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• Head into the Weekend with My Current Playlist

  

  So confession time… I usually mooch off of two of my best friends’ Spotify playlists. Why make my own when Paul has the perfect country and going out playlists... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lose Weight and Never Step Foot Inside the Gym…

  

  So like every college kid this summer, I came home and realized that all those nights of drunk eating, sugar-filled drinks, and easy-to-grab chicken finger meal... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Got Published on Total Sorority Move, Finished My First Grad Semester of Grad ...

  

  It’s been less than ten days since my last post, but I feel like I’ve been away from Sparkle and Shine for so much longer – so long that this should be coming... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• I’m an Ex-female Swimmer and I’m Sick of the Olympic Female Swimmers Not...

  

  I’m so sick of the double standards some of the Olympic headlines and broadcasters are making. Give the women Olympians who won their medals the credit they... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cause Baby, Now They’ve Got Bad Blood…. {My Opinion on the Tay Swift v. KimYe...

  

  Happy Wednesday, everyone! So, unless you’re literally Patrick Star and live under a rock, you know about the Tay Swift v. KimYe drama that’s happened for... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Red Solo Cup, I Fill You Up! {Toby Keith Concert}

  

  Happy Tuesday, babes! This past weekend, I got to head back to my college stomping grounds (4o days post grad and I feel like it’s been forever) to see some of... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• It Really Isn’t Just Four Years, It’s for Life….

  

  Hello, hello! Ever go on one of those runs when you do SO much thinking that you feel like your brain may explode? Well, that was how I spent yesterday morning. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Latest Netflix Binge…

  

  T.G.I.F, am I right? What better way to relax this weekend by laying by the pool watching Netflix OR for those of you are #indoorsy, lay in bed with the A.C.... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why I Don’t Have a Blog-only Instagram and I Don’t Want One…

  

  Hey loves! Recently, I’ve been asked a lot about my social media habits and how they are any different because of having a blog. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Story Time with Sami: That Time I Ran a Match-making Service for My Sisters

  

  Happy Thursday, babes! I don’t know if it’s because I am a blogger or because I’m addicted to social media, but I love when bloggers are transparent – whether... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tips for Making the Best Iced Coffee at Home

  

  Home for school forever means no more iced coffee on my meal plan and being a post-grad means being responsible enough to not waste big bucks at Dunkin Donuts... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Kicking off Memorial Day Weekend Tomorrow with Lilly Pulitzer

  

  As a Jersey girl, Memorial Day Weekend is as much of a holiday as Christmas or Thanksgiving. We set our apps to countdown to MDW, buy bathing suits months in... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Graduated…..now What?

  

  Well, I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Quinnipiac University on Sunday (despite being scared out of my mind to do so). And what has post grad life given me so... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• 5 Ways to End the Semester Right

  

  To be honest readers, I’m writing this post as one of my many tasks to procrastinate writing my thirty page research paper on how journalists impact the human... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Truth is….I’m Scared out of My Mind to Graduate.

  

  There, I said it. Ask my best friend, my sorority family, my mom, my residents, and even my favorite professor – they would all tell you that. But now I am... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Best Friend’s Fraternity Formal – Pictures, What I Wore, & More!

  

  Happy, Tuesday readers! So this past weekend was action-packed with Greek life events, between my “Easy as ABC” Grab-a-Date (where I went as my favorite show –... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sometimes, Life Just Hits You…

  And it hits you hard, like a s-h-i-t ton of bricks. Image via Tumblr Many of you may follow along on my adventures on my Instagram or Twitter, but many have bee... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Guy Bff Does My Makeup {newest Video Blog}

  

  Happy Saturday, readers! If you don’t subscribe to my YouTube channel (which you totally should do like, right now), you may not know that I recently released m... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Don’t Know About You, but I’m Feeling 22!

  

  Well, readers, I now know what Taylor Swift meant when she said that she was happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time because I am now 22! Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Last Alpha Delta Pi Formal {pictures & Senior Superlative}

  

  Happy Wednesday, readers! And for those of you who are an Alpha Delta Pi sister of mine, whether from the Theta Theta chapter or not, happy We Live For Each... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2016 LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION