What I Learned My Freshman Year

-Rain/Snow boots are necessary.

-It’s okay (& accepted) to not go out and get drunk every Thursday night

-Take Vitamin C (especially when you start to eat Dining Hall food)

-Go to class! No one ever skips “just this once”.

-Earplugs would have been nice to buy.

-Stock up on snacks. Can you say BJs?

-You make the best friends of your life.

-The RAs are awesome!

-ONLY BRING WHAT YOU NEED! (Or you will be either out of space, or lugging trash bags of useless stuff home every weekend. I did both)

-Not just dummies use the tutor center

-Arrive 45minutes ahead of time to Bingo

-The Freshman 15 is very real.

-Buy disposable plates & cups. You won’t want to do dishes. Especially in a bathroom sink.

-Netflix is amazing.

-Board games are great time killers.

-There really isn’t much to do on the weekends. Yes they lied.

-Make sure you have first aid! Advil, band-aids, Neosporin, Benadryl, cold meds, etc. All very valuable in college.

-Try out different clubs and activities; you don’t know you won’t like it until you give it a chance!

-Getting an on-campus job opens up so many opportunities!

-Procrastination is an art

-You get along with your family so much better now that you don’t live there.

-Stumbleupon (as beautiful & amazing as it is) is your mortal enemy.

-Don’t buy a lanyard. You most likely won’t use it and will get something more practical.

-DON’T go home every weekend. Especially in the beginning of the year. The people that did, still do now.

-I learned educational stuff in all of my classes too :) That IS what I'm paying for after all!

This year was amazing & I can't believe it's already over! Next year will be even better! :D
Have any questions for me about college life? : )

Collections - Nail Polish

I was definitely inspired by Kaylah's blog with this post as she does occasionally post about her collections and I thought I'd share with you one of mine....nail polish! (Does that count?....yes!)


So the top of this post is a picture of my entire nail polish family :) Here are a few close ups:

This is a brand from 5below that for the price, is actually very good! Takes a few coats but the glitter is awesome, only one coat and I love the texture. :)

MY FAVORITES:

Sally Hansen Insta-Dry

So this is my All-Time Favorite brand of Nail Polish. Why?

1. The brush is a rounded shape, and big so it's super easy to apply!

2. It really does dry super duper fast!

3. The colors are adorable.

The lighter colors do take at least 2 coats. This polish also doesn't last very long, it does chip within a few days but that doesn't bother me as I paint my nails every day. If you want long lasting nail polish, I recommend Sally Hansen "Hard as Nails" Xtreme Wear. I have it in orange and light green. It seriously lasts for weeks. (Although I usually end up scratching it all off by day 3 because I hate my nails looking the same)

Shopping Finds!

Oh, look! I'm doing another random post because I realized I did something interesting! Haha. I've been super busy with my summer classes (I'm taking Anatomy Mon-Fri 8am-2pm). So it's pretty much taking up all my time. BUT I did have a chance to go shopping. Here is my adventure:

So, I've always had a hard time fitting into heels because I have wide feet so when I found these Paris Hilton shoes & they fit perfectly, I NEEDED to have them.....except they were $85 at the mall. :(

(found here)

BUT my friend told me, she bought the same shoes at Marshalls. For $30. So where do you think I went next? :) (Also, on my way to Marshalls I made myself a deal that if I didn't spend money at Marshalls, I will go thrifting)

Unfortunately they didn't have those shoes but I did find these: *angels sing*

As you can see from this crappy photo I took with my cell phone, they were only $20! The problem? They didn't have my size. I'm usually a 7-7 1/2 and so I tried on an 8 but the shoe was definitely too long. But it was PERFECT everywhere else. :(

(& If you're thinking these heels are too high, I'm only 5'1 so I need the extra 3 inches!)

This wasn't so bad, because if you read above, this means that I can go to Salvation Army. Which I did.

I spend $5 & I got....

This mug! For 49 cents. The bottom says its an Avon Valentines Day Mug from 1983. I think it was in a set because the bottom fits to sit on top of other mugs. I thought it was cute & tacky and I love mugs. 

I got another mug :) This one is probably my 2nd favorite after my retro soup mug. I love the colors & its just so fun! I LOVED the Berestain Bears as a child (I might still own the tapes and watch them occasionally) and this mug which was also 49cents, which means I had to have it. (& you might notice my background on my MacBookPro is 500 Days of Summer, one of my all-time favorite movies. I seriously LOVE Zooey Deschanel.)

& FINALLY I found this Acorn ceramic container. It was brand new & $4. I'm not sure if it is supposed to be a cookie jar but right now, it holds all my medicines. Which works for me! :) It's so cute, a definitely awesome find.

So thanks for reading this long post. I'm going to go to the Marshalls back home (I'm at school right now) to see if they have the shoes. I'll definitely post if there's a success! Maybe I'll even bake tomorrow after studying and post my amazing chocolate chip cookie recipe :)