Fun (Free) Summer Activities

As a college student I know that money is always tight. Especially during the summer a lot of college students are trying to work and save money or are just short on cash in general.  But just because you might have little to no money to spend does not mean that you can’t have a fun summer. So without further adieu I have compiled a list of fun things that you can do that cost mostly nothing.

1.  Look for free activities in your town

 - A lot of towns offer tons of fun free activities, and they are often easily found just by googling the name of your city and free events. For example my city has a calendar with the different events and offers different things such as outdoor movie nights, and an art walk.

2. Have a girls night

- When I say girls night I mean a night in with some rom-coms, manis and pedis, and some good old fashioned junk food.

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3. Have a Netflix marathon

- Grab a couple of friends and some snacks or popcorn and spend the day binge watching a show. I would reccomened The Witches of East End or Nashville.

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4. Get a public library card

- Nowadays having a public library card gets you access to a lot more than just books. Some public libraries now offer DVDs that you can check out and also eBooks.

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5. Go swimming

- Chances are you know someone that has a pool, or you live in an apartment that has a pool.  So take advantage of it! Go swimming, and get your tan on. But don’t forget your sunblock.

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Glasses Make Me Lazy

I think that most people believe that when people wear glasses, it makes them seems more intelligent and motivated. Personally I used to think this myself. That is until I went from wearing contacts every day to having to wear my glasses for about two weeks. First I has a sty on my right eyelid. I was like ok I can deal with this. I went to the eye doctor got some meds, and everything seemed to be fine and dandy. Then I went back to have a follow up and found out I had some irritation going on in my left eye. At this point i'm like well how do we fix it. So I get a lovely antibiotic eye drop that I get to use for the next week. Which still means no contacts. While I am very glad that my eye problems are all cleared up and I will get to wear my contacts soon I came to a realization after two straight weeks of wearing my glasses.

Glasses make me lazy.

Now don't get me wrong here I like my glasses (all 4 pairs of them that I own) and they are a huge step up from the awful glasses that I wore in high school which was before I was introduced to the beautiful things that are contacts. But wearing them every day, when I have nothing better to do that sit around and binge watch Netflix means that I spent ALOT of time in bed over the past two weeks. While I honestly love lounging around and laying in bed as much as anyone else I am so over it. I never knew that something as small as putting my contacts on was something that really motivated me to do things throughout the day. So since I am looking forward to wearing my contacts again I wanted to make a list of some things that I really want to do after two weeks of extreme laziness.

1. Workout! To be honest I actually did try to do this, I just wanted to do some light walking on the treadmill but the one at our apartment gym is out of order. Bummer. So I want to do some more working out and if the treadmill is still broken then i'll probably walk outside.

2. Put on makeup. I know it's another small thing but even just a little bit helps me feel better throughout the day.

3. Hang out with my sister. This is already happening either way but I wanted to include it on this list. And it'll be great to have some girl time with my little sis!

4. Make sure to get everything squared away for my summer class that starts in a couple of weeks, along with finalizing my classes for the fall semester. IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT.

5. Go swimming! I want to go swimming so badly, I have a pool float and a floppy hat that are just wanting to get some pool time, this is definitely happening this week.

So those are just a few things I plan to do this next week to pull myself out of the lazy rut that i've been in. What kind of things do you do when you need to get out of a lazy streak? Tell me about it in the comments!

So I Did Some Shopping

I ran to Walmart today to pick up a few things that I needed and managed to walk away with a few things that I didn't initially plan on purchasing. I don't know if you have been to Walmart lately but they actually have some really cute clothes, swim suits, and bags. So I wanted to share some of the stuff I picked up because it was a great deal and I can't wait to wear it.

First I picked up this swimsuit top (its freakin AH-dorable!) fringe +purple + coral = WIN.

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Then I picked up these bottoms, and hullo they were only $5! That means this whole swimsuit cost me less than $20 and its cute.

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Then I found these yoga short which are perfect for lounging around in during the summer, and once again they are only $5. So I picked up the purple color you see here and also a multi color cheetah.

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I picked up two other shirt that were on sale so I don't have any picture to share with yall. But one is just a navy shirt with a pocket, and the other is a coral lace tank. They were $3 and $5 on sale, what?!

Lastly I picked up this bag because I wanted a casual summer bag that was casual and easy to throw my stuff in for the day no matter the occasion. It has lots of room, a zipper pocket inside, and two outside pockets on the sides as well. It was practically a seal at $10.

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Just so you know this is not a sponsored post in any way I was just at Walmart and picked up some fantastic stuff at some awesome prices and I wanted to share that with yall. Have you found any awesome deals on summer clothes recently? Tell me about it in the comments!

Lusting After New Hair

The temps have finally started staying around the 80's and it is GLORIOUS. It's so nice to be able to wear shorts and sandals, and to put away all my winter clothes. But this warm weather also has me lusting after a change in my hair for the spring and upcoming summer.

So here is some of my spring/summer hair inspiration.

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For some reason I just like the red streak in her hair. It's fun and adds an unexpected pop of color. But unfortunately since i'm looking for an internship for the summer it's probably not the most practical. 

This is the length that I want, because right now my hair is pretty long. But while I didn't want to go too much shorter I feel like this is a pretty good balance. 

I like this picture for the color and the thick bangs. I am thinking that I really want to add more blonde into my hair because 1. I've never done a lot of blonde before & 2. Because it's very summery!

I like this picture once again for the bangs, and also for the layers. I like the choppy messy look that it has to it. 

So there you have it! My spring/ Summer hair inspiration. Check back later this week to see my new haircut and color, I can't wait to share it! Am I the only one that likes to change their hair during the spring/ summer? Tell me about it in the comments!