Happy Halloween!
I am currently dressed up as Elle Woods, including carrying a stuffed Chihuahua, because I realized this is my last chance to do that as a law student and let's be honest, Elle Woods is our queen.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Preparing for Law School Exams One Month Out
Happy Halloween!
I am currently dressed up as Elle Woods, including carrying a stuffed Chihuahua, because I realized this is my last chance to do that as a law student and let's be honest, Elle Woods is our queen.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
GIVEAWAY
Hello everyone! Happy Hump Day!
Maybe it is just me, but this time in the semester is always super stressful. Currently, I am low on sleep, fighting off a cold, behind on all my homework and my face is breaking out. If anyone else is feeling the same way, I have exciting news for you.
On my Instagram, I am doing a giveaway! I am calling it the "Pick-Me-Up" Fall Giveaway because I think we could all use a little pick me up right now, am I right? One lucky person will win a fall scented candle, a Pioneer Woman hot/cold tumbler and a Starbucks gift card!
Details of how you can enter the giveaway are on my Instagram.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Tips for Managing Stress in Law School
Happy Hump Day Y'all!
In case you didn't know, it is Law School Mental Health Day (it's also generally Mental Health Day so this applies to everyone). I think it is so great that law schools and the larger legal community are getting better about encouraging mental health in law students. Law school is so hard... it stresses you physically and emotionally. Historically, law school existed with a culture of "weed out the people who can't stand up to the challenge" and was pretty unforgiving (watch The Paper Chase on Netflix to see what I mean). I think the trend has moved in a positive direction to have more academic help available, encouraging a balance between law school and regular life and encouraging students to take care of their physical and mental wellbeing.
During my own law school journey, my mental health has been at an all-time low. The stress and pressure of law school have on more than one occasion sent me into a downward spiral and I have had more panic attacks than I care to admit. I can't even count the number of times I have had an emotional breakdown in front of my husband and told him I wanted to give up on this crazy lawyer dream. If anyone ever tells you that law school is easy, they are either lying or crazy. Law school is really hard and really stressful but there are so many ways to handle it and get through it.
Today, I am coming at you with a highly requested blog post on managing stress in law school (or life in general). I am not going to say I am an expert at managing stress (I am far from it), but now that I have reached my 3L year, I do think I have learned some quality coping tips.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
10 Movies I Watch Every Fall
Happy Fall people!
At risk of sounding like a basic white girl, I LOVE Fall. I love the decor, I love the cooler weather, I love pumpkins, I love leaves... I seriously love it all. I have been baking all the pumpkin things and my house has pumpkins on every surface... I may be out of control but I have no shame.
One of my favorite things to do on a crisp Fall day is curl up with hot tea and a blanket to watch my favorite Fall movies. I have a slightly random list of Fall movie favorites... some are probably super obvious but others might surprise you.
Friday, September 28, 2018
Friday Five 9/28/18
Happy Friday!!!
I hope everyone had a good week- mine was better because I am finally feeling motivated again. It was a busy week at school but the weather finally feels like Fall so no complaints from me. I am super excited for this weekend; tonight I am having a girls night with a few of my law school friends and tomorrow we are going to Cedar Point to ride all the roller coasters. Sunday will be reserved for catching up on homework and grocery shopping for my new healthy meal plan (see point 3 below).
1. Family Photos
Maybe I am crazy but I am low-key obsessed with photos. It drives my hubby nuts. I have a close friend who is a professional photographer so I make plans to do family pictures with her every Fall so that we have good pics for our Christmas card... and I just like having family photos. I just can't let the memories pass by without capturing them... these first few years of marriage while it's just my Hubs and me against the world... our precious furchildren in all their fluffy and cuddly glory... our horses... I want pictures of everything.
I think there is some truth to the gripes about people in my generation being obsessed with documenting life and not living it. I am just as guilty of being addicted to my phone and snapchatting everything as the next millennial. However, I love having the memories captured for posterity. I have over 10,000 photos on my phone and every single one makes me smile or laugh or feel some sort of emotion. So I am going to keep on living my life and snapping way too many photos of it because I want to remember everything.
Here are some highlights from our 2018 family photo session.
2. Fall Decorating
So I have had my house decorated for Fall since September 1st.... no shame. I take Fall very seriously! However, as a law student with pretty much no money, decorating for Fall has to happen on a pretty serious budget. Thankfully, I have found some awesome ideas for cheap decorating online. I made a few trips to my local Dollar Tree, the Target Dollar Spot, and Walmart and I was able to decorate my whole house superrrr cheap.
If anyone else is looking for ideas to decorate cheap, here are the ones I found the most helpful!
3. Tone It Up 31 Day Challenge
I have been feeling very blah lately and it has been taking a toll on my work out regime (aka I have not been working out). One of my closest friends from law school and I are going to kick off the Tone It Up 31 Day Challenge and do it together (working out is always easier when you have someone to hold you accountable). I have done Tone It Up stuff in the past and I love the short workouts that are so easy to do at home in your living room. I am not really interested in losing weight because I am generally pretty happy with my body and my weight but I do want to tone up... spending hours sitting in front of a computer for law school or in class makes it hard to stay toned and that frustrates me.
For this challenge, I am getting the meal plan also because my eating habits have been less than healthy lately. I am so excited to try out the recipes and implement some healthy eating habits into my everyday life and hopefully feel better as a result (and I would love to tone up a bit). The 31 Day Challenge meal plan is only $31 so this is the time to try it!
If you are interested, it is completely free to sign up!
4. Last 90 Days
So I finally jumped on the Girl, Wash Your Face train last week and started reading Rachel Hollis' book. I am really enjoying the book (it's hilarious) and it kickstarted me into checking out all of Rachel's stuff.... holy shi*t that girl is a freaking boss. #ladygoals
Anywho, Rachel and her husband are kicking off #last90days on Monday and I am going to try to do it. Basically, instead of saving all of your resolutions and good habits for the first 30 days of the year, Rachel challenges you to make positive habits and changes over the last 90 days of the year. For more info, check out her website and sign up for the free program.
5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Crimes of Grindelwald
Guys. It's almost here! If you have been reading my blog for a while, you probably caught on to the fact that I am a huge Harry Potter nerd. When Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them premiered in 2016, I was elated and obsessed and in the theatre for the midnight premiere. It surpassed all my expectations and left me very impatiently waiting for the next movie.
I hope everyone had a good week- mine was better because I am finally feeling motivated again. It was a busy week at school but the weather finally feels like Fall so no complaints from me. I am super excited for this weekend; tonight I am having a girls night with a few of my law school friends and tomorrow we are going to Cedar Point to ride all the roller coasters. Sunday will be reserved for catching up on homework and grocery shopping for my new healthy meal plan (see point 3 below).
1. Family Photos
Maybe I am crazy but I am low-key obsessed with photos. It drives my hubby nuts. I have a close friend who is a professional photographer so I make plans to do family pictures with her every Fall so that we have good pics for our Christmas card... and I just like having family photos. I just can't let the memories pass by without capturing them... these first few years of marriage while it's just my Hubs and me against the world... our precious furchildren in all their fluffy and cuddly glory... our horses... I want pictures of everything.
I think there is some truth to the gripes about people in my generation being obsessed with documenting life and not living it. I am just as guilty of being addicted to my phone and snapchatting everything as the next millennial. However, I love having the memories captured for posterity. I have over 10,000 photos on my phone and every single one makes me smile or laugh or feel some sort of emotion. So I am going to keep on living my life and snapping way too many photos of it because I want to remember everything.
Here are some highlights from our 2018 family photo session.
2. Fall Decorating
So I have had my house decorated for Fall since September 1st.... no shame. I take Fall very seriously! However, as a law student with pretty much no money, decorating for Fall has to happen on a pretty serious budget. Thankfully, I have found some awesome ideas for cheap decorating online. I made a few trips to my local Dollar Tree, the Target Dollar Spot, and Walmart and I was able to decorate my whole house superrrr cheap.
If anyone else is looking for ideas to decorate cheap, here are the ones I found the most helpful!
3. Tone It Up 31 Day Challenge
I have been feeling very blah lately and it has been taking a toll on my work out regime (aka I have not been working out). One of my closest friends from law school and I are going to kick off the Tone It Up 31 Day Challenge and do it together (working out is always easier when you have someone to hold you accountable). I have done Tone It Up stuff in the past and I love the short workouts that are so easy to do at home in your living room. I am not really interested in losing weight because I am generally pretty happy with my body and my weight but I do want to tone up... spending hours sitting in front of a computer for law school or in class makes it hard to stay toned and that frustrates me.
For this challenge, I am getting the meal plan also because my eating habits have been less than healthy lately. I am so excited to try out the recipes and implement some healthy eating habits into my everyday life and hopefully feel better as a result (and I would love to tone up a bit). The 31 Day Challenge meal plan is only $31 so this is the time to try it!
If you are interested, it is completely free to sign up!
4. Last 90 Days
So I finally jumped on the Girl, Wash Your Face train last week and started reading Rachel Hollis' book. I am really enjoying the book (it's hilarious) and it kickstarted me into checking out all of Rachel's stuff.... holy shi*t that girl is a freaking boss. #ladygoals
Anywho, Rachel and her husband are kicking off #last90days on Monday and I am going to try to do it. Basically, instead of saving all of your resolutions and good habits for the first 30 days of the year, Rachel challenges you to make positive habits and changes over the last 90 days of the year. For more info, check out her website and sign up for the free program.
5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Crimes of Grindelwald
Guys. It's almost here! If you have been reading my blog for a while, you probably caught on to the fact that I am a huge Harry Potter nerd. When Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them premiered in 2016, I was elated and obsessed and in the theatre for the midnight premiere. It surpassed all my expectations and left me very impatiently waiting for the next movie.
Thankfully the wait is almost over. The next movie comes out on November 16 and they just released the final trailer yesterday. Holy crapballs does it look amazing. I simply can't wait!
(did you catch Nagini???)
Have a great weekend!!!
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