y13 gyg - 2 months till exams!!!

hi everyone, my name's j and i'm in year 13. my exams are in just less than 2 months. i've been in a study rut for a few weeks and would really like to get out of that, so i've decided to start a gyg thread/blog (i dunno how you call it specifically i've never done this before) to hold myself accountable. if anyone wants to join in and comment (to offer me a bit of support maybe? i'd really appreciate that) then feel free! otherwise it's mostly for me really. i know no one will probably see this but i'm gonna put this out here anyway since the very act of publicly keeping track of my daily revision should hopefully be enough to keep me going
good luck to everyone who has exams this year! especially y13

me too, good luck, u can log some stuff u have done at end of the day to help maybe, ill log some too if you do

7 et 8 mars 2026 (what i did this weekend)
just french revision really because i have a french speaking exam coming up in about a week. i focused on speaking obviously - reviewed some more topic vocabulary, answering speaking questions, watching another french movie (actually really effective for improving your french!!! don't say i'm procrastinating), went through some complex phrases for speaking, and finally revised my grammar (it's the least impressive part of my french lol) and a quizlet set on the 1000 most common french words (and realised with joy that i knew like 99% of the words, believe it or not).
on top of that i also realised that i could now understand a fair amount of the le petit nicolas books and so spent some time reading them (and translating them into english in my head). i hope to be able to read the tintin comics next - maybe i'll try that next week.
one study resource i found helpful this weekend (because i promised - see my original post) - two playlists have really helped me focus: charlie brown holiday hits and paul cardall's christmas
i was a bit too laid back at times but overall i think this was an ok weekend in terms of revision. could have done with revision in other subjects as well though

im doing french a-level too (though i only began not too long ago)! how do/did you study your texts (and what were they)? also, how did you pick your IRP topic and research it?

hello! glad someone noticed my little gyg! you're welcome to stick around and keep me accountable lol

hi, apologies for the confusion - i'm not doing french a level but french ib (international baccalaureate) which is an entirely different sixth form programme where you have to take 6 subjects not 3 (or 4). french is one of my SL (standard level) subjects and mine is specifically called french ab initio basically meaning french language for beginner's - hence the french i study will be a2-b1 french level only. hope that makes sense and sorry i'm not able to help you out here, but i hope you can find someone who can!

10 mars 2026
i did a lot of french listening today, still the same drill so i won't repeat myself.
i've been listening to the song 'secret' by the french singer louane (to increase my french exposure mostly but it's also a really nice song) which i really recommend!
i also took some time to plan out my revision for the whole week which is something i haven't really had the energy to do in a while so i guess that means i'm not technically in a study rut anymore...? hopefully it's gonna be a really productive week - i would love to feel productive again for a change.