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Weekly Skinny: January 23rd

Weekly Skinny: January 23rd

Like normal, it's been a busy week for me at JMU. This week is all about Student Ambassadors. For those who don't know, I give tours at JMU and we call that organization "Student Ambassadors". This week, all of us older members are welcoming in new members. After four long months of applications and interviews, we narrowed it down to the select few who get to wear the purple polo and we've been celebrating with them all week. On top of the busy evenings of extracurriculars, H

Forget the Rules

Forget the Rules

Forget what you've heard, you can wear white jeans past Labor Day. I know it seems like traditional fashion exiles those who style white post Labor Day but modern fashion appreciates, accepts and sometimes even encourages it. After all, we love a good winter white outfits and apparently, so does Vogue. Styling a summery white outfit after the first week of September can seem a little daunting after classic styles told us time and time again that it was a big no-no, but when d

The First Weekend of Recruitment

The First Weekend of Recruitment

One weekend down, one to go -- and I am feeling the aftermath of 1000+ girls in the exact same room. If you haven't been on my Instagram lately then you haven't seen my several sorority posts I made this past weekend. JMU is going through fall formal recruitment right now and not even a hurricane can stop us. This year, we are hosting two weekends of recruitment with the more casual rounds last weekend and the more formal sisterhood and pref rounds this upcoming weekend. I am

Things Every College Girl Should Invest In

Things Every College Girl Should Invest In

By now, all of us college gals are settled in our freshly decorated dorm rooms and are buried in school work. I've had class for only a week and have already delivered a speech and turned in a paper -- tell me what's up with that?! By now, like me, you're probably assessing your inventory and slowly deciphering what you accidentally left at home or will need to replace come December. You never can truly assess what life on your own is like until you live it and you can't even

On the Eve of Junior Year

On the Eve of Junior Year

And just like that, summer's gone. Four months flew by in the blink of an eye and now I find myself sitting here at 11:07 pm on the eve of my junior year of college. In just 8 hours my alarm will sound and I'll wake up and catch the bus and start my third year of school and oh my gosh, am I excited! I'm in the minority of students who absolutely love school. Every thing about getting back to a schedule, eating in a dining hall and turning in assignments is something that I do

What's in My College Backpack

What's in My College Backpack

Today is my last day of summer vacation. I cannot believe that four months went by so quickly! Tomorrow will be a day full of summer recaps and photos, but today I'm sharing what I keep in my backpack for college. Since leaving high school, I have adjusted what I carry with me on a day to day basis. At JMU, I'm away from my apartment for 12 hours a day and can sometimes eat three meals a day on campus. I don't have the time to go back and get something and oftentimes, I'm ru

Shopping for My Junior Year Apartment

Shopping for My Junior Year Apartment

It's my second favorite time of the year (behind Christmas!), apartment shopping season! I'm in the homestretch of my summer vacation and truth be told, I'm kind of happy about it. I have loved being home these past few months, but it's time to get back to school. I miss my friends, I miss my schedule, I miss my library work friends, I miss cooking in my own kitchen, I miss living on my own, and I miss being on my own. I have just under three weeks of vacation left, so I'm sp

One Years Time and a Change of Perspective

One Years Time and a Change of Perspective

Today marks a kind of crazy day for me. I wrote this past summer about why it's okay to fail. Essentially the post detailed my rejection from UVa and my choice to return to JMU as a sophomore. I harped about how I wasn't the happiest as a freshman and why I wanted to transfer. I also wrote about my determination to make JMU the best home possible for me, post-rejection. Well, it's been a year since my rejection to transfer and I am in an incredible place in life and in colleg

Black & White Chic

Black & White Chic

I haven't styled too many black and white outfits and I'm a little disappointed in myself! The color combo is such a classic, and both colors can be styled year round, so why on earth would I not share more?! On Friday, my sorority had a PR photoshoot for recruitment in the fall to be used on social media, the chapter website, and for frames in the house. The color scheme was black, white, and denim so I thought, why not kill two birds with one stone and shoot this fun B&W ou

How I Stay Organized on a Busy Schedule

How I Stay Organized on a Busy Schedule

I've talked about it multiple times this semester, but I'm currently working on a really busy schedule. It's totally my choice, and a love everything I'm a part of, but oftentimes I wonder why how I'm not drowning. Recently many of y'all have been messaging me about my agenda, my organization tactics, and just how I stay on track in general. If there's one thing I'm really good at, it's staying organized. I've always been one to write lists, keep an agenda, and mark on my cal

Prepping for J.Crew National Stripes Day

Prepping for J.Crew National Stripes Day

It's officially spring, but I'm currently writing this blog post while a blizzard is happening outside my window. How ironic. Before this big storm took over JMU, I travelled down to Staunton, Virginia to spend a warm Sunday afternoon exploring. Virginia managed to get lucky and experience one day of warm sunshine before the snow hit. It was one of those afternoons where there wasn't a cloud in the sky, the sun was beating down and nothing felt better. The downtown area of St

College Day in My Life + YouTube Video

College Day in My Life + YouTube Video

One of the incredible things about blogging is that I can share my day to day life with so many people. I love that so many girls are headed off to college in the fall and are looking to me to answer their questions about it. If you are one of these gals, always feel free to send me an email! I'll try to answer your questions as best as I can! The truth is, college is a blast but it's also a whole lot of work -- something to be expected, of course. This semester, I am particu

Why JMU.

Why JMU.

This year, I have taken the time to reflect on my thoughts about JMU and my original mindset when coming to the university as a freshman. It's crazy how much things can change in just 365 days. As a rising freshman, I wasn't excited to come to JMU. I was thrilled about college, but not particularly James Madison. It's not that it was a bad school or anything, but I just wasn't as excited about it as my other friends were about going to their schools. I had a bad first semeste

Think Pink with J. Crew

Think Pink with J. Crew

As my style matures, I am finally starting to add black to my closet. As a high schooler, I thought color was the thing. I think I owned one black dress, maybe. I loved (and still love) Lilly, bright neon pinks, kelly greens and every color in-between but, I cannot believe I went so long without adding essential black garments to my closet. I looked around my closet at school the other day and realized that I didn't even own a black skirt -- something so essential in any youn

Dukes in Frisco

Dukes in Frisco

This past weekend I enjoyed the most incredible time with my family and friends at the James Madison national championship in Frisco, Texas. Although the weekend didn't result in another championship crown, we did gain many memories and experiences along the way. The weekend started out early Friday morning as Lisa, my Dad and I flew out of Richmond International and began our journey to Texas. We had a quick layover in Atlanta and then were off again to Dallas. We couldn't h

Weekly Skinny

Weekly Skinny

Another Monday, another week to make great things happen. Despite the fact that virtually everyone in college is enduring finals right now, I'm feeling good. A lot of work is going on in University libraries all over the country but y'all we can do this, Christmas break is almost here! On a different note, JMU received it's first snow of the year this past weekend and it was beyond beautiful. It was perfect for keeping me trapped in the library but was breathtaking to watch

Tips for Acing Finals

Tips for Acing Finals

Finals week is quickly approaching us and this time is easily the most stressful time the year for students. As a freshman in college I really didn't have much of a clue how to prep for finals except study, study, study. There's not tip or trick I can give without the student putting a lot of work and time into their grades. Do understand how big of a percentage your finals are. I have one class where the final is worth 40% -- there's not too much room for error there. At thi

Life Update: November

Life Update: November

Long time, no life update! It's been a very manageable yet still busy semester and I always forget to fill everyone in on how school is going and how I'm doing. I'm so thrilled that it's Friday, but also that it's finally Thanksgiving Break! I talked a little bit about why I'm excited in my post yesterday, but today I just can't contain myself! Finally, my family will all be under one roof again. I have been a pretty busy month or two around JMU for so many different reasons

College Gameday Recap

College Gameday Recap

It has been a crazy weekend! College Gameday rolled through Harrisonburg this past weekend and it was a blast to say the least. If you aren't too familiar with what College Gameday is, it's an ESPN Saturday morning broadcast that airs live before the Saturday college football games. The group of sportscasters travel all around the nation to the best games of the week and if they pick your school, it's a really big deal. They announced last Sunday that Gameday would make anoth

Summer Recap

Summer Recap

And just like that summer's over. It's been a super long summer of four months and today I go back to school and start off my sophomore year! I have spent the last few days settling into my very first apartment (woohoo!) hence my lack of posts these past 72 hours. I'm glad to be getting back into a schedule and into my daily routine. Towards the end of August I started getting bored with all of the time that I had on my hands. When I have a busy day, I am much more productive

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