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Fashion? Yes, Please.: Blogmas #8

Hello everybody! I hope you all had a splendid day! Slowly but surly, the end of the week is coming.

Today has been quite a long, boring day. As any other day is for me. My life is going at a steady straight line at the moment. But enough about that. Let's talk about fashion, a topic you all know and love. I love to shop, you know that. When I was younger, I actually wanted to be a fashion designer instead of an interior designer. I guess I've always had a knack for design. But for me, it wasn't the designing part that I liked. I'm more of the "put an outfit together and look fabulous" kind of person. What you wear and how you wear it makes you the person you are.

When I think style, I think of boho chic(very Vanessa Hudgens), girly, grunge, and everything in between. My type of style is a mixture of all of them. Lately, I have been really into the 90's grunge and American Apparel kind of look. And as you all know, shopping can get a little(very) expensive. Having no money because you have a slight(ly large) shopping addiction is something I know all too well. When you love to shop, but love to save money, those two never work hand-in-hand. Also, part of the problem is that I'm not very good at budgeting my money. It's a hard knock life for me. So as a New Years resolution, I want to make sure I budget my money better. How else am I going to shop 'til I drop in Rome during my junior year?

My all-time favorite stores to shop at are Forever 21, Charlotte Russe, Walmart(Don't judge. They have good leggings), and Hot Topic. Every other store that I am in love with(i.e. PacSun, American Apparel, Victoria's Secret/PINK, Topshop) is way too expensive for a college girl like me.

Most of the time, I barely have enough money to buy my own groceries. I know having a job would make things way easier, but I did not have that opportunity this school year. But you better bet your bottom dollar that sophomore year, I am going to be working my butt of. Sophomore year is the year that I must absolutely focus on school and a job because once junior year hits, it all goes up from their. Rome, internships, traveling. I need to be 110% prepared for what is to come.

Usually, when I want some style inspiration, instead of looking at celebrities and the kinds of things they wear, I look at WeHeartIt. Yes, you heard right. WeHeartIt is easily one of my all time favorite apps ever made. Most of my outfit inspirations come from there. Also, believe it or not, some of the girls in my studio class are my style icons. They come to class all nicely put together, whilst I am looking like a potato with jeans and a t-shirt. Every time I see someone who always dresses nice, I just want to say "Can I please have your closet?". Or rather, "Can you shop for me?". A long-term goal that I want to achieve is the ability to go shopping without having to worry about how much money I spend. Obviously, that will take years of blogging, working, and saving, but I feel like at some point in my life, I will eventually reach that wondrous goal. To give you a quick rundown of the types of styles that I like, here are a few pictures I saved from WeHeartIt:

I think overall, my favorite colors to wear are black, grey, and white. Very neutral, with a pop of color here and there. Yet if you were to look at my closet right now, there are clothes with colors all over the spectrum. To tell you the truth, I barely even wear them. But something that I find hard to do is figure out what clothes to give away because I am a hoarder. I have clothes I haven't worn for months, yet I can't part ways with it because I've grown attached. So I think I have another task at hand for the new year. Spring cleaning is something that I absolutely love to do. I love to organize. I have to figure out what to keep and what to sell/give away because there's so much wasted space where new clothes can go(not that I have "new clothes" money). Although, for some reason, whenever I buy new clothes, I don't wear them for a long time because I feel like they're too new and I would somehow mess them up. But once the time comes and I finally break out that cute dress I bought two weeks ago, I feel like this:

For the longest time, I've been trying to contact clothing companies like Rad.co, ShopJeen, Delia's, and places like that, asking if I could collaborate with them. Obviously, at this "early" stage of my blog, companies won't be contacting me for a long time. But something I've always wanted to do was make an unboxing haul. I've watched so many unboxing haul videos myself because for some reason, I like watching people show what they bought. But hey, we all gotta start somewhere.

Now that my Christmas shopping is done(for the most part), I can finally focus on saving money for me and my future. Just thinking about what my future could look like makes me smile. You know what else makes me smile?

Day 8 Calendar Reveal

THE LORD HAS FINALLY ANSWERED MY PRAYERS! This is what I have been waiting for! Another peppermint white chocolate snowflake. Those things are so good!

Goodnight(and good morning to all of my European beauties) everybody!

And the countdown continues...

ho ho ho

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Shopaholic: Blogmas #7

Hello everybody! Happy Monday(not for me)! This is going to be a very stressful week for me. The only thing keeping me together is the thought that I'm going home next week for a whole month and Justin Bieber's album.

Today, I did some Christmas shopping for my siblings(and maybe me). I can't exactly say where I went because my sister reads my blog, but all I know is that they are going to love their gifts. I may be broke now, but I had a great day. I finished my work in studio early so I left to go to the mall to gift shop. I got everything from one store(a favorite of mine) and I am really glad I went there because they were having a really good sale that I just could not pass up. The people at the store were really nice, and as I was leaving, one of the workers mom called me pretty. Now you know how happy that made me and I had an extra pep in my step after that. I was prepared to leave until some lady from a kiosk stopped me. They were selling some really cool nail kit for like $50. Usually, I just let them talk and do their demonstration, then tell them I'll be back in the future but I never am. But this time, she nicked me. I was actually persuaded to buy it...BUT I got it for a deal because she liked me and thought I was pretty! That's two compliments in 10 minutes. I didn't think my heart could take it. She was from Israel and had a cool accent. She was very pretty as well. I ended up buying the product even cheaper than their deal. I left that kiosk happier than when I got there. But it's not over yet. As I was making my way towards the exit of the mall, ANOTHER person called me pretty. My self esteem shot through the roof, and it usually doesn't get high very often. So moments like these make me really like myself. Now if only boys tell me I'm pretty.

So I guess you could say I had a pretty good day. I just had to tell somebody, so why not tell you all? Tomorrows post topic is going to be a bit more interesting than this one. I am going to talk about fashion and what kind of styles I like and do an outfit of the day. So look forward to that tomorrow. But for now, let's just focus on this...

Day 7 Calendar Reveal

Milk Chocolate Ornament

More chocolate! Who would have guessed!? (Everyone. The answer is everyone...)

Have a great week everybody! And remember...

ho ho ho

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Goals: Blogmas #6

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Wanderlust: Blogmas #4

Hello everybody(I have realized that I alternate between saying everyone and everybody)! I can't believe it's Friday night already. This week seemed to sneak past me quite quickly.

I feel like having a chat session with all of my fellow wanderlusts out there today. So if you haven't guessed it already, I'm going to talk about travel. As if I don't talk about it enough.

Wanderlust (n): a strong desire or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world.

I love to travel. You know that. I talk about traveling on Facebook, on Twitter, to my friends. I post throwback Thursdays of when I did travel...2 years ago. I guarantee everyone is getting sick of me rambling on and on about how much I love to travel and how I can't wait to travel the world like I want to. I don't blame them. It's basically all I talk about, besides boys. I can also talk about boys for a very long time.

I don't know when my love for travel started to blossom, but once it reached its full bloom, the desire to travel completely skyrocketed to the moon. I wanted to go everywhere. I wanted to work and raise the money to go everywhere. I would always go online and research all the places I wanted to visit. I would look up things to do, places to stay, places to eat, and places to shop. But that was all I could do...Look at a computer screen and long for the places I wish I was. When I was finally given the chance to actually fulfill my dreams, I jumped at that chance and held on tightly. During my sophomore year of high-school, I was nominated by one of my teachers to travel with the program People to People, since was one of the leaders. I was beyond elated when I found that out. I went to every meeting, and read and reread every checklist I had. I was counting down the days where I would finally be able to travel outside of the US for the first time.

The trip was absolutely amazing. It was hands down the best days of my life. During those 3 weeks, I traveled to Belgium, England, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and France. I took pictures, I ate snail, I made friends, and I met some of the most attractive males I have ever seen in my life.

For as long as I can remember, I've always been drawn to England. I don't know why, but it was just my number one place that I've always wanted to visit. During the trip, we only had 2 days to spend in England, but I made sure those 2 days were the best days out of all of them. For some reason, I feel at home in England. I have this deep connection with the country and I just feel so comfortable there.

When I came back home, I immediately knew that I just had to go back. No matter what it took and how long it took. For my senior year here at university, the only credit we need is an internship. No core classes, no labs. Just an internship. When I heard about that on the first week of design school, my heart jumped with happiness. For my internship, I have wholeheartedly decided that I want to go to London. This is something I really want to do so I am going to do everything in my power to keep my dream alive.

One day, just out of boredom and curiosity, I looked up interior design internships on reed.co.uk, and I was not disappointed. There were so many opportunities to choose from. I actually emailed a few of the internship firms just to see if any would actually answer. To my surprise, one firm actually did respond and they showed interest in me. I was thoroughly surprised and happy that they replied to me so quickly because at the bottom of the page where they give you the description of their firm, it said that they only reply to potential candidates. I sent them an email of a written CV/resume and they replied by asking me a bunch of questions like why I think I would be good for the roll, how long would I be able to work and when would I be able to work. If those questions didn't sound like "We like you and we are definitely considering you", then I don't know what will.

Unfortunately, because of how far away(but not far at all)my senior year is, they can't exactly hire me yet. But they said to contact them 6 months before I am able to intern, so I guess I still have some sort of chance. So from now until senior year, I am going to work my butt off to try and save up all the money I can to make the move to England. I've told a lot of people close to me how much this means to me and how badly I want to live there. They all basically said the same response: It's going to be difficult to transition and change. Every time I hear someone say that, it immediately puts me in a "Challenge me" mode. I don't know why, but I feel like they are telling me that I can't do it and that it'll be too hard or too much for me to handle. But I can reassure you all now, nothing is impossible. Sure, the transition process may be stressful at times. I'd have to apply for a visa, change banks, change cell services, and find a job. But I know that with the right mindset, I can do it.

At this point in my life, I feel like this is what I'm meant to be doing. I'm following my dreams. I'm going to become a successful Interior Designer with an amazing life, living in London. But for now, I am going to do my best in school. I'm going to start small and work my way up to the top. Something I can look forward to in the near future though, is my semester in Rome. For the design school, it is required in our curriculum to travel abroad to Italy for the second semester of our junior year. Italy is another place I have always wanted to visit. The people, the beautiful architecture, the culture. To prepare for that amazing semester in Italy, I am going to be taking Italian classes my sophomore year and the first semester of junior year. I feel like it would be so much easier to navigate my way around and meet people if I knew how to speak their language. Italian is another very beautiful language, in my opinion.

To tell you the truth, I honestly cannot wait to move out of the US. Not that I don't like it, because I absolutely love my country, but I just feel like I belong in Europe.

All of my fellow wanderlusts out there, I want you to tell me where in the world you would like to go. Or to all of my fellow travelers, what is your favorite place that you've gone?

I know today's post wasn't very festive at all, but I feel that as long as I make a post for all you beautiful people, then it'll be okay. Also, if you didn't know, you are now able to subscribe to my blog if you just scroll to the bottom of the page. All you have to do is enter your email address, then it takes you to a page where you have to put in the given code. After you confirm your email, you are set to sail. I know it sounds like a long process, but I promise you it will be worth it.

So now, to get back into the festive theme, here is today's advent calendar reveal!