Hello fellow bloggers!
As the first post on my blog, I wanted to give an overview about me and why I am starting a blog and YouTube channel.
I am turning 21 in a few weeks and will be graduating my undergraduate studies in Business Management a year early. My plan has always been, since I can remember, to go to law school. However, life happened and my plans have been forced in a different direction. As a major control freak, this has been unbelievably difficult to come to terms with. I started preparing for my LSAT's and preparing what I needed to do to start applying. I took the LSAT twice and scored about average and have a GPA that placed me in the 25-50th percentile. I had all of my ducks in a row and started applying. My top choice school only takes about 80 kids and the acceptance rate is 38%. I got placed on their wait list. This was devastating for me. It wasn't a no, it was a soon, however I know there is a great chance I will not be taken off. Although I got into other schools, I crunched the numbers, and going elsewhere, even if only for a year, would put me in twice as much debt as my whole undergraduate studies. This created a long and hard though process. Should I go further into debt to keep on the track I wanted to be on? Should I bank on getting off of the wait list and just float through the summer? Or should I take the situation by the horns and take the LSAT one more time and get an early acceptance for next year? I chose the latter. I felt it would be better to take a year to work in a entry level business job in my hometown, save money, take the LSAT, and apply for early decision in August. At this time, I will be applying with my graduating GPA and a higher LSAT. Of course I kick myself for not taking advantage of the recruiting events at my college and looking for a management job, but until a few weeks ago, I never considered utilizing my undergraduate degree. My fingers are crossed and I hope this upcoming year will be a great one. It is never a college grad's dream to move back in with mom and take any job you can get, but, I am trying to look at it as a growth year. A gap year.
That leads me to this blog and channel! Since last year, I became increasingly infatuated with makeup. A large reason for this was YouTube. I started religiously watching YouTube when I saw a screen shot from a Slender game. I googled "Slender game" and found Pewdiepie's channel and Slender videos. I became obsessed with his videos and started playing Amnesia and other random games he played. This lead to me finding his girlfriends channel, a fashion and beauty blog. From there, I kept finding great beauty channels and learning more about makeup. My college town got a Ulta, and from there, I couldn't stop! I love trying out new products and figuring out how to tweak the tutorials I see for me. I have also always been into fashion and have a look that all of my friends associate with me because of the kinds of pieces I like. I also recently got a sewing machine and am looking to learn how to modify clothes and create! I have been struggling with finding a hobby since I quit ballet after 14 years, and am so excited to finally have something I like to do. Even though it so cliche for a girl to like makeup and clothes, I look forward to this journey of sharing what I love.
During my gap year I will share my struggles, my joys, and my adventures. I hope to utilize this outlet to put my energy somewhere. I have not had a "year off" since before kindergarten and it will be a difficult transition. My boyfriend of almost 5 years will be 5 hours away, my best friend will be 2 hours away, most of my other friends will be finishing their undergraduate (since I got done in 3 years, most of my friends will be finishing their 4th), and all of my friends here at college will be going into the work force. While at home, I will be surrounded by my small close-knit family, but there are unsettling issues on the home front too. I need this outlet to cope with my derailed plans and to adjust to a year at home.
Thank you for reading and I hope my blog and channel will be useful for someone out there!
