One of my favorite ways to start the new year is getting a fresh start by organizing all the messy areas of my life. This means emptying out those computer desk drawers and the overflowing T-shirt shelves and getting rid…
How To: A Study Plan for a 4.0
College is hard, and sometimes it can even get to be unbearable if you picked up a lot of credit hours at the beginning of the semester. My best semesters weren’t necessarily where I had the easiest classes or even…
My Favorite Budget College Apartment Decor Stores!
This post contains a few affiliate links. This won’t change the price of the products; we’ll just make a few dollars from your purchase! Thanks for supporting The Swirl Blog. One of my favorite things about having an apartment is…
A College Girl’s Budget Friendly Healthy Grocery List + Printable!
I love grocery shopping! It’s honestly a blast; I love going down a nice, clean store and picking up new ingredients to create some healthy yet tasty meals. I’ve had a pretty limited ability to do any major gourmet cooking…
How To Get Motivated After Vacation!
About a week ago, I took a long weekend and went back home to see Chance the Rapper(!!) in concert, visit family, and hang with Hannah. To be honest, I still haven’t really gotten back on track and today I’m…
How I Use My Day Designer + Mini Happy Planner!
This post contains several affiliate links. This means that when you purchase items through our links, we earn a small commission! Thank you for supporting the swirl. Back in August, I was a little skeptical of the Day Designer layouts….
10 Ways to Get Inspired for Fall!
Confession: I went MIA this month. #midtermszn hit me too hard. I wanted to switch things up for the month of October and make it more fall themed because I love this perfect season! I’ll be incorporating all the perfection of…
How to Kill the Instagram Game: Themes, Editing, and Inspo!
One of the first things people told me upon my return from summer break was how much they enjoyed my Instagram pictures. I was honestly pleasantly surprised because my use of Instagram has shifted from “only for special occasions” to…
A College Girl’s Guide to A Rocking Study Sesh!
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NourishWhatsNext #CollectiveBias I’ve finally got a routine down and all my classes and extracurriculars are picking up and this semester looks like it’s gonna…
The Guide to A Killer DIY Photoshoot!
Hannah and I needed to put together our own mini photo shoot to change up our blog aesthetic to match our new design! We are broke college students and our blog budget is typically only large enough to cover hosting and…
DIY Memory Jar
While Facebook and Instagram are great for documenting memories, sometimes you just need a fun way to preserve those funny quotes, embarrassing moments, or general shenanigans that always seem to happen when you’re with your friends! This year, my roommates…
Poop Emoji Cupcakes!
So, funny story actually.. Hannah and I made these cupcakes back in August for my brother’s birthday. HA. These are honestly so much fun and my brother got a good laugh out of them. He’s a sophomore in high school…