The Real Deal

It is so  crazy to me that it is August right now!  My family and I leave next weekend to drop my brother off for his sophomore year of college.  This summer has flown by, and it still hasn't sunk in that I will not be going back to school this year.  Back to school is something that I have known pretty much my whole life.  I do start an internship next week (woohoo, making big girl moves over here!) so my "summer break" is coming to an end, although it will not end in the beginning of a school year, like every other summer has. So, in order to contribute to back to school season, I decided to talk about the ten things that I wish I knew before college.  Most of these things I am actually happy that I learned during college because they helped to shape me into the person I am today.  But it also would have meant a lot to me if someone had given me this advice as well.  So, here are 10 things I wish I knew before college! ONE // YOU DON'T NE...

Before we get into the post, I want to apologize for my all over the place schedule right after I said I was going to start posting every Tuesday and Friday!  I've been in a little bit of a lazy/unproductive funk since I got back from vacation.  I honestly have not felt like writing, and I do apologize for it.  I'm feeling a little more productive now and ready to get back to my creative outlet, and there will be some good posts coming up during the regularly scheduled Tuesdays and Fridays!  So, we are going to start out those really good posts with what I read in July! I read some pretty awesome books this past month, and I am so excited to share them with you!  I gave all of these really high ratings on Good Reads and highly recommend them if any of you want to read them.  So, let's just jump right in to what I read this month! GIRL STOP APOLOGIZING  by RACHEL HOLLIS // 3.5 out of 5 stars I read Rachel Hollis's first book,  Girl Wash Yo...