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I write this blog for the modern, resourceful, self-defined girl with a flair for the classical and the unconventional. I’m friend to the obsessive planners, the corny joke-makers, and the real girls making ways for themselves in the world.
Category Archives: movies + books + music
pre-summer
For the last two weeks I’ve been forcing myself to take it easy. With the end of finals behind me and my first day of work at USA Today further in the distance, these few weeks are probably the only … Continue reading
your professional tool kit
I first heard of Kate White when she did an office hours session with Levo League back in December. I took devoted notes; she’s the former editor in chief of Cosmopolitan, and though I don’t necessarily want to work for … Continue reading
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Tagged career advice, cosmopolitan, kate white, levo league, office hours, work
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shiny.pretty.sparkly.
One of my favorite types of music is the kind that sounds a little explosion of lights in your ears. It sounds like a big cluster of Christmas lights or driving really fast down the highway at night. Do you … Continue reading
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Tagged Music, playlist, pretty, shiny, sparkly, spotify
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[inspiration]
Loving this Dicks commercial — it brings me back to my athletic days, but it’s also so applicable to my life lately. From day one, be untouchable. I’m doing my best to value every day of this journey on my … Continue reading
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Tagged dick sporting goods, girls, inspiration, lena dunham, motivation
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on a much more positive note,
The Postal Service has released a new single! My teenaged heart beats wildly with excitement. What do you think of it?
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Tagged Music, tattered line of string, the postal service
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playlist: february
Happy February everyone! I can’t believe how quickly January passed by, and I’m kind of having a hard time accepting that my junior year will be over before I know it. I made a playlist for February in a … Continue reading
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Tagged akon, alicia keys, beyonce, bright eyes, ed sheeran, February, Greeting card, holidays, ingrid michaelson, Music, Opinions, otis redding, ray charles, righteous brothers, savage garden, taylor swift, Tennessee Waltz, usher, Valentine, Valentines Day, van morrison
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leisure reading
I believe I mentioned earlier how heavy my reading load is for my classes this semester — over 20 books! I can already see myself a month from now drowning in a pile 18th century novels and dense essays on … Continue reading
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Tagged Book, east of the sun, Elements of Style, fiction, Goodread, India, julia gregson, leisure reading, literature, reading
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healthy from the inside out
In the last few days I’ve been struggling with finding energy and motivation to devote to the things that are really important to me. I feel like everything from school work to exercise to blogging to friendships have suffered from … Continue reading
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Tagged Eating, Fat Sick and Nearly Dead, Food, georgia, Hawaii, health, Hungry for Change, Inc., Lifestyle Choices, Nutrition, Semi-vegetarianism, Vegetarianism
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what’s up with the bachelor?
Confession: I have watched every episode of the current Bachelor season — wedding dress girl is my favorite for sure. But every week I cannot believe I’m wasting two hours of my Monday evening on the guiltiest of pleasures, so … Continue reading →