new (school) year's resolution // studying

Right now I am listening to Adele's new song Rumor Has It. I love her voice because it sounds so retro :) Here's another great one from her!!

So, to get to what this post is all about..... my new (school) year's resolution!!!

~STUDYING~

I would like to have a new start with my study habits. I have had it pretty easy so far in college in the studying department. I rarely had to cram for tests and I really didn't put much effort into things. I have a feeling that is going to change thisy year. Big time. I am taking Organic Chemistry, which is a "weed-out" class and is going to be pretty difficult. In order to keep up I am going to try to make a few rules for myself.

1. If I have homework to do, whether it's due the next day or not, I will do it over other things, such as watching television, going out or getting on Facebook. Oh, who am I kidding?! I will definitely be on Facebook lol ;)

2. I will NOT wait until the last minute to do my homework. I am absolutely terrible about procrastinating. Like, right now I should be doing homework for my online class, but I am ok procrastinating now because the new school year hasn't started yet ;)

3. I will be more organized with my assignments and classwork. Papers from my classes always end up in a folder that they aren't supposed to be in. So this year I am going to vow to take an extra couple of seconds to make sure things are organized.

Well, I guess I should get a head start on this thing and do my assignment for my summer class.

In other news!! I bought the green rainboots cause they were the cheapest and I had a 20% off coupon and my mom gave me $12 on them! They are gonna look so cute!!!

Have a great weekend!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

i need help

so i am wanting to get a pair of rain boots for those rainy days on campus. i never realized how wet it is outside when it rains, until i started having to walk to different buildings for my classes. the solution? buy a pair of rainboots!! I have found quite a few different ones that I am interested in, but I can't decide what i want. and that's when you come in!! which ones do you like best?!

so what do you think?!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

looking back, reflections, learning from your mistakes, whatever you want to call it.

So I just went back and read all of my blog posts from this time last year. Actually, they were from September of last year. It seems as though I didn't do much blogging last summer. It is making me really excited for the upcoming school year. It also is making me see how much of a goofball I was when I graduated from high school. :) I am so excited for this school year that I am looking back on last year and trying to see what changes need to be made. I like to call this the new (school) year's resolutions!! I don't wan to give it all away at once, so I am going to make it a series. ('Cause those have totally worked out in the past!) I will probably start them Saturday or Sunday and continue whenever I feel like it ;)

In the meantime, I am going to reminisce about how much I have changed in the past year.

First of all....... I no longer find the liberal uses of the words wretched, hilarity, or blasphemy necessary in a conversation, but that's not to say that I stil don't use them occassionally ;)

Second..... When I am talking to my bestest friend, Karasyn, my voice doesn't raise three octaves.

Third....... I don't have an unhealthy obsession with the Jonas Brothers, although I still enjoy singing Burnin' Up in the car and still have a Jonas Brother calendar.

Fourth..... I find happiness in the little things instead of needing large trips to Disney World to make my day great :)

Fifth...... I am better at decision-making and almost always ask my mother's opinion, because, contrary to what every other teenager believes, "mother really does know best."

Anyway, I am really excited to post about school starting and the upcoming fall season. I just hope we actually have a fall since we didn't really have a spring.

Thanks for reading!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

sometimes i think my name should be moody judy or something.

the past two days i have been super moody. my mood right now? depressed. i have been home alone for a couple of hours and just feeling super wierd like i want to cry or something.

i'm sure that in a couple of minutes i will be giddy with laughter or something.

i am pretty stoked for school to start, because now i don't have to worry about money or junk like that. i am going to have plenty of money to pay for tuition and books and even a meal plan!! i can't wait to start my rigorous coursework and buckle down on studying.

well, looky there!! i'm already in a better mood! so anyway, i am super excited for school to start, and with that, i am thinking of doing like a new (school) year resolution list!!! i think i will do that for my next post! :) in the meantime i am going to watch Melissa & Joey and then go to my wonderful church! then my mom and i are having a sleepover with my cousin Aaliyah :) it's going to be grand times :)

happy wednesday!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

splurge

so yesterday i kinda splurged and went to applebee's last night and had a great time!! i'm glad i went :)

tonight i was looking up cute stuff on urban outfitters and found my next splurging item :)

how cute is this?!?! it's $35 so i will have to wait until next payday, but i'm really excited to buy it :)

in other news, blogger is really ticking me off lately. everytime i go to comment on someone's blog, i have to sign in and then it just says i am anonymous and then when i type in the word box thing and click publish it asks me to sign in again and its a never ending cycle. at first i thought it was just my dumb computer, but then it wouldn't let me do it at work either. so who knows?

anyway, tomorrow is going to be fun. Karasyn is coming over to watch the first Harry Potter, but only after we enjoy 50 cent ice cream cones :) i love summer :) then tomorrow night, i have to play at my friend Laura's rehearsal dinner and then the wedding is saturday. Then, after the wedding I think Karasyn is coming over to continue our Harry Potter movie marathon!! :) YAY! fun weekend. and the best part? i don't have to work until Sunday!!! well, it is off to bed for me :)

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

why am i such a nerd?

this question has never, ever been answered. by anyone. ever. since the beginning of time (actually, just kindergarten, which does seem like forever ago) i have loved school. i know, i'm weird. i love shopping for new school supplies, i love new classes and new teachers and trying to re-new good study habits (which probably doesn't last for more than 2 weeks.). then summer rolls around and after like three weeks i'm ready for school again.

well, this is exactly where i'm at right now. the school supplies and dorm decor has just been displayed at wal-mart and target and my anticipation is in full swing!! here are the thing that i want/need most for this school year.

last year i bought a brand new wireless scanner/printer/copier. i easily ran out of ink in like a day trying to print off music for orchestra. stupid me. i never replaced it either cause it's like $40.00 dollars to buy color and black ink at the same time. this year i will only be buying black ink at target for everyday printing.

next, as i said in a couple posts ago, i am wanting to organize my closet. in the sunday paper (that's today) there was an add for the 6-shelf organizer pictured on the right for only $6.88!! and there was also a 10-shelf organizer for shoes for the same price! that's like cheaper than the one hanging shelf i was going to buy at target! i love school supply sales!! maybe my closet organization will be sooner than i think!!

so last year i went in to the music office at school to get a locker for my violin, but you have to provide your own lock for them and they won't give you a locker until you prove you have a lock. well, i never got one, and it was a pain in the rear to have to worry about my violin everytime i had to take it to school, so this year i am going to get a lock! and STAPLES has them on sale for only $3....

college doesn't require a whole lot of school supplies, just the initial investment of a computer and then probably paper to take notes in class. since you don't have to buy a whole bunch of stupid crayons, colored pencils, scissors and such i try to splurge a bit in the paper aisle. i buy these fivestar MEAD one subject notebooks. some of its handy dandy features include a folder pocket on the inside to store handouts from class, a pen holder so you never have to search for a pen, and the cloth binding so those pesky wires don't snag your clothing!! they are the most perfect notebook a girl could ask for! they are a little pricey, but i don't mind since that's really all i need. 



well, i just thought i would share some of the things i am wanting today. too bad i dont have a whole lot of money....

hope your back-to-school blues aren't too bad!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

unbelievable!

i love sales. i love thrift stores. throw them both together and what do you get?! The 50% off sale at the New Image Thrift Store comemorating Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon!!!!!!!!!

normally i wouldn't even know when man landed on the moon, but for this year (and probably only this year) I will know that Wednesday, July 20 is that day! I am so stoked about it, because I FINALLY know what I'm going to do with my thrifted door!! I was going to make it a chalkboard/bulletin board, but I have a bulletin board. then it was going to be a necklace rack/chalkboard made with cute little knobs from hobby lobby, but those are expensive... It's still going to be a necklace rack/chalkboard, but I am going to be innovative (actually a copy cat, cause i found the idea on etsy) and use silverware!!!

i mean how cute is this?!?! my dad even has the cute little metal stamps to write words on it. but i don't want to use new silverware, i want to use silverware with character! therefore the new image 50% off sale will be the PERFECT opportunity for me to get cheap used silverware for this project.

my room will soon be undergoing some serious cleanage and hopefully organization. i plan to get rid of a TON of stuff!! and i'm soooooo stoked!

I also bought some new sheets today for my bed. I really want my bedroom to look dorm-ish. I want to get a mini-fridge, but i can't afford one right now, so i will just keep a lookout at some thrift stores...

also, i am still on the lookout for the perfect car. right now, I think this '06 silver mailbu at the car lot close to work is it, but i have to wait until my dad comes home to go look at it, since he is co-signing with me....

anyway, that's about all that's going on in my neck of the woods! hope you're enjoying the triple digit temperatures, 'cause i sure am NOT!!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

excitement

i'm starting to get pretty excited for the new projects i want to start and for school to start!! (i know, i'm a dork.)

the first project i want to work on is the $3 door i bought at a garage sale. i'm going to turn it into a necklace rack/chalkboard. its gonna be super duper cute!!

the next project is my closet. it's going to take quite a while for me to do this one cause i have to wait until i clean out my closet and have a garage sale to finish it up. i'm going to get rid of a BUNCH of stuff and then use the money i make to buy some closet organization things.

amongst those things is this hanging closet shelf. i desperately need this.

i also really need a more efficient way of storing my shoes. hence this rotating shoe rack.

and last but not least, i need a new rectangle hamper because my round one is falling apart and takes up way too much room.

i guess im kind of on an organization kick lately. i reorganized my pretty desk and am working on a better filing system for my statements, bills, school paperwork, etc.

as of right now that's all that's going on in my life. i kinda need a fun day soon, but since i have pretty much been broke for like a month i haven't had time or money to do so. on a better note, tomorrow is PAYDAY! although, i do owe my mother quite a bit of money, now :( i need to budget better. maybe that will be tomorrow's project!

have a lovely and organized week!! ;)

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

sad little aveo....

so last night, my night off, my mom and brother and aunt and i went car shopping and i found the cutest little orange chevy aveo, but it didn't have a price. today i called and it was only $6993 and i super stoked, but my mom and dad went to look at it tonight and apparently it has hail damage all over it.... :( sad day!

so the car search continues......

weird

i have just been feeling really strange lately. i feel like this songs sums it all up.

on one hand i am super excited for the new school year coming up, but on the other hand i can't stop feeling sorry for myself about other things. its getting really bad. i have skipped church a lot since summer started to be with my family and everything and i feel disconnected to most of my friends. what's wrong with me?!

fed up!

no this post isn't a rant. i know, i know!! it looks like it! anyway, i was just going to say i'm sick of summer and ready for the school year. a new school year is like a fresh start!! you renew your study habits, refresh your stock of school supplies and get a new schedule, which always makes me experiment with what i want to do with my free time! :) i think i will post on that later! in the meantime i'm just checking in!!

i got on craigslist for the first time ever and it's crazy what people put on there!!

in other news, i'm looking for a cheap car!

im at work and should probably get off, so have a happy fourth!!! :D

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

organizada.....

today i am feeling the urge to re-organize my bedroom. i am going to have a garage sale in the fall to get rid of excess clutter and make room for important things. also, i have been saving A LOT of things and collecting them for the off chance that i do move out(which officially won't be happening for three years). i want to go through all of them and find a successful way of storing them until that time.

Here are a few of the main things I want to get rid of in my garage sale, so if you're looking for any of these things, let me know!!


1)  clothes........

i have so many clothes it isnt even funny. and i keep buying more!! i find them at thrift stores and garage sales and i just can't stop from buying them cause they are so cheap!! but then i go to do my laundry and i have no hangers or room in my closet. i don't have a dresser or anything, so i have to really be innovative with my clothes storage. the thing that i need to get rid of is all of my t-shirts. i probably have around 50 old t-shirts that i save because i think that i could use those or maybe i will need them to paint or work or something. i will for sure be going through all of my clothes to get rid of anything i havent wore in a year.

2. books

i have an entire bookshelf of books that i have read multiple times and i always think that i want to keep them, but i could really use that space for something else. i have a few collections of books like Harry Potter, Twilight and Lord of the Rings(which i have never ever read) that i want to keep, but i have so many that i just need to get rid of.

3. cds

i have so many cds. i want to get rid of them all, but i think i got rid of the cases. ooops! i want to put all of htem on my ipod and get rid of the actual cds for good. i was just thinking that i probably wouldn't be able to sell them without the cases, but i could use them as decorations in my music room i want in the future!!! maybe something like this.....

4. knick-knacks

i have a lot of these too. they are usually dollar store gifts from family members that needed a little something more to make a gift. i usually keep them cause i don't want to hurt their feelings, but since i do only have one room to decorate, i don't think i'm going to be able to keep up with them.

i'm hoping to make between $50 and $100 on this garage sale and i'm sure i will have more stuff than just this. i do need to look for a few large items to get rid of.... in the meantime i'm just trying to have fun thrifting and such this summer. hope you summer is going great!! :)

♪♫ brianna ♪♫