Shopping For College

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Over the past month, I have made numerous trips to Target to purchase necessities for my dorm room. I move in to my dorm room in about a week, so I have begun to pack all of my clothes and dorm things into boxes and crates. I am getting very excited to decorate my dorm on move in day, and for the upcoming semester! I wanted to share my dorm room necessities with y'all, as well as some of my favorite decor items! 

1. Lilly Pulitzer Bedding- My roommate and I decided to get matching Lilly bedding in the pattern "Checking in Blue". Garnet Hill has so many beautiful Lilly bedspreads and accessories available on their website!

2. A couch- We will be lofting our beds, and putting a couch beneath one of them, which will allow for more space and a place to relax!

3. A Brita® Pitcher- I purchased a Brita® pitcher from Target so that my roommate and I would always have access to filtered water in our fridge and to take on the go! It fits perfectly in the door of our minifridge, so that we still have enough space for food. It is also an environmentally and economically friendly alternative to purchasing waterbottles. available at Target

4. A Shower Caddy- This will make my life much easier when using a community bathroom. I purchased mine from PBteen and had it monogrammed.

5. A Northface Backpack- The North Face makes very durable backpacks that are perfect for a college student. I will be using mine every day for classes!

These are just a few of my college essentials. I would love to hear what you have purchased for college!

Applying to College

About a year ago I began the preparation of applying to my chosen colleges. I am generally a very proactive person, but I know people who are the complete opposite and ended up putting off applications until their due dates. For about a year, I was certain that I would end up going to Clemson University in South Carolina. I visited the campus twice, and absolutely loved it. On a whim, I decided to apply to the University of Georgia, because it also had everything I was looking for (including my major, which most schools do not have). I ended up being accepted at every school I applied to, and chose to visit Clemson and UGA within the same weekend, so that I would be able to compare my top two schools back-to-back. I ended up falling in love with the University of Georgia. The campus is beautiful year round, they have a well developed genetics program, and a tremendous greek system. I am so glad that I ultimately chose UGA, and I am so excited to be a Dawg! I wanted to share some of my tips with y'all, because my application and decision making process was fairly smooth sailing.

1. Do your research- Find out everything there is to know about your top schools. This will make your college visits and final decisions much easier!

2. Create a list of all of the colleges that you are interested in and their stats- It was very helpful for me to have all the facts about each school displayed in front of me, and made narrowing down my choices much easier. I ended up making a spread sheet on Microsoft Office to do so.

3. Visit each school that you are applying to- It is 100% true that you will not be able to tell if you truly love a school without visiting the campus. The school's atmosphere is definitely a part of the experience.

4. Get your applications done early- I had all of my applications submitted by early October, which allowed for a relatively stress-free application process. This also gave me the opportunity to apply for early action (non-binding) application review, and receive my admission status early in the winter/spring. 

Back To School

Isabella Backpack / Nike Free TR / Chaco Yampa Sandal / Travel Umbrella / ID Wristlet / Ray Ban Aviators / Large Agenda / Seersucker SoPro Hat / MacBook Air


I just recently got back from college orientation and have begun to purchase my back-to-school necessities. I'm going to school in the south (Go Dawgs!) and these are a few of the things that I know I will be using a ton!

What are your back to school essentials?

Update and My Recent Favorites

Hey y'all! I've been absent from blogging for quite some time, and now that school has finally started to settle down (only 4 more days), I am going to try to get back on the blogging train! 

I have actually been super busy lately, not just with school, but with life in general! My last day of school is next Thursday, so all of my finals are next week and they shouldn't be too bad. I am starting to prepare for my big move down to Georgia (only 83 days to go), and I am still trying to figure out how all, or most, of my belongings are going to fit into a teeny tiny dorm room. On a side note, I did find a roommate, and I love her! I'm super excited for all of the adventures and memories to come in my freshman year of college! 

With the nice weather rolling in, I have started to run outside again (no more treadmill!), and picked up a pair of Nike Flyknit Lunar2 running shoes, and they have easily won my heart. They are the most comfortable pair of running shoes I have ever owned! I've had them for about a week and a half, and I have already run upwards of twenty miles in them! I am planning on writing a post or two about my fitness in the future!

A few weekends ago, I went to Sweetlife Festival with my best friend (post about Sweetlife coming soon), and they had an Alex and Ani store set up at the festival! My best friend and I got matching bangles. Alex and Ani bracelets are my favorite bracelets to wear; I wear them with everything! I think we have both worn this one every single day since the festival!

I hope all of y'all are doing well! 

I am so glad it is finally Fall! I can now start burning my Bath and Body Works Fall candles and wearing Fall clothes! I will soon be finished with all of my standardized testing (one more to go!) and will be finished with college applications! Fall brings so many fun activities, from pumpkin carving to haunted houses to football season! What's your favorite fall activity?

It's Official

Today I was officially granted senior status! Woohoo! I was moved to a senior homeroom and now I need to have my senior portraits taken next week! I can't wait to graduate and get on with my life as I pursue my passion! 

This week has gone by pretty fast so far, I can't believe tomorrow is already Thursday! I'm hoping this entire year will go by fast as well! I'm currently studying for AP Psych, I have a test on the brain tomorrow. Hopefully all goes well!

First Day of School: OOTD and Reflection

Today was my first day of Senior Year! Overall it went pretty well! I had AP Calc, AP Psych, Honors World and AP Bio! I can't tell which class is my favorite yet. I'm glad I have calculus first, so that I can get it over with. I had homework in 3 classes, but it wasn't too bad, yet. I think i'm really going to enjoy my classes this year! 

Here's my outfit from today!

Dress: Francesca's

Belt: Forever 21

Shoes: Jack Rogers

Back to School {2}

For some reason, one of my favorite parts of the entire year is shopping for new school supplies and Target is my favorite place for this!

Here is what i got for school this year:

• 2- 1.5 inch binders
• 1- .5 inch binder
• A notebook
• 2 sets of dividers
• 1 pack of sheet protectors
• Sticky Notes
• College ruled paper
• Lots and lots of pens and pencils

And of course I can't forget my Lilly agenda! I use it year round; for school and for planning out my busy life!