsible for colour, so when you put notes in colour the information is stored on the right as opposed to always on the left. This means more brain capacity!
-Chloe
RELAX AND TAKE LOTS OF BREAKS!
-Emma
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X 8 per day! Drinking lots of water helps you think faster, especially under pressure and as it gets warmer Dehydra$on slows down processing which is not what you need when you’re trying to make sense of 1000 things at once. It also gives you moods swings which make you feel rubbish and makes it harder to concentrate for a long $me. You’ll feel more $red and might get headaches. So drink water! Studies have shown that drinking more water during revision periods and in an actual exam makes for be4er results. So keep sipping through an exam as well, it will help keep you sharp and calm. You should drink at least 3 pints (about 8 glasses) a day for best results (plus it’s really good for your skin and general body running)!
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Some yummy ideas for... By Chloe O’Connor Breakfast: the most important meal of the day. You probably didn’t eat whilst you were asleep so your body needs to refuel. Eating a decent breakfast helps your processing abilities and helps you concentrate better for longer. So eat breakfast! Even if it’s just a piece of fruit or toast.
Porridge Oats: slow-releasing complex carbohydrates give you lots of energy for the day and help you concentrate for long periods of $me, great for a morning of revision! (and apparently it helps hangovers…) Bananas: help regulate your blood sugar, helping you to relax and easing those mood-swings that too oCen accompany exam season. Apples : help wake you up in the morning, nearly as effec$vely as coffee, but without the caffeine low aCerwards .
THREE WAYS WITH PORRIDGE Banana
Apple
Berries
Chop in a banana and add sugar, honey, syrup, or peanut bu'er
S$r in raisins and cinnamon before cooking, then chop in an apple
Throw in a handful of fresh or frozen mixed berries, s$r in honey
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Avocado on Toast This makes a really yummy lunch or snack, and avocados have loads of health benefits, so this is a good one to try! If you’re keeping half an avocado, keep the half with the stone, it lasts longer. Ingredients: • 1-2 slices of bread • bu'er • ½ avocado • mayonnaise/salad cream • salt and pepper
Method *make toast... *in a bowl, mash ½ an avocado with a *fork and add dollops of mayonnaise and *seasoning to taste *bu'er your toast spread the avocado on *toast *If you're feeling crazy, bacon is pre'y tasty *on top
Banana on Toast This is a great one to set you up for the day, it is hunger sa$sfying with all the benefits of bananas. Try spreading just bu'er, or honey, chocolate spread or peanut bu'er under the banana to mix it up
Ingredients
Method
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1 slice of bread
∗ Make toast
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1 banana
∗ Slice a banana
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Spreads of your choice
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As well as the JCR welfare team, there are lots of friendly and suppor$ve people in college who are here to help. Our Student Support Officer is Sandra MacDonald. She is usually around at mentor nights on Tuesdays and Thursdays if you want a quick chat. You can also make an appointment to see her with the student support staff. Their office is along the corridoor next to main recep$on.
with the Resident Tutors •
Every Thursday from start of term un$l end of exams
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7-8pm in the mee$ng room (next to Howlands shop)
This is a great opportunity to ask revision-related ques$ons, discuss how to approach exam ques$ons and/ or simply have a suppor$ve chat. The Mee$ng Room is booked as Study Space un$l the end of exams and you can simply use this $me to revise with the RT’s support on hand! 14
Take a Break Breakfasts with Talking Changes The college student support team have organised two informa$ve sessions where we can pick up useful skills to help with revision and exams. Both sessions will be running on Friday 8th May.
Sign up for one or both of the sessions on the college website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/butler.college/programme/studyskills/
Session 1, 9.00-9.30am-Strategies for Success: tips for procrastination and challenging unhelpful thoughts. Sessions 2, 9.30-10.00am - Relaxation: breathing, progressive muscle relaxation and attending to experience (mindfulness)
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Free breakfasts at Butler Bar Mon 11th– Friday 29th May 8-10am A nice perk of being up early for an exam, or good mo$va$on to get out of bed early to revise! If the stress and nerves are geVng to you, come and talk to welfare at our early morning pop-ins: Mon 11th May, 8-9am, JCR lounge Mon 25th May, 9-10am, JCR lounge
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Another opportunity to take a break... Come along to the ‘Deba$ng Dyslexia’ talk with Professor Joe Elliot Part of the Josephine Butler College Lecture Series
Wednesday 6th May 2015, 18.00-19.00, Howlands Seminar Room This lecture will outline the problema$cs of the term dyslexia, as examined in The Dyslexia Debate (Ellio' and Grigorenko, 2014). This text, four years in the produc$on, provides a detailed analysis and synthesis of research in dyslexia across the domains of gene$cs, neuroscience, cogni$ve science, educa$onal science, and educa$onal and social policy. The presenta$on will highlight the many different understandings and theories that relate to this term and demonstrate that it is far from scien$fically valid. It will also explain why a diagnosis of dyslexia is of li'le value in informing interven$on. In the light of this, the presenta$on will conclude by sta$ng that it is now $me to dispense with the term dyslexia. An alterna$ve way of conceptualising reading difficul$es that can address many of the above problems, will be proposed in its place.
The lecture will be followed by an informal discussion with welfare commi'ee in the JCR lounge. There will be snacks!
Have a break from revision while s$ll keeping your mind alert All welcome at the lecture, discussion, or both! 17
Quick recipes for long and busy days By Chloe O’Connor
Pi'a pizzas are ridiculously quick. Experiment with different toppings, they are easy to make veggie!
Ingredients ∗ 2 pi'a breads ∗ 2 tbsp. tomato puree ∗ 2 slices of ham ∗ 4 plum tomatoes ∗ 1/2 onion ∗ 50g grated cheese
Method ∗ Preheat an oven to 200 degrees with a baking tray inside to heat up ∗ Spread the tomato purée on the pi'a ∗ Finely chop the onion and halve the tomatoes ∗ Arrange the ingredients on the pi'a with the cheese on top ∗ Bake for ten minutes un$l the pi'a is crispy ∗ eat it with a salad if you are feeling good
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Pesto pasta is great to make a batch of as it keeps in the fridge for up to 3 days and is easily frozen once it's cooled. To defrost, put in the microwave for 3 minutes. This recipe is for 4 servings but you can easily adapt it. Great for when you’re in a hurry!
Ingredients ∗ 300g dried pasta ∗ 1tbsp oil ∗ 2 peppers (2 different colours) ∗ 1 punnet mushrooms ∗ 4 rashers of bacon or 2 chicken breasts or quorn (or nothing!) ∗ 1 jar of pesto
Method ∗ chop the peppers into small squares and slice the mushrooms ∗ Put the pasta in boiling water for about ten minutes or un$l soC enough for you ∗ meanwhile, heat the oil in a wok over a medium heat, then when hot, add the bacon or chicken un$l cooked through ∗ add the peppers and mushrooms un$l the pepper has gone soC, s$rring to stop it from s$cking. Keep over a low heat un$l the pasta is cooked ∗ drain the pasta and add to the wok, s$rring in all the vegetables ∗ add two tablespoons of the pesto and keep going un$l it's as pestoey as you like! 19
Egg Fried Rice is great brain food as it can contain eggs, peas, and chicken, all of which contain Tryptophan, a protein that triggers serotonin to help you relax and concentrate extra hard. It’s also found in fish, cheese, milk, beans, soya, nuts, avocado and pineapple
Ingredients: ∗ 120g (1 bag) long-grain rice ∗ 2-3 handfuls of peas ∗ 2 eggs ∗ Choice of: Chicken, quorn, prawns, ba-
con, chickpeas, spring onions, carrots (anything you have that you think will work!) ∗ To serve, choose from: soy sauce,
Method: ∗ Boil the rice following packet instruc$ons ∗ Heat a wok with a li'le oil and add any toppings that require
cooking, such as meat or quorn ∗ beat the two eggs in a bowl ∗ Reduce the heat on the wok and add the rice when cooked to the
wok and add the beaten egg, s$rring constantly to coat all the rice and stop it going lumpy ∗ throw in the peas and any other vegetables. Cook for 1 minute and
season ∗ Serve up on its own or with a splash of soy sauce or whatever you
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And if you’re s$ll hungry aCer that…
Come and join welfare for some tea and toast! Once a week in college, once a week in a livers out area. Check the $metable, Facebook and Siri’s weekly email for the $mes and loca$ons each week. 21
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Take A Break Timetable!
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for reminders and details of any last-minute events!
Join the event on Facebook and keep a lookout in Siri’s weekly emails
What’s on at Butler? WHEN 20:00-21:00 21:00-22:00
18:30-19:00 19:00-20:00 19:00-21:00 19:00-onwards 19:30-21:00
12:00-13:00 13:00-14:00 14:00-15:00 14:00-15:00 15:00-16:00 15:00-17:00 13:00-15:00 15:00-17:00 16:00-17:00 17:00-18:00 17:00-18:00 18:00-19:00 19:30-20:30 19:00-20:00 20:00-21:00 21:00-00:00
WHAT Men’s Basketball Badminton
WHERE Howlands Howlands
Social Commi'ee String Group Men’s Rugby Film Society Chris$an Union
JCR Lounge Music Room MUGA JCR Lounge Various
Social Badminton Netball Tennis Women’s Football Lacrosse Men’s Football BCBC Cheerleading Arts Commi'ee Women’s Basketball/ Table Tennis Charity Commi'ee Dodgeball Nail Society Dance Society Dance Troupe Badminton
Howlands MUGA MUGA Milfield Field Milfield Field MUGA Howlands Howlands Butler Bar Howlands Butler Bar Howlands JCR Lounge Howlands Howlands Howlands 24
Even if you haven’t been already this year, head along to these sports , socie$es and commi'ees to take a break from work.
WHEN 18:15-19:00
WHAT Interna$onal Commi'ee
18:00-19:00
Women’s Rugby
MUGA
19:00-21:00
Men’s Rugby
MUGA
19:00-20:00
Green Commi'ee
19:00-20:00
Choir
19:00-21:00
Jazz Band
Music Room
Disney Society
JCR Lounge
20:00-onwards
WHERE JCR Lounge
JCR Lounge Seminar Room
18:30-19:30
Welfare Commi'ee
JCR Lounge
13:00-14:00 13:00-14:00 14:00-15:00 14:00-16:00 15:00-17:00 17:00-18:00 18:00-19:00 19:00-21:00 21:00-23:00
Netball Women’s Basketball Women’s Rugby Tennis Cheerleading Juggling Soc Handball Volleyball/ Table Tennis Badminton
Howlands MUGA Howlands MUGA Howlands Howlands Howlands Howlands Howlands
9:00-13:00 13:00-15:00
Badminton Men’s Basketball
14:00-15:00 16:00-17:00
Frisbee Social Sport
19:00-21:00
Dance Troupe
Howlands Howlands Milfield Field Howlands Howlands 25
From Chloe
Be Prepared •
Try and get an early night, so you feel refreshed in the morning
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Make sure the night before that you know exactly where you need to be and when so you’re not trying to find the room 10 minutes beforehand
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Get up early enough to avoid rushing and to have a decent breakfast—it can make all the difference
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Try to arrive at the exam ten minutes before you’re supposed to be there to allow $me for mini-emergencies
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Make sure you have all the right equipment (eg calculators, campus card)
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Take a bo'le of water into the exam to sip on, it will rehydrate you and calm you down
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Go to the loo before—there’s nothing worse than having one ques$on leC that you could ace and not being able to concentrate because you need the loo!
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Try and Stay Calm! • Avoid people around you that are
panicking. They will stress you out • Take a few deep breaths before you
open the paper, or if you feel panicked, it will help get extra oxygen to your brain and calm you down
Breathing to relax Breathe in while coun$ng approximately to 6 . Hold (count 2) . Let the breath out slowly while coun$ng approximately to 8. . This is immediately calming as it slows your pulse, and concentra$ng on counts helps to focus you. Could be used during an exam, or any $me where you start to feel panicky and anxious.
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Show the exam who’s boss! ∗ Make sure you write your name on your paper ∗ Check the layout of the paper to see if you have
to choose between ques$ons and make sure you choose the right op$ons ∗ Work out how long you have to answer each ques$on, and try to s$ck to it ∗ Read the ques$on, underline important points, make sure you know what
it’s asking. Reread it just to be sure. ∗ Start with ones you feel confident about, it will put you in be'er spirits ∗ Answer ones you’re unsure about at the end, spend your precious $me on
ones you feel you can ace! ∗ If you have $me, check you’ve got your facts as right as you can and
haven’t made silly mistakes ∗ If you panic on a ques$on and have no idea how to answer it, just start
wri$ng something, and hopefully it will trigger your memory on the subject
Let it Go ∗ Again, avoid people who are stressing out, there’s nothing you can
do now and comparing answers will only make you worry ∗ That exam baby has gone into the wide world, but you must let it
be free. It’s out of your hands and you can’t look out for it anymore. Un$l the next $me ∗ Even if you’ve got more exams, try and give your-
self a break aCer to wind down and do something else with friends, or watch tv to completely relax. Your brain will thank you for it. 28
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Stretch out your arms and legs and sit up slowly.
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Move your a'en$on to your neck, shoulders, torso, arms, stomach, bu'ocks, legs and feet in turn. In each area, relax your muscles and let your body sink into the surface you are lying on.
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Guide your a'en$on to your head, concentra$ng on the physical sensa$ons of your body. Move to your face and relax all of your facial muscles.
Take a few moments to observe your breaths
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Lie down on your back on a comfortable surface with your arms by your side and your legs outstretched
A short medita$on to relax before bed, or to renew energy and awareness during a revision break.
Body scan
10 Ways to Take a Break in the
Library
Laura Marrio'
1) Spot: Go for a walk and count the number of people taking a nap
2) Quiz: Take a Buzzfeed Quiz
3) Sleuth: Find a Yik Yak or Spo4ed: Durham University post about an a4rac$ve fellow student. Find said student
4) Energise: Grab a snack
5) Irritate: Stare at somebody un$l they feel uncomfortable
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6) Exercise: Find a private corner and do 100 star jumps (if you’re feeling energe$c why not go for a run up cardiac hill!)
7) Amuse: Play slow-mo$on, real-life Pacman with a clueless par$cipant searching for a book
8) Listen: Put a great song on and have a private (but silent) party
9) Reflect: Spend five minutes pondering the meaning of life
10) Pretend: Pretend to know somebody and wave at them un$l they wave back
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Chloe introduces us to the wonders of microwave baking Mug cakes are genuinely so easy to make, even if you’ve never baked before and they are definitely a comfor$ng reward for hard work. Make sure you use a large, microwavable mug and put it on a plate in case it bubbles over—nothing to worry about if it does, just means the mug’s a bit too small. Don’t wait for the top to look cooked , just prod it to check it’s solid. To make the cakes gluten free, use gluten free flour and add 1/4tsp baking powder. Treat yourself! This one is perfect if you can’t have egg, but otherwise it’s got a hot pudding consistency and is easily halved if you’re not feeling that hungry.
Ingredients ∗ 1tbsp bu'er ∗ 1tbsp caster sugar ∗ 1tbsp brown sugar
Egg Free Chocolate Cake Ingredients
Method
∗ 2tbsp bu'er
∗ Microwave the bu'er in a mug for 30 secs un$l
∗ 1tbsp cocoa powder ∗ 2 tbsp. milk ∗ 3tbsp brown sugar ∗ 4tbsp self raising flour
melted
∗ Beat in the cocoa powder with a fork, followed by the milk and sugar un$l smooth
∗ Beat in the flour un$l completely smooth, then s$r in the chocolate chips
∗ 2 tbsp. chocolate chips ∗ Microwave for 1 minute—1 minute 45 secs
Chocolate Chip This makes a nice change to cake, though make sure you let it cool for about 5 minutes before you eat it, to get the right chewiness and it’s delicious! Method
∗ 1 egg yolk ∗ 3tbsp plain flour ∗ 2 tbsp. choc chips
∗ Microwave the bu'er for 30 seconds un$l melted ∗ Beat in the sugars and egg yolk with a fork ∗ Beat in the flour un$l smooth ∗ S$r in the chocolate chips and fla'en with the fork ∗ Microwave for 50 secs– 1 minute 10 secs 34
Chocolate and Peanut Bu4er This one is very indulgent and just as yummy if you replace the peanut bu4er with Nutella Ingredients
Method
∗ 2 tbsp bu'er
∗ Put the bu'er and chocolate in a mug and
∗ 40g dark chocolate ∗ 1 egg ∗ 2tbsp milk ∗ 3tbsp caster sugar
microwave for 30s un$l melted, s$rring to check
∗ Beat in the egg and milk with a fork un$l smooth
∗ Beat in the flour and sugar un$l smooth.
∗ 3tbsp self raising flour ∗ Drop 1tbsp peanut bu'er on top but DON’T s$r
∗ 2 tbsp. peanut bu'er ∗ Cook for between 1 minute 30 secs and 2
Blueberry Cake This blueberry cake could be a breakfast treat or a revision boost. Blueberries supposedly help your memory and regulate your blood sugar. Ingredients
Method
∗ 2tbsp bu'er
∗ Microwave bu'er for 30 seconds un$l melted
∗ 1 egg ∗ 1tbsp milk ∗ 3tbsp brown sugar ∗ 4tbsp self-raising flour
∗ Beat in the egg and milk, followed by the sugar, flour and cinnamon un$l smooth
∗ S$r in half the blueberries and leave the rest on top
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Take A Break Blowing bubbles is fun and relaxing!
$ps Worried about distrac$ons? Coordinate breaks with flatmates, that way you get guaranteed space to revise uninterrupted and someone to share a relaxing break with.
-Kira
Make sure you have rewards planned that you can look forward to in order to mo$vate you to get through revision and maybe plan a few with a friend, i.e., baking a cake, watching an episode of a TV show, or even a coffee date/pub trip. Personally if I know that someone is going to ask me if I revised [insert topic] like I said I would, I'm more likely to do it.
-Calum
Dance embarrassingly around your room to a favorite song! -Chloe
-Anisha
Have a gym session. It releases endorphins and you feel like even your break has been produc$ve! -Hannah
Find a short yoga video on Youtube and follow along! It’s really nice to have a stretch aCer being sat s$ll for a while, and it can also have a calming and focusing effect. -Fiona 36
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Welfare Commi4ee!
I ďŹ nd crea$vity to be a really good break. Doodles, making music, sewing, kniVng or even colouring books can be good :) -Annabel
Have a shower with some of your most luxury bathing products! -Hannah
Go for a spontaneous walk with friends through the botanic gardens. -Calum
Juggling is a great - and dierent - revision break! It's something a li'le bit physical to get you up, but it's not as $ring as a run, and you can do it inside if it's raining! You also gain a new skill from it, and believe me you improve quite fast if, like me, you like to have lots of short breaks from revision! Juggling balls are cheap - you can get a cheap set from Yorkshire Trading Company or similar places and there are Youtube tutorials to help you start. Once you know the basics it's really fun because you can mix things up as you like. -Kira 37
Lateral Thinking Puzzles from Alice! Pondering one of these puzzles is an interes$ng distrac$on and will help
keep your mind alert during a quick break “Hello, is this 966 9876?” “Yes it is, who is that calling?” “Don’t you recognise my voice? You should, my mother is your mother’s mother-in-law.” Who is having the telephone conversa$on? A travelling salesman entered a small town and checked in at the only hotel. He enquired whether there was a barber in town, the clerk told him they had two barber’s shops within easy walking distance. The salesman went along to the first barber’s shop. It was very un$dy, with unswept hair trimmings and $ssues li'ering the floor. The barber himself had the worst haircut the salesman had ever seen. He decided to try the second shop. The second shop was the exact opposite of the first: clean and $dy. The barber himself has a truly professional haircut. The salesman headed back to the first. Why? A man who lived alone in a remote part of the country was driven insane by seclusion. One night, during a storm, he switched off the lights, doused the fire, shut all his windows, bolted the front door and set off, never to be seen again. By morning, he had caused deaths of 160 people. How? Smith and Jones are partners in a small firm of solicitors dealing mostly with corporate clients. Jones had worked for a much larger organiza$on but, as he became impa$ent with the slow pace of promo$on, made a change. Smith is eight years his junior and is working in the same office, ac$ng effec$vely as his assistant. One morning Jones’ secretary bursts into the office, full of excitement: “Mr Jones, the hospital just phoned; your wife has given birth to twins.” On hearing this Smith paled, grabbed a paperweight and threw it at Jones. Why? Answers on page 41 38
Places to Take a Break…
Join the college trip to Beamish living museum on Saturday 23rd May –look out for more details soon!
See what’s on at the Gala cinema
Head to the botanical gardens for a wander and maybe a cuppa in the café
Have a break in your favourite coffee shop in town Spend the day in Newcastle - the city library is really easy to reach and has lots of study space, so go and revise somewhere different and treat yourself to some breaks round the shops or a trip to one of the many free galleries and museums.
If you fancy a walk, try this short route along the river past the university sports fields to Shincliffe. The Rose Tree Inn is easy to find if you fancy a pub lunch or a drink. See http://www.gandljdean.co.uk/rambling/durham_city.html for detailed instructions, and a route along the river from the centre of town.
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A guide to relaxing scents By Hannah Vidal-Hall When I get stressed I like to light a scented candle to help me unwind. Scent is the strongest of your five senses and can influence ac$vity in the brain. But did you know that, according to aromatherapy experts, different scents can have varying effects on your mood and even improve your produc$vity. To help clear your mind: heady scents such as sandalwood or frankincense To calm anxiety: UpliCing scents such as sweet orange or jasmine To help you sleep: Ylang Ylang, vanilla, lavender To help your hangover!: Floral smells such as juniper, lavender or geranium To ease panic: ylang ylang, lavender or chamomile To help focus and concentra$on: lemon To calm your emo$onal stress: lavender To improve memory and ease mental fa$gue: rosemary or cinnamon To boost energy and concentra$on: peppermint or strawberry
Essen$al oils can also act as an$-bacterials and so help keep illness at bay Obviously we can’t burn candles or incense at college and some landlords can be funny about it too. But there are other ways to surround yourself in these scents, such as reed diffusers, a few drops of oil in water and put in a spray bo'le or, if you feel like splashing out a bit, Muji sell a plug in diffuser that creates a scented light mist. Or, come along to Welfare on Saturday 9th May 2-5pm where you can make your own reed diffuser with scents to help you through revision and exams. 40
A quick stretch is good aCer being sat working in the same posi$on. Hold the poses for a few minutes and focus on breathing deeply to help unwind. Look out for news of FREE yoga classes at the DSU during exams! Dates TBC
Extended triangle pose
Supported chest opener Legs up wall
Upward arm
Extended child pose Cat pose
Lateral thinking puzzles– answers •
A father and his child, or paternal uncle or aunt and his/her nephew
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The barbers could not cut their own hair, therefore they must have cut each other’s, making the first barber the be'er of the two.
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He puts down 4 x 50p, if he wanted Jubilee he would have put down 3 x 50p.
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The man was a lighthouse keeper, the deaths were sailors who had died in the storm.
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Smith is female. Jones started an affair with her claiming he was single.
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Things to look forward to! Friday 29th May– Official end of exams! Water fight-3pm at college Followed by a BBQ and social Sunday 31st May Butler Day! Tuesday 2nd June Beach day Wednesday 3rd May BCBC Ball Saturday 6th May Theme park trip Monday 8th May Newcastle night out Thursday 11th May Summer Ball Saturday 13th May Dilston vs Milfield
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Best of luck for your exams! Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to the booklet and helped with the Take A Break campaign! If you want to get involved with the events and planning, come along to Welfare Commi'ee at 6.30pm on Fridays in the JCR lounge. 44