My College Binder

Hey everyone,

So today I want to talk about something that is pretty essential for me to have for college in my opinion and that is my college binder. Now I have not had this for a super long time and there are still things that I would like to add to it. However, I wanted to show you guys what was in it incase you wanted to start your own.

1. The front

This is the front of my binder. I do find this part of my binder just as important as the inside because I can quickly determine exactly what binder I am picking up without having to look through it. I kept this cover pretty simple because I didn't want to have to remake it a bunch of times, I just wanted it to be kind of a one stop binder cover.

2. Courses for my major

The first thing I have when you open up my binder is a list of courses that I have to take/have the option to take for my major. This is helpful for me just because I can see what semesters everything is actually offered and not have to worry about making my schedule ahead of time and picking a class that isn't offered the semester I want to take it.

3. Recommended class sequence

This really isn't something that I actually follow to be honest. I only use it to make sure that I have all the required classes taken by some point, as well as know how many extra classes I need.

4. Projected Course Plan

This is again just a projected course plan. I made this to kind of plan out what courses I wanted/ needed to take each semester for the next 4 years. I have a feeling this will change a bit, but for not it seems to be working out for me.

5. Next Semester Schedule 

Now this is what I am actually  most proud of just because I managed to be able to actually make this on excel and I am terrible at actually making anything on excel. Its a simi-color coded schedule of my classes next semester. So its helpful for knowing when classes are for other people of they need to know when I am busy or when I am not. And having it in my binder also helps me if I forget I have a class and try to schedule something to do...which does happen...a lot.

Things I want to add

 A few of the things I want to add include:

1. List of grades for each class at the end of the semester

2. Current GPA (for each semester & accumulative)

That seems to cover most of it. I know this isnt the most exciting thing, or even the most exciting post, but I thought maybe a few people would like to see it. I also thought it might give some people ideas if they were trying to come up with something like this that they could do.

Fashion Show

As most of you know I am a fashion major at my college. As a freshman I was not exactly sure of any of the events that were hosted by my major. Ever year we have a fashion show where the proceeds go towards scholarships for students in the program.

Basically we have local boutiques who bring clothes in for models to wear on the runway. They get exposure and the models get experience. We also have student competitions within the show that include accessorizing a black dress, creating an outfit/ piece of an outfit, and a recycled portion where you use an item of clothing to create a new item: for example making a long wedding dress into a short prom dress.

I did not make anything for the fashion show this year, I did however do hair and makeup for three of the models in the black dress portion of the show. I do not have any pictures that I can show you guys of what I did because I don't have permission from the models to post their pictures on the internet. It was a stressful two days because I had a very limited amount of time, one hour, to do hair and makeup for all 3 girls. Even as a cosmetologist doing all that in a short amount of time, even with someone helping, is really hard. Though not impossible it seems like it. We made it work though which was pretty awesome.

We also had Fade Zu Grau from Project Runway as the emcee for the show. I did get a picture with him after one of my classes the morning of the show, since I would not get to actually talk to him at the show so I wanted to take the opportunity that I had in front of me that morning.

All-in-all it was a fun experience and I will be participating in it next year. Which I will be talking about in another post.

~Kaylan

Christmas in the dorms

Hey everyone,

So I first want to start off by saying happy almost December! I updated the header and background of the blog last night and I am actually really excited about how it turned out. I was going to wait to put this post up until tomorrow, however I decided that I was way too excited and that I couldn't just not put this up because it was still November. Today I am going to be doing a post about how we decorated our dorm room for Christmas.

DIY Christmas Tree!

Basically all I did for this DIY was take some black washi-tape and use that to make the outline of the tree. Now it would look even cooler with green washi-tape or even with green garland. I had to do with what I had though. Then I took some glitter tape and used that to look like garland on a tree since there is no outlet by my bed for me to be able to do it using lights, which would look even more awesome. 

Then I used sticky noted to make ornaments as well as a few candy canes and then the tree was done. Then for the presents I just used some post-it notes and made them look like boxes and then used some Hello Kitty ribbon to make the bows on the top.

Wall Snowflakes!

To do these I just took some washi-tape, in black and pink because that's all I had, and put them in the shape of snow flakes on the wall. I think they look super cool no matter what color you do them in and you can always do them in different colors of blue if you have the tape.

Paper snowflakes!

For this all I did was take some lined notebook paper, fold it up and started to cut out shapes. When I unfolded it they made snowflakes. Then I hung them from the ceiling with paperclips.

DIY Candy Canes!

For this I drew out a pattern for myself and then cut out six candy canes. Then I decorated them with glitter to make them look more like candy canes.

Door Decorations!

To do this we just bought a dollar plastic door hanging thing that said Merry Christmas and had a penguin on it and bought some silver garland for 98cents and put it around it. After tax it cost us $2.12 to decorate the door.

So far this is all the Christmas decorating that I have done. I did it all on my side of the room because I did not want to intrude on my roommates stuff. I hope you all get some ideas of things that you can do in your dorm room, room, or even apartment. If I add more I will make another post about it.

~Kaylan

My slight bit of an absence

Hey everyone,

So I realize that I have not really written in awhile, and I have a good excuse. I have been a bit busy because I was trying to get some papers done before I left for fall/Thanksgiving break. So I didnt have much time to write, and then I went to write, and my laptop had pooped out on me. Apparently there is a wire in it that is fried, so long story short I ended up having to get a new laptop because I am in college, and my finals are online. So there was no way I could just send my laptop off. So now I am sitting here with a brand new laptop, and the possibility of getting another new laptop if they cant get the wire fixed in mine. It really is a win win, except for the fact that I had to spend like $400 on a computer I am going to use for MAYBE two weeks. Yeah, its been a little crazy. But I am back, and I promise to start getting more posts up soon.

~Kaylan

How to Deal with Stress

Hey everyone,

Today I want to talk about ways to deal with stress. There are proper and improper ways to deal with it so since I know it is starting to get to a crazy time of the year for me, I figured it would be good to go ahead and talk about it with everyone.

First off let me say if you are finding this and it is getting close to finals week for you, congratulations you have made it this far. You can make it through the last few weeks, or days, just take deep breaths.

IMPROPER WAYS TO HANDLE STRESS

1. Caffeine

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This is honestly not the best thing to even be having when you are stressed. Caffeine actually elevates stress levels. So if you are going through a stressful time stay away from it, unless you want to be more stressed.

2. Drinking

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Drinking excessively is not the way to handle stress. In the long run you will actually add to your stress if you are not only having a glass or two and have no other way to manage your stress.

PROPER WAYS TO HANDLE STRESS

1. T.V. Breaks

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One way that you can start to help yourself de-stress even a little is to take breaks for your favorite tv shows. Whether that means actually turning on your tv or watching netflix on your computer. Sometimes just taking 30-60 minutes to just not think about what is stressing you out is good. Just dont do it all the time. Make sure you are doing a decent amount of homework, or studying, as well as taking the breaks.

2. Exercise

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Though any type of exercise would work I personally prefer yoga. You not only get to relax but you do get the work out of an actual exercise as well, and you dont feel as tired afterward. I know that some people feel energized after running or lifting weights, but that just isnt me. Either way, no matter what you choose any type of physical activity keeps your mind off the stress and can help you relax.

I know that these are just a few tips that can help you. I will be doing a more in-depth blog post about how to be motivated to study, as well as other ways that can help you de-stress within the next week. Hope this helped everyone. 

~Kaylan

Dorm Tour 2014!

Hey everyone,

I am excited to share with you guys a look into my dorm room for my freshman year of college. This was requested on YouTube so I figured I might as well go ahead and put it on here as well. As a quick disclaimer my roommate and I buy all of our own things, or our parents get them for us. The furniture was given to us by the school, since it is given to everyone. This is also one of the most expensive halls someone can live in. We have our own bathroom and air conditioning so if you are getting ready for college please remember that most rooms are not like this.

I hope you all enjoyed watching this video. If you have any questions about anything in my room please leave them in the comments. Also if you have blog post requests feel free to leave them in the comments as well.

~Kaylan

YikYak

Hey everyone,

Today I want to talk about a little anonymous social media network known as Yik Yak.

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This social network is supposed to be mostly for use of college students as I understand it. The problem is that even college students are stupid about it. I wont say exactly what happened to one student at my college as a use of using Yik Yak because it will more than likely tell what school I go to. However do to them posting what they thought was a joke on campus, they caused campus wide worry and caused professors to feel the need to cancel classes. The girl was then arrested after they used the app to track it to her phone.

I need to make a point that if you are going to use Yik Yak at least be smart about it. Do not post things that could cause panic at your school, because you will be caught.

Another thing that has seemed to become an issue on Yik Yak is bullying. I wont post the screen shots I took of things that people were saying the other night on Yik Yak but I will give you a quick run down of how it went.

Original Post: Fat girls are a lot like men, going to have to work after college.

Comment 1: They're nothing like us. I can control my appetite and contribute something to society. They waste food and air.

Now I dont know about you guys but that post made me want to hit someone. It was rude and completely uncalled for.

Original post (made by me): The people here are rude about bigger girls. We will admit we are overweight you dont have to rub it in our faces.

Comment 1: Not everyone is like that. (this one was one of the nice ones)

Comment 2: Lol. You rub it in your own faces. Many times a day. Believe it or not being fat can be cured!!! It's called the gym!! No put down the hot pockets and go!!

Comment 3 (made by me): Contrary to your beliefs some people have weight problems from medicine they take. Learn more about us before you tell us to change.

Comment 4: Does your medicine make you unable to spell too, or is that just your "bigger" thumbs. (Not even sure where I spelled anything wrong)

Comment 5: He will leave you. Fatass. Not to worry. Remember my words. Gotta go to the gym now. Dont be afraid of it it's your friend. (I made a comment about having a boyfriend before this)

This set me off and I had to get off Yik Yak before I got even more upset. There is no need to be rude, even if you are anonymous. 

If you are going to use Yik Yak think before you post. And please, be nice. You never know what the people on the other side of that phone are going through.

~Kaylan