Three Outfit Days by hellosimpleme-1 featuring high heel shoes

Just some inspiration. Do you like the new theme? 

XOXO

Kelsey

Wanderlust

Wanderlust by hellosimpleme-1 featuring word wall decals

I may have mentioned this before but I am itching to get out of the United States and travel the world. I have a huge case of wanderlust going on in my mind- I've been spending hours on the travel section of Pintrest just looking at all these images of different places and watching travel related movies (my favorite is Eat, Pray, Love- its seriously my favorite), I have even been saving images on my laptop of travel related items. My travel pintrest page has been exploding with images in the past few days. Soon I'll be logging on to the Travel Network everyday. I am reading travel blogs and just becoming more and more restless with this urge to travel. 

I've been dreaming about dancing in Bali, eating food in Italy & Visit my family there, having a romance in France, hiking in Iceland, visiting Ireland, traveling the outback in Australia. 

There are also places in the United States that I want to visit but- my desire to go to Europe is growing stronger than ever. I want to buy a better camera, a leather backpack, pack my luggage and travel across Europe. My friend Matt did it after he graduated college, and hearing his stories? I want to go so badly. 

My plan is France this May, then my Junior year the fashion department will go to Italy in May 2016 <3 

After I graduate with a degree in Fashion Merchandising, I want to work for maybe a year, paying off loans and then attend the University of Arts in London (or well, one of the fashion schools in London) and get my masters in Fashion Design so I can be a fashion designer or a design assistant. Someday hopefully running my own company with my own line of clothes. Its a long shot but maybe someday. 

I can dream can't I?

XOXO

Kelsey

Finals Week: A+ Style

A+ Style by hellosimpleme-1 featuring plastic bottles

I'm sure the same is happening across a multitude of colleges this week and the upcoming week... its FINALS WEEK. 

I have had two finals already, one on monday and one yesterday. My last one is on Friday (then right after I get to go home! Wahoo!), I should be studying for it but it will be a easy one so I'm not really worried, and this post won't take long to write. 

So above^^ I did a polyvore post on the Finals week essentials! 

Yoga pants and Sweaters- A must especially since it is SNOWING and cold here at my University during finals, so being warm and cozy and comfortable is a must.

Coffee & Tea- gotta stay awake for those all night study sessions

Headphones- block out roommates, laughter, or the awkward library silence...

*Hint: Classical music is considered best to listen to when studying

Blanket- cause its winter... and cold... 

Pens and pencils and colorful marker pens- makes writing those vocab words easier

Oversized Tote- For some reason I am into oversized totes atm instead of using a backpack so I picked the above 3 and I have to say my favorite one is the "I like big books & I cannot lie" hahaha;) 

Kinda perfect for all those books we college students lug around!

Water bottle- stay hydrated

Beanie- more comfort and when walking to the library and its cold... want to have something over your ears.

Oh the hair image- super chic and cute but keeps your hair out of the way while your focusing on your studies 

And Its pretty much the same as the midterm one but I thought in this post I would include some study tips I have used this week. 

1. Notecards

Writing down the vocabulary words on them helps you remember them, but the repetition of going through the notecards over and over is a good way to study. 

2. Writing

Write important information over and over, I personally would write these important facts over and over but in different colors each time. Helps make studying a little more fun. 

3. Study Guides 

For all 3 of my finals my professors each gave us study guides, and these were pretty much just the topics listed. So What I did was take those topics, going through my notes and on a Pages Document (Mac's version of Word) I elaborated on all of the topics, creating a study guide for myself. (Which is actually what I need to be doing in a few minutes once this post is done) This was SO useful because I was 1) reading through the information 2) typing the information and 3) kept seeing the information that I was supposed to be studying. And then when you are all done, just read and re-read the study guide. Now depending on what class and what topics your professor gives you will have influence on the amount of time that you will have to spend creating a study guide, but in the end it will really only help you. 

4. Taking Breaks

WHAT? You might be confused, but the average persons brain only holds an attention span of 15-20 minutes. So I use MyTomatoes. << Its a online kitchen timer, you sign up, ITS FREE, and you have a time of 25 minutes to do something, after the timer goes off you type into the box what you did then you get a 5 minute break. The break can be extended up to 20 or 25 mins as well (not sure which). This tool is SO helpful and I highly recommend it! I use it pretty much everyday. 

5. Study in a comfortable environment, where you can get stuff done!!

I normally would be studying at the library, but I know that EVERYONE will be trying to find a spot to study at the library, and our library isn't that big so trying to accomplish anything starts with finding a  spot to study at and during finals there are very few to be found. 

So I am in my dorm room, at my desk. Which is another tip, if your studying in your dorm definitely try to study at your desk and while reclining on your bed because you associate your bed with sleep so when you lay on your bed to study you have a higher risk of falling asleep. 

Alright- I am off to do my own studying! 

XOXO

Kelsey

Perfect Winter Day Outfit: Polyvore

Perfect Winter Day Outfit: Polyvore by hellosimpleme-1 featuring leather handbags


Hello Everyone!

As you can see by my posting (almost) everyday for a few days now I am trying to get my blog back into my priority list. Between all my clubs, crew, and band I am swamped with various meetings and no lack of assignments due- BUT time management is key and I feel awful letting my blog sit here without making posts. And it makes me happy (cheese-Z moment) so here I am trying to get back on track with Pictures of myself as well as polyvore so you know that I am not a robot or something.

For those of you who have read my last few posts you know that I am on my university's rowing team so we ran stairs yesterday morning at 5:45AM and ... it was still very rough for me at the moment but it was slightly if not only by a extreme small amount better than last week- and today I am not sore but tomorrow is cross fit at 5:50AM so Friday I will probably be sore from that because thats a whole different story although I like doing cross fit a lot. After I am done and sitting in class I have to smirk some- not to be rude- but to think that I already woke up and worked out and have been up for a few hours and everyone else just rolled out of bed for that class. Kinda amusing actually because I never dreamed that I would be an athlete in college. But low and behold. I'm a athlete ladies and gentleman and I am becoming totally obsessed with my new sport ( I feel like I have said that before- hmm).

ANYWAY- enough about my crazy college life. This outfit <3 If I had the wardrobe, something like this is what i would have worn today. The dark colors for late fall/winter obviously, and the fur vest to make it warmer. For some reason I am really into the look of vests which is weird for me because usually I don't pay attention to them at all nor wear them. & Thats turning into a lie because I have a purple vest that I got for my birthday last year that I have been wearing again and again this semester.

Okay- the four hair images. The bun was the original image I picked for this look but then came upon the one of Jennifer Lawrence and she is GORGEOUS so I had to include her because the dark colors of her makeup could go with this look. The girl with the long hair and bangs- thats pretty much how my hair looks now so I had to include it, besides the fact that my bangs have been pulled back a lot recently because they are growing out. & Scarlett Johansson she is amazing- and I love her shorter hair in this pic ( guys I am going on a shorter hair obsession right now. Which will last till I cut mine then I will obsess over long hair but I am really liking the short hair.)

Okay- thats a long post! I should probably finish that essay that is due tomorrow... -.-

XOXO
Kelsey