hey all!

april has been a short month y’all. busy and short, not the way you want it.

well, here we go then!

for food!

i tested out making macarons – and yet again i failed. apparently, i overbeat my egg whites so when my macarons came out they were hollow.

i enjoyed some fosselman’s matcha green tea ice cream after my college night – which by the way was awesome! (the college night, although the ice cream was awesome too!)

we also celebrated just the beginning of spring by going to maccheroni republic downtown across from the grand central marketplace. i had some pesto ricotta spaghetti which was amazing.

in life,

this month i also had my junior ring night. my sister came down from usc, which isn’t actually that far to give me my ring, so now we are matching. my friends and i also took a lot of photos around the school.

i also had prom! i wore a bill levkoff dress from nordstrom which i absolutely loved in black and white! you all can see more prom pictures on my instagram page!

also…

easter was this month! i celebrated easter weekend with my family as usual.

i really enjoyed an extended relaxation time which i had during break.

i have just realized over this month that i am ready for it to pass. i am ready for summer to come and the school year to be over.

i hope you enjoyed!

xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

 

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hey, all!

1. the future
2. failing
3. getting old
4. public speaking
5. clowns

what do all of these things have in common? well, i am deathly (haha get it) afraid of all of these things.

so let me explain

i feel like i have alot of fears these days, and mostly future based because of my status at the end of my junior year and basically my future just always ahead of me.

so i actually wanted to go one by and explain why the thing scares me

here we go!

#1: the future

well it scares be because i am a control freak, plain and simple. i always like to know what is going on, what is happening next and the craziness of life is that you never really know what is happening next, although you can make plans, plans always change and the world is affected by people’s decisions and by that, everything changes.

right now, my irrational fear of the future is rooted in college. i see all of the seniors at my school heading to schools like yale and berkeley and my blogger friend paulina going to holy cross, and i am just freaked out that i won’t get in anywhere, even though i know i am unique and have many things to offer but i am still freaked out.

#2: failing

this one i also feel like is connected to the future. i just am afraid of not being perfect. as you know, as well as being a control freak i am a perfectionist. i hate knowing that i make mistakes and although i make a lot i am trying to be okay with small mistakes once in awhile.

#3: getting old

serious FOMO here. i mean there is something about knowing you have had a great life, but i am afraid that i will have regrets and when i get old i will never be able to experience things the way i would before

#4: public speaking

i have never been a great public speaker. this year in trying to branch out i have pushed myself to try new things. i ran for my student class rep, and although i lost my election i think that by practicing my public speaking i not only made myself less nervous about it in a whole, but also more comfortable with my class.

#5: clowns

this is a more solid fear. i just feel that clowns are scary and movies like “it” do not help with this at all

i hope you enjoyed this personal post!

let me know some of your fears in the comments down below!

xoxo

 

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hey all!

i am sure you are bored of me talking about ap exams and regular exams right now, but it really is the time to share some of my new favorite exam tips and tricks

here we go why don’t we!

#1 : create a study schedule

take your test date at least a week in advance.  i created a super fun download, which you can get it here : exam_tips! i like to put my steps into boxes, of stuff that i need to complete. i like to rank how the test feels for me so i think this process is truly helpful.

#2 : take a nutritious snack break!

take a chance to instead of chips, snack on a smoothie, yogurt, fruit or veggies with hummus! it not only provides energy but it may bring you to eating more healthy foods in your day rather than stress eating!

#3 : look online for practice exams

believe it or not, a lot of them exist, which means that you can find quizzes online by checking quizlet or simply googling whatever you need some review on and you *may* be able to find it!

#4 : too lazy to make real note cards?

try quizlet, its really an awesome website where you can make virtual notecards which you cannot just access everywhere (even on your phone, i have been there studying for apush at the drybar, it happens man) but notecards and ways to test yourself with many types of online practices.

#5 : relax

hopefully using your planning method, taking practice test and using quizlet you will be ready for your exam. but if you are not ready yet, don’t stress. stress is unnecessary for certain things and if you can allow yourself to relax maybe get a pedicure while studying? or lay on the couch in front of the fan and take a practice test? but i find when i am most relax i can learn more.

thank you for reading! if you have any other tips for me or other frantic test takers leave them in the comments down below.

xoxo!

(aka kate wins!)

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hey all!

i know its corny but…

hoppy easter!

its been 40 crazy days and let me just say, thank god i can have meat on fridays again! i am so glad that its easter because it also means that i am almost done with the school year! i am so excited for summer and it just cannot happen fast enough! i am so ready for days of sleeping in and sunny days of walking and running in my neighborhood and hiking and going out with friends on a daily basis!

but, before i get too daydreamy about summer, today i wanted to share some photos of when i went down to newport beach and took photos with bunnies!

i hope you enjoy my bunny pictures!

xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

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hey all!

here we go!

my bag : madewell mini transport crossbody bag

my stuff:

leuchtturm medium notebook

iphone tech 21 clear case

illesteva leonard mirror sunglasses

kate spade stacy leather wallet

palmer’s flip balm

s’well water bottle

muji pens 

other accessories:

fitbit pink leather band

apple headphones

portable charger

i hope you enjoyed!

xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

 

 

 

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hey all!

today, in continuing my theme of posts of my trip, today i wanted to share a post of my washington dc travels!

here we go!

in dc i visited the memorials in such at night

and then i visited some dc schools

and i visited around the georgetown area

its so cute there and i love it! very preppy aesthetic!

i hope you enjoy again!

(aka kate wins!)

 

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hey all!

i am back again with a post about my trip to the east coast! i know it seems drawn out but i wanted to share with you guys all about my trip! also just random update: i just finished 13 reasons why on netflix, and i am telling y’all if you are in high school – or older, of course, you should really watch this series because not only is it extremely groundbreaking but it tackles the tough subjects of life in a way that can be extremely relatable.

anyway, here we go!

new york

so basically how our trip was divided, we went directly from boston to brown, connecticut college and yale for day 2

all of the schools i visited were awesome! every school had awesome tour guides and many cool programs and specialities to over students. i am definitely considering some of these schools  (all of the ones i have visited that is) to apply to next year! and then followed with a free evening in new york.

and then, since yale is not too far, we drove to new york and had a free evening in new york.

i visited eataly for the second time in my life, and for the second time in my life i had the life-changing bucatini all’amatriciana from eataly and let me tell you it was just FANTASTIC! if you didn’t get it, i love italian food!

and then, by a suggestion from one of my sister’s friends who goes to school in new york we went to amorino gelato and got one of the pretty roses

and then we walked around times square and took photos

 

and the following day we visited nyu and had free time in new york!

i decided to go to cha cha matcha, which is cute and if not cuter in person than it is in photos

i hope you enjoy my photos and look for more on instagram in the days to come!

xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

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hey all!

if you have been reading my blog recently or even looking at my instagram recently you might have known that i have been on a trip to the east coast.

so today i wanted to share more details about my trip!

here we go!

our first stop was boston!

in boston we visited

some universities like boston college, boston university, harvard university and northeastern

and of course, on a trip we had limited free time and we were allowed an hour in harvard square to get dinner and wander around

so for dinner, i went to shake shack (even though now we have it here in california) because i wanted a quick eat before getting ice crem at jp licks! the ice cream was awesome and i continued to find good ice cream places on the rest of the trip.

i hope you enjoyed my review of boston!

xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

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