What Is The Meaning of Life?

i truly, 100% believe that the meaning of life is happiness - to be happy - & to love and be loved - & to live a positive life with a positive mind set.

no matter what you're going through or struggling with in your life, waking up every day feeling happy with positive thoughts and love in your heart is the ultimate goal. it will completely change your life around if you have those things a part of your every day life and as your top priorities.

that is the bigger picture. the framework for the house. the foundation. after that will follow you spending more time with family and friends, enjoying every day tasks just because you have the opportunity to do them, being a hard working person and going full force towards what you truly want to do in life, etc.
whether you're growing in high school, finding yourself in college, or in the middle of your life and feel like you're stuck in a lifestyle you cant get out of - you can do this. anyone can start this second and change their life around.

i believe you must love yourself before you can love others. but having a genuinely caring heart and soul is so extremely important in this crazy world we all live in. we are truly meant to love and be loved. whether its a spouse, family, friends, animals, a hobby, it does not matter. love others first, love yourself, and allow others to love you. it seems as though the magic of love is lost for a lot of individuals & if you can dig deep into your heart and soul, and see that love is the best thing in life, it will lead to so much more happiness.

all it takes is a promise to yourself and a switch in your mind, to start living a positive lifestyle. we're all humans, we all have bad days, negatives, sins, bad thoughts, struggles with life and our inner selves, etc. this does not mean all of those will go away. living a positive life with positive thoughts means taking a step back and truly understanding.. seeing.. others' views, other lifestyles, how people react, how i react to things, how i am as a person. am i being 100% the person that i want to be and the best person i can be? a positive lifestyle is about taking all those negative thoughts/actions/struggles and remembering to simply think positive during them. see the positive in a situation. be the positive in a situation. everyone has their own personal purpose to their life, and living the lifestyle is to never, ever forget that purpose.

"being happy" has to be one of the hardest things we struggle with. there is no switch to turn your moods on and off. but think a little deeper about that. your life is YOUR LIFE! you choose what you do with it, whether you believe that or not. you work at a 9-5 desk job and staple papers most of your day? enjoy that! some people don't even own a stapler. you're a stay at home mom with your 4 wild kids and wish you had a job because you struggle to make ends meet? enjoy every single crazy day with every single crazy kid no matter what the situation is. you have an amazing job that pays well but feel your life is dull or missing something? work on yourself and your inner happiness and the rest will follow. being happy is a choice! there's a book called "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle and basically what i tried to show above, is enjoy and be happy about the moment you're living in and what you're doing right now, no matter the circumstances. there are people who have nothing yet are so happy and joyful with their life because they choose to just - "be happy".

having a positive mind, love in your heart, and being happy - they all tie together and intertwine. if you have one, it will lead to the other two - if you let it. they are the deeper meaning of life, the easy meaning of life that can be brought to the surface, the meaning that most people don't realize is right there.

being young, living in a crazy world, in my jumbled mind and thoughts, i decided to think all of this through. it took me a few years to even comprehend all of this. and even to this day i'm still working on it and don't 100% understand all of this. but it was a huge lifestyle change and it truly changed me as a person. i hope others read this and feel inspired or interested & curious to understand this too and think about their life. because its your life and your lifestyle and your choice to make the most out of it.

Going Through Sorority Recruitment

Although I did not end up going all the way through the recruitment process, I have pictures of my outfits for the weekend! Our rush was friday-sunday. Here is what I would have worn!

Friday was our "open house" day with the "business casual" theme. Dress pants, nice blouse, semi formal dress, jackets, etc. No denim was allowed!
I wore a cobalt blue lace A-line dress, with a black blazer over top (it was chilly outside and it added some professionalism to the dress) & black wedge booties

-dress is from Kohls

-blazer and shoes from Target

Saturday was our "philanthropy" day where we got to dress casual. We received a coral Go Greek tshirt for this day and were allowed to pair it with whatever we chose to wear. I do not have pictures from this day, but I paired the coral tshirt with dark washed jeans and a pair of white converse. As well as my simple Pandora bracelet and pearl earrings!

Sunday was the "dress to impress" day, where we were to go all out glam and fancy. It was better to be overdressed than underdressed! We were suggested to wear a black dress and high heels. 

I wore a black lace dress, with bell shaped see through lace long sleeves. Pairing it with nude pumps and a black and diamond statement necklace! This was my favorite look- I loved my dress and necklace!

-dress and shoes are from Ross

-necklace is from Target

Unfortunately, recruitment didn't work out for me this weekend. It sucks, but it was my own fault as to why it didn't. And I believe everything happens for a reason! It just makes me want to work that much harder in school to get my -ish together. 

I cannot wait to find my home and be with my sisters soon enough!! 

xoxo

Favorite Fall Fashion

I love fall fashion just as much as I love summer fashion. And being addicted to Pinterest... makes me wish I had all the money in the world to shop every new season! But one thing I can afford to do is find adorable outfits to use as inspiration with the wardrobe I already have.

So here are some of my current loves for the Fall season!
(all pictures taken from pinterest)

I think these are kind of transition outfits, where the weather isnt quite hot summer weather anymore but you can still get away with wearing a dress and light pieces. 

1st pic- long sleeve dress with long sleeve tied around the waist

2nd pic- flowy dress with thigh high socks and boots

3rd pic- jeans, chucks, tank top and a cardigan

ALL very light and basic options to transition into the cool weather

These top 4 outfits I definitely put into the 'fall' clothing category. But I also feel any fall outfit could be worn in the winter time as well. For me, I am going to live in sweaters and flannels this fall but I love option 2 and 4 as the more 'going out' outfits for the fall time! 

1st pic- jeans, flannel, scarf and hat (cant get more fall than that)
2nd pic- skirt (with tights of course for the fall), sweater and a scarf
3rd pic- top, leggings, cardigan, scarf and boots (your average fall outfit)
4th pic- leather/liquid/pleather pants/leggings, baggy sweater, heels and some jewelry!


My current Fall Fashion Favorites!!
xoxo

New Apartment, New School Year

Now, I'm a sophomore in college and have my very own first apartment.

All summer, I loved working at a tanning salon and saving up money to decorate my place. I've had a love for decor and interior decorating for a few years now, just never had a place of my own to play with! 

From buying new household supplies that I've never needed to buy before - to doing fun DIY's and showing my own style through bed comforters, shower curtains and living room attire. I loved it but still have a few more finishing touches to do before I'll be content with how it looks. 

& now my second year of college has begun. I already enjoy my classes I am taking (mostly English and Philosophy), but I absolutely LOVE the fact that I'm at the starting line of receiving my degree in 2-3 years. Having joy being in discussion during my English classes makes me that much more proud and excited to someday, be the English teacher that I have envisioned I will be! And even noticing my odd enjoyment of my (now second) Philosophy class!

Happy School season, end of Summer/beginning of Fall, football season and new home season!

xoxo