TEEN VOGUE Fashion University

Just found out that I got accepted. The high the I am on is indescribable. 

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O&C

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In A Funk

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This picture, obstructed in a normative sense, has more fluidity than I do. Shit.

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O&C

In's & Out's No. 3

I'm back at it again, another In's & Out's! This morning has been a strange one for me...to say the least. Not weird in the sense that strange things happened around me, weird in the sense of my mood, and for some reason it always tends to happen around this time. Let's just say, I'm waiting for 7 pm to roll around = get out of school and just relax!

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In's:

- Fall weather! Even though it's not technically fall yet, this weather makes me excited, from the layers of clothes to sitting down on my couch with a nice warm tea watching the trees change color...cliche, I know, but it's ok.

- Dark lipstick colors. This has always been an 'in' for me. I wear black/berry/vampy lipstick all year round.

- Sheer and flowy materials. When I went to London this was everywhere, it was about time that the US caught on. 

Out's:

- Un-motivated for school. There's nothing attractive about not being driven...get it together, Yumi!

- Feeling financially tied down - needs no explanation.

- My hair! Don't get me wrong, I like my hair, but I get bored with it so fast, so I have to do something about it soon. Time to book an appointment with my hair stylist.

- Nose studs my nose stud. Putting my hoop back in, tonight. 

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O&C

Lifestyle Choice No. 1: Yoga

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Today I attended a free yoga class that I signed up for 2-3 years ago (for yoga club). Finally dropped my shyness and worryness of looking like a fool and went out to the quad (alongside 150+ people - really glad that my friends came out, too!). The weather was perfect and it was really refreshing to feel in balance with myself. I used to do a bit of yoga but never really had someone teach me the right ways. The instructor was patient and had so many words of wisdom - it's what you might imagine straight out of the movies. I feel good about taking positive steps in life and this is definitely the beginning of positive lifestyle choices for me. I can't wait for the next class!

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O&C

An investment

There's a lot of things that I need want to invest in, but climbing to the top of the list is a sailor hat:

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O&C

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In's & Out's No. 2

I haven't done one of these in a while, and as I find this to be one of my safe havens, why not take the time to list it out. Here we go:

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In's

- Having enough closet space in my new room! This needs no explanation.
- Honey & Oatmeal leave-in conditioner by Catwalk for Tigi! I have damaged ends because I've dyed my hair and it's definitely helping it. It smells awesome and is worth the investment.
- Washed Out and Explosions in the Sky - check them out if you haven't heard them yet!
- Fall is coming and I can start wearing more things like this:

Out's

- Changing my schedule more than once. It's my last year at school and the last thing I want to be doing is going from one one end of the school to the other every class for six hours.
- Not having fluid internet/cable yet...so soon, but my patience has run thin.
- My plain ass room! I haven't done anything to it yet, it has no character and that needs to change.
- Insecurities.

& I leave you with something to ease your worries, just click the play button:

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O&C

bloo.blew.blue.

I'm blue...not in the sense of being upset or sad, more like overcome by the addiction to the color. If we were talking about a color being reflective of my mood, it would be mixture of yellow and a bold orange.

I don't know why I had such an aversion to the color blue before, it wasn't a favorite or a hated one, it just wasn't gravitating to me or my eyes. Alas, everything in that color family of hues has made me fall in love with what it has to offer.

It's been a while - but I always feel like I say something along these lines. Life has been fast-forwarding rapidly (when is it not?). This summer I went to the UK & New York, took 6 credit hours and loved everyone I got to see. I'm back at school in a new apartment as a senior in college. Call me cliche but 'm at one of the biggest cross-roads in life. What to do when I really take a step into the real world? Happiness is key.

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O&C