Back to school: School Supply Shopping

I recently picked up some school supplies. Here is what I purchased!

1 Inch Binder:
You can't really tell that this is a binder but I picked up a regular 1 inch white binder. I inserted some scrapbook paper to make the binder pretty! Much cheaper than buying a binder that has a print and I could always change out the paper if I wanted a different look.  I purchased the binder at Target for $2.24.

Agenda:
I'm so excited I found this agenda. I'm in love with agendas. This cover is so pretty and the set up of it is what I like (enough room for all my school assignments!). Also the agenda is removable so you can put the cover on another one.  You can purchase this agenda at Target for $12.99.

5 Subject Notebook:
This semester I am take 4 classes. I was going to be taking five but I decided to drop one because I need more hours for work. I pick up this 5 subject notebook for all my class notes. I did a little DIY and stamped some hearts on the cover with gold paint.  This was purchased at Target for $7.99.

Four 1-subject Notebooks:
I like to color coordinate my classes so I got four different notebooks.
Green = Adolescent Psychology
Blue = Interpersonal Effectiveness
Red = Art Appreciation
Yellow = Brit Literature
These notebooks will be for textbook notes.
Each notebook was purchased at Target for $0.25 each!   

"Pencil Case":
I found this cosmetic case that I thought would be perfect for a pencil case. I'm always filling out my agenda so this can fit all my necessities. I purchased this at Target for $16.99. 

Sticky Notes:
I have a thing for sticky notes so I picked up these long post-it notes at target for $7.23. The small post-its were a $1 at Target and the pack of different sized sticky notes were $1 at Family Dollar.

Fine Liner Pens:
This was the most exciting purchase. I was going to purchase these other fine liner pens but I found these at Micheal's Craft Store for only $4.99 and they work really well...so I HAD to purchase an additional pack. The other ones I was planning on getting sell for around $24!

Pens:
These are my favorite pens and were only a $1 at Target!

Highlighters:
I purchased the new sharpie highlighters! These will be great while reading my textbooks! I purchased these for $4.99 but I had $1.00 off coupon.

Erasers:
I heard these were really good erasers so I decided to pick some up. They were $1.99 at Target.

I also picked up 3 packs of index cards for $0.50 each.
That's all the supplies I purchased. I did forget to pick up some binder dividers but I will eventually do so. What did you get for school?
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Little Black Bag Haul! (Site Closed Down!)

Today I got my package in the mail!
If you don't know what Little Black Bag is keep reading!
It's a site where they have discounted designer products. There is a range of products, such as, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, candles, etc.
What you do is first pick an item you love then you checkout. Once you checkout you can reveal the 1 to 3 mystery items that were put into you bag. After checkout can swap with other Little Black Bag members with the items you have in your bag. So if you dislike one of the mystery items you got you cant trade that item with something you would rather get. You have a 6 day swap time. So your bag won't ship until 6 days OR you can ship you bag right away if you like everything in your bag. 
This is my first purchase on Little Black Bag (LBB). I though it was a fun way to shop. Although the trading can be annoying. It can be very hard to get an item you want. It's a very addicting! I was constantly checking to see if someone traded with me.
Overall I'm so happy with the items I got.
Here's a look.

 

This is the PinkCosmo Diamond and Studs Satchel. It retails for $79 but retails for $40 on LLB. I got this one through trading a purse that looks like the next purse. I absolutely love this purse.

 This is the Carlos Santana Bianca Medium Satchel. This is what I opened my bag with. It retails for $108 but retails for $50 on LLB. It's larger than anticipated but I still love it. It will go with any outfit!

 I got this set of earring put into my bag and decided not to trade them! I think they are so cute. I'm not sure what they retail for because they are no longer in stock on LLB. So Sorry!

 The last item is this cute necklace. I originally had an eyeliner but traded for this necklace. It retails for $13 but retails for $8 on LLB. I think it's a unique necklace.

Overall I am happy with all the items I got. The purses are great quality. The necklace and earrings seem decent. I payed $55.90 for everything. The total retail cost of my bag was about $200.

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Whats On My Ipad Mini With Retina?

 In January I decided to purchase a iPad Mini with Retina because I am a college student and carrying my laptop around campus is very uncomfortable. I bought my iPad the Apple online website and bought the white and silver 16G iPad. I am very fortunate to have a Macbook Pro and a iPad. I purchased the iPad myself and my grandmother bought me the laptop.

 Since I have had it for a few month I can tell you my overall feelings towards it. I absolutely love it! I was scared that 16G was going to be to small but it is a good amount of space for me. There are so many amazing apps that I will show you. All the apps on my iPad I have are free!

 Here is the over view of how I set up my apps. I have 1 and a half pages. The first page is mostly the apps that come with the Ipad. On the second page I make folders for different categories.

The Bottom Apps

Here I keep the Message app. I don't really use this because I text with my phone and only people who have an iPhone can message you through this app. 

The Mail app has my shopping email and personal email so I can look at my inbox, send mail, delete mail...all that fun stuff.

I got the Gmail app for the app store because I wanted to be able to view my school emails and blog emails.

I prefer Google Chrome over Safari (which is the standard web browser for apple products). I like Chromes set up better and it seems faster.

The First Page 

Facetime: I have never used. I used Skype on my laptop because my fiance does not have any apple products.

Calendar: I used to use the calendar on my laptop but it was to much. Now that I have an iPad this is nice to travel will I am beginning to use it. I tend to only put appointments in so I don't forget!

Photos: This app is just where all your photos go.

Camera: The camera works really well but I don't take a lot of pictures with my iPad I usually use my phone.

Contacts: I have only two people in my contacts. I will eventually add more contacts so that I have them with me just in case.

Clock: I am a big nap person so I set alarms to wake me up. I also use the timer for fitness. The clock app has a world clock, alarm, stopwatch, and timer. 

Maps: I have not used this and my iPad only has internet if there is WiFi available.

Videos: This is where all your videos go.

Newsstand: I have not used this so I can't really say anything about it.

Notes: If anything comes to mind I will type it in. 

Reminders: Useful if you need to remind your self of something.

Photobooth: Has different photo affects. Fun to fool around with.

Gamecenter: This is just game stuff.

iTunes: Where you buy music, movies, and audiobooks.

App Store: Where you can get apps.

Settings: I'm sure everyone knows what this is.

TWC: I am thinking of getting another weather app. I don't really like the weather channel app. 

iPhoto: You can edit photos and make albums.

Dropbox: Just a storage site. For documents, photos, etc.

BlackBoard: My university does not have the app version for free so I have to pay in order to use this. I haven't paid for it I am still deciding whether to. 

Second Page

On this page I have many categories to keep my iPad organized. I have Education, Social, Entertainment, Shopping, Games, Fitness, and Utilities. 

myHomework: I love agendas but I'm to much of a perfectionist. So I took a break and started using this app. Its great I have all of my classes and assignments in it! I love that you can change what type of assignment it is, such as, homework, project, test, reading, etc.

Evernote: I don't use this too much but I do have some stuff on it. You can make notes on it and clip articles off websites

EDUCATION

Google Drive: This app is just like Dropbox. I use Dropbox more often but Google Drive is part of my student email so I put school documents in Google drive.
Quizlet: If you a student this is a must have! They have an online website as well. Its a website where you put in vocab words and you can study them in many different ways. It also generates tests to help you study! The downside of this app is that it does not have all of the study features that the website has.
Dictionary: Another must have for a student! Whether on your phone or on your iPad it beats carrying around a dictionary haha! I love to read and I also love looking up words I don't know (nerd status!). This app has many features. My most favorite feature is that you can have it pronounce the word.
Myscriptcalculator: This app is like magic! All you do is write with your finger or a stylus a problem and it solves it for you. Talk about math heaven!
Dictation: This app records what you say and types it out for you! So if you have a bunch of notes just use this app.
Khan Academy: This is an app that offers videos to help you in math and science.
TopNotes: If you have a stylus this app can be fun. You can hand write note on this app!
Pearson eText: My math textbook is from Pearson so I got to get it on my iPad with this app!
Turnitin: Many of my professor use this. It is a place where you download your paper and it finds any thing that could be consider plagiarism. Its a great way to see whether your paper is in good shape!
PDF Reader: Many professors make power points to use when giving a lecture. If available I will download them to this app and I can view them. I can also highlight, add text, make notes, etc.
iBooks: You can purchase books that you would that to read.
iTunes U: A very awesome app if you like school and like to learn. You can download free college courses from here! So much stuff to learn about.
Pages: The typical word document app.
Keynote: Place to make "slide shows" or power points.
Numbers: I actually have not used this yet. Tell me what you use it for?
Loan Assist: Yep...the downside of being a college student. LOANS. This app is just if I want to pay off some loans or check the status.
Bible: I'm not particularly religious but religions fascinate me. I have this app because I am taking a course on the history of Early Christianity and Judaism.
Genius Scan: It is genius! Instead of shoving big books in a copying machine just use this! You take a picture of the page and it turns it into a scanned page.

 SOCIAL

Facebook: Social media website.
Pinterest: I love Pinterest. I get a lot of inspiration from here. What you do is find pictures of things that interest you and you create different boards that have all the pictures you like. Follow me! kirstenkismet
Padgram: It is Instagram but for Ipad users. I like the set up better but you can't upload photos on it. My Instagram is Kirsten_Nichole11.
Tumblr: This is like Pinterest but it is more blog formatted. You just post a bunch of photos.
Blogger: This is if I'd like to blog on my iPad.
Linkedin: I signed up for this but not sure what to do. I might delete my account.

ENTERTAINMENT

Youtube: I watch youtube videos all the time!

Netflix: So many series I want to watch. What series are you watching?

Pandora: You can find so many playlist. I listen to the Top Hits playlist.

TV Guide: Easy way to find out whats on TV if you don't have a guide.

Goodreads: I love to reads so this is a nice website to read reviews and there is also free ebooks!

Wattpad: Very popular app. You can read free stories and also write your own!

Duolingo: A free app to learn a language! I haven't tried it out yet. Have you?

FreeBooks: Like I said I love reading. This has all the classics and more for free!

The Knot: I'm engaged so this is a wonderful app to help plan a wedding though I am not getting married for a while.
Music: I don't have any music on my iPad I just use Pandora if I want to listen to music.
HGTV Folio: I love home decor so this has many pictures that you can get some inspiration from or just enjoy.
Polyvore: I have moment were I go on this all the time then I get bored. You can create different fashion or home decor collages.
Doodle Buddy: I help out at a daycare sometimes so this app is for the kids...and occasionally me! Let your inner creativity out.
iFunny: This is just a bunch of funny photos and gifs.
Craftsy: This is where you can find different craft tutorials to try out.

SHOPPING

HauteLook: This website offers amazing sales on designer brands. Take a look!
Sephora: Makeup store. I love makeup! Anyone else?
Style.com:You can see designers new collections and videos of the run way shows.
Amazon: I love amazon. You can buy pretty much anything on there!
Vinted: It's a app where people sell there clothes and accessories.
Nomorerack: Website sells all kinds of things for a good price.
Anthropologie: I love the unique things you can find on this website.
Etsy: I LOVE handmade journals and recently just bought one on here. This website has a bunch of people who make handcrafted items, such as, jewelry, furniture, journals, clothes, etc. They also sells other items such as collectibles.
Catalog Spree: I'm a huge magazine person. In fact I have about 200 unread magazines in my room right now! Of course I love catalogs too...but they take up room! So this app is perfect for me. All types of catalogs to look at!
Rosa Clará: Is a wedding dress designer. I love looking at wedding dresses.
thredUP: A online consignment store. I'm obsessed with consignment stores. Click to go to the website!
Twice: Just like thredUP. It's another online consignment store.
Target: I love shopping at Target. That have really nice things. The 1 dollar section always gets me!
Forever21: I find so many cute things at Forever21.

GAMES

BejeweledHD: I enjoy puzzle type games. This is a nice relaxing game.
Jelly Splash: If you know the game candy crush then you will enjoy this game as well! I like this game better than candy crush.
Magic Puzzles: It's a game were you can make puzzles. It's a great relaxing game without the mess!
Skee-Ball: This is a game I sometime go too. I like the different themes.
Sonic Dash: This game is like temple run. Nice graphics too.
Magic Piano: I played this once. You tap the dots like go down your screen and it plays the song.
Sims FreePlay: I'm a big Sims fan. I play this here and there. I enjoy the computer game much more though.
VegasTowers: You build your own Vegas tower.

FITNESS

All of these are great fitness apps. They are also all free! I enjoy working out and doing yoga in my spare time.

UTILITIES 

 

Pic Stitch: This puts more than on picture together. 

Safari:This is apples standard web browser. I prefer Google Chrome as noted earlier.

Wallpaper HD: This is where I got my flower wallpaper from.

Pho.to Lab: Photo editor

PicsArt:Photo editor

Perfect365: I was playing with this last night. It is so much fun to mess around with! It is like Photoshop.

5-0 Radio: This is a radio scanner where you here the police and fire department radios. I like to listen to whats going on around in the city.

Relax M. HD: This is my favorite app on my iPad. I have a few sleep disorders and one of those would be insomnia. I decided to download this and its so magical! You can create your own soothing sounds. I enjoy "waterfall" and "thunder" together. I also enjoy that you can set a timer for how long it plays. I set it for and hour and a half. I usually fall asleep before hand!

All the apps I have either come with the iPad or are free in the app store!

Well that is all I have on my iPad mini! You can certainly see that a 16g hold quite a bit. I hope you enjoy my tour. Please feel free to recommend your favorite app! 

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What I Got For Christmas? (Nail Polish Rack)

Before Christmas my grandmother let me purchase a couple things on amazon. One of those things was a nail polish rack! I had to much nail polish an it was no longer fitting in what I used to have it in. So I found this nail polish rack which was $29.50 that holds 90 bottles of nail polish. It came with a little sign that said "Polish Station" in red but I chose not to use it because it didn't go with the theme of my bedroom. I love having the rack because it gives your room more of a salon feel as well as making it easier to find a nail polish. In the pictures the nail polish is spread out so I still have room to grow! I think this rack is well worth the money and highly recommend it.

 

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What I got for Christmas? (Vanity Organizer)

My family celebrates Christmas so since its over now and most of my stuff came in the mail I would like to share what I got. Now that I'm older holidays became more of a family time for me. The past few holidays weren't the best due to family issues but this year thankfully went very well. This Christmas I got a couple gifts to open along with gift cards and money to spend. The first gift I got was from my grandmother. I was so surprised when I opened the box because it was such a perfect gift! I've been wanting one and I never even mentioned to her that I wanted to get one (or to anyone).

Here it is!

Since it is a gift I can't tell you where she got it from. I'm sure you can find a similar one if you dig around online. PBteen sells very nice ones but they cost a bit of money. The one I have has many compartments for all your beauty supplies or you could use it for your desk which would be just as nice! I happen to have some new makeup brushes arriving in the mail soon that is why I still have some open spots on the left. There a three drawer on the bottom. From left to right I have some tweezers in the first drawer, in the second I have my small earrings, the third is empty at the moment. I really enjoy that it has a big open compartment in the middle so I can put my moisturizers and foundations. It's very easy to grab what you need. I'm very satisfied with this organizer and I still have empty compartments to use!

Here are some more photos!

This is how my "vanity" is set up. It is actually a desk I bought from Walmart for only $49. Yes very affordable but you have to be very careful setting them up because the wood can split. But it does the job and I love the way it looks and works for me. I'd highly recommend just looking for an affordable desk to use as a vanity.
The mirror I got from a family friend.
The thing I have my necklaces on was my grandmothers that she let me have. It used to be brown so I just painted it over with some black paint.


Disclaimer: I am not trying to brag about what I have or got for Christmas. All opinions are my own honest opinions. I'm not affiliated with the mentioned companies.

Klorane and Pond's Review

What's better than taking off your makeup at night? Taking off your makeup with amazing makeup remover is! I got this sample of Klorane makeup remover from when I had a Birchbox membership. Birchbox is a monthly subscription of $10, you receive 4 to 5 deluxe samples of beauty product and a range of other products. This makeup remover was such a joy a to use! It smelt nice, didn't burn the eyes, it wasn't oily. You can purchase the Klorane makeup remover at drugstore.com for $16.

After I remove my eye makeup I use Pond's Luminous Clean makeup wipes. I have tried the original and the Evening Soothe makeup wipes. The Luminous Clean makeup wipes are my favorite because they smell amazing and make my skin feel better than the other wipes do. You can purchase Pond's makeup wipes at walmart.com and in store. You can also purchase them on ulta.com or in store.

College Budget $$

Now that I am 18 years old...almost 19. I've become very cautious of what I buy. I was reading some of the blogs I follow and stumbled upon A Bowl Full of Lemons Budget Binder. After reading through the post I decided to make my own! Our binders are very different from each other because of our age difference and she owns a home + she's a mother. So with hers in mind I created my Budget Binder to my needs.
What you'll need to create a budget binder:

• 1" Binder (or whatever you prefer)
• Binder dividers (I used 5)
• A poly envelope
• Labeler or something to label the tabs
• Something to label the binder (I used stickers!)

For my budget binder I used a black 1" binder which I purchased at a Dollar Tree. The only downside to this binder is that it has no pockets. Still does the job though! I have a lot of binders in my room so I labeled my binder with stickers so I know what binder it is. My mom had these stickers with all of her craft stuff so I'm not sure where they are from. My best guess would be Micheal's Craft Store.

I decided to use 5 binder dividers. You can use as much as you need but 5 works best for me. I labeled them 1. Accounts, 2. Income, 3. Spending, 4. Monthly Budget, 5. Annual Expenses. 

The first tab, Accounts, has all my information for my bank and other money related accounts. The Income tab has all my hour logs which tells me how much I made that week. In spending I have a paper for each month. Every time I purchase something I write it down (the date, how I purchased it, what store, how much). The monthly budget tab doesn't have anything in their since I don't have any bills to pay for at the moment. But I would have a calender to mark when a bill would be due and when I paid it. The last tab has all of my loan information. Keeping that information handy really helps so I don't forget about it. 

Behind the tabs I have a poly envelope where I put deposit slips and things of that sort so they don't get lost. You can purchase a ploy envelope at the Container Store for only $4. I'm not sure if the Dollar Tree still sells them but you can always go check though they are not as nice as the Container Store brand. 

For receipts I use a plastic filing coupon organizer which I think purchased at Walmart. You can probably find one where office supplies are sold. I file my receipts by month and then once the new year comes around I go through and discard the ones that don't need to be saved. I keep the majority of receipts I receive just in case. 

Clothing Haul

Fall is on it's way so I ordered a couple things online from Alloy and Charlotte Russe. The one item I've been dying to get are a pair of riding boots. Alloy had some in clearance for only $24.99! The boots are knee high in a  brown chestnut color with buckle detailing as well as stud detailing going all the way up the back of the boot. Also from Alloy I got a pair of black peep toe pumps that where on sale for $14.99. The black peep toe pumps have scalloped edges.

Source: Alloy

From Charlotte Russe I ordered two scarfs and a wristlet for college. The scarfs where on sale for $5 each! And the wristlet was also on sale for $5! Such a great deal! The first scarf is lightweight with tribal and a paint splatter print. The second scarf is also light weight and has fall colors with mixed printed stripes.  The last item I purchased is a wristlet because no girl wants to be caring a purse around campus. It's small and light weight and it can carry my phone!

Source: Charlotte Russe

Source: Charlotte Russe

Source: Charlotte Russe

You can order the boots at Alloy.com
-The heels are no longer for sale (from what I saw).
You can order the scarfs and wristlet from Charlotterusse.com.
*Prices may have changed.