“I’m going to speak to a group of women today.” said my mom. “I had it on my vision board. And in the picture, the audience was even a group of women!”Although a vision board sounds like something that I would be all about, it’s something that I had never done until this year! Over the summer,… Continue reading Creating an Online Vision Board
One of my favorite pieces in our whole house is a bulletin board/chalkboard from Pottery Barn (PB Outlet, to be exact). We saw it on clearance and thought, “hey, we’ll use it for something.”Flash forward five years, and I have used it for everything. It has been such a great investment for our home and… Continue reading How to Create Your Perfect Vision Board
Have you ever seen that picture of a textbook completely covered in yellow highlighter that just says, “Highlighting. You’re doing it wrong.”? I literally laughed so hard at that the first time I saw it because I have definitely gotten those textbooks before! (And in all honesty, I’ve also been that highlighting offender.)Sometimes, it’s just hard… Continue reading How to Highlight Books & Notes in College
Oh, hi. SO sorry for the awkward silence lately. I started a new job in a new school that TOOK OVER MY LIIIIFE last semester. But I am so excited to announce that OC is back on track with new posts every Monday! Aside from acclimating to my new schedule, 2015 was a big growing year, too (responsible-sounding way… Continue reading 15 Things I Learned After Grad School
Here are some reader questions that I received in May and June that I think might benefit you, too! Enjoy!! :DQ: Through last few years I've been constantly coming back to idea of starting a blog... I did read through your post about how to start a blog.. and I know my content, I also know what I… Continue reading May & June Reader Questions
Over the past few weeks, I have received FOUR requests for tips on budgeting in college! If you requested this post (or if you're just trying to get your financial life together) this post is for you! If you're feeling a little overwhelmed or underprepared to deal with finances, let me assure you that you… Continue reading 4 Tips for Organizing Your Finances in College
Planners. You love them. I love them. And seriously, what would we do without them? They keep us on track, on time (mostly), and productive!But just because they're a productivity tool, doesn't mean they can't also be pretty!(You may also want to take a look at 23 Tips for Keeping an Academic Planner)Making your planner happy and pretty… Continue reading 5 Ways to Make Your Planner Pretty!
(This post brought to you by Skooli. All opinions are 100% my own.)I can't even begin to tell y'all how many hours of my high school life I spent in math tutoring. I did after school tutoring with my own teachers (or basically any teacher that didn't mind being in the room with me for… Continue reading Earn Better Grades This Semester with Skooli Online Tutoring! (Sponsored)
This will probably be the dumbest question you'll read all day: Do you struggle with procrastination? Like, literally able to do ANYTHING except for the one thing that you're supposed to be doing? Oh, I'm sorry, would it have been easier to ask: "Are you human"? If you answered "yes" then welcome, you've found the perfect place… Continue reading Top Lessons I Learned About Procrastination During College
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