I swear, I didn't realise when and how October passed by. Today is 31st and I feel like it was just few days ago that I was writing September Favourites. Days are passing in an insane speed, I tell you.

I need to go back to posts and pictures from this month in order to know what all happened. Honestly, I don't remember anything, except few things.

I thought of jotting down my routine as I intern (and study) simultaneously. I always enjoy knowing what people do; so for those who enjoy reading something similar, welcome here.

In this post you'll find all that I do, from snoozing the alarm in morning to setting the alarm at night.

In the past three months, I have purchased lot of makeup. You guys must be knowing what makeup means to me. I love the way it appears--the matte, the gloss, the shine, the shimmer, the colours--just everything. I don't use makeup to beautify myself. Rather, I find it charming, if that makes sense. I think it's something feminine. It's funnily mysterious. We women crave makeup, we crave fancy clothes, we crave shoes, we crave bags, gosh, we crave jewelry! It's all so strange.

So this time, I thought of posting a haul collectively, other than the 'mini' kind of hauls I post. I have traveled a lot on the weekends and that's how I've got most of the products.

Always wondered how some people get things done? No matter how much you give in, you don't get 100% back. Ever wondered what could be the reason behind it?
Stop worrying as I have listed down top 10 things highly productive people do differently than you do. If you execute these tips, I'm sure you'll get cent percent. 

1. I don't smoke or drink. This come as a shocker for all the people I meet, but that's true. I have neither tried taking a puff nor taken a sip of alcohol, ever. I have never smoked a hukkah too.
2. I get cold and sore throat if exposed to a fragrance for a long time. This sucks for me. My nose is sensitive. If the perfume I put is strong while I lay myself on bed, then I'm sure to get a sore throat the next day. Also, any aromatic hair oil, moisturiser, or a new pillow cover is a total turnoff. 
3. I catch cold after having too much of chocolate. People around me wonder why I don't eat many chocolates. It's because if I consume more chocolate (may it be any flavoured), I'm sure to catch cold. There's something wrong in my ENT area, I feel!
4. I had been inside a boys' washroom when nobody was in school. After my 7th grade picnic, my girlfriends and I had been inside a boys' washroom to see how it looks like. It was eventide and there was no one in school. It was one of the biggest adventures of my life.
5. I am a dog person. I prefer dogs over cats any day. I cannot imagine me cuddling a cat. But I think kittens are cute!
6. I had tried chicken on the new year's eve of 2000, alongside cold coffee. This is a funny story. Back in 2000, when I was just six years old, all we kids were planning new year's menu. We were playing carom, I remember, and had planned on making bhel for dinner. We divided vegetables-to-bring amongst us. But in the end, the plan was dropped. Instead, I tried chicken and sipped on cold coffee. I remember I couldn't chew the chicken and so I had given it to my friend.
7. I lack concentration. I can only read if there's silence around. I tend to repeat same lines again and again if someone is muttering near me. I cannot tolerate any kind of noise, and it's one of my biggest problems.
8. I believe that coffee leads to breakouts, so I consume it as less as possible. Whenever I consume food that has lot of heat, like ice-cream, chocolates, coffee, papaya, etc., you can spot a pimple on my face. So I drink coffee only when there's no other option.
9. When I shout and cheer, I can feel my eardrum tear (just like the way speakers tear and make weird noises). I love to cheer when team India wins, but my ears don't let me to. I had visited an ENT specialist for this, but he said that my ears were perfectly fine. He said that it happens when I open my jaw to its max. I don't like this; you guys have no idea how cheerful I get during matches and other events.
10. I fear death of my closed ones. I get attached to people/things very easily. I don't fear my death as much as I fear the death of my closed ones. I just don't want to write more, else I might imagine scenarios and start crying.
11. I wanted to be a rockstar when in 9th. As weird as it sounds, but I wanted to be a rockstar; in short, a person who plays guitar on stage. I realised later that my fingers had no strength and that holding the strings against the fret-board was a tough job. I left learning guitar and since then, I have respected those who play it.
12. I was an all-rounder in school. I used to get good grades, my books used to be complete all the time, I was good in sports, and was always the lead dancer for any dance performance at school.

The stressful time is here. I just realised that only one month is left until my finals begin. This time, well for the first time, we have a day's break in between two papers. And our fourth and last paper is after a good four-day break, which has never happened in 17 years of my education! I don't know how I'm gonna utilise this extra time, but if ever I get an opportunity to yell "Eureka", I'll share it with you guys (which is needless to say).

This is one of those profitless posts for you guys; I'm here to just let go of my stress, if that's doable, that is. My exam is starting from 7th November and we have one big assignment, one internal exam (and a few more avoidable tasks) to do before that. Plus, it's a post-graduation level exam; we don't have a syllabus as simple as ABC. 90% of the syllabus has not been taught (or spoken about) in lectures. The only comforting thing is that the university provides with a question bank for each subject along with study material; you're sure to find 80% of the answers in these notes. But the question bank has around 100 questions, whose answers are 2-3 A4 sized pages long.

So here I am. You must have understood the situation I'm in now. I just have five weekends to study. I'm anxious about the big assignment I mentioned earlier. Our group has around seven members and our topic is to cover three restaurants that were started in the pre-Independence era. We have to shoot a video, along with cooking in one of the restaurants. I'm so worked up about this; you guys have no idea!

God only save my soul.

September's been a busy but a great month. Here are my top three favourites: