Answering questions about life in post-grad
Dear friends, if you are anything like me, summer is passing you by too quickly for words and much of what you have intended to do has fallen to the wayside. In an effort to address the goals of the year, I figured I would return to my resolutions and update you all on the … Continue reading checking in on those 2025 resolutions!
As I have been reading Mansfield Park, I have the urge to share with you the idea of having a Jane Austen summer. Think of Pride and Prejudice 2005 — long walks in nature, relaxing with a good book, etc. So how do you enjoy a Jane Austen summer? First off, get fancy! Get on … Continue reading a jane austen summer
March has been an utterly chaotic, all-over-the-place, unexpected kind of month. I’m definitely glad to be at its end. It’s raining at night while I write this to you, and I’m looking forward to warmer, spring days to come. After months of waiting and hoping and uncertainty, it feels good to come to the blog … Continue reading life update of march 2025
Hello gentle readers! I’ve been welcoming the New Year very, very slowly. I’ve honestly been lacking clarity on what 2025 is supposed to be. I’m worried about turning 25 because nothing about this year looks like what I thought it’d be. On the other hand, the possibilities for how good this year can turn out … Continue reading 2025 resolutions
2024 was a mixed bag of a year. Filled with touches of beauty and aching pain that I couldn’t help but run from. I started the year on winter break from grad school, about to enter the most difficult semester yet, with no clue what was ahead. And still now, I have no clue what … Continue reading what i’ve learned in 2024 + 2024 highlights
I often feel a sense of dread when people ask me about the future. I’m not some genie or fortune teller, eager to tell stories of the upcoming year with ease and laughter. I am the girl who is more afraid of the unknown than I am afraid of most things.
It's spring break for UVA students, and I've been spending it by volunteering at middle schools, tutoring kids. It's the middle of the semester - spring 2020. Feelings - it's all going by so quickly. My time here at UVA - I've never quite felt settled. I've been happy, I've been sad, I've been lonely, … Continue reading Life Update of March 2020
Hey friends! This blog post is about my past weekend spent in Indiana at the Kelley Business School for a case competition representing UVA. I woke up at 4:30 because I had to meet my group by 5:30 and I needed some time to get to our business school. I was there first and low … Continue reading Weekend in my life: NDCC 2020 Edition
As many college students are about to begin their journey of higher education, I thought it would be nice to provide some ideas of things for them to do before going off to their university and starting college in the fall. 15 things to do before going back to school Buy textbooks Rather than waiting … Continue reading 15 Things to Do Before You Go Back to School
I’m currently in my 3rd week in my 2nd semester of first year. It’s the most unreal thing to be back and yet it feels as natural as ever (if that makes any sense). This month my music taste kind of reverted to my high school self. For most of high school. I really liked … Continue reading Life Update of January 2019
I absolutely love New Year's! There’s something about having a fresh start and knowing that everyone gets a do-over, some motivation to get started on those dreams we lose in the day to day life. Some people hate New Year's because they feel like they never get to their dreams. But to me, everyone acknowledges that we all need a clean slate after some pretty rough days.
We like to believe all of our dreams are really best for us, but honestly, the expectations we put on ourselves can be harmful. I thought coming into college I’d still be an amazing A student. That dream was just not for me.
Studying Life with Gigi 