Pinterest Challenge #3: Frugal

So as some people know I'm going to Milan this summer for a Study Abroad trip for school. I've been trying to save money since I found out but nothing really worked for me. Until I found the $5 challenge on Pinterest. Every time you get a $5 bill you put it in the jar and eventually it starts to add up. Good in theory right? For someone who rarely ever carries cash it's not as good as it sounds. In the past month that I've been doing it I've saved $10 and some change (I don't spend the change so I've been throwing it in the mason jar too.)

I've got about 2 months until Study Abroad so it'll be interesting to see if I can keep up with the savings plan. I'll be content if I can at least save a little bit if spending money for while I'm there!

Do you have any money-saving tips for college students who are already broke?

Fashion Forecasting (aka arts & crafts time)

So as a fashion merchandising major we're required to take a fashion forecasting course.  Basically, the point of the course is to predict future trends and figure out how to implement them for a specific target market.

In other words, we spent a whole lot of time cutting pictures out of magazines and gluing them to poster board.  I'm super proud of these boards so I decided to put them on here.

The first one is a consumer style board.  The goal was to put together a board based on a consumer which we interviewed outside of class.  We included lifestyle pictures, textiles, colors, fashion, home decor, and celebrity inspiration.  This information was then translated to our style board ( below).

The style board also served as an organizational tool for color schemes as well.

We pulled the textiles from the style board to create a textile board ( also organized based on color scheme).

Finally, we pulled the colors from these textiles to create a color board with Pantone colors and numbers.

All of the boards were centered around Spring 2013 trends.  See any that actually came true?

Pinterest Challenge #2 : Food

For my second attempt at one of my pins for the Pinterest Challenge I tried the crockpot meatballs.  They were super easy. I literally just had to throw together 3 ingredients (meatballs, jelly, and chilli sauce) in a crockpot and let it sit for 6 hours. (I stirred it like twice the entire time it was in there.)

They turned out awesome but I totally forgot to take pictures before, after, and during. Sorry!

My roommate and I decided they were delicious when served with white rice for anyone who may be trying this out!

Pinterest Challenge #1 : Hair

I probably should've tried one of these a whole lot sooner but better late than never right? So I'm participating in a Pinterest challenge and I'm trying 6 pins from my Pinterest boards for the next six weeks.

The first one was kind of a failure... Not completely but pretty close.  I tried this hairstyle.Here's my results.

Mine's a bit messier and you can totally see the sock in that one part but I don't think it turned out terribly bad. Right? 

Who are you... really?

This term I am taking an Ethics of Business Leadership class and for the first assignment our teacher asked us to write a journal entry about who we are.  He wanted us to dig deeper than the typical "I'm a student who lives in Charlotte." and write about our aspirations and examine ourselves.  Usually, I would hate an assignment like this but I actually took something away from the assignment so I figured I would share it here.

            “Who are you… really?” That is an incredibly difficult question to answer.  I am a Senior Fashion Merchandising major at Johnson & Wales University but I am also a daughter, a sales associate, a niece, a friend, and a cousin.  I am a girl who is struggling to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life.  I am someone who drinks way too much caffeine and I’m someone who can hold a grudge.  I’m easily overwhelmed and feel like I probably bit off more than I can chew this term with school and work. I want the same things all people want, to love and be loved, and a successful and satisfying career that I love.  I have a tendency to rely on others to help me make important life decisions but I have a mind of my own which enjoys being challenged.  I’m someone who procrastinates but always gets things done on time.  I like to have a plan and make lists even though I usually don’t have time to complete all the things on my list.  I love being creative and thinking outside of the box.  I enjoy organizing things and making things look pretty and neat.  I love being recognized when I have worked hard on a project and the feeling of accomplishment.  Sometimes I question my choices in life but I, also, believe that everything happens for a reason.  I need to have a plan and stay on track or life begins to stress me out.  I have problems living in the moment because I am always looking ahead at the future.  I have a lot to be thankful for in my life and I don’t usually take the time to appreciate what I have. I have flaws but nobody is perfect and I’m finally beginning to realize that.