The Real Deal

As a college student, my routine is pretty all over the place!  Some days I have early classes, and some days I have nothing until 3 pm so I stay in bed all day (it's the little things, I'm telling you).  Today I'm going to be talking about my routine that I have most often: when I have to be out the door at 8:45 am.  One day is for when I need to be at work by 9:00, and the other days are for my class at 9:00 am.  So without further ado, here is my morning! 7:00 AM  // My alarms begin to go off.  I am notorious for setting an alarm for when I need to get up, turning it off, and rolling over and going back to sleep.  Because of this, I usually have alarms set for 30 minutes before I need to get up, at 15 minute intervals.  So I have alarms set for 7:00, 7:15, and 7:30. 7:30 AM  // Shower time!  I have to shower in the mornings because other wise I feel gross all day.  I can't shower at night either because if I fall asleep wi...

I am so excited to be showing off my room today!  I absolutely love my room at school!  It is so me, and my favorite place to hang out. I live in an off campus house a street away from my university with two other room mates.  One of my room mates is graduating in the spring, but we found a third person for next year and I am so happy to be living here again for my senior year next year!  This is going to be super picture heavy and wordy, so apologies in advance!  So, without further ado, here is my room. First is my bed!  This is my old full bed from home, making it so  comfortable and familiar!  We also put on the memory foam mattress cover that I had freshman and sophomore year making my bed even more comfy!  My quilt and matching white sham are from Target, as are the cactus and pink pillows.  Actually, so is my body pillow and the fuzzy pink cover that I bought for it.  Target has the best  college items! I'm...

Since I just finished my first week of classes, I thought it was appropriate to show what I carry in my back pack throughout the semester! First, the backpack that I use.  It's a North Face backpack that I've been using since senior year of high school.  I originally got this backpack to use as extra storage and a carry on when I went to Europe the summer before my senior year of high school.  I've been using it for almost four years now and it has held up so great! I also have some buttons with my sorority on them, Gamma Phi Beta, that I got from my big during big/little week freshman year.  I also have hand sanitizer from Bath and Body Works hanging off of my bag, and the pineapple holder is from Bath and Body Works as well! Laptop  // This is definitely a staple in every college student's back pack.  It is the 13 inch MacBook Pro and I got it in 2015 the month before I moved to college, and I love it!  The pink case is from Amazon (actua...

As of yesterday, I am officially back at my university!  It's always so sad coming back and leaving my family, but I am also ready to get back into a routine and to see my friends! Yesterday morning I got up early to have coffee and breakfast at home with my mom before she went to work, and then finished packing.  My dad helped me load up my car, and then I just spent the late morning chilling out on my couch with my dad, brother, and dog soaking up the last couple of moments.  And then, it was time to get on the road. I go to school about two and a half hours away from where I live, which isn't a bad drive at all.  It was so exciting catching up with my room mates after not seeing them all break!  We unpacked, ate dinner, and then got ready for our first night out back at school! It was a much needed night of fun before classes start on Wednesday! Even though I still don't have class today doesn't mean that I'm still not busy!  I slept in ...

I have read so many blog posts and watched so many YouTube videos on New Year's resolutions, and I swore that I wouldn't do a post on it.  It seemed so over done, and they were all generally the same.  However, I have been thinking of some things that I want to accomplish in 2018 both mentally and physically, and I ultimately decided to write this post to keep myself accountable and to actually keep up with what I want to accomplish. So, without further ado, here are my 2018 goals: ONE  // Fitnesss Yes, I know so typical.  But I'm not trying to lose a ton of weight, or get a perfect beach body, or go to the gym every day or something completely crazy that I know I won't accomplish.  At my school, I dance three times a week with my dance team which is a great workout, but I'd like to do a little more.  I want to get back into shape, and add a little more muscle definition.  So, my goal is to go to the gym at least once a week that is not for da...

Hi everyone! This past weekend was so  much more relaxed than my crazy weekend last week! Friday started out with breakfast with my brother and grandpa.  We went to one of our favorite breakfast places, The Original Pancake House.  I wasn't feeling pancakes this day, so I got a ham and cheddar omelet which was still delicious. When my parents got home that night, we made a fire and had a simple dinner of chicken, cheesy rice, and broccoli.  It was such a nice and relaxing evening! On Saturday, my brother and dad drove to the University of Missouri to watch the basketball game (a birthday gift for my brother), so my mom and I had a girls' day!  We started by doing something not so fun, though: taking down the Christmas decorations.  It's all down now except for our two trees, and let me tell you, our house looks so plain and sad now! We then went to the mall to do some shopping.  We could spend hours in the mall, but surprisingly only went to ...

Hi everyone! Today I am going to be talking about my favorite gift that I got for Christmas: my Apple Watch!  I got a Fitbit Charge 2 for my birthday in May, and even though I loved it, I was starting to want a watch that did more than what my Fitbit did.  Since I had only had my Fitbit for around six months, I was going to wait until May to ask for an Apple Watch.  However, much to my surprise, I was gifted the new Apple Watch without asking for it! And I could not be happier about it! The Apple Watch is completely  customizable which took some time to get used to since I didn't know what I wanted the faces to be, and it comes with a lot  of different faces, including a whole face gallery on the app.  I eventually went with the "Classic Mickey Mouse" as my main watch face, and the Activity Summary as the second.  I had originally left the other default faces on, but quickly realized that I didn't need them so I didn't see a point to having them on...

Hello everyone!  I hope you all had a great and happy New Year!  I had the best weekend.  It was jam packed with events, but I loved being busy, and it was quite the weekend! On Friday, my family went out to a delicious steak house to celebrate my grandpa's birthday!  This place is one of our favorites, and we spend a lot of birthday dinners here! For my salad choice, I chose one of my faves: caprese!  It was absolutely delicious. For my entree, I had a 6 oz filet mignon and mashed potatoes. And for dessert, my all time favorite, creme brulee! There was a special holiday cocktail that the waiter so kindly let me try.  It was prosecco, pomegranate juice, and pomegranate seeds.  It was absolutely beautiful and delicious! On Saturday, I met two of my best friends from high school for coffee and crepes!  Since we all go to college so far from each other, it was so nice to be able to see them and catch up, and we are already pla...