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Today's post is one of my favorite posts to write: a content roundup!  I love watching people's YouTube videos and read people's blog posts about what they've been loving, and it's been so fun rating and keeping track of everything I am reading and watching.  So here is an update on what I've consumed the past few months, and hope you all enjoy! BOOKS "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid: 10/10 //  This is in my top 10 reads of the year so far.  It is so incredible and I was pretty much glued to my iPad throughout the book.  It's about a writer who is tasked with writing a memoir about a very prominent and private actress, Evelyn Hugo.  There was even a HUGE twist at the end of the book that I was not expecting at all, and it was just so so incredible.  Highly recommend! "In Five Years" by Rebecca Serle: 10/10 //  This is another top 5 read for the year!  This is about a girl who just got engaged and has her whole li...

For my college graduation, I asked for the 11 inch iPad Pro and I am completely  obsessed with it.  I bought the Apple Pencil to go with it as well with my own money, and it is a complete game changer.  While the iPad Pro is so great on its own, I wanted to start digitally planning and keeping everything in one place and the Apple Pencil helps me do just that!  So while I definitely recommend it, it's not necessary.  I also have this gold case from Amazon on it that I absolutely love!  It's basically the exact same as the Apple ones but way  cheaper which I am always game for. AMAZON // What can I say, I'm an Amazon addict!  I'm connected to my mom's Prime account so I can get basically anything I want in just a few days.  Huge Amazon gal. PRIME VIDEO // My mom and I are obsessed with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel  and I also purchased and downloaded Bohemian Rhapdosy  to watch on my flight from St. Louis to Phoenix back in Marc...

Like pretty much everyone on the planet, I love  Instagram.  It is by far my favorite form of social media and I spend the majority of my phone screen time on Instagram.  I'm always looking for new and inspiring people to follow on the Gram, and I feel like I've been really finding a lot of new accounts that I've been loving recently.  So, I thought I would share with you guys some of my favorite accounts that I follow.  I get a lot of inspiration for my own Instagram account from these people and hope that you guys check them out and give them a follow as well. ONE // Chelsea Scott (@millenialmiss) I just started following Chelsea about a week ago when I stumbled on her blog from a Pinterest post.  And from one sweep through the blog, I was hooked!  Her posts are so relatable and interesting to read as someone who is navigating adulthood for the first time and it feels like a big sister giving advice.  My favorite part about her Inst...

It is finally  starting to feel like summer here in St. Louis!  It basically rained or was cloudy all of June, so we had one pool day since I had been home from school!  We have been having more pool days in one week of July than we had the entire month of June, so now it really does feel like the summer!  So, now that it feels like summer, I decided to let you guys know what my summer essentials have been so far!  ONE // Self Tanner Okay, I know that the summer is for getting a natural tan, but I always like to start with a base tan before vacation or even at the beginning of the summer.  I used self tanner all of June since it was so cloudy and I couldn't get outside, but I felt healthy and glowy and overall more confident after I self tan.  I use the Rodan and Fields Foaming Sunless Tan .  My mom's friend is a consultant which is why I get Rodan and Fields, but it smells really good and goes on clear so you won't stain your clothes or y...

Hello everyone and happy summer!  I'm still furiously job searching, but since I currently am unemployed, I am trying to take time for myself and do things that are good for me and my body since that will be pretty hard for me today whenever a job or internship opportunity pops up.  I watch Danielle Carolan on YouTube (seriously check her out, love her) and in one of her videos she's talked about doing a "self care summer".  She's doing things for herself and doing what makes her feel good.  So I thought I would come up with a little self care summer routine for myself!  All of these things take very little time, so I'm trying to incorporate them during my busy day of running errands for my parents, job searching, going on interviews, and seeing some friends from high school.  So although each day is a little different, here are somethings that I am incorporating throughout my summer! ONE // Drink Lemon Water A lot of people that I watch on YouTub...