• Fashion Porn: Bag That Thang Up

    Fashion Porn: Bag That Thang Up

    Now that you’ve started to get into the groove of things with school, you’ve probably figured out what are the essentials for each of your classes. You’ll know which classes require your laptop to, which require textbooks, and which demand a plethora of snacks to keep you awake your blood-sugar from crashing.

  • Budget Stylista: Bags So Cute You’ll Wanna Go Back to School

    Budget Stylista: Bags So Cute You’ll Wanna Go Back to School

    One of my earliest memories is my first day of first grade.
    I don’t remember what I wore.
    I don’t remember what my mom packed me for lunch (though I’m sure there was a Swiss Cake Roll in there).
    But I remember exactly what my backpack looked like.

  • Fashion Porn: School Bag Orgy

    Fashion Porn: School Bag Orgy

    In my mind, the second best part of going back to school as a kid was buying new school supplies (second, only to buying new clothes). While you might have swapped your Lisa Frank bright-colored-animal-covered notebooks for a laptop, it doesn’t mean that you can’t still have fun with your school stuff.

  • Budget Stylista: Hottie Handbags

    Budget Stylista: Hottie Handbags

    If Carrie Bradshaw was literally going to be the lady who lived in her shoes, then I will be the lady who lived in her handbags. I guess the upside is that handbags are a lot roomier and more cushion-y than those 12 million pairs of Manolos Carrie rocked on a season to season basis.

  • Boxing Should Be the New Beer Pong

    Boxing Should Be the New Beer Pong

    I remember my life before I discovered Franzia and its wine-in-a-box counterparts. I was devel…

  • Do You Still Need to Look Your Best for B-T-S?

    Do You Still Need to Look Your Best for B-T-S?

    Remember when the end of the summer meant a shopping trip with your mom and a first-day-of-schoo…

  • Bags So Cute You Will Want to Go to Class

    Bags So Cute You Will Want to Go to Class

    Remember the days of the LL Bean backpack? You really weren’t cool unless you had one; and…

  • Travel Lesson#6: Travel Light

    Travel Lesson#6: Travel Light

    Before I leave the house and head to the airport, I say goodbye to my one true companion: my seven-…

  • My Freshman Year: Day 98

    My Freshman Year: Day 98

    Days as a Freshman: 98
    Mood: Feeling weird
    “So, how was your Thanksgiving?” Justin ran his finge…

  • My Freshman Year: Day 92

    My Freshman Year: Day 92

    Days as a Freshman: 92
    Mood: Happy to be home
    “Hey!”
    I waved at a group of kids standing around a sma…

  • Throw a Toweldown and Relax!

    Throw a Toweldown and Relax!

    Going to the beach is a process. Sand and sun, snacks and toys…there’s a lot to carry and a lot to de…