There are several affiliate links sprinkled throughout this post! Thanks for supporting The Swirl. On Black Friday, my mom asked me what I wanted for Christmas. Every single year it gets harder and harder to try and figure out what…
Friday Chit Chat 10
HI HELLO! It’s Friday. Which means it’s time to chat! There’s been a little gap in my Friday chit chats, but I was legitimately itching to get to writing this, so I knew I needed to just go ahead and…
Friday Chit Chat Vol. 9 | Summer Reflections
I’m sitting here at the local UCSD Starbucks, sipping on some vanilla iced coffee, and just enjoying my last few minutes of calm before the storm that will be a crazy senior year. I’ve been kind of postponing writing this…
5 Ways To Make Living With Roommates Easier!
I have 3 roommates, and the past year has been pretty okay as far as balancing space and other considerations when living with multiple people in a smaller space! The amazing thing for me is that we all have our…
Friday Chit Chat Vol. 6 | LA Trip Recap – Part 1
ICYMI, I am in San Diego for the summer working a research fellowship {it’s a ton of fun and super rewarding so far}! When I decided to come to California for the summer, I just knew I had to make…
Friday Chit Chat | Vol. 5
I always have every intention of getting these posts up in the morning. But, I am not that put together sometimes; and after a busy work week, I am so exhausted! But enough of my excuses, you didn’t come here…
Friday Chit Chat Vol. 4 | San Diego & The #NSale As A College Student
Hello again! It’s Friday; congratulations, we all made it another week! I’ve completed 3 weeks on the west coast and I’m loving it. The people here are great, the work I’m doing is great[challenging, but great}, and the views are…
Friday Chit Chat 3 | The Girl Behind the Blog
hey hey hey. You know what time it is! Friday chit chats are starting to become my new favorite post. I feel like it’s super close to what most people think I do when I say I have a “blog”….
Friday Chit Chat #1
I’ve felt pressured to take high quality photos with all my blog posts recently because that’s what you’re supposed to do, right? You need the graphics to keep people scrolling? Well, I think it’s a little more than that. People…
Easy & Affordable Meals: Pecan Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
I’m not even going to lie to you guys; I did not cook nearly as much as I would have liked this past semester. I went into it completely unprepared and that was a big no no! One of my…
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…