Thrifty Dollars

ahhhh. Summer has finally arrived. 

When a gift, such as freedom, is received

one must take it upon oneself to do the crap they have been just waiting to do all semester.

And relax, ordering one of everything off the Arby's menu is a Winter Break thing.

But getting a goodnight sleep is important. I slept until noon today.

  Giving yourself a pedicure. Don't worry, my feet are now summer ready.

and if you are sick of Forever21 like I am (because thats honestly the only thing in the mall here, and I know I shouldn't complain because it is a miracle this town even has a mall, but I'm sick of only finding clothes that Kimmy Gibler would wear)

(if you need to look up that reference, I recommend it)  

then thrifting is definitely on the list.

And what better place to dig in bins of slightly and not so slightly used clothing than Bowling Green?

Where else has a bypass stacked with thrift stores with names like

Elite Repeats

Beverly Hills Boutique

GoodWill

Junkyard Gypsy's 

and of course, my ultimate favorite...

Repets thrift store (the thrift store/pet adoption option)

I of course love when my purchases smell like guinea pig urine.

Today was a day of friends and thrifting. YUM.

I started off my day with cash money

partly as a way to not overspend on my credit card, and mostly in fear some places won't take my card

Kentucky has the potential to be behind the times. 

Now, don't let this picture fool you. 

I normally don't take out this kind of cash for fun but because I had a such good semester with my grades,

I thought I would enjoy a little Andrew Jackson Action.

                     

                                                   

catering to addiction.

 

 Boots $16, sandals $12

           

Dress. $15

 skirt. $5.50

shirt. $6.95

 sweatshirt. $4.95

ear cuff. $7.50

And this my friends, is what I call success. 

 but when I got home I thought I would show my roommates what I got..

They didn't care.

They might be busy looking at a bird,

or watching the neighbor deliberately not picking up his dogs crap.

Who cares if he leaves it there? Its not like anybody else lives in the building and would potentially step in it. EVERYbody knows suede leather boots smudged with grass brownies are in this season....

I'm not bitter.

With money left over,

Japanese food and wine was.in.order.

You might be wondering what kind of ice did I put in Taylor'`s cup?

Or if you are a wine snob, you are wondering why on gods earth are we drinking $12 bile? 

I use frozen fruit as ice cubes.

and it's college, Sutter Home is a beautiful precious and cherishable thing.

The first couple days of summer are proving to be outstanding

lets hope it doesn't go by to fast

and that I don't have a heat stoke.

Finals Are Here. Please. Stay Calm.

Instead of taking my normal approach to finals week, wearing the same purple sweatpants to every exam and eating a lot of Happy Meals (my justification being because they are for kids, that means they are healthier), I have decided to take a different route. Drum roll please......I WILL HAVE NO STRESS. I realize the normal response to this is, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT YOU CRAZY NEW AGE  YET INCREDIBLY INDIE AND COOL HIPPY?? THAT DOESNT EXSIST!!!" Yet, I am a true believer in the power of thinking. Yesterday, I went shopping and got a new outfit for each exam. Today, I watched an episode of 30 Rock and ate a great breakfast (okay, so maybe I watched like 3 episodes). And afterwards I got down to studying with Billie Holiday on my Pandora. Literally, she was sitting on it, and I was like "Woahhh, your ass is muffling the speakers..."

She felt bad. 

Then I continued with my new routine:

First thing is first, gotta get sexy. 

If you don't feel good, you won't score good! 

And this statement can be applied in many areas of life.

Especially miniature golf. 

Now, I wish I could tell you I gave myself a nice "comfy, cool, summer hairstyle," but, I don't have central air, so my hair is up because who the hell can concentrate on studying when they have a 

sweaty neck? 

c'mon.

Even though this semester's study regime is stress free and fun, I still obviously need the essentials. 

And by essentials, I clearly mean the flowers and the tray, gotta have those. 

This is the best thing that I have found in a realllllly long time. It is dairy free ice-cream that is made from coconut milk. The flavor of this one is Toasted Almond Chip. One serving is 140 calories, 12 g of fat, 18 carbs, 1 gram of sugar, 2 grams on protein, 

AND SHIT TON GRAMS OF HOLY CRAP THIS IS GREAT!

mmmm Market Structures, the most delicious treat on the tray....

I will also not apologize for using a study tool I learned in elementary school. It is a system that has worked for...hundreds of years....

Einstein rocked that trick

(this blog is not ALL based on factual information)

 

And of course, no study session could possibly be complete without coffee. As well as a study break for a photo shoot. Just saying, nothing helps information stick like taking pictures of yourself with a table cloth background.

Long story short, felt fancy, ate some guilt-free ice cream, chugged caffeine, and got Billie Holiday's butt cheek imprinted on my iPod!

I say, success!

Also, got an A on the exam I had today.

Whatever your plans are for the week, finals or not, I hope you take the time out of each day to do a little something for yourself.