This is goodbye. I'd like to say that we met each other with high hopes for a great future and bright days together... I'd really, really like to say that. But, we didn't. You taught me so much, don't get me wrong. You taught me heartbreak. I thought I learned, I thought I knew - heartbreak was never a stranger to me. But...

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Hello everyone! I know this is very late but here is the outfit I wore for Christmas! Dress - Forever 21 - $20 Coat - H&M - $50 Heels - Charlotte Russe - $50 Also, I curled my hair differently that day too - with a brand spanking new wand. ...

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Hello everyone... SUPER exciting news today!!!! I got a 4.0 this semester! Yep, this girl right here managed all A's in all her classes - even calculus and biology 2! I know this post is a good week late but I've been to busy celebrating all my hard work paying off! I'll create another post on how in the world I managed to...

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Sephora Makeup Bag $20 Too Faced "Natural Eyes" $36 Too Faced "Better Than Sex" Mascara $23 Anastasia "Dark Brown" Perfect Brow Pencil $23 Urban Decay "De-Slick" Makeup Setting Spray $14 ...

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Tis' the season of giving, cold weather, chocolate on chocolate on chocolate.... and all nighters. Finals week actually hasn't been kicking my butt, BUT it is only Tuesday. The week is still young. I have one final out of the way, and three more to go! I didn't have a single final planned for today so I'm taking the time to destress, relax,...

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Hi guys! So last night I stayed up until 1 a.m. trying to give my blog a makeover and what ended up happening?... at aroud 12:59 a.m. the entire thing wigged out and I had to essentially delete all my hard work and start all over again. Surprisingly, re-customizing it all over again took about 12 minutes (as opposed to the previous 3...

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All week I have been urging myself to write another blog post. I realize that the last one was very sad and it exactly mirrored how I've been feeling - not in general, but in very powerful bursts throughout my past two weeks. But then, something happened... Recently, I've been seeing a ton of interesting videos on Facebook and because I'm usually on...

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Life is such a beautiful, precious, thing... even though sometimes it doesn't feel like it. And when I get so caught up in the chaos and all the wrong in the world, I don't realize how good I have it just to be given each breath I take. Today my heart is so, so, so heavy. I can't remember the last time my...

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is seriously kicking my butt. I need more Jesus. It's like I make up a list of all the things I think would make me happier and in the end every sign is bright and blinking with arrows pointing toward Church and scripture study and prayer and JESUS. I've been meaning to write to you guys for some time now but like I...

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The life of a full-time college kid gets 100x times harder when you throw in a part-time job. Last fall semester I had a part-time job but I only had classes on Tu/Th... it kicked my butt, still. THIS fall semester I have been recently employed by HomeGoods (I know, freak out. Everything there is too cute.) And I go to school Mon-Thurs......

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On Tuesday September 16th, 2014 I got to go to my first concert, EVER! And what better band to see for your first concert ever than One Direction?! My sister bought my ticket for me for my 19th birthday back in June/July-ish. But, because it was so close to the concert date and because it IS One Direction we thought the concert would...

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Hi guys! So the weather forecast for this weekend called for tons of rain but it decided to hold out and make everyone's Monday morning a bit more exciting than usual. I woke up at 2 a.m. this morning to tons of lightning and thunder, and then again at 6:30 a.m. to two excited sisters babbling about not going to school today due...

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Preview of my week: Monday: Labor Day! No School. Tuesday: No Calculus (not that I'm complaining). My only class this day was my Biology class. Wednesday: Healthful living and Philosophy... BUT, I lost my car keys this morning. So I ended up not being able to go at all! Tomorrow: Once again, no calculus. Just Biology. Friday: No class, whoo hoo. Basically, it's...

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Hello everyone! So today was my first day of my second year of college and it was exciting. Busy, but exciting nonetheless! I had three classes today, plus an institute class. Unfortunately, the institute class probably won't work out with my schedule so I dropped it for one that does! My first class was Philosophy 101 and the professor is such a cute,...

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     I'm not a love or relationship expert by any means, but I have been in a few relationships. From those relationships I have learned so much about how relationships should work, what I want from my future relationships, and even more about MYSELF. So far I've been in two serious relationships which I considered to be "toxic". DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT...

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    Hello everyone! Recently I filmed a video pertaining to three things you should and three things you shouldn't do in college! Each "tip" has seriously helped me so much during my first year of college and I've learned way more than I ever thought I could in less than 12 months! So, I'd like to help all of you out who are...

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I'm working on TWO super exciting new posts: Modesty What Toxic Relationships Taught Me So keep an eye out for those!      And ALSO, lately I have so many people telling me how inspiring my posts are and how they can see how much happier I've become and it honestly brings me to tears. I've made super duper little changes in my...

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     Back in middle school I'd constantly make bulletin posts on Myspace highlighting the best parts of my day or filling out a fun survey. SO, as I was scrolling through my tumblr dashboard I came across a survey and now I NEED to fill it out, haha. So this is just for fun, a blast from the past if you will....

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1. My Faith      First and foremost, my faith is 100% everything I am. It is everything I need to be built on, and right now it's not where I want and need it to be. Yes, I am in love with Jesus Christ. Yes, I am in love with my church. But right now, I know I am not as close...

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    After my second semester of college ended I realized that I spent too much time stressing out over my social media accounts. Not because of content, or lack thereof, but because I felt like these accounts weren't bringing me happiness. I spent a huge chunk of my day(s) trying to tweet things that my "followers" would approve of. Before every tweet...

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University Of Westminster (London, England)University Of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)      Since my junior year of high school I haven't made it a secret that it is my DREAM to attend the University Of Westminster in London, England. And that dream stuck for the past two and a half years - until just recently.      I know it sounds super corny to...

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     It's nearly 1 o'clock in the morning and I am reading through my previous blog posts and thinking to myself "wow, I had huge dreams this past year". It saddens me to say that many of those dreams went untouched after the posts were made due to my constant state of mind that I had/have no time. And I know I...

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