May Reflection

May was a crazy month! It really flew by, so now I only have to wait through about half of June until I'm out of school for the summer. Woo hoo! There weren't too many important things that happened this month, but I though I'd share them anyway because it's good to look back and see what happened.

1. I got two internships. | This one excites me so much! I've been dying to get an internship for the summer, so I was so excited to find out I got not one internship but two! These internships are both virtual, so I do the work from home, which I think works out best because then I can still do stuff over the summer without having to worry about going into an office. Maybe you guys will see posts in the future about what my internships are ;)

2. I got my wisdom teeth out. | This. Was. Horrible. I was in so much pain, I looked like a chipmunk, and I was stuck inside the house for the whole four-day weekend. But hey, it gave me a good excuse to eat nothing but ice cream!

3. I reached 100 followers. | This doesn't seem like an accomplishment, but it's a huge accomplishment to me! I've put so much effort into my blog with posting consistently, promoting it, etc., so it makes me happy that the hard work has paid off.

4. I went to two concerts. | And might I add that they were at the same place and in the same week! That has to be some type of world record. I have to admit that the Pitbull and Ke$ha concert was a lot more fun than Kiss Concert, but they were both fun nonetheless!

What were your accomplishments this month?

Review :: Sweet Peach Paperie Etsy Shop

Tracy Allen is the owner of an adorable Etsy shop called Sweet Peach Paperie. It's a custom party printables and paper boutique so she can design anything for your party and send you the PDF so you can print it. Even though most people probably wouldn't like having to print everything out, I think it's a good idea because then you can print out as much or as little as you want! The whole shop is basically preppy and nautical themed, which is adorable.

Tracy was so sweet to send me a PDF of preppy pink, blue, and white striped calling card. The front of the card has my name with my first initial. I customized the back of the card to include my name, email address, blog link, title for blogs, and Twitter link. I printed them out on computer paper first to test them, and I really liked them! I'm planning to get cardstock so I can make professional business cards out of them. This is what they look like:

Aren't they so cute?! You can't really see the writing on the back too well, but I think you get the idea. They're great to turn into business cards or just have a few essential ways to contact you on the back! The preppy stripe calling cards come in light pink, hot pink, lime green, or red.

If you need calling cards or printables for parties, I highly suggest you check out Tracy's shop! You seriously won't be disappointed.

What do you like from Sweet Peach Paperie?

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Summer Tote Bags

Summer involves frequent trips to the beach and the pool. So why not arrive to those places with an adorable tote bag? Tote bags are essential for summer, as they hold all of the supplies that are needed. Check out these cute bags below that I love for summer!

1. Multi Mini Chin Chin Shoreline Tote. We all love Lilly Pulitzer. Her patterns and prints are so summery and perfect for warm weather! This tote bag adds color and is the perfect size to hold everything needed. The only thing I don't like about it is the price... in my opinion, $78 is a little much for a tote bag. But it's worth it if it's this cute!

2. Seashore Tote in Lilli Bell. I CANNOT get over how adorable this is... seriously! I just discovered the Seashore Tote from Vera Bradley, and I'm already in love. It looks to be a woven or straw material, which is great. I love how Vera Bradley used that woven or straw-like material and then took five different prints and made shapes having to do with the sea out of them. You can get fish in Tutti Frutti, a turtle in Sun Valley, a whale in Lilli Bell, an anchor in Marina Paisley, or a crab in Plum Crazy. How creative! I read the reviews, and they said that this tote is huge and not the size of a purse. Even though it's $65, I believe it's totally worth it!

3. Medium Sail Cloth Tote. I believe that having a tote bag in the summer with any type of nautical print on it is absolutely necessary. I recently came across this tote from the Etsy shop NauticalNotions, and I think it's perfect! The only thing I don't like about the tote is the color. I don't like having white bags, especially white tote bags, in case the sand, spilled drinks, or dripping sunscreen stain it. Sail cloth is a very durable fabric, though!

Which summer tote bag do you like?

Studying for Finals

With school coming to an end, finals are going to be here soon. Even though most people's motivation to do schoolwork decreases as the weather gets warmer, it's still important to stay on task and pull through to study for finals. Because seriously, who wants to be proving competency while everyone else is hitting the beach and sleeping in late? I don't think anyone does! The tips I have for studying for finals work rather well, so I thought I'd share them with you all.

1. Get your study guides done as soon as possible. Cramming is one of the worst ideas ever. It creates so much stress and causes you to do poorly on an exam. If you get your study guides done as soon as you can, then you won't have to worry about doing them the night before the exam.

2. Ask any questions you have. While doing my study guides, I tend to have a lot of questions about topics I'm confused on or topics that I just need some clarification with. If you have any questions, ask your teachers! They'll most likely be more than happy to help you. Just make sure to ask them early because if you ask them any questions the day before your exam, they mBight get annoyed that you didn't finish your study guide earlier. That doesn't mean that you can't ask them for clarification about something the night before your exam - that's totally okay! It just means that it's not a good idea to come to them with an unfinished study guide the night before the exam.

3. Start studying in advance. Just like I said in tip number one, cramming your study guides the day before the exam is a horrible idea. So is studying everything for the exam the night before the exam. Your final exam will consist of the second half of the year's information, or maybe even the whole year, and that's a lot of information to try to remember in one night. If you start studying a couple of weeks before the final, the information will build up in your mind and help you to remember it better.

4. Have a group study session. Group study sessions are great because if you don't understand something, someone else can help you understand it and vice versa. You just need to make sure that you're studying with people who don't get distracted easily because if you end up getting distracted, you won't be studying.

5. Study things that aren't on the study guide. Just because you have a study guide for a certain class doesn't mean that it includes everything that's going to be on the final. You should study any notes that you took for that class throughout the year because they may include something that's on the final but not in the study guide. The notes also have some of the same information that's going to be on the final, so the information will build up. You should also study any quizzes or tests because there will most likely be similar, or the same, questions on the final.

6. Take breaks. Breaks are always good when studying for major exams. You don't want to take absolutely no breaks because then you'll feel stressed out and exhausted, but you also don't want to take long breaks because then it will be harder to start studying again. Ten-minute breaks every once in a while are good to refresh your mind.

Also, if you really want to lay outside and soak up the sun but also really need to study, why not compromise? Study while laying outside so you can soak up the sun and be productive!

How do you study for finals?

Summer Beach Reads

I absolutely love to read, so one of the reasons why I love summer so much is I have all the time in the world to read. As most of you know, I have a list of books that I want to read to help keep myself organized, but I thought I would share with you some series and books that you should read this summer when you just need a good beach read. So hit the library, grab your tumbler, and head to the beach to read these great books!

1. Pretty Little Liars series. I am OBSESSED with Pretty Little Liars! I can't even count how many books there are in this series because there are so many, but they're all so good. Sara Shepard never fails to make each book exciting and suspenseful. The series hasn't ended yet, as Sara keeps adding new books. However, her series doesn't seem to drag on; each book is just as interesting as the one before! The end of each book is so suspenseful that you just have to get your hands on the next book as soon as possible.

2. Lying Game series. The TV show is boring to me, but I love the books! Sara Shepard is seriously a phenomenal writer. Just like the Pretty Little Liars series, the Lying Games series is suspenseful and makes the reader want to read more. I can never put these books down once I start reading them, which is how every great book should be!

3. Any book written by Sarah Dessen. Sarah Dessen is my absolute favorite author! I'm a sucker for love stories, and all of the books Sarah writes are about love. They're so relateable because the characters are teenagers. I've already read all of these books, so I'm hoping she comes out with more because I'm dying to get my hands on some!

Have you read any of these books and series?

Pitbull and Ke$ha Concert

On Thursday night, I went to the Pitbull and Ke$ha concert! It worked out great because I didn't have school the next day, but I had to get my wisdom teeth out. Take this advice for future reference: NEVER get your wisdom teeth out at 9:15 in the morning the day after you go to a concert. Not fun.

Anyone, I'm not a huge fan of Pitbull, but I'm OBSESSED with Ke$ha. And when I say obsessed, I mean obsessed. I've loved her since sixth grade and know every word to every single song. I've already seen her in concert before, and that was in the summer of 2010 when she toured with Rihanna, which happened to be my first concert ever. Ke$ha is hilarious and a great performer, so I had a lot of fun. It's actually pretty funny because I was actually at the same place where the concert was last Saturday for Kiss Concert. It's pretty exciting going to two concerts at the same place in the same week!

Before the concert started, we got Subway for dinner and bought other snacks. The food is ridiculously priced where the concert was held, so it would be a waste to get food there. When I went to Kiss Concert, the chicken tenders and fries I bought cost $9.75. Ridiculous, right? Anyway, I was totally fine with getting Subway. The only thing I didn't like was we got at the concert REALLY early (about two and a half hours before it actually started), so we were just sitting in the car with nothing to do.

Ke$ha performed before Pitbull, and I freaked out when she came on stage. I ended up losing my voice after the second song (oops...), and I could tell that the people next to us, in front of us, and behind us really hated my friends and me for singing so loud. Pitbull actually wasn't a bad performer! He did good, but he definitely didn't beat Ke$ha. What made the concert even better was we were REALLY close to the stage (and if we weren't, that would've been a problem seeing as I paid $150 for my ticket!), so I was very excited.

I took a whole bunch of pictures, but I decided to only show the best ones. The pictures I took of Ke$ha and Pitbull make it seem like I'm not that close to the stage, but I actually was!

My best friend Sam and me! I wore blue seersucker shorts from American Eagle, a black shirt from American Eagle, black sandals, and my black North Face rain jacket.

Ke$ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pitbull!

Have you seen Ke$ha and/or Pitbull in concert?