Must Haves: Dorm Room Stuff pt 1

June 19, 2018

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hey all!

you know that this month i would see where i am living. and! i did! i am living in a quad in the building i wanted to live in which is super exciting! i am living with my absolute oldest friend (i.e. i have known her all but two weeks of my life, and that is just because she was born then). anyway, we (and our two other roommates) have started to chat about living together at gw, and because i’ve basically been planning a total dorm look since i was a freshman in high school (y’all its BAD, but i’m obsessed with this kind of thing) i know its just the time to start!

i’ve decided to make a collection, with LINKS of some of my favorite stuff i’ve seen so far!

as always, a note to all my readers – this post does not mean i own any of the above, or that i will buy any of the above. it just means that i like it visually and (unless noted) i do not own it; all that i will write about is stuff i hear from friends and other users of the product as well as the visual aspects of the product which i will mention in the comment below!

& since i’m a member of the dormifam – you can get 20% off your order with this link!!!

check out my pinterest list here! (click the image to get there!)

but here’s more

/ 1. belkin valet charge dock for apple watch + iphone / 2. serene house ranger essential oil diffuser / 3. instax multi-picture frame / 4. brass hangers in ‘hay’ / 5. keepcup cork brew travel coffee mug / 6. monogrammed wamsutta bath towels / 7. target storage quarter bin in solid white / 8. rifle paper co. washington d.c. art print / 9. gourmand ‘macaron rosé’ candle / 10. poppin fin file sorter / 11. silver mesh stackable shoe sorter / 12. ‘you make me a better me’ art print /

enjoy all!

xoxokatewins

school tips

MY SISTER'S DORM ROOM

August 23, 2016

hey all!
so about six days ago, my sister moved into her dorm at usc, so today I am gonna share with you all what her dorm looks like, and whats in her dorm!
lets get started!

okay, so i thought that you could do alot with dorm rooms. turns out that even how hard you try it still looks like a dorm room! you can’t get away with it looking small
what is on the bed:
grid duvet cover / everyday is an adventure pillow / black and white pattern pillow (similar) / pillow backrest / blanket
whats on the walls:
hamilton poster (printed at kinkos) / command hanging strips / pictures
whats on the desk:
storage boxes / storage boxes patterned / printer / sorting rack / pen box

and here she is!
happy college student! she started classes yesterday, and shes enjoying her dorm room!
xoxo
(aka kate wins!)

an update on kate

An Update with Kate : Teach Me How to Say Goodbye

August 16, 2016

hey all!
so as of tomorrow, August 17th my only sister will be moving into her college dorm.
basically i have two feelings about this…

and

so basically i am really not sure what to feel.
this is gonna be the first time i have been without her for more than two weeks, so basically its gonna be a HUGE difference for me.

so why am i happy?

because she’s going to a GREAT school (she’s going to USC film school!!). she’s living her dream by going to the best film school in the country that is so high tech and ahead of basically everything.
i am also happy because she won’t be too far, i mean she could have ended up in new york, but instead she will be attending the closest school that she applied to, (which by the way is only like 18 miles to drive to!)
i am also so happy to see her happy and with her people. i am also WAYYY happy because i got to help her put together stuff for her dorm, which is one of my favorite things (i will totally admit this!!)

so why am i sad?

well, like i said before, i have never been away from her for more than two weeks. so this is gonna be such a shock for my life.
when i was a little kid home alone i used to watch the tv, to keep myself busy. and whenever i would watch tv anyway i would always talk to my sister, whatever i saw that i felt like talking about in that moment. so when she was gone i used to talk to her like she was still there, even though she wasn’t just because i didn’t want to feel lonely.
i just feel sad, and lonely, i know i will feel lonely i mean we spent alot of time together. she drove me around and to school everyday and she was someone that i could always talk to and get a completely honest answer. like we would shop together and she would tell me all of her feelings, even though they might make me upset.
she is never afraid to show her feelings and i will really miss her and miss being with her.
so sadly the sad outweighs the happy, and of course i will miss her alot.
so to summarize my feelings i am sharing the song “one last time” from hamilton.
basically in the song, george washington is telling alexander hamilton that he is stepping down and not running for president for the third term. by doing this, he sets a precedent for two term presidents (and thats it!) so in the song, it uses the real lines of george washington’s farewell address and singing behind it. if you haven’t heard the song you really should give it a listen (and you can google it and find a live version too!) i think that listening to the song would give a great way to relate to how i feel right now. but also, the song is very poetic and really speaks to me in the moment.
i love the line from the song “teach me how to say goodbye”, and thats the line that i identify with at the moment. i want to say goodbye, but its going to be very hard for me, so i need my sister to teach me how to say goodbye, and learn that some goodbyes (even if only for alittle while) are necessary even if you don’t particularly want them to happen.
i know at the moment it hasn’t happened yet, but of course i had to put a hamilton reference in of course!!!!

well i hope that y’all enjoyed my post! comment if any of you all have dealt with any of this that you would be willing to share!
xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

pictures

Update: My Summer Bucket List, COMPLETED ITEMS!!

June 30, 2016

hey all,
do you remember a few weeks ago when i posted my summer bucket list?
well today i am very excited to show you some of my completed things, so here we go:
here was the whole list before:

go to sockerbit
make homemade pasta
try out different local yoga studios (to find a perfect fit for me!)
go to katsuya
complete my first round of college prep testing
visit disneyland
go to diddy riese
run a blog giveaway
try to get out more often with friends
go to perch
go swimming!
watch fireworks
go to alfreds tea
visit la flower mart
try to take more pictures
go to cafe gratitude
organize my closet and get rid of unnecessary clothes
get my makeup organized
go to gracias madre
stay a weekend in newport beach

and here is the list now:

~~go to sockerbit~~
make homemade pasta
try out different local yoga studios (to find a perfect fit for me!)
go to katsuya
~~complete my first round of college prep testing~~
visit disneyland
go to diddy riese
run a blog giveaway
try to get out more often with friends
go to perch
~~go swimming!~~
watch fireworks
~~go to alfreds tea~~
visit la flower mart
try to take more pictures
go to cafe gratitude
organize my closet and get rid of unnecessary clothes
get my makeup organized
go to gracias madre
stay a weekend in newport beach

okay, so i got some finished, and since i promised that i would write a post on the ones that i finished here we go:

so, sockerbit:

a few days ago, i went down to west hollywood for some adventures (post on my whole trip to come soon!) and knew i needed to visit sockerbit. for those of you who do not know what sockerbit is, its a scandinavian candy store on west 3rd street by the grove shopping center. first of all, their candy is made with high quality ingredients so its free of transfats, has colors from nature and is free of genetically modified ingredients (GMOs). and just let me tell you, this candy is heavenly!
2. finish my first round of college prep testing!
yay!!!! i finished, i took the ACT and the SAT for the first time cold, and am right now just waiting it out for scores and doing summer homework.
3. go swimming:

okay, so fun fact about kate time, i HATE swimming. like with a burning passion, maybe its cause i have never been a great swimmer. but i just hate getting my hair full of chlorine and feeling prune-y fingers and toes, i just find it disgusting. and when my friend invited me to her house so we could go swimming, my heart wanted to say no, but i typed yes, i mean, i wanted to see my friends and if this was the only way i would do it. i guess you could say i “jumped into it”.
4. go to alfereds tea

so pretty much if you are not an california local you might now know about alfreds coffee, well, its a really popular coffee place in LA and is very trendy. recently they opened a little tea place called alfreds tea room. i mean i am a fan of coffee, but i have always been partial to tea. so i decided to check it out. and it was great, I am a matcha connoisseur to say the least, i have been in love with matcha for years (as you can see in this post) and this place really hit the spot, and it was just beautiful!
well, i hope you enjoy this post on my bucket list, i am looking forward to finishing up the rest and showing you how i enjoyed them!
xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

preppy

June Word of the Month: Unforgettable

June 2, 2016

hey all!

now that i am done with finals…

its finally summer! and i am an upperclassman!!!

so i was thinking, oh my gosh, its june already, so i remembered that i had to set my monthly intention, and here it is…

i hope this june is

unforgettable

i picked the word unforgettable because i hope my summer is unforgettable. this summer i plan on getting my license and being able to drive any place i want (with my parents permission of course!) also its my sister’s last summer before college so i hope that we have some unforgettable experiences! and friends of course, spending more time creating those moments that we love to have together. according to google, unforgettable is an adjective meaning impossible to forget; very memorable

how will i try to be more ‘unforgettable’ this summer?

this month i plan on having fun in my break by doing the things that i love with the people that i love, and by this i will be developing myself more and my own voice will be able to shine as an unforgettable force.

well i hope y’all enjoyed! have a happy thursday and a great start of june!

xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

Uncategorized

April – Stress Awareness Month

April 24, 2016

hey guys!

so if you guys might know april is stress awareness month! perfect month for me right!!!

so today I am going to talk about dealing with stress and how stressed out I basically am, so ready lets go:

TEENAGERS: we get STRESSED out i mean we have a lot with on our plate with school and extracurriculars all with the added stress of hormones and the fleeting years before we become an adult, and if THAT isn’t enough we have college to look forward to.

FUN!

no not fun, so i will share the things that stress me out the most, here we go:

school
homework
teachers
sports
art projects (the kinds with impending due dates)
college
the college process
when adults ask me “what I want to be” (check my reaction here)
lack of sleep
biology projects about endangered animals (heres to you ms. peters)
TRIG
planning the classes I am taking next year
AND COLLEGE AGAIN

and how do I deal with stress, some would say not very well (thank you sister)!!

anyway, here is how i do it, i don’t know how/if they can help you but they ALWAYS help me!

here we go:

listen to hamilton
watch saved by the bell, gossip girl, new girl, 90210 etc
draw on my ipad
water color
sleep
online shopping
real life shopping

and thats pretty much it!

hope you enjoy! please let me know how you all deal with stress by commenting!

xoxo

kwe monogram (aka kate wins!)

an update on kate

An Update on Kate: What Do I Want to Do?

April 10, 2016

hey guys!

its finally upon me, as i am in the second part of my sophomore year i have ALREADY started to receive college questions. Sad but true, this is going to be my next two years.

after i choose my college then the questions come “where am i going to college?” then comes “what are you gonna do with your life?” Probably the most daunting question out there, and it just makes me think, “what do i want to do with my life?” and “what do i want to do when i grow up?”.

the answer right now:

i have absolutely no clue what i want to do with my life. ACTUALLY, thats wrong, I know sorta what i want to do with my life. I mean, i love blogging and being on social media, I also love design and have told that i have a good eye for making something aesthetically (hah aesthetic my word of the month) pleasing!

so i would like to pursue something that i like because i honestly really love it, but i also have always wanted to be a lawyer. I feel like i am too quiet to be a lawyer though, but i am always good with paperwork, so who really knows.

anyway, i just felt like i really wanted to share this because it felt really nice to get it off my chest, that way it won’t stress me out!

are you in high school and still have no idea what you want to do? please comment on my blog, maybe we can find solace in each other knowing that there are others out there!

xoxo

(aka kate wins!)

Tag: college

Must Haves: Dorm Room Stuff pt 1

MY SISTER'S DORM ROOM

An Update with Kate : Teach Me How to Say Goodbye

so why am i happy?

so why am i sad?

Update: My Summer Bucket List, COMPLETED ITEMS!!

June Word of the Month: Unforgettable

unforgettable

how will i try to be more ‘unforgettable’ this summer?

April – Stress Awareness Month

An Update on Kate: What Do I Want to Do?

welcome!