Motivated Mondays: 25 Ways to Make the Most of Your Summer (Guest Post).

Happy Monday, friends! Today, I'm waking up in Rome, which is the city I've most been looking forward to visiting on my trip. I can't wait to taste the Italian cuisine and even attempt to cook some myself while I'm visiting.

Today, I have Michelle from Midwest Beauty on a Budget guest posting for Motivated Monday! She is a fellow dog lover who is going through the same struggles as many of us 20-somethings - trying to survive being broke, but still living fabulously after college.

Michelle is sharing 25 ways on how you can be like Judy Moody and have a not bummer summer. Okay, you can judge me for making that reference, but that movie was kind of cute, right? But really, these are some awesome tips, so go out and make the most of your summer!

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Summer is in FULL SWING and by now you might be trying to find some new things to do with your days. Need some inspiration? Here's my list of 25 things to do this summer before it disappears! This list is all about INDULGING in yourself and your friends, making memories, and LOVING your life.

1. If you aren't taking summer classes, or waking up for work at 5AM like I do, then TAKE ADVANTAGE and sleep in. Open the windows, let the sun in, turn on your feel good tunes and relax. If you're not going to do it for yourself, then do it for me--seriously.

2. Take an outdoor yoga class or take your dog to the park! Have a picnic. Wriggle your toes in the grass! We spend all of our time at school, in our textbooks, at work, or in front of a computer screen. Enjoy the outdoors. Breathe in some fresh air.

3. Whether you want your summer to be relaxing and uplifting or if you want to GET PSYCHED, make a mix-tape to go with the theme you want. That way, when you're feeling down or need to get pumped up when you're getting ready, you have the perfect playlist to get you there!

4. Start a self journal. Spend some time to REFLECT. Even if it's just 10 minutes of writing.. you never know what you'll learn about yourself! Or if you're less into reflecting and more into keeping memories, make a scrapbook of your summer adventures!

5. Explore somewhere new. Find a nearby museum or a part of the city you've never been before.

6. Find a summer DIY project! Take up wood burning, build something, find a project to decorate a bare wall. Let your inner artist out and EXPRESS YOURSELF.

7. Wear ALL of your favorite dresses or outfits this summer! -- This is a personal goal for me. I LOVE dress shopping, but I only wear them a couple times a year! So this summer I'm going to try to find a rhyme or reason to wear each and every one of them!

8. Go to a flea market or your local thrift shop. Find some great steals and rock them!

9. Learn another language. How about French or Spanish? There are tons of free apps or programs out there!

10. There's nothing like a REFRESHING drink on a hot summer day. Learn to make a classic mint julep or a moscow mule. Or a white sangria, if you and your girlfriends are the wine types!

11. TREAT YOURSELF to a massage with your besties.

12. Sneak into a swimming pool and ENJOY. There's nothing like night swimming with your friends!

13. Carry a tiny water-gun in your purse and surprise some people. (; Even better, start a Facebook event and invite ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS to the most epic public water gun fight ever!

14. Get a group of your friends together for NIGHT GAMES. Go to the park, play hide-and-seek, freeze tag, flag football, or anything you want at your local park!

15. Go camping or go to the lake with your closest friends! Take lots of pictures and HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE! As we get a little older every year, memories like these fade, so make as many of them as you can.

16. Go on a vacation. Take Friday through Monday if you don't have that many vacation days and escape away to a city nearby! ROAD TRIP!

17. FIND LOCAL EVENTS. Most places have summer fairs, festivals, concerts, and other fun events that you and your friends can enjoy together! Bring out your inner carnie if you have to and drag your new summer fling to the carnival!

18. Sign up for an art class--or any kind of class! EXPAND YOUR SKILL SET.

19. Start an herb garden or plant a flower garden. BEAUTIFY your surroundings.

20. Go apple picking! Or berry picking, or whatever suits your fancy. (:

21. If you're in the midwest, go find yourself a sunflower farm! (And if you're in Kansas, LET ME KNOW which ones are the best ones!)

22. Try cooking!

23. Make new friends! Build your network; you never know who you'll meet and who might change your life.

24. Throw a party. Celebrate your friends!

25. Go to a bonfire and make a fire pit (safely, and only if it's legal). Roast some s'mores and indulge on good times with your friends.

So there you have it, my friends. I hope you've enjoyed this list and that I've inspired some new thoughts. You may have different ideas for your summer, but the point is for you to enjoy your life and everyone in it. Maybe try to do something new everyday. Set some personal goals. Live, learn, and love. Whatever you decide, good luck!

With love,

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Don't Be the Nail That Gets Hammered (Guest Post).

Don't mind me, I'm just gallivanting through Versailles today. Just another normal day. But more on that later.

While that's awesome and all, I'm also way too excited to have Mo from Ollivander Mo guest posting on my blog today. She is my fellow Harry Potter lover, and we have the most random things in common, like both of our boyfriends' names are Jon! We also have the same taste in books. Also, both of us went through rush and dropped out before initiation, and you'll hear more about Mo's story below.

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I have a confession to make. Once upon a time, I pledged for a sorority...and I found my Happily Ever After once I decided to drop out.

If you knew anything about me, the idea of me getting involved in Greek life would've shot your eyebrows up so high they would've whipped straight off your head and into Earth's outer atmosphere. I'm not here to bash Greek life or any of the (actually really lovely) sorority girls. I'm here to tell you to never lose sight of yourself.

Years ago I put my heart, effort, time and devotion into Greek life. I went through the entire pledging process and accepted complete strangers as my "sisters." Eventually, I paused for a minute to take a look around and realized that deep down, I wasn't happy.

I was the girl who preferred Pokémon over Pretty Little Liars, Disneyland over Vegas and wizard rock concerts over raves. Yet, after weeks of going through the pledging process, I looked in the metaphorical mirror and didn't like what I was seeing. Backstage drama put me consistently on-edge and pushed me to adapt a meaner personality. I was losing sight of the things that made me happiest (my nerdiness) and most of all, I realized I was giving my committed friendship and devotion to girls whose loyalties were less than unwavering.

Fortunately, I was able to come to the decision to drop a week before initiation. I hold no hard feelings for the girls, but I knew in my heart it just wasn't me. Today, I encourage you to reflect on everything you're putting your efforts into in your life and ask if it's really "you." Would the you five years ago be proud? What about the you five years from now?

When I first told Jon of my brief experience in Greek life, he gave me a quote. "The nail that sticks out, gets hammered down." I was that nail, and I was being hammered. However, I believe that we should all be nails. Being creative doesn't just mean being artistic. It means being different and thinking differently.

While the nail that sticks out may get hammered down, that just means you must stand strong in your beliefs and be too stubborn to be molded. Whether you believe you're different or not, you are and you can't let anyone block the vision you have for yourself.

How do you stay true to yourself?
Leave a comment below!

Mo Olivas is an all around creative and a digital media designer and producer. She loves helping others find and express their creative side at OllivanderMo.com. On her free time she also vlogs and produces beauty videos on YouTube. 

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Crossing Paris Off the Bucket List (Guest Post).

While I'm enjoying my trip in Europe, I have some awesome ladies that have volunteered to guest post for me. Today, I want to introduce you to Amy from Amy Fashion Blog. We virtually met through the Valentine's Day Swap, and we immediately hit it off because we both share a love of Paris. She got to cross going to Paris off of her bucket list earlier this year, and I'm so excited to be crossing it off of my list TODAY! While you're reading these words, I'm probably drinking wine and eating gelato. Those goes together, right?

Today, Amy is sharing some of the highlights of her trip to Paris, and if you want to read even more, click the link at the end of this post to see what else she did while there!

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Hello Everyone! I'm Amy, and I blog over at Amy Fashion Blog. I blog about my fashion, my fitness journey and so much more.  I'm here to take over Tiffany's blog for a day. While she is off enjoying her Europe vacation and marking items off of her bucket list, which I know one of her bucket list items is Paris.

Paris was also one of the items on my bucket list, which I was so happy to be able to cross off my bucket list this year. I went to Paris in the beginning of this year when it was still cold and nasty out. Even though we got rained on, I had so much fun in Paris and ate way to much pasta. 

One of the best restaurants we ate at on our trip was Chez Thomas. I highly recommend you go try this restaurant if you are ever in Paris.They hand-make all their pasta dishes. I tried their black crab pasta, and it was amazing. Besides the food being awesome and tasting so good, Chez Thomas is also just minutes away from the Eiffel Tower.

 

You have to go see the tower at night. It is so much better then seeing it in the daytime. I was lucky to be able to see it at night and in the daytime. One thing I wasn't able to do at the Eiffel Tower was go inside of it. I recommended that if you plan on visiting the tower, you buy your tickets ahead of time due to the wait line can be super long and who knows how long you will have to wait? You can order them online.

Thanks for taking the time to read my guest post on Tiffany's blog. I hope you come to visit me at Amy Fashion Blog, and while you're there, you can read  more on my  Paris trip.  

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First World Problems (Guest Post).

Well, hey there, beautiful, and happy hump day! While I'm off having adventures in Europe, I've invited some of my blog friends to post, and today, I'm happy to introduce y'all to Hima from Hima Hearts! I've been following her blog for awhile now, so I was super excited when she volunteered to guest post for me.

Today, Hima is going to share some of her first world problems with y'all. I know we've all been there. We complain out little things that other countries would be happy to have. I've even shared a few of my own on the blog before.

Just as a side note, today I'm visiting the Warner Brothers Studio to do the HARRY POTTER TOUR in London! Like, could my life get any better right now? Okay, go read Hima's post now.

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Hey y'all! I'm Hima, from Hima Hearts, and Tiffany is letting me take over this blog for the day while she is out gallivanting across Europe (thanks girl!). Here's the deal: Hima Hearts is my happiness project, only with a little less class and a lot more sass. On any given day you'll find music, humor, food, or just general inspiration on my blog, so you're sure to enjoy it!

Lately I've been trying to figure out if all of my struggles are real, or if I'm just the most easily annoyed person on the planet, so check out my list of first world problems and let me know if there are any I have missed or any you completely agree with:

That's me, in case you hadn't realized. 

*"your song" being played on the radio and becoming the world's most popular song. This happened to me with Lorde and "Royals." I was so mad.

*when you take 12093821039 pictures and SOMEONE closes their eyes in every. single. one.

*have ever gotten "just a trim" which turns out to be incredibly short

*stubbing your toes and the general feeling of anger at the world that results

*Getting a Snapchat screenshot notification

*When your hair is perfect at night, but looks like a gorilla finger-combed it in the morning

*When NONE of the Instagram filters can make your photo look good.

*singing the lyrics to a song wrong, out loud

So, what's the verdict? Am I a crybaby, or can any of y'all relate? Head over to my blog and let me know! Thank you to Tiffany for letting me take over for the day!

xo, Hima

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How to Move In Without Scaring Your Significant Other (Guest Post).

For those of you who are frequent readers of my blog, you know that my boyfriend of almost four years and I just recently moved in together. It's a big step in our relationship, but it's also a huge change in my life, and living with a boy is definitely an adjustment. 
While I'm exploring London on a double-decker bus, I've invited my sweet, sweet friend, Erica from Coming Up Roses, to share a little bit of her story about living with her boyfriend. She's living with him for the summer, and even though it's just a few months, it's still a big change!
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Besides being a globetrotter and taking Europe by storm, Tiffany just ventured into the land of shackdom. That’s right – shackdom. (You haven’t heard? Of course you haven’t. I just made it up.)

             Shackdom (shack-dƏm)

               1. Occupation: The act of shacking up with one’s Love for a period of temporal permanence.

               2. It’s like a kingdom, for those of us who aren’t officially recognized as royalty yet.

Tiff just entered permanent shackdom with Jon, and I gotta say…I’m totally jealous.

Because Tiffany seems like the coolest chica ever as a roommate. Am I right or amiright?

But really, I’m green with envy because I’ve also entered shackdom…but it’s not so permanent (yet). For the next 9 weeks, I’ll be rooming with my Love, and I’m over the moon excited.

But, I gotta admit…I was ridiculously nervous for him to see my stuff. I mean, really see my stuff. I’ve got an obnoxiously exorbitant amount of stuff (I swear I’m not a hoarder), and packing light isn’t usually my specialty.

I think I was successful, though. Not only did he not mind my material overload, but he still cooks dinner and watches The Bachelorette with me. Dream. Guy. I digress.

My move-in was totally strategic. Divide and conquer. Don’t make the move all at once. That’s terrifying, and makes for so much manual labor in one day. Bring a few things each time you visit before moving in altogether, making it look like you have less stuff than in actuality. When not in Rome, still do as the Romans did – divide and conquer.

Pack your nicely organized and individually packaged bath and beauty supplies into one bigger bag. This will work to conceal your obsession with all things goopy and glittery for a wee bit longer, until your S.O. finds out that you’re a product hoarding fiend. #cantstopwontstop

Utilize as much storage as possible to lessen the amount of stuff everywhere. Example 1: Rolling storage carts. These suckers are life changing, really. Example 2: Your suitcase. Instead of unpacking it totally and storing it away, keep it full of the unwrinkleable and call it a day. Example 3: Ask for drawer space. It’s always cute to have your own drawer anyway, right?

I’m slowly learning the art of “packing light” (What does that even mean? No snacks in my purse?). I guess 10 weeks did deserve more than the weekend-in-a-suitcase routine, but maybe bringing 27 pairs of shoes (yup, did it) was a bit overboard? Thoughts?

Just kidding, shoes are never overboard.

Thanks for hanging out with me today…Tiffany and I send our love from our shackdoms!

If you’d like to come visit my permanent shackdom on the world wide web (is shackdom still fetch?), I’m always up for visitors, and I love playing hostess.

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Meet my friend, Michelle!

My name is Michelle and I'm originally from California but currently living in Kansas City, KS. I’m currently working on my Master’s in Public Health--and like many my age, I’m a broke graduate student trying to make ends meet. This blog started out as a small side project--it was more of a fun outlet that allowed me to combine my love for writing and beauty/fashion. But I've made an amazing group of friends through all my different networks and I've grown to be really proud of my blog and I'm more dedicated to it now than ever! Midwest Beauty on a Budget is about making the best of scarce resources, stretching the dollar, and (here’s the kicker) living lavishly while doing so. I truly believe that you don’t have to be rich, a workaholic, or survive solely on ramen noodles to have nice things—you just have to be a little thrifty and clever about it!

What are you looking forward to this summer? 

I'm spending a week in Arizona with my older brother and his family and another week in California for a big family reunion at Camp Pendleton beach! I've never been to Arizona so I'm really excited. We have Universal Studios planned and we might make a day trip to Puerto Peñasco, MX. And I always love returning home to CA. The San Diego area is my favorite and I'll definitely be stopping into La Jolla for some shopping, beaches and sea lions!

Where is your favorite place that you've visited? 

Definitely Colorado (in general). I've been a few times with friends, gone skiing once, and a handful more times with my boyfriend and his family. I just love the care free vibe and they're total dog people! I'm a bit of a crazy dog person, and anywhere I can bring my dog is a plus in my book. I also love that CO just seems like a cleaner (greener) state!

Where would you go on your dream vacation? 

Australia, hands down. I plan on getting my diving license and hopefully one day I can swim along the great coral reef and all the beautiful coves! I LOVE the sea, which is funny because (fun fact) I'm actually a terrible swimmer. That's going to need to change asap! 

For more from Michelle, click the links below!

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Motivated Mondays: Free Your Mind (Guest Post).

So right now, I'm spending my first day in London with my EF College Break group, probably trying not to be awkward, but I'm sure I'm being very awkward. While I'm having the time of my life in Europe, I've invited a few of my favorite bloggers to guest post.

Today, I'm inviting Raewyn to take over for Motivated Mondays. Her blog, Be A Warrior Queen, is such an inspiration to me, and I'm excited to call her a friend (in spite of the fact that we've never met, but we will one day!). Don't forget to visit Raewyn and say 'hello!'

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Hello! My name is Raewyn and I blog over at Be a Warrior Queen! Tiffany is one of my favorite blog friends (she's even had a dream that we get to hang out someday, which would be SO AWESOME) and I am delighted to take over a Motivated Monday while she's travelling in Europe!

Here's a picture of me in my wedding dress. If you've seen it other places on the web, I'm sorry; I'm just obsessed.

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 I'm one of those people that can be loud and in your face, but in the most loveable way ever. I try my best to always be happy and find the positive. My blog is one part being positive and another part starting a movement. I want to start a magazine to empower young women and girls to be themselves unashamedly.  I have a pick up truck named Chuck the Truck; my favorite clothes are 1950s inspired and I drink tea like it's going out of business. I just married my best friend of ten years and couldn't be happier! I would love if you'd stop by my blog and we could become the best of friends!

I work as a technology instructor at an elementary school and it is ridiculously motivational and inspirational. I'm the lucky teacher because technology projects lean more toward art than memorizing facts and every day I get to watch children - age 4 to 14 - use their imagination.

I remember those days where my imagination ruled my life. I had so many dreams. Some were silly like learning to ride a skateboard in high heels and others are serious, like starting a magazine for teen girls. My imagination soared.

But who says that we need to lose sight of our imagination as we navigate the logical waters of reality? Moments of hopes and dreams keep us afloat. They make the bills worth it.

But we often forget that it's our imagination that is behind it all. I can't tell you how many times I've heard someone wonder at a child's carefree imagination or  say that they wished they still had an imagination. Newsflash! You do have one!

It might be underused and hiding in a corner of your brain, but if you take a moment (say, as you're drifting off to sleep at night?) to let your mind wander you will find it. Wander past all of those nagging things on the to do list and into an unknown realm.




You'll leave that moment feeling rejuvenated and motivated.

For some, like authors, creators and artists the imagination comes easy - almost too quick. The more you imagine, the more creative your mind becomes and the more free you feel.

So what have you imagined recently?

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Meet my friend, Amy!

We met through the Valentine's Day Swap. Be looking for her guest post on Thursday!

My name is Amy. I'm a fun and loving girl. Who get along with most people.  I have a crazy obsession with the color pink. Which I'm still trying to figure out why. I'm thinking it the girly girl inside of me. I blog over at Amy Fashion Blog. My blog is about my everyday fashion, my fitness journey to become a healthier me and so much more. Come check it out. I'm sure you will find something that you love. 

What are you looking forward to this summer?

This summer I'm looking forward to running my first color run. 

Where is your favorite place that you've visited?

My favorite place that I have visited would have to be Paris hands down.

Where would you go on your dream vacation?

This is a hard one. There is so many place I would love to go on vacation to. So I would have to say a tropical island. 

Be sure to visit Amy's blog, Amy Fashion Blog!

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My Little Sis is a Real Adult Now.

So today, my sister is turning 18. Part of me is in denial. I still think of her as the awkward middle schooler pre-braces who always asked me to straighten her hair. My sister and I didn't become close until I was fifteen. That's when I moved in with my mom, and we finally got to live together. Since then, I've considered my sister my best friend. We don't fight, and we're always just silly together. There's just a part of my heart that loves her more than I could ever put into words.
This summer has already been so huge for her. She graduated high school, got her first job, and she'll be starting college in August. The older she gets, the more in denial I am about how old I am.
Today, we're headed to Houston where we'll start our journey to Europe. Our flight leaves at 3:40 in the afternoon tomorrow, so in the meantime, we'll be celebrating her. 
Happy birthday, little sister. Here's some embarrassing pictures for you.

We sure kept Aeropostale in business. Super cute hoodie with a creepy handprint on the front.

Brace face

Oops. I wasn't cute till college. Just kidding. I'm a dime. But not really. Maybe a nickel?

Thuggin with somebody else's tripod in somebody else's house.

Impatiently waiting on the Mardi Gras parade to start.

Underwater kisses.

Going from a junior to a senior.

My little high school graduate. Quite possibly my favorite picture of us ever. 

Cause we are sistas. We stand togetha. Cheetah girls? Anybody? No? Okay.

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Summer Book Swap {Link-Up}

I feel like I've been waiting forever to publish this post, and I'm excited that it's finally time, and I couldn't be more excited! When I first came up with the idea of putting together a book swap, I wasn't sure if I would get 1 participant, let alone 40, so I'm grateful for all of the wonderful ladies that signed up who are just as passionate about books as I am. And a special thanks to my three co-hosts, Emily, Carly, and Lauren. This dream wouldn't have come to life without them. They're awesome.

Now for a little bit about my partner. I was paired with Valerie from Indecisively Restless. I knew we were going to get along swellingly because 1) she's a fan of Sarah Dessen and 2) she loves Netflix just as much as I do! I had a blast emailing back and forth with her. I had no idea that all of our emails would end up being novel length. She was so much fun getting to know.

Things that we have in common:
1) We both read YA novels.
2) We both have boyfriends named Jon, except her boyfriend's name is spelled John.
3) We like superhero movies.
4) We both live with our boyfriends.
5) We love traveling (but don't get to do it as often as we would like).
6) We've been to Mexico.
7) We both have shelter dogs.
8) We're still paying back student loans (the struggle).
9) We collect postcards.

Plus loads of other stuff. It was fun finding another book lover that I have so much in common with beyond our love of YA novels. I loved looking in my inbox and seeing a new email from her. I'm confident that we'll remain blog friends long after the swap is over.

Valerie informed me that she received her books in the mail yesterday, and I bought her the first book in two series that I absolutely love: Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian and Cinder by Marissa Meyer. I'm excited to hear what she thinks of them! I'll be receiving my book in the mail tomorrow, and I can't wait!

For those of you who participated in the link-up, I'm so incredibly happy. I can't thank y'all enough for helping make this idea a reality. If you write or have written a post about your Summer Book Swap experience, feel free to link it up below! And if you share anything on social media, don't forget to use the official hashtag #SummerBookSwap!

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Everything Has Changed {#SummerBloggerChallenge}

My life has been a constant wheel of change. Change of friends. Change in homes. Change in majors. Change in my favorite foods. I have an obsessive personality, and become obsessed with different things all the time. Whether it's a TV show or a fashion trend or song, I latch on and don't let go until the obsession passes. 
So what's my latest obsession? Changing my life. Sometimes I have random epiphanies, and it just gets me thinking way too much, and I recently realized that I want need to make some changes this summer. I want to start changing things about my life to become the person I want to be.

I want to change the world. I know that sentence is so vague, but it's what I'm feeling right now. I've been spending way too much time on social media lately, and I come across these articles or YouTube videos that just change my perspective on so many things. I read this article about this 8 year-old girl who was forced into marriage with a 40-year-old man, and she died from sexual trauma. After reading that, I wanted to throw up. My heart broke for that little girl who was too young to make any sort of life decision, and her life ended too soon due to the hideousness of her "husband's" heart.
I also stumbled upon a YouTube video of people in third world countries reading first world problems, and it put so many things into perspective for me. It made me feel stupid for harping on the most ridiculous things and complaining about problems that other people wish they had. 

I made Jon promise to hold me accountable for when I start complaining about material things like my phone or my car or my computer. So my things may not be in the best shape, but at least I have them. People in other countries don't even have air conditioners or clean water or shoes! And I'm over here complaining about how it gets too hot under the covers. I really want to make this small change in my life and try to shine light on the people that do have real problems.
I want to be a writer. I recently finished reading Summer in the City by Candace Bushnell, and, while I found the book pretty hard to get through, Carrie has inspired me. She has this amazing desire to be a writer, and she will stop at nothing to make sure that it happens for her. This is the only element of the book that I really enjoyed. 
After getting my post published on Thought Catalog, it sparked something in me that I haven't felt in a long time. I'm not sure that I'll ever get a job in publishing or be a famous author or anything like that, but I do want to be a writer. But then this poses the question - am I writer? Blogging is considered writing, right? But I digress. My point is, I may not become famous from writing, but it is something that I want to incorporate into my everyday life for a long time. 
So those are two of my plans for the summer. I want to make changes for the better, and there's no time like the present. 
What are your plans for the summer?
This post was written for the #SummerBloggerChallenge. This week's prompt: Write a post about how you're going to spend your summer. This could also be filmed, but you MUST embed the video into a blog post.

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What I Wore:$5 Maxi Dress.

I am in love with this maxi. I usually don't wear them because I'm only 5', and they are usually way too long and don't feel like paying the extra money to have them altered. I only have two, and both of them are a little too long, but this one isn't long enough to be invasive. I actually got this one on sale at Papaya for just $5! It was a steal, and I just had to have it because it fit me perfectly, and who could pass up that price?
I wore this maxi for our first night out in Gulf Shores. I ended up having to hold it up most of the night because I kept stepping on it. I still love it, despite the little extra length. These pictures were taken on our condo's balcony at night, so excuse the darkness. 
Do you like maxi dresses?  Get this look: Dress: Papaya Sandals: Target, similar ******************************************************************************** Meet my friend, Christina!

Hey! I'm Christina! Christina Who is my little space on the wed where I share everything and anything regarding college, fashion, beauty and most importantly my journey to fining myself in this big 'ol world! 

What are you looking forward to this summer?

This summer is my first year as a Division Leader at my camp. It is a fancy word for supervisor. I am looking forwarding to learning and growing as a person with this new experience. And, of course I am looking forward to having fun laying on the beach catching some rays with a nice drink in my hand. :)

Where is your favorite place that you've visited?

Paris! It is just beautiful! The architecture is amazing, the people have such amazing fashion sense (which I don't) and the food was so good! It is just a beautiful city!

Where would you go on your dream vacation?

On my dream vacation, I would probably want to to go to a beautiful Island, maybe the Bahamas and just relax by the water.

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