{"id":452,"date":"2026-02-03T20:34:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/?p=452"},"modified":"2026-02-03T20:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:34:20","slug":"little-rituals-that-keep-me-grounded-during-the-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/2026\/02\/03\/little-rituals-that-keep-me-grounded-during-the-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Rituals That Keep Me Grounded During the Semester!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>I have so much fun in college, but I am also always busy, so here are the go-to rituals that help me get through the rough days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post Test\/Paper Treat:<\/strong> After a big test and big paper, I always get myself a treat, whether it&#8217;s a coffee from my favorite place or if it is a beauty product from Target. I believe that after a big project or test, you deserve a reward for your hard work. It&#8217;s good to be proud of getting through something.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early Morning Routine:<\/strong> I have to do my skincare and makeup every day of classes. I always feel so relaxed when I do my routine. It also prepares me for a long day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cleaning my bag daily:<\/strong> You would be so surprised to see how messy your bag gets after classes when you&#8217;re in a rush, so I always end the day making sure all garbage and all pens are in the correct place. It makes my life so much easier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Checking my planner daily:<\/strong> I know that sounds slightly extreme. But I like to make sure my life is planned. With so much uncertainty in my life, I love making sure my days are planned accordingly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cleaning my surroundings:<\/strong> If it&#8217;s my dorm or my study area, I make sure everything is organized and clean. I hate being unorganized, so anywhere I go, I clean up. I need my area to look good, so I feel good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dress nice for classes:<\/strong> I get it, you want to wear your pj pants to class, and that&#8217;s fine, but studies show that if you get into presentable clothes (I recommend a matching sweat set, even that looks good), you will feel so much more prepared.<\/p>\n<p>I think having these little rituals really helps me through the semester. I recommend finding little things that make you feel more grounded during the busy weeks<\/p>\n<p>Cheers<br \/>\nRose<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, I have so much fun in college, but I am also always busy, so here are the go-to rituals that help me get through the rough days. Post Test\/Paper Treat: After a big test and big paper, I always get myself a treat, whether it&#8217;s a coffee from my favorite place or if it is a beauty product from Target. I believe that after a big project or test, you deserve a reward for &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/150"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":457,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452\/revisions\/457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}