#BloggersGetActive: A Morning on the Range

Happy Wednesday, lovelies!

For those of you following along on Instagram, you know that last Friday I hit the driving range for the first time in months! It was so much fun to hit some shots with my Pledge Mom, but I didn't stretch as much as I should have, so my back literally feels like I was only there yesterday!

The weather is really beautiful right now, and I hope to take advantage of it before it warms up too much and then I head home at the end of the semester to the 120+ degree heat (where, for the record, I become a vampire because I remain inside the house during the daytime).

One of the things many bloggers and social media-savvy readers have in common is that we love the indoors, Internet, and Netflix. But I mean, who can blame us?! I know many people are working to become healthier, whether it be going to the gym or going on a fun hike.

I am inviting everyone to use #BloggersGetActive on Instagram and Twitter, to not only share fun ways to be active, but also so that we can all support each other!

Apparently when work gets cancelled, I still get up early anyways. Such a beautiful day for hitting the gorgeous Arizona greens - I haven't hit in months but I still had a few great drives 😍 | Are you coming to the end of your #SpringBreak? Make sure you check out@lauren__douglass' guest post on the blog! {Link in bio}

  

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Do you play any sports? What is your favorite way to get active? What helps keep you motivated?

xx

Catch you next time.

Spring Break 2015 {The Arizona Prepster Link-Up}

Okay, I know this is late, but as I warned y'all earlier last week, I've been pretty busy! Anyways, here are pictures from my Spring Break trip to Vancouver!

The weather was chilly, but beautiful! I was so glad I had the opportunity to wear my new boots!

My grandpa laughed because I wanted to walk through every bookstore we saw!

Just walking around the Wharf.

Throwing up forks, everywhere I go. #SunDevilNation

Guess who walked into Storybrooke?!

My first NHL game!

How was your Spring Break? Did you have any new experiences?

xx

Catch you next time.

Getting Back on Track From Spring Break {Guest Post by Lauren}

Happy Thursday, lovelies! When I was settling into my workload from Spring Break last Saturday afternoon, I had a minor freak out: I realized just how many things I had to this week and the pressure started to get to me.

I love my blog and all of you, and I'm always on the lookout for new things to try out here on the blog so I decided to try out guest posters. Luckily, I joined the HerCampus Blogger Network last month and had a whole network of wonderful young bloggers I could ask for help.

Today my friend Lauren from The Arizona Prepster is guest posting! Lauren was actually one of my very first blogging friends. She's super sweet, has great style, and she has a great blog so please go check TheArizona Prepster out! Lauren is a college student, just like me and many of you, and has a greatseries called College Tips, with each post composed of just a few quick tips about things that you sometimes don't think about! Enjoy!

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Spring Break. A week full of good times, good people, and lasting memories. But then out of nowhere it's Monday morning and you're thinking "how the heck am I going to finish this semester?" {Maybe not that dramatic, but you get the point}. It is true though, Spring Break gave you a taste of summer and now you're stuck until you get yourself back on track.

Review Course Schedules at the Beginning AND End of the Break

There's nothing like coming back on Monday and then hearing "don't forget about your paper/assignment due Wednesday/next class". Suddenly everything else is tuned out and all you hear is your inner voice freaking out. It happens to the best of us and we students hold no judgement. That's why it is imperative to review your course schedules before your break begins and plan out time during break and/or after break to do immediate assignments.

Walk Around Campus and Get Organized on Sunday

Most people come back from vacation Saturday or Sunday. I highly suggest walking your normal campus route to class on Sunday, or just take a stroll around campus. Even if you live on campus, you may not walk around since you may want to relax; however getting yourself back into your routine before classes pick up will help you transition easier. Plus, who doesn't love strolling around a quiet campus? Also, make sure that you have all of your supplies together the night before. You know that you will be a little slower Monday morning, so help yourself by getting your supplies together and ready the night before so you can take the extra time to get ready.

Use Summer as Your Motivation

Remember those first few weeks of the spring semester and all that got you through those papers and exams was Spring Break? Do it again with summer! Summer is even longer and more fun than Spring Break so it should b an even bigger motivator! When you finish an assignment, think "that's one assignment closer to summer". Do the same thing with exams and other projects. Summer is the "light at the end of the semester" so work your hardest towards it!

You'll have more fun during summer knowing that you tried hard and earned good grades during the semester. As much as you don't want to admit it, Spring Break is over and mulling over how short it was will not help you finish out your semester as strong as you want. Focus on the future! Let's finish out this semester strong!

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Lauren's third tip is too true - summer is so close, I can almost feel it! Well, it is in the upper eighties today, the weather is so beautiful! What are your essential to-dos to get out of vacation funks?

Bows and Kites March Subscription Box

Happy Hump Day, lovelies!

Yesterday afternoon I went to the mail and was greeted with a surprise in my mailbox! While I was still in Canada for Spring Break, I decided to order a Bow Subscription Box from Bows and Kites. I ordered it a few days after the initial shipments were sent out, so I wasn't expecting to receive my box so soon!

I absolutely loved my box - and I'm in love with these bows! My bow holder is getting a little heavy but COMMAND strip hooks are real troopers, I'm so thankful for them!

Ahh, aren't they all so adorable?! I can't wait to wear them! 

xx

Catch you next time.

Pot of Gold Music Festival | Happy St. Paddy's Day!

Happy St. Paddy's Day!!

One of the funny things about this little holiday is that as Irish as everything is and people treat it (at least, here in America), it turns out the holiday is more American! I found this article about today after I woke up this morning and found it funny and interesting.

Heads up: As well as written in the article, a woman in my Jane Austen class this morning told me that it really does rile up the Irish when you say/type "St. Patty's" instead of "St. Paddy's" so be mindful and accurate!

Over the weekend, I ended my Spring Break with the Pot of Gold Music Festival! It was so much fun, especially because I had won a pair of tickets for Friday through the Blaze, a student-run alternative radio station, so I could take a friend!

Friday night my friend (and Brother!) Brittany saw Bleachers, AWOLNATION, and we were only four people back from the barricade to watch Bastille! AWOLNATION put on such a great show and Bastille, live? Simply wonderful - I'm starting to think they sounded better live than they do in recordings! All of the acts were amazing, the weather was beautiful, and we even made a few friends while getting smashed together like sardines trying to see if we could get closer to the stage.

I took a break from the festival on Saturday to do homework and was back on Sunday to see New Politics, Echosmith, and *one of my FAVORITES* Fall Out Boy!

New Politics are actually from Denmark so I was excited to see them in-person. My friend Riggs and I were laughing because David Boyd, the lead singer of New Politics, looked like he was sweating up a storm on the stage in black pants and what looked like a heavy black jacket.

If you like Echosmith but haven't been following them religiously, you may be as surprised as I am about this Fun Fact: The Echosmith band are all siblings! They are all wonderful musicians (and their bassist Noah switched between three basses throughout their set!) and when they stopped moving/playing to sing A capella for a few seconds? The harmonies were so beautiful and the chords were so together I was speechless!

Saving the best for last: I have to be honest for a minute. I am a picture pack-rat when it comes to my phone: I love keeping old pictures and videos because I'm a sentimental person. But I ended up clearing and using over 5 GBs of my phone's memory to video the Fall Out Boy concert! This may not seem like a lot at first, but I have the 16 GB iPhone 5S (so only 12 GBs of storage!) so that's almost half of my memory - BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. Fall Out Boy put on such a great show, their energy was amazing for over the hour and fifteen minutes, and I'm so beyond happy I finally got to see them!

Today I will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day by wearing my green power blazer because I am giving a presentation in my Public Speaking class!

What did you do this weekend? How are you celebrating St. Patrick's Day? Remember to wear green or risk getting pinched!

xx

Catch you next time.