hey all!

we’re wrapping up our gift guides as i only have 2(!!!!) left and of course, i did not make a gift guide yet for the guy in your life – so today i pulled together a bunch of things that may be perfect gifts for the guys in your life!

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1 | veja sneakers 2 | teroforma bar kit 3 | ricky cashmere pullover sweater 4 | fjallraven foldsack no. 1 5 | ray bans aviator sunglasses 6 | entireworld striped sock set 7 | campire shots set 8 | marshall amp speaker 9 | medium twill duffle bag 10 | le labo fragrance set

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hey all!

this is one of my FAVORITE gift guides that i’ve made so far, i’ve had SO MUCH fun looking for gifts for the ‘art lover.’ this is the person who consistently is posting all the photos from a new gallery which just opened, and who is dragging you (or maybe you wanna go) to a new exhibiton. they love art, and you love them so i’ve got some perfect items for you!

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1 | bauhaus leuchtturm notebook 2 | poketo acrylic tortoise hoops 3 | “in a room full of art” tote bag 4 | ‘creative spaces’ coffee table book 5 | balloon animal ornaments 6 | matchstick ring 7 | modern art tea towel 8 | poketo rainbow wall calendar 9 | MOMA rainbow chopstick 10 | massimo vignelli coffee mugs 11 | david shrigley poodle mug 12 | ‘life is fantastic’ tea towel

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hey y’all!

i’m taking a break from individually cutting over 200 pages with an x-acto knife and playing a round of candy crush AND planning and posting this gift guide for y’all. i’ve been working so hard lately to finish this semester very strong – and somehow, during this time, i’ve felt super inspired to post on my blog – which is awesome. so in going with all of that i have another gift guide for all of you guys which today is the gift guide for the fitness guru.

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1 | MYRO deodorant 2 | classpass gift card 3 | NEW apple airpods 4 | RX bar 30 bar variety pack 5 | nike joyride dual sneakers 6 | zella live in high waist leggings 7 | jump rope 8 | outdoor voices mega fleece half-zip 9 | LARQ water bottle 10 | manduka yoga mat 11 | lululemon get outside gloves 12 | nike epic flyknit 2 13 | lululemon on the go sweat kit 14 | apple watch

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hey all!

guess who is back back. back again! here we are having a ~happy saturday~ and here i am back with YET ANOTHER gift guide for y’all. i am REALLY enjoying making these for y’all as well as making them while binging scandal (i can’t help it DC has been CALLING ME!) and today i’ve made one inspired by the world traveler! my sister traveled a TON this year so i was lucky enough to be able to consult her on what to put on this list — and if you ask me we did a pretty good job! so here it is! for the traveler!

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1 | mini see-all cosmetics case 2 | first-class tech case 3 | courant wireless power bank 4 | car essential oil diffuser 5 | airfly bluetooth tech connector 6 | frances valentine patent leather jewelry case 7 | malin & goetz travel set 8 | carry on cocktail kit 9 | bauhaus leuchtturm notebook 10 | madewell convertible pillow and jacket 11 | bose bluetooth speaker 12 | away ‘the mini’ suitcase 13 | grand tour monogrammed getaway bag

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hello my friends!

welcome or welcome back to yet another gift guide up here this week! if i can say it myself, i have been ~killing it~ with these guides and i’ve already gotten some messages that some people bought some of the things i suggested – which i ALWAYS love hearing so i hope that these guides will continue to inspire y’all with the gift suggestions!

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1 | bushwick kitchen hot sauce set 2 | cast iron grill pan set 3 | 1 piece pan set 4 | oops i did it again dietary supplement 5 | salt fat acid heat book 6 | sfloglino cookbook 7 | sunday takeout napkins 8 | snacks and wine tote bag 9 | sushi truffle chocolates 10 | smeg stand mixer 11 | modern sprout live well gift set 12 | pasta rolling machine

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happy tuesday!

cue the “rockin’ around the christmas tree” i’ve got a WHOLE LOAD of gifts to share with y’all today!

today i am yet again back to the blog with a WHOLE new set of gift ideas this time for the beauty and makeup fan in your life. as always, i have pulled together stuff from all different price points and can be given as a small gift or a huge gift.

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1 | tarte holiday lip set 2 | skin gym jade trio set 3 | goop supplement variety pack 4 | olaplex holiday hair set 5 | aesop the melodist gift set 6 | patchology eye gels and mask set 7 | l’occtaine advent calendar 8 | charlotte tilbury advent calender 9 | charlotte tilbury bar of gold palette 10 | vitruvi face oil set 11 | patchology acne patch set 12 | 8G greens dietary supplement 13 | cooluli makeup fridge 14 | facial dry brush

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happy holiday szn my friends!

welcome or welcome back to my blog – and welcome to the holiday season! today i’m back with my 2nd gift guide of the year: my gift guide for your earth conscious friend!

this post is inspired by my freshman year roommate and one of my best friends for my entire life who is super conscious of the earth and her footprint on it! i’ve been thinking – what would i get her, so i decided i’d make a guide of some of the things she likes (or what i think she’d like!) and i wanted to share it with all of you lovely people!

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1 | stainless steel bento lunchbox 2| thred up gift card 3 | reusable mesh produce bags 4 | keepcup reusable coffee cup 5 | beeswax reusable wrap 6| recycled yoga towel 7 | blueland clean essentials kit 8 | waste compost bin 9 | girlfriend collective paloma sports bra 10 | rms beauty luminzer quad 11 | zero waste starter kit

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hey all!

i’m back NOW WITH holiday gifts! it is the holiday szn and the whole season is up and running! i’m drinking gingerbread lattes and listening to mariah carey on repeat. so that means its ~time~ for some holiday gift guides – which i’ve been doing for 3 years or so!

today i collected my favorite items for your fashionista friend – you know the one who always has the BEST stuff and you consistently go to for fashion advice, yeah you know that person! so i collected a bit more ~eclectic~ items this year, stuff thats super fun and way more special then all these basically fashion forward items. i followed a few trends picking out these things: fun colors, useful items and classic 50s&60s themed stuff, so i hope its super helpful to y’all!

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1 | frances valentine wool scallop pink scarf 2 | frances valentine black satchel bag in boarskin 3 | signet pendant necklace 4 | le spec sunglasses 5 | initial pearl necklace 6 | veja sneakers 7 | colorblock scrunchie 8 | frances valentine birdie bag 9 | leather monogram airpods case 10 | everlane blanket scarf 11 | gucci mattelasse marmot shoulder bag 12 | off-white diagonal flap bag 13 | veronica beard pink pump heels 14 | chain link hoop earrings 15 | rose gold and pink sapphire hoops

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hello all!

officially being back of the swing of things feels weird, doesn’t it? at least for me! maybe for you newbees or old-timers you can’t relate, but coming back after just one year and having bunches of things only change minorly is a little weird, i’m not gonna lie. cause i just learned so much.

and in the many lessons of which i learned in this past year, one that i think of often is the fact that i was essentially sick from the moment i got back for second semester, up until spring break. yes. i SAID it. yeah that seems like a long time but any of my friends can vouch for me and argue that this is infact the truth. i was sick for SO long it felt like my new ‘normal’ which was a little terrifying, and i was getting a little too reliant on dayquil and nyquil but first i wanna explain a few things before i offer solutions.

how did i get sick?

frankly no idea. i blame the general thurston dorms and ALWAYS being around so many freshmen with germs all the time. and i actually TOTALLY remember that when i flew back i actually started having a sore throat so maybe it started at home? but it was basically a cold which lasted like 6 weeks.

why didn’t i get better after a week?

well, i didn’t give myself the proper care i needed. second semester was HUGE for me, i joined a sorority and my social calendar exploded. i had tons of new friends and sisters, things to do in the evenings during the week (sisterhood events and sorority meetings, etc) but i suddenly had social plans on thursdays, fridays, saturdays and darties on sundays. yeah and cause i had mad FOMO for everything i pretty much went to everything i got invited to. so i didn’t do a whole lot of sleeping or eating well in this time.

why didn’t i fight it harder?

i went to the health center at my school and they told me it wasn’t strep or mono but some sorta super virus which i had. they prescribed me an inhaler (which i used for chest infections in the past, and only because i complained that i really couldn’t breathe) and sent me on my way, with no follow-ups or other info. so i just trusted the process (laughing at this rn) and told myself it would be fine. i popped so many cough drops in this time (i went through a record number of these bad boys) and a record amount of day quil.

and now onto what YOU can do so this same thing won’t happen to all of you!

sleep.

for the love of whatever you believe in, please sleep cause you need it. as i mentioned before, in this time i wasn’t getting a whole lot of sleep and i wish i had because as soon as i came home for spring break i CRASHED and slept for like the first two whole days and felt immediately better. so just like let your body repair itself, if you give it time it will do its magic.

what you put in your body

eat well. in this time i wasn’t eating a whole lot anyway(!?) just cause i wasn’t hungry. but any GW student is lucky enough to go to devon & blakely, whole foods, panera bread or au bon pain (RIP) to get soup, and frankly this is your best option when you’re sick. just get soup cause you can just drink it anyway. and i know this subhead is a little vague, but WATCH your substances when you’re sick. thats it, just a note. alcohol does not kill your disease as much as you *may* claim it will.

medicine

dayquil and nyquil are perfect for a cold in my experience. i’m also a big fan of cough drops, flonase nasal spray, and that throat spray stuff. i also say you should try some ‘throat coat’ tea which i’m sure you can pick up at any pharmacy or the medicine ball at starbucks.

minor exercise & SUNLIGHT

i also love doing walks and running a tad because i love how the sweating makes me feel and getting all the toxins out is my fave. of course, if the weather does not permit this won’t work but i’ve always thought that sitting out in the sun makes me feel a ton better!

thank you for reading & stay healthy!

xoxo kate!

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