To my freshman self, College is an incredibly tumultuous time in life and some days it can get especially stressful and scary. However, college is going to be the best four years of your life. Go ahead and call me crazy, but I promise you that it's true. …
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Blogiversary: Bowtiful Life is FIVE!
Five years ago today, I published my very first post here on Bowtiful Life. Today, I'm publishing my 627th!!! If I'm being 100% honest here, I seriously just typed that out and then had to read it out loud to myself. 5 years?!? 627 posts?!? That's crazy! It feels like it was just yesterday that I was sitting in the computer lab in my high school during one of my free periods messing around on blogger, creating the first design layout and drafting my first post. …
2016 – Year in Review
2016 flew by in a blur and 2017 has sounded so far away, until recently! This year was a bit crazy for me. I met some amazing people, had opportunities to partner with some super cool companies and brands, traveled outside of the USA for the first time in my life, started my last year of college, was the busiest I've ever been in my life, and so much more! I'm truly grateful for all of the experiences that 2016 has brought me and I can't wait to see what 2017 has in …
Why I Chopped Off My Hair
Surprise, I cut my hair! I've wanted to cut my hair for a pretty long time. It had just recently gotten to the point where it was starting to get stuck in car doors and to be a little too Rapunzel from Tangled for me... but all of this was completely intentional! (The length I mean... not the car doors part.) You may be wondering... why on earth would I grow my hair so long? …
Four Years Later
On this day, four years ago, I published my first post on Bowtiful Life and I became a blogger! What I Wore J.Crew Sweater (Similar.) - Hudson Jeans (Same style, different finish & different style, same finish) - Kate Spade Purse (There's a similar one available here.) - BP. Booties - Vintage Burberry Scarf (Here's a more current version.) - Chanel Earrings - Kendra Scott necklace If you had turned to me and told me, when I was just a junior in high school, that …
Bowtiful Relaunch: New Site, New Layout, Same Bows
I am so incredibly excited about today's post! Some of you may have noticed that I've been a bit M.I.A. recently and that the blog was down for a few days this weekend... As I mentioned in one of my recent posts, I've been working on majorly improving the behind-the-scenes aspects of Bowtiful Life in the last few weeks. Specifically: making the blog easier to browse on both computers and mobile devices, organizing the various sections of the site, and most importantly, making Bowtiful Life as …
Five – Zero – Zero
A few days ago, I realized that I've published over 500 blog posts here on Bowtiful Life since I first started posting back in my junior year of high school. This is my 503rd post...! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- They say that time flies when you're having fun, and that certainly has rung true for me as a blogger! That being said, Bowtiful Life may seem like all fun, monograms, glitter, and games from one side of the screen, but it's also a lot of work! …
Sayonara Sophomore Year
One week ago, my roommates and I moved out of out sophomore dorm, Bellarmine Hall, which we had called home since mid-August. I have to say, sophomore year was certainly a mixed bag and I had some of the best experiences of my life as well as quite a few difficult experiences. Thanks to each and every one of these experiences, I've grown so much and I'm incredibly grateful for all of them as well as all of the absolutely fantastic people that have come into my life this year! As a sophomore, I …
Five things I learned before 20
{via Instagram} I'm still in disbelief that yesterday was my 20th birthday! I'm officially two decades old and no longer a teenager. I can honestly say that time really does fly when you're having fun! For today's post, I've compiled five random bits of knowledge and such that I've gathered over the years and wanted to highlight in honor of this milestone 1. Being yourself is highly underrated One of the best pieces of advice I can ever give is to be yourself. I've been through …
Three Years Later
On January 20th, 2012 I put up my first blog post here on Bowtiful Life. Since then, what started out as a fun side project during a rough patch of my junior year in high school has turned into one of my greatest passions and accomplishments. It's crazy when I stop and think about how long I've been blogging for and how much my life has changed in these past three years. When I started this blog, I would never have been able to imagine myself where I am now. I've been incredibly lucky to meet …