tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66705108249699548222024-02-25T23:03:07.531-08:00Turning PagesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617724310641626697noreply@blogger.comBlogger1422125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670510824969954822.post-15348478500157195232016-10-16T19:18:00.002-07:002016-10-16T19:18:20.818-07:00Back At It Again: Weekly VLOGS?Happy Sunday Everyone!<br />
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I hope you all enjoyed football Sunday, whether your favorite teams won or lost, I hope you spent the day enjoying the game, the food and the time with family and friends!<br />
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I'm here to quickly announce a change to the blogging schedule.<br />
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As I mentioned earlier, my goal is to blog Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. (With a little bit of forgiveness, depending on school and exams.) I didn't really mention too much about what is being posted, or specifying what day something is going up, simply because I don't want to limit myself. I want Turning Pages to be my place of self expression, without any limits.<br />
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But as the week have gone on, I found myself having a hard time posting something on Sundays. I don't whether it is because I spend the whole day watching football, doing homework and cleaning up after the weekend (who am I kidding?!), or what. I'm just struggling to find myself on my blog, getting creative.<br />
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I've always enjoyed vlogging, and sharing my daily life with you all, but have never truly pursued it. I either just couldn't find a schedule I liked, or had the ability to do it.<br />
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Daily vlogging is just taking it to the extreme, is definitely not the place I should start, due to the amount of time and effort it takes, and that I don't have that much going on daily.<br />
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So I decided I'm going to vlog throughout the week, and post a video on Sundays. That way I'm "daily" vlogging, but not really. AND I'm getting something up on Sundays, that I can prepare and complete before Sunday.<br />
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Today marks the first day of vlogs. This vlog is pretty long, much longer than I would like it to be. Also it isn't edited to the standards I wish it were, but those are all things I'm still working towards.<br />
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Vlog Sundays is the plan for right now. I hope you enjoy it. If you have any suggestions for vlogging or editing, I would very much appreciate them!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617724310641626697noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670510824969954822.post-6309974255602208682016-10-10T18:45:00.002-07:002016-10-10T18:45:46.239-07:00Why I've Gotten Rid of Half of My Books<br />
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The title may be a little overkill, I don't think I've gotten rid of half of my books, but I have gotten rid of a good chunk of them. My bookshelf is nowhere near empty, but it isn't as crammed full of books as it once was.</div>
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There are quite a few reasons why I purged so many of them. Not reading anymore or that I hate reading, aren't in that list (thankfully), but the list is longer than one might expect.</div>
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I'm currently 21 years old, soon turning 22. I'm at a point in my life where I'm finishing up school, searching for a career, and hoping to move out within the next 9-10 months. I'm almost a completely different person, than I was when I started Turning Pages. Being only 16 at the time, a lot of my interests have changed and a lot of my opinions as well.</div>
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Going through my books recently, I realized I wasn't interested or excited about reading many of them. Some just were too young for me, some had content in them that I would have enjoyed a few years, and some I just never got around to, simply because they didn't excite me as much as other books did.</div>
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I'm also hoping to move out with the next year, meaning I won't be able to bring all these books with me. I don't even think I would want to. I think it would be overwhelming to take the entire bookshelf crammed with books to my new place.</div>
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Besides growing out of books, I was also running out of room. I didn't want my bookshelf to be crammed, nor did I want books to be toppling onto the floor. It just didn't look very neat, and it was also hard to keep up with the dusting. If you wanted to dust, you would have to take them all out of the shelves, which takes forever. And if you didn't dust frequently enough, everything would be covered in a layer of dust.</div>
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<b>So where did they GOOO?!?</b></div>
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They were evenly dispersed between friends, Half Price Books (in exchange for my textbooks), and Goodwill.</div>
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Again...YES!</div>
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I still have a lot of books left. Most of which I'm dying to read, while some of which I know I can give away. I do want to read a lot of them, so I won't be getting rid of them immediately, but over time.</div>
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My buying habits aren't at the same point they were a few months ago or even years ago. I'm spending a lot of money on other essential things in life and college, and I also don't have as much time to read at the moment. </div>
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Once I have a full time career, and have settled into a daily life routine, I will have more time to read, and enjoy picking up a new book or two every once in a while. </div>
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Until then I'm restricting myself to the books I have, and get through those one at a time.</div>
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This was something that's been on my mind for a while now. Having so many books that are unread, is a lot of pressure. You spend so much money on these books, and they're just sitting there, waiting for someone to crack them open.</div>
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While I do still feel some of that pressure now, with almost having a deadline to read them all, I feel a lot better than I did before. I shouldn't be forcing myself to read books I bought years ago, that I know I won't enjoy. Or prevent myself from buying books, just because I have unread books from three years ago.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617724310641626697noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670510824969954822.post-11149801955042677462016-10-03T22:05:00.000-07:002016-10-03T22:14:41.102-07:00Shifting Graduation Date & Changing Classes...Along with Some AdviceHappy Monday Everyone!<br />
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<b>I've been thinking about this long and hard, and I've finally made the decision to go for it. I figured I'm only a senior once in college, I still have my whole life ahead of me...and I'm deciding to change my major...</b><br />
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<b>The accounting internship was just too much, too stressful and gave me too much anxiety...</b><br />
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JUST KIDDING!<br />
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I hope there was no way you would believe that "I'm just a senior once in my life", what the heck? "Change my major"? After EVERYTHING I've gone through and accomplished so far, HELL NO!<br />
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But plans have changed a bit, nothing as drastic as changing my major though.<br />
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After taking my GMAT exam, I was recommended to retake it. Not necessarily because I failed the score, but just because my score was close to the cut off line, I didn't want my GMAT to risk me getting into the Masters Program.<br />
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The new plan for that is to retake it sometime during my winter break, preferably before Christmas. So I can spend Christmas enjoying the holiday with friends and family.<br />
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The next change comes along with a stupid mistake I made in my scheduling for these "last two quarters". For some reason I didn't make the connection that one of my classes is a prerequisite for another class, and that "NO Lisa, you cannot take them in the same quarter."<br />
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Sadly there was only one class time left, which didn't fit into my current schedule, due to other required classes that aren't available other times of the year.<br />
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The new plan for that is to graduate with the rest of my class in June, instead of early in March. Which also means I won't be able to start the Masters Program at the end of March, but instead at the beginning of the new school year in September.<br />
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It's crazy to think about how this one dumb little mistake, where I thought I was being smart about class scheduling, changes and shifts your plans six months down the road...trust me I've beat myself up about this...<br />
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<b>There are a lot of positives that do come with this though, which I'm very excited for.</b><br />
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<li>The first one being that I was able to drop one of the four classes I was taking this quarter, to lighten my load. (You have to take a certain number of credits for financial aid to go through, and to not over pay for classes.) I will be taking this class in the Spring quarter instead. </li>
<li>I will also be able to take part in an accounting internship class, where I will be lined up to help report and file peoples taxes. (I'm trying to get into the tax field, so this will be my first real life taste of that.) I wouldn't have been able to take part in this if I was planning to graduate in March due to credits and scheduling.</li>
<li>I have also be offered a job opportunity with a small business where I would be doing some of their bookkeeping and accounting from home. I don't know too much about this, and nothing is final yet, but be able to do something in the accounting field, being able to do it while I'm attending school, and being able to work from home whenever I'm available is AMAZING!</li>
<li>And finally, I would have been able to walk across the stage with my friends at graduation anyways, but now one of my friends will be attending the Masters Program at the same time I am! So I won't be completely alone! YAY!</li>
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<b><i>Ultimately I'm writing this post to speak to those of you who are feeling down about college, or classes, or test scores. Time schedules, tests, and classes may not always work out the way you planned to. Not everything aligns perfectly every time, not in school and not in life.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>College is difficult. Which is why not everyone attends. And I, of all people, know how easy it is to overlook that fact, when you're sitting in a room full of smart people, in a room full of people who seem to know everything they want in life, and where they want to be. </i></b><br />
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<b><i>...but you're one of those people in that room too. You took the SAT and ACT just like those people did. You applied and were accepted to the same university as those people were. You took the prerequisites to the class you're sitting and passed them, just like those people did. You are one of those people, and while everyone around you seems to know just what they want, they are probably feeling the same stress and anxiety as you. You aren't alone. </i></b><br />
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<b><i>So don't compare yourself to those people in that room. Maybe they are just better at hiding the stress and anxiety. Don't beat yourself up about a little mistake. Remind yourself of who you are, where you come from, and what you've achieved so far in life..and then retake that GMAT, retake that class, extend your schedule, keep chugging along, until you get to where you are going.</i></b><br />
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I hope this helped some of you out. I've been feeling a bit down with the start of the school, and with all of this news being thrown at me in such a short amount of time. If you've been struggling with the same thing, or have overcome something similar, please feel free to leave a comment down below discussing your situation.<br />
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Thank you!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617724310641626697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670510824969954822.post-45802461615807006612016-10-01T18:16:00.002-07:002016-10-01T18:22:03.034-07:00New Turning Pages Co Merchandise<b><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Friday!</span></b><br />
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First things first, I want to announce that Turning Pages Co has reached 100 orders just a few days ago!<br />
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I'm incredibly grateful and can't wait to see what the future holds for Turning Pages Co.<br />
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Tomorrow is officially the first day of October, which means the holiday season has finally arrived! I love this time of year, with the chilly weather, the warm drinks, and all of the things happening throughout the next couple of months.<br />
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I've been dying to add Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas merchandise to Turning Pages Co for the last couple of weeks...and I'm truly excited to announce now is finally that time!!<br />
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I also want to add some more general fall and winter merchandise, and well as other holidays and events. Its only the beginning of October, meaning there is still plenty of time to add more!<br />
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If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to leave them in the comments below. Thank you so much for stopping by!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617724310641626697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670510824969954822.post-67904506847340339602016-09-28T20:53:00.000-07:002016-09-28T20:53:49.587-07:00GMAT: Studying, Preparing and Day of the Test!<b><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Wednesday Everyone!</span></b><br />
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I'm coming to you all a little bit later in the day...it's actually closer to eight pm here, so I'm coming to you a whole lot later. I have classes running all day on Wednesdays, meaning posts on this day of the week won't be up until night.<br />
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But what I'm here to discuss today is the dreaded GMAT exam....<br />
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With approximately three and a half months of studying under my belt over this past summer, this Monday I took the GMAT (which stands for Graduate Management Admissions Test). This is a standardized test that anyone who wants to take part in a master's program, has to take and score high enough to meet their program's required score.<br />
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If you don't really know what the GMAT is (no worries, I didn't until literally two days ago), its pretty similar to a little thing known as the SAT. The GMAT is the SAT version for graduate school. I honestly believe that the GMAT is even close to the difficulty of the SAT, the only difference being you probably haven't seen a lot of the content in the GMAT since the SAT.<br />
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I am hoping to take part in my university's accounting master program, starting this upcoming March.<br />
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The GMAT can be a pretty scary thing, it definitely was, but after going through one round of the test, it isn't as crazy as I was expecting it to be. I thought it might be helpful to some of you to answer some very basic questions about the GMAT, including why I took it when I did, what study tools I used, etc.<br />
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I'm not discussing what was on the GMAT itself, due to the illegality of doing so.<br />
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I took the GMAT this last Monday which was the 26th of September. I was very strategic when deciding what date I wanted to take the test, including various factors and components into the process.<br />
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I didn't want to have to study for the GMAT exam while taking other classes. I thought that studying for exams, doing homework, and reading textbooks alongside of studying for the GMAT would just be too overwhelming. So I knew immediately that I wanted to take it, either at the end of the summer or during my winter break.<br />
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With my program starting in March, the deadline to apply is towards the middle of October, meaning my only option was to take it before school started in the fall. I didn't mind this one bit, I think I would have chosen to go this route either way, due to the long period of free time to study.<br />
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I actually studied five GMAT workbooks. I purchased these used older editions from Half Price on the clearance rack for about $2.00 to $10.00 each.<br />
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Taking a lot of these standardized tests, I've come to the conclusion they don't change much year to year, so it's okay to use last year's studying books. They're much cheaper, you already paid $250 to take the test, and they are exactly the same thing.<br />
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Some of the workbooks I used were from Princeton Review, Manhattan Prep and Wiley. Also as you are purchasing your exam, a free download with practice questions is available, I would recommend using that tool as well.<br />
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When deciding what I should study, I focused the beginning of my studying with the content I felt the most comfortable with, which was the quantitative section. I didn't want to scare myself with studying the verbal first, but instead I wanted to give myself a confidence booster, by reviewing what I already felt good about.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;">3. Was my score good enough for the master program?</span></b><br />
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I'm honestly not sure.<br />
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My program doesn't specifically state what the minimum score is, but the GMAT is considered more of a component to the application process. Other components include your transcript, resume, a paper, letters of recommendation, etc.<br />
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I don't feel absolutely amazing about my score, but I feel a lot better than I thought I would.<br />
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If you're stuck in this same predicament after taking the exam, I recommend talking to a councilor in the master program you want to apply to. They could tell you whether your score is comparable to others' in the program or if they recommend retaking it.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;">4. What would I change about my strategy of studying if I retook the GMAT?</span></b><br />
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Some changes I would make if I were to retake it, would be using different studying tools.<br />
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NOT because they weren't working or they weren't beneficial, but because doing the same thing or using the same tools again, wouldn't make sense. You already got everything you could out of the them, meaning you need to seek other sources for help.<br />
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I would probably use the free download that came along with purchasing the exam. I didn't get the chance to look into it, sadly.<br />
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I would also do some research to see if my university or local library offered workshops, where they recommended various sources of help, or gave tips and tricks to taking the GMAT.<br />
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Another idea could include talking to someone who already took the exam, and to see what they did to prepare themselves.<br />
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Just breath and relax during the test.<br />
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Take advantage of the eight minute breaks between sections, and be sure to pace yourself through these various sections.<br />
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You've studied for the exam, you did the best you could with what you had. Don't stress, just continue pushing through one question at a time, answering it to the best of your ability.<br />
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Thank you all for stopping by! I hope some of these questions helped you out!<br />
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If you have any questions, or any helpful tips, please feel free to leave them in the comments down below!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617724310641626697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670510824969954822.post-84752418756665858392016-09-26T20:44:00.001-07:002016-09-26T20:44:53.837-07:00Turning Pages Co Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-cxnWfUTngXKvUy7JK3QQ8jstdTSCHHVq6-NvDBoexB_Mxp3UDM3Ow1cY9Pn2_DZW16qwXlXUVaRtgiKmtcZ6KPDce2yJIqMxWq1oLwVZz5IXH1XARsrXcv8qfdEg-47QaCgNlYHzf0/s1600/12976438_1717042998575302_721138265_n1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-cxnWfUTngXKvUy7JK3QQ8jstdTSCHHVq6-NvDBoexB_Mxp3UDM3Ow1cY9Pn2_DZW16qwXlXUVaRtgiKmtcZ6KPDce2yJIqMxWq1oLwVZz5IXH1XARsrXcv8qfdEg-47QaCgNlYHzf0/s320/12976438_1717042998575302_721138265_n1.jpg" width="320" /></a><b></b><br />
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<b><b>Happy Monday Everyone!!</b></b></div>
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Mine hasn't been that happy considering I spent three hours today taking the GMAT exam, and practically the entire morning stressing about it. But it was an absolutely gorgeous fall day, and decided to walk my dog afterwards, which was extremely relaxing!<br />
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I've been meaning to make this post for the last few days, but decided against it and wrote about something else each time...meaning this post is a bit over due.<br />
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<b>So let's start with a quick update about me...</b><br />
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<li>I'm starting my senior year of university, as an accounting major, on Wednesday. (Which is absolutely crazy to think about, especially considering the idea that I started Turning Pages back in my sophomore year in high school!)</li>
<li>I spent this entire summer attending an internship (which I've already <strike>ranted</strike> blogged about, <a href="http://turningpagesco.blogspot.com/2016/09/accounting-internship.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>) and studied for the GMAT to get into the accounting master's program at my university.</li>
<li>I had approximately two weeks of actual summer break, one week where I went camping with a large group of friends, and the other where I went to a convention, visited a friend at his university, and visited my brother.</li>
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<b>Enough about me though, let's get into the updates of Turning Pages Co...</b><br />
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<li>My first post back discussed plans and goals I have for Turning Pages Co as an Etsy shop, which you can check out <a href="http://turningpagesco.blogspot.com/2016/09/turning-pages-co-improvements-and-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</li>
<li>I've been debating about how often I want to post, and have decided upon posting four times a week. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and finally Sunday. When I first started Turning Pages Co I blogged every single day, and felt that half of those post were meaningless. But I also figured anything that's three times or less a week just wasn't enough.</li>
<li>The content on this blog is going to be all over the place. YES just the way I like it. Turning Pages started out as a book blog, where I reviewed an insane amount of books in record time, and over the years it's become more than just that. </li>
<li>I still read and enjoy sharing what my thoughts about what I'm reading. I'm a college student. I'm a soon to be entry level accountant. I love planning, organizing and being creative. I run my own business on Etsy. I enjoy cooking, baking, traveling, and experiencing things. My interests and personality are wild and all over the place, and Turning Pages Co is going to a reflection of that.</li>
<li>Of course, I'm always going to take any suggestions you have to what specific content you would be interested in. So please feel free to ALWAYS leave those suggestions down below in the comments!</li>
<li>Another idea I've been toggling around is making Youtube videos. I love making them, I love talking to you all, and I love seeing your reactions. But I don't want too bite off more than I can chew right now, so I'm not promising anything yet. I'll probably make the occasional video to go along with a post, but nothing steady or scheduled by any means.</li>
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If you enjoy the organized messed, and don't mind the widely ranging content (whatever I'm in the mood for or thinking about that day) then please stand by!<br />
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Thank you for stopping by!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617724310641626697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670510824969954822.post-24852643839458297392016-09-25T16:21:00.001-07:002016-09-25T16:21:19.128-07:00Accounting InternshipAs promised in my last post on Friday (<a href="http://turningpagesco.blogspot.com/2016/09/turning-pages-co-improvements-and-goals.html" target="_blank">Turning Pages Co Improvements & Goals</a>) I'm here today to discuss my Accounting Internship experience.<br />
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If you're a college student or even a high school student, you are constantly reminded that employers are looking for candidates that have experience. Which is pretty twisted considering they want freshly graduated students...with at least two years of prior experience...don't ask me how this possible, but as a "soon-to-be-graduated student" this is the struggle I'm facing while looking for my first accounting position.<br />
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We are constantly recommended to take part in an internship or two, to get a first real taste of what the field is like that we have been studying for.<br />
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Sounds like a good idea, but being an intern is nothing like actually having a position there...and I can fully attest to this statement.<br />
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I was lucky enough to find an internship that asked me to work full time, and the entire summer long. Also they were paying me a pretty good hourly rate, so everything sounded amazing about being an intern there.<br />
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I went into the interview having practiced with my dad as to what questions they might ask, and how I would answer those. My dad hires and gives people a job for a living, so he knows a lot about interviewing candidates.<br />
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The interview...was quite...interesting? When I left, I wasn't even sure if that was <i>actually</i> the interview, until I received an email asking me to accept the position.<br />
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The interview lasted approximately forty five minutes or so, and consisted of them asking me, if I had any questions for them...which completely threw me off, considering I was ready to fire off my answers to any questions they had.<br />
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I remember just having to ask them a lot of questions, and the only question they had for me was what I liked doing in my free time. I answered reading, which he then furthered asked me more about what book I had just finished.<br />
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The interview ended with them again, asking me if I had any questions, which by this point in time, I thought this whole thing was fake and a waste of time...so in the most sassy way possible, I answered "No! Do you guys have any for me? I feel like you've talked the whole time." They laughed and said no.<br />
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I didn't expect to hear anything back, but within just a few days I received the offer.<br />
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The first sign of how this internship would be going, is when I first arrived, and they hadn't set up anything for me. There was a desk, with no chair, no computer, and no office supplies. I spent the first two hours standing behind someone, shadowing them and waiting for my desk to set up.<br />
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There was never a introduction as to what the company provided, what their beliefs are, or anything in that sense. I was just thrown right in, as if I was an employee training.<br />
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The first week was based upon a simple outline, which we stopped following almost immediately. Considering I would be there for almost four months, the outline probably wouldn't have been enough for half of the timeline, anyways.<br />
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The toughest and most annoying part, is that I felt the entire time that my "manager" (the controller who was "mentoring" my internship) wasn't interested in having me there. He always pushed me off to someone else, didn't take the time to explain anything, himself, to me and overall just wasn't interest in hosting an intern.<br />
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And trust me when I say this, he would consistently remind himself, myself and all of the other employees that my classes would start at the end of September, hinting that this internship would end then as well.<br />
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As the intern, there isn't much I can say or do about this, without risking the probability of me being hired on full time.<br />
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Another ridiculous thing was that people I was suppose to shadow, themselves, didn't even know what to do with me. I was just pushed off to them, and told to watch what they do. Some people I shadowed weren't even in the accounting field, which confused them (and me) even more.<br />
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I spent 8.5 hours, 5 days a week for almost 4 months, mostly sitting around and waiting for something to come my way. Employees didn't want to give up any of their own tasks to me, and would occasionally hint at me to start scanning this document cabinet with papers from the 1970's. I knew all along that I was here to learn about accounting and how it's used in daily tasks, not to become someone office assistant, scanning papers that no one has looked at since they were created.<br />
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As the internship was coming closer to an end, I was still unsure as to whether it would continue on throughout school. I was told initially in the "interview" that it most likely would, but throughout the entire program it was never mentioned again. The only reason as to why I wanted it to was that it would likely lead to a full time position, which would be amazing to have a job lined up before graduating.<br />
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I asked the CFO, and he said yes it would. A week later he came back to me and informed that it wouldn't and he apologized...at this point in time I was just frustrated and done wasting my time and learning nothing. I still had two weeks left, wanted to make the extra pocket money, and keep my reference, instead of just walking out.<br />
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On my last day, I was given a review sheet, where they explained to me how I performed. Again, it was very vague, and didn't make much sense. One point they attempted to make was that I should have taken notes and asked more questions. But I should have taken notes instead of asking questions as well...but I should have felt comfortable asking questions.<br />
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Half of the time they would treat me and make me feel like I was an employee there, and should take initiate as if I was. Then the next moment they would treat me like a intern and ask me to back off.<br />
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I spent the last four months completely confused, stressed and filled with anxiety.<br />
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Looking back at things, I'm grateful that the internship didn't continue throughout the school year. With the stress and knowledge that no one wanted me there was plenty of reason not to continue. I may have not learned a lot of accounting, but I did learn a lot about life and what I want in mine.<br />
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Would I take part in another internship?<br />
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I might. But most likely not, considering I'm done with my bachelor's degree by March and hope to have a full time accounting position by then.<br />
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I would love to hear about your internship experiences, so please feel free to comment down below with them!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617724310641626697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670510824969954822.post-77400429125077017952016-09-23T10:25:00.000-07:002016-09-23T10:25:09.496-07:00Turning Pages Co Improvements and GoalsSo it's been a while, obviously, since I've written on here. There's many reasons for that, the fattest reason being the accounting internship I took part in over the last four months...<br />
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...this internship sucked the soul out of me, made me want to reconsider what I was doing with my life, and overall was just a roller coaster of stress and anxiety.<br />
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I don't want my first post back to be an update nor a recollection of what I spent my ENTIRE summer doing...or not doing. I will get into all of that in a blog post very soon.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Turning Pages Co:</span></b><br />
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Turning Pages Co has been picking up speed over the last couple of months in many aspects. While some other aspects have been lacking.<br />
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Turning Pages Co was never meant to be on Etsy alone, and still isn't. I have various social media platforms that I'm on, including right here, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. I'm continuously working towards becoming more consistent when it comes to social media, just because of the huge benefits it holds.<br />
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With over a year having gone by, Turning Pages Co on Etsy, has gone through many different phases. Initially I was planning on designing my own stickers for planners, cutting those out and selling them. But as time went by, I realized I was selling something that I myself wasn't utilizing nor endorsing. Every time I sat down to design a new sheet of stickers, I wasn't excited or in love with whatever I came up with. As time went on, I started leaning more towards paper clips and bookmarks, where I've found so much joy and use, and truly feel at home when creating new merchandise.<br />
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I'm always looking for new ways to improve my shop, as well as keep customers interested.<br />
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<b>Working with someone to further extend Turning Pages Co bookmarks and start selling them to a different customer base on a different platform.</b> I was contacted by someone who was really interested in my product and was looking to share it with their customers. Things aren't anywhere near concrete, but having someone that interested in Turning Pages Co is absolutely amazing and I am beyond grateful.<br />
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<b>Laminating bookmarks not only to ensure they don't bend in the mail, but also last longer in general</b>. The downfall to this is having to mark up my prices, not by much, but I probably won't be able to provide bookmark sets for $1.00 or $1.50 anymore. However the benefits will outshine the cost increase. These benefits include that the product will last longer, won't be bent when it arrives, won't tear when you pull it out of your planner or book, and you could even write on it with a dry erase marker if you wanted to.<br />
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<b>Starting to work with Adobe Illustrator to design my own patterns and images for my bookmarks. </b>This again might raise prices just a tad bit, due to the use of ink. Again not a significant amount. But this will allow for designs to be unique, and even customized if customers are looking for a very specific color or design. I'm just learning how to work Adobe Illustrator so this change might not be until a little while into the future.<br />
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As some of you may know, Etsy allows customers to rate your shop and your products. A few concerns mentioned in my reviews stated that one of their bookmarks came in a bit bent, which is why I've considered laminating them.<br />
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I love hearing this kind of feedback from customers as well as you guys. I'm always looking to improve, so please comment down below if your thoughts on these changes and even ideas for further improvements.<br />
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Thank you!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617724310641626697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670510824969954822.post-60007561749341793632016-07-01T17:50:00.003-07:002016-07-01T17:50:59.440-07:00Turning Pages Co July Releases!!<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>It's July 1st, meaning its time for some new <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TurningPagesCo" target="_blank">Turning Pages Co</a> releases!</b></div>
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Sadly I wasn't able to release as many new items as I was hoping to, with the start of my internship as well as a four day vacation. </div>
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...I have a lot of ideas, I even have things bought, cut and ready to be made...but I just haven't found enough time to put it all together.</div>
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I did, however, finish a handful of things, which I'm showing you today. </div>
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The plan is to have two releases each month (one at the beginning and one halfway through), to spread out the new merchandise and to allow myself some creativity time.</div>
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<b>But I do have some cute things to show you all, so let's dive right into it!</b></div>
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The first four items I released are basically the same thing, but just in different designs.</div>
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This are mini magnetic bookmarks!</div>
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They are approximately 1.5 inches in height and 1 inch in width! They don't hold together a stack of papers, simply because the magnetic isn't strong enough. But they are perfect for holding your place in your planner, notebook or your current read. Each of the four sets comes with three bookmarks, and right now they are available on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TurningPagesCo" target="_blank">Turning Pages Co</a> for only $1.00 + shipping!</div>
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The next few items are these absolutely gorgeous and bright tassels! They are sold individually, and can easily spruce up your planner. They are already knotted together towards the end, so all you have to do is loop it through your spiral. </div>
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And of course I saved the cutest thing for last...also this is what took me the longest to make...is this extremely adorable penguin. It's belly is made from a pearl reflect paper, and it's cheeks, beak and feet are made with glitter scrapbook paper. It may not be winter or cold right now, but this penguin is cute all year around!</div>
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Thank you so much for stopping by and taking the time to read <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TurningPagesCo" target="_blank">Turning Pages Co</a>!</div>
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We are six months into 2016 and I have yet to write a bookish post. Can you believe it?</div>
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Turning Pages Co was originally established in 2011, as a book blog. I enjoyed reading books, and didn't really have anyone to discuss it with. I stumbled over this little thing called "blogger" <strike>(its nothing really, hardly anyone uses it).</strike> I decided to create my own, named it Turning Pages, and before I knew it, I was posting every day. </div>
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Now that I'm incorporating more of my passions, interests and personal life into this blog, its become much more than just a place to review books I've read. I still want to post book hauls, giveaways, reviews, and other exciting bookish things. But I do not want to post any bookish clutter just to fill up space, for example "Waiting on Wednesdays" or "Top Ten Tuesdays". Yes those blog posts can be fun to write, but how many do you actually read? Also aren't we all waiting for amazing books to be released?</div>
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I want Turning Pages Co to have substance, be entertaining, and interesting. I don't want to just post something, to have something posted. </div>
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<b>The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan.</b></div>
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<b>The Titan's Curse, by Rick Riordan.</b></div>
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<b>The Battle of the Labyrinth, by Rick Riordan.</b></div>
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<b>The Last Olympian, by Rick Riordan.</b></div>
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All five of these books have been out for quite some time, as well as the first two movies. They have always been something I wanted to look into more and read, but had just never made it to the top of my wish list. Rewarding myself for completing yet another quarter of school, I went ahead and purchased the entire book set in January. </div>
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So, thank you so much for stopping by and taking the time to read Turning Pages Co! Let me know in the comments what books you recently hauled, and if you've read any of the books listed above, what you think of them!</div>
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I'm releasing my first two kits of stickers, in my Etsy shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TurningPagesCo" target="_blank">Turning Pages Co</a>, today!</div>
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My goal is to release next month's stickers, midway through the current month. This will allow for plenty of time to order and ship packages, before the next month starts; especially if the stickers are designed with monthly colors in mind.</div>
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This is the first official release so I'm not releasing as many stickers as I would have liked to. Also I wish I could have designed and cut some single sheet stickers, as well as created stickers for the Erin Condren Life Planner and the Recollections planners. Next month will be filled with many more options!</div>
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The first kit is this lime/teal kit, which comes with a total of 6 sheets of stickers. It includes 9 round heart check lists (3 full & 6 half boxes), 27 tabs (9 "To Do", 9 "Little Things" & 9 "Important" tabs), 16 page flags (8 small & 8 large flags), 63 dots, 6 heart check lists and finally 5 weeks worth of daily titles!</div>
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Both sets are as of right now available at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TurningPagesCo" target="_blank">Turning Pages Co</a>!<br />
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Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by Turning Pages Co. I would love to know what you all think about these first two kits. Also if you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please feel free to leave them in the comments!<br />
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With spending almost my entire first day off inside, due to clouds and rain, I spent hours looking forward to the UPS truck driving down the street. </div>
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My rainy and gloomy day "got lit" by this little sunshine arriving at my door step! I couldn't believe it was finally here, until I sprinted to the front step, to discover a blue beauty awaiting to be opened.</div>
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The first thing you see when opening a Erin Condren Life Planner, is this beautiful bright raspberry colored tissue paper. To keep it closed and to introduce you to the goodies inside you are greeted by a "enjoy" sticker.</div>
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Flipping that open, if this is you're first purchase from Erin Condren, this is what you'll see. The first few goodies you'll see are a sticker and a post card laying on top, along with a small freebie bag of gift labels and a coupon code.</div>
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Taking those out you'll see the beautiful planner that you ordered. </div>
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I'm dying to finally get started with my Erin Condren planner!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617724310641626697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670510824969954822.post-27392837936027295002016-06-09T13:23:00.000-07:002016-06-09T13:23:47.225-07:00Last Day of Finals Week, Summer Internship & Planner UpdateI am officially a survivor of not only this week of finals, but also this year of school. If you're a student, you know just how relieving it is to turn in your last exam, and strut your little self out of there; not even considering the fact that you'll be back there in, what will seem like no time.<br />
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<i>"I'm a surviva', I'm not gon' give up, I'm not gon' stop, I'm gon' harda!"</i><br />
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Singing those lyrics is actually a lot easier <strike>said</strike> sang than done, unless you are Beyonce.<br />
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With many projects, papers, assignments, midterms and finals under my belt for this school year, I'm VERY excited to say, that I'm done. No more studying late into the night (which is what I did these last two nights), no more projects, no more note taking, and no more anxiety of passing!<br />
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With this school year over, I'm only two quarters shy of completing my Bachelors degree in Accounting, meaning I <i>would</i> be finished at the beginning of March 2017. But the university I attend offers a Masters of Accounting program, which starts at the end of March 2017...meaning I would be "finished" until March of 2018.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">"Now that school is finished, what do I plan on doing with all my free time?"</span></b><br />
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I won't actually be having too much "free time". This summer I have a full time internship at a Pacific Northwest business, so I'll be working forty hours Monday through Friday. Also I'm studying to take the GMAT exam (to get into the Masters Program) by the end of the summer, so I'll be fighting my way through some of the practice books.<br />
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I will still have a lot (at least more than usual) of free time. But I want to continue pursuing Turning Pages Co, and putting all my effort and free time towards this blog, and my shop.<br />
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Besides that, I also want to read. It feels like forever since I've had the opportunity to sit down and enjoy a good book. I am still reviewing books here on Turning Pages Co, and posting various bookish things, which is another thing I'm really looking forward to.<br />
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Any time left is going to be spent with friends and family.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">"So why THREE planners?"</span></b><br />
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I recently posted something called <a href="http://turningpagesco.blogspot.com/2016/06/craft-planner-haul.html" target="_blank">"Craft & Planner Haul"</a> where I showed you some goodies I had picked up, including three planners.<br />
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I wanted to quickly clarify the reasoning behind the mass purchasing of planners.<br />
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The first is that I attend school, I have an internship, and I'm also blogging and working on Turning Pages Co through Etsy...keeping all of that in a single planner is pretty hard to do, especially if you like putting detailed information into your planner, like I do.<br />
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Second, I wasn't initially sure what planner system I wanted to go with; there are just so many to choose from!<br />
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And finally third, I want to start producing stickers, monthly kits, and other products that are customized to each individual planner. Without the physical planner in front of me, it would be impossible to measure the various sizes of boxes, and match colors perfectly.<br />
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Now that that's cleared up, and final week is over, I'm excited to go full force ahead in both my internship as well as Turning Pages Co.<br />
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Thank you so much for stopping by today, and taking your time to read Turning Pages Co!<br />
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<i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">...and even more days of waiting and agonizing over June 1st of 2016 to finally come, it was here...</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">We woke up at dawn, we crawled to the kitchen and made ourselves a mug of coffee, we grabbed our coupon codes and our credit cards, and spent just a few more minutes waiting. Browsing the website to kill just a little bit more time; deciding if we need the magnetic bookmarks, or a new set of pens.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">But with a flash the time is here, and we can finally...finally...order our new 2016-2017 Erin Condren planners...and we feel complete...</span></i></div>
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If only that were oh so true. I mean, majority of it was, except I decided to leave out the entire part about the website freezing, the items being kicked out of the shopping cart, it taking some people over two hours to finally get their order in. Or like in my case, I had the high hope of ordering before class, but was quickly denied with technological issues.</div>
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With the Erin Condren website not working, a rough day of accounting classes, and finals being only a few days away, I thought I deserved to spoil myself a little...and that is exactly what I did.</div>
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I went to both Hobby Lobby and Michael's, as well as my local dollar tree. There were a few things that I needed to pick up, including new paperclips, envelopes and washi tape.</div>
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With the school year quickly coming to an end, a gift card in hand, and no textbooks to buy for another four months, I thought it would be fun to head into my university book store and pick up a few goodies there. The things I picked up there include these wide variety of Stabilo pens, as well as a Finito pen and a Frixion pen.</div>
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These are just too cute! I can't wait to start using them in all of my new planners and on packages for Turning Pages Co!</div>
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The second planner I purchased was the Happy Planner in the floral print. I've been eye-balling this planner for quite sometime now, but have never gotten myself to buy it. But today was the day! </div>
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Where's a peek at the inside! </div>
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I was lucky enough to actually have a 40% off coupon for this planner, so be sure to check the Michael's website before purchasing one for yourself! The coupon took around $12 off!</div>
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Here are some of the accessories I purchased. I went ahead and picked up the "I'm Too Busy" book, that's filled with grid lined pages as well as a "L" charm that I plan to hang onto my planner!<br />
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So if you've made it this far, thank you so much for stopping by Turning Pages Co and taking the time to see what I've been up to.<br />
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Please let me know if you've picked up any planner goodies! I would love to see what you think!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617724310641626697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670510824969954822.post-70603371480871700052016-06-01T15:56:00.003-07:002016-06-01T15:56:27.735-07:00Introduction & Etsy Inventory Blowout Sale"Hello, its me...<br />
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...I'm in California dreamin' bout how much I'd like to meet."<br />
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...not really, I'm actually in Washington and attempting to survive dead week and finals week. But it is me, and I'm excited to finally be back, after a really rough quarter of school.<br />
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I was originally going to update you on all kinds of things that I've been up to over the last few months, but decide against it last minute.<br />
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I'm currently hosting a <b>INVENTORY BLOWOUT SALE</b> in Turning Pages Co, on Etsy! ALL old inventory needs to go, which is why everything is either $0.50, $1.00, $1.50 or $2.00! Shipping is always flat rate at $1.50 for US shipments and $2.50 for International shipments!<br />
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This sale lasts until everything is gone, so be sure to stop by and check out what's for sale!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Why am I getting rid of all inventory? What's in store for Turning Pages Co?</span></b><br />
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Actually, I'm trying an entirely new system of maintaining inventory and deciding what I want to sell in my Etsy store and how much of it.<br />
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I really like the idea of designing and producing planner stickers, for not only the Erin Condren planner I ordered, but also stickers that can used in all planners. I also like crafting planner accessories, like paperclips, dashboards, charms and tassels.<br />
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I don't want to necessarily produce a mass amount of similar products, but instead produce a wider variety of goods. When it comes to deciding on what I should make and what I should sell, I really want to make sure they are high quality products, that I myself find extremely useful and stylish.<br />
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Besides that I also want to provide those products to Turning Pages Co costumers with the best possible customer service.<br />
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I want to produce monthly kits and host monthly giveaways, as well. I haven't really figured out how I want to do either of these, but those are bridges I'll cross when I get there.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest? FACEBOOK?</span></b><br />
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I'm also really into tweeting, and posting pictures onto Instagram. I'm still working on Pinterest, and how to use it most efficiently, but I'm also on there. <i>Links to my social media and Etsy shop are listed on the right!</i><br />
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As of right now, Turning Pages Co doesn't have a Facebook page, but it is something I have been looking into. If you have an suggestions or ideas about making a Facebook page for an Etsy shop and blog!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Turning Pages Co, the blog?</span></b><br />
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Turning Pages originally started off as a book review blog, and its going to be that and lots more!<br />
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I'm still reading and reviewing both Young Adult and Adult books on here, but just not the same way as before. I still want to have book hauls, book reviews, and fun bookish news. I just don't want to do meaningless filler posts, or "Waiting on Wednesdays" anymore.<br />
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This blog has always been my creative outlet, after being in school or working all day. I enjoy reading, but I also enjoy crafting, writing, and creating things. I like planning, and being organized. I want to include of these creative aspects of my life into this blog.<br />
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Overall, I'm excited for this rough quarter of school to be over, for summer to start and to finally be back.<br />
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I feel like I have so many things to share, but there will be plenty of time for that in upcoming posts.<br />
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I want to thank each and everyone of you for stopping by and taking the time out of your day to read Turning Pages Co.<br />
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I was actually lucky enough to get this one sent to me, and I'm already three stories into it! My True Love Gave To Me includes a total of twelve short stories (each about 25 pages long), from twelve different authors. I've never read a collection of short stories, just because I didn't really think I would enjoy it. I love details, and history, and reasoning, and all kinds of other stuff! Which I just never assumed I would be getting enough of in short stories.</div>
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The three stories I've read so far I really enjoyed. The first one I loved, and the second two were pretty good. So far, I'm surprised and have been proved completely wrong about all of my prior assumptions. I'm excited to continue reading the rest of the twelve stories, and can't wait to see what some of my favorite authors have in store!</div>
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For a very long time now, I've been facing this series...</div>
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I've purchased all of the books, and I've even purchased the spin off series as well. The series consists of six very large books.</div>
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I've been meaning to start this series for a very long time now, considering that I've owned all six books for well over two years. The series I'm talking about is...</div>
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Turning Pages is almost five years old, and I still haven't come around to The Mortal Instruments series! But looking at these huge books take up an entire shelf on my bookshelf, is extremely intimidating!</div>
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Everyone claims to love them, and they have great ratings on Goodreads. But I honestly think the commitment of six books is what's scaring me off. </div>
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I've decided with twelve more days of break, I'm going to start reading The Mortal Instruments series. I honestly don't know how big of a dent I'll be able to make into the series, but I do hope to at least get started.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617724310641626697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670510824969954822.post-29932133857535865282015-12-20T15:23:00.000-08:002015-12-20T15:23:18.957-08:00Book UnhaulIts the beginning of winter break, and my biggest goal for these next few weeks is to get everything cleaned out, organized and get rid of anything I don't need anymore. My plan is to go through my makeup, my skincare and hair products, my closet, and my bookshelf. Which means I have a lot of work ahead of me.<br />
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I decided the best place to start would be my bookshelf, and pick out books I, either don't want, won't be reading again, or just aren't interested in anymore. I didn't come up with too many books, but I did pull out 13 to sell to Half Price Books.<br />
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<b><i>The Pledge</i>, by Kimberly Derting.</b><br />
<b><i>The Essence</i>, by Kimberly Derting.</b><br />
<b><i>The Offering</i>, by Kimberly Derting.</b><br />
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As some of you may know, Kimberly Derting is one of my favorite authors. Everything I've read from her I love. Including The Pledge trilogy as well as The Body Finder series; they're both amazing, and I would recommend them to anyone. You're probably confused as to why I would be getting rid of these then. Well, I enjoyed them, but they aren't my favorite books. With only one bookshelf now, I've decided I'm not going to keep any books that aren't my absolute favorite or books I know I will never read again (which is practically the same thing).<br />
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I just don't think I plan on reading them again, even though I enjoyed them. I don't want to waste space on my bookshelf to store something I know I will never pick up. That's why they're going, hopefully to someone who will love them!<br />
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<b>The Wolves of Mercy Falls Series</b><br />
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<b><i>Shiver</i>, by Maggie Stiefvater.</b><br />
<b><i>Linger</i>, by Maggie Stiefvater.</b><br />
<b><i>Forever</i>, by Maggie Stiefvater.</b><br />
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Again, this was my favorite trilogy when I first started Turning Pages. I was into the whole "wolf" thing, and was craving stories similar to Twilight. It's been five years since then, and it just isn't what I'm into anymore. I haven't picked up these books since the first two or three times I read this trilogy, which was well over three years ago.<br />
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<b><i>Forgotten</i>, by Cat Patrick.</b><br />
<b><i>Revived</i>, by Cat Patrick.</b><br />
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One of these books was sent to me for review, I don't remember exactly which one, but one of them was. I enjoyed them, and I thought it was weird and mind boggling. I decided to pick up the second book, just because I really enjoyed the first one! But I haven't read them since, and honestly couldn't even tell you, right now off of the top of my head, what these books are about.<br />
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<b><i>The Good Neighbor</i>, by Amy Sure Nathan.</b><br />
<b><i>52 Reasons to Hate My Father</i>, by Jessica Brody.</b><br />
<b><i>Wild Cards</i>, by Simone Elkeles.</b><br />
<b><i>Pretending to Dance</i>, by Diane Chamberlain.</b><br />
<b><i>Bliss</i>, by Shay Mitchell.</b><br />
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All of these books except for 52 Reasons To Hate My Father, were sent to me for review. I don't usually re-read review books, unless they become one of my favorite books, so they're usually books I like to pass along. I don't think it's right for me to keep them; they were sent to me to be reviewed and shared. If I kept them, I would feel like I'm preventing them from pursuing their purpose. Review books I feel should be shared.<br />
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52 Reasons To Hate My Father was a book I thought would fun and easy to read, so I picked it up for only a dollar. But as time went on, more and more books need reviewing, and there are a lot of other books I want to read, before I pick up this one. So I decided that this one also needs to go, so it'll be enjoyed by someone else. Not just sit on my shelf and collect dust.<br />
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So those are the 13 books I'm getting rid of. Probably even as soon as I have this post finished and live. I really like these "book unhauls"; I think they're really fun, and I'm interested in seeing why people get rid of which books. If you've recently unhauled books leave your link down below in the comments! I would love to see what you're getting rid of!<br />
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"<span id="freeText2880814601322207295">In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city's most notorious (and dead) crime boss, life is fairly routine. It consists of going to school, taking care of her siblings and her dying grandmother, trying to avoid falling in love with the new assistant D.A.'s son, and avoiding her loser ex-boyfriend. That is until her ex is accidentally poisoned by the chocolate her family manufactures and the police think she's to blame. Suddenly, Anya finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight--at school, in the news, and most importantly, within her mafia family.</span> <a data-text-id="2880814601322207295" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12987331-all-these-things-i-ve-done#"></a>"</div>
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All These Things I've Done was a book I've been dying to read, practically since it was released. Don't ask me why I didn't get around to it until now, because I honestly wouldn't have an answer for you. All These Things I've Done takes places in a futuristic world, where chocolate and caffeine are illegal, common household items are hard to get your hands on, and everything is rationed. </div>
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The story revolves around a sixteen year old girl, who is the oldest daughter of the notorious head of the Balanchine Chocolate Company. When she was only six years old her mother was accidentally killed, and her older brother's life changed forever. A few years later, her father was also murdered, which left her elderly grandmother to take care of Anya, and her two siblings. </div>
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From there on, Anya is struggling her way through life; she's dealing with a relationship which only seems to revolve around her chocolate, she's taking care of her elderly grandmother, her little sister, and her disable older brother. Things become chaotic when her relationship ends, and the final chocolate bar she shares seems to have been poisoned. If Anya wasn't balancing enough on her plate, she now has to deal with these accusations of attempted murder, a boy who can't seem to get enough of her, and with her extended family and their chocolate business.</div>
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All These Things I've Done was truly an amazing book. I love Anya and the person she is. She started the book always quoting her father, staying hard and strong, and doing anything to keep her family safe. She ended the book the same way. She didn't let what happened to her change her. She also didn't let another teenage romance shift her character or what she truly believed in.</div>
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I really enjoyed this book, the story and it's characters. I do, however, have to say it wasn't what I was expecting. The story revolved entirely around Anya, her family's business and the consequences of working with illegal chocolate. But the story doesn't explain anything about the society that this all taking place in. We don't ever discover why chocolate was illegal, and we didn't ever find out why food and resources were rationed. We did get a few hints that the surrounding land seemed dried out, but we weren't told what happened. </div>
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In no way am I saying I didn't enjoy this book, I'm actually saying the opposite. I still really enjoyed it, just in a different way than I was expecting. All These Things I've Done is only the first book in a trilogy, and I'm excited to finally get around to reading the next two books. Fingers crossed that we learn more about the society!</div>
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Finals, for me, were officially over last night! I spent the entire night before studying for the two final exams which I would have to endure, and somehow survive the next day. The first took place around noon, and the second took place around five thirty.<br />
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I was going to attempt to put up a review last night, but after four and a half hours of testing, and multiple hours in between of studying, there was just no way that was going to happen. I was brain dead by the end of the day. To do a little celebrating though, I went out to a local pizza place that I've been wanting to try for months now; picking up two pizzas to take home and try. I also stopped at the grocery store around the corner to pick up Joshua's favorite fruit (pineapple), and finally got home to celebrate with him. <br />
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We ate, we talked about my exams, we decorated the Christmas tree, and basically spent the rest of the night watching movies on Netflix. <br />
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It was a relaxing night to an EXTREMELY stressful day!<br />
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I woke up this morning, in the middle of a nightmare. This horrible nightmare where I completely forgot to study for exams, that I didn't even know they were coming up, and where I failed each and everyone of them.....<br />
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I feel pretty good about all three of my exams. I know there are some questions or problems that I probably got wrong, but I didn't leave a single one blank, and tried my absolute best. I studied as hard and as long as I could, and that's all that truly matters. But still, that dream scared the crap out of me in the morning!<br />
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I don't exactly know when scores will be released, but I do know professors have to turn them in before the end of next week. Fingers crossed that I did good!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Plan Now:</span></b><br />
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The plan from here on out is to enjoy my time off. School starts again at the beginning of January, which means I only have two or three weeks of break. <br />
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I'm going to spend that time reading, and blogging. I'm going to celebrate the holidays with my family, friends and loved ones. I'm also going to do some serious cleaning, and organizing; my closet is crowded and crammed with clothes I don't wear.<br />
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I'm excited to spend time on myself, and just doing things I enjoy. I'm excited to give you guys some fun content, and hopefully a giveaway or two. I also want to read three to four books, just because I haven't gotten too many chances to just crack one open, and spend hours reading.<br />
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I hope you guys are just as pumped about this season as I am, and if you had final exams, I also hope you did AMAZING! I'll see you all in tomorrow's review of All These Things I've Done! Bye!<br />
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Christmas is only eleven days away and with the struggle of finals week and finishing up the term, I haven't been able to get as much shopping and wrapping done as I had hoped. I'm procrastinating a little bit, simply based on the fact that my attention is focused towards school. Once finals are finally over, I will still have about a week to do any last minute gift shopping, wrapping and decorating!<br />
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All of which are some of my favorite things to do! The best part is seeing all the gifts you put some much thought and effort into, sitting beautifully under the sparkling tree. Don't you agree?<br />
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I love watching Christmas hauls, and how people choose to wrap their gifts, and I figured maybe some of you do as well. So I decided to show you all, what I'm using and doing this year! Hopefully this will be somewhat helpful for some of you!<br />
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I usually prefer wrapping actual boxes, because they're just neater, and are easier to stack and arrange them under the tree. They have a ton of different sizes, and designs. I did buy a few designed ones last year during clearance sales, but I usually buy white ones from the dollar store.<br />
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When it comes to bags, I pick up a handful each year. I think it's more fun, especially for the kids to unwrap gifts. But sometimes things are just too big to put into boxes, or sometimes even too small. Again, I pick them up at the dollar store, usually in November, when they are just starting to display them. If you don't pick them up right away, all of the cute ones are gone.<br />
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Wrapping paper is the HOLY GRAIL for me. I love buying a ton of it, especially during after Christmas sales. You can get huge rolls for so cheap. I love the cute patterns, the glitter and anything reflective. It's absolutely crazy how many different types there are to choose from!<br />
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Again, this is something I would purchase at the dollar store, because I usually need a lot of it. It goes into the gift bags, and it goes into each one of my boxes. I think it just adds a little bit more fun when opening gifts, especially if they have glitter, like the ones I have here.<br />
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Ribbons and Bows are the frosting on the cake. I don't mind spending a bit more on either of these. One of the issues I face when purchasing cheap bows, is that they tend to continuously fall off. The ribbon, on the other hand, needs to make the perfect spiral when I run it against the scissors. I think they both just really spice up a gift, and you can get really creative with them too!<br />
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I'll probably post some pictures later of all of my wrapped gifts! But I would LOVE to see what you guys are using this year, and how you plan on wrapping your goodies! Please let me know in the comments!<br />
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As you can probably tell I went a few weeks without posting a single thing here on Turning Pages Co. There are two simple reasons for that. Those include that I was both, busy with school and just wasn't inspired to write anything. I'm still toying with the idea of what I want this blog to be. There are just so many things I want to share and talk about, and I don't want to have to hold myself back, because it "wouldn't match" my blog's "content".<br />
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Ultimately I've decided I'm going to write whatever my heart desires. If I want to write about books, I can do that. If I want to write about Christmas wrapping paper, I can do that. If I want to write about how badly my day is going, I can write about that too. I'm going to stop limiting myself, because ultimately I should be having fun running this blog.<br />
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With quite some time having gone by, and no real rhyme or reason behind what post goes up when, I've decided to come with a new "schedule". It isn't anything too serious, again due to the fact that I want to keep my blogging options open, but I did want to know when blog posts need to go up.<br />
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So as of right now, I'm blogging Monday through Friday, and taking the weekends off. I don't want to force myself to blog everyday, but I thought five days out of the week was a good number. I work with numbers all day at school, and learning how businesses run, so I figured blogging a little bit everyday, would allow my creative juices to flow a bit.<br />
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Etsy is something I've been dying to work on. Obviously I've been getting orders out on time, and completing all of those. But I really want to sit back down and design new merchandise. I'm thinking Christmas break will be the perfect time for that!<br />
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With Etsy, I'm also want to focus on taking out some old items, before I'm putting in the new. I don't want my shop to have more than a hundred items at a time. I really want to focus on having high quality and creative items, instead of worrying about quantity and getting up as much as I can.<br />
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Also I really want to rework my shipping costs and possibly have the ability provide my customers with tracking. Before I do that though, I'll have to head to the post office, and find out how much it would cost to track shipments in the US and outside of it. It's a whole process, so that'll be another thing I want to accomplish this break coming up.<br />
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School has been a bit difficult. I'm doing really well in two of my three classes, but my third class is absolutely horrendous. The teacher is new this year, she doesn't seem to care too much about her students, but more about the fact that the university is offering her money to do research. She doesn't have an organized plan when it comes to teaching, and when she's solving problems, she is ALL over the board.<br />
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It's accounting, which is obviously a class required by my Accounting major, but I'm just not loving this class. I love the content, I love the organized, laid out, and repetitiveness that comes along with accounting, but this teacher is lacking all of those things. It's just difficult to come to class, when you know it's a waste of time, and you could be spending that time learning it yourself.<br />
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The only thing that's getting me through that class, and it's final exam is the thought that Christmas is just around the corner. AND I CAN'T WAIT! The first thing I'm doing next Thursday, after all of my exams are over, is set up our Christmas tree!<br />
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Another thing I quickly wanted to mention was making videos on youtube. As of right now, I won't be doing that. I really enjoy making videos, editing them, and re-watching them. But with finals coming up, I don't think I'll have enough time. I might start vlogging and providing video content again after finals week, because I absolutely love doing so!<br />
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That pretty much wraps everything up. It's all stuff I just really wanted to get off my chest, and let you all know. I hope you guys have an amazing weekend, and I'll see you in Monday's post!<br />
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In my last post I discussed with you how finals, basically are consuming my life right now. If I'm not studying for one class, I'm studying for another. If I'm not studying for either, I'm either sleeping, eating or attempting to squish in some blogging time.<br />
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So I don't know how much reading time I'll be able to get in during these next few days. Reading usually calms me down, and brings me joy in times of stress, so I'll probably do an hour or so of reading every night, in the hopes of going to be not a complete ball of stress and anxiety.<br />
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Right now I'm in the middle of reading the first book in the Birthright Trilogy, All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin. This trilogy has been on my shelf for a while now, so that's the main reason I decided to finally give this a read, but also, I wanted to know what kind of world bans chocolate and coffee?! They must be out of their minds, do you know what that would do to everyone in Washington state, where I live?<br />
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Washingtonians would attempt to over throw the government in the matter of hours...<br />
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Besides that I'm also in the middle of enjoying My True Love Gave To Me, which is a book filled with twelve holiday stories..I figured what better time then now?<br />
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With finals, and so much going on in school, I haven't really been feeling the holiday spirit just yet. It usually comes the day right after my last final, but I was thinking some holiday cheer would help me get through this tough time. My True Love Gave To Me seems to be exactly what I was looking for. Also a lot of amazing authors have contributed to this book, so I'm excited to see what all of the stories have in store for me!<br />
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Have you read All These Things I've Done? What about My True Love Gave To Me? What did you think?<br />
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The holidays are finally upon us, lights are everywhere, Christmas trees are being set up, and tons of shopping is being done. I absolutely love the holidays, and the cozy feeling everyone has around this time of year. There is honestly no better feeling than coming in from the cold and rain, to change into festive pajamas, grab a cup of hot tea and read a good book. </div>
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It's the beginning of December and what better time to start doing all of those things?!</div>
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It's the beginning of December, and it's also the end of Autumn quarter for me. Which means papers are due, project and presentation dates are upon us, and finals week is just around the corner. Basically, I'm a ball of stress, trying to handle everything all at once, trying not to lose my mind, and trying to somewhat continue living on with my regular life....whilst studying harder than ever before.</div>
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Originally this was going to be a post, with a couple of useful studying tips, but than that quickly change. Who am I kidding? I don't know what I'm doing here. I'm just trying to get myself through the next week and half, hopefully by passing all of my classes.</div>
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So many bloggers and youtubers, have "Helpful Study Tips" but in all honesty they are pretty much the same thing. Highlight important things in the textbook..blah, make note cards, blah blah, & take a break occasionally blah blah blah.</div>
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Also I feel like giving studying tips is strange and hard to do. There are so many different courses, every class is different, and teachers provide different types of tools. You can't honestly give "Helpful Studying Tips", without them being completely generic.</div>
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If you want to know what I do to prepare myself for finals week, its pretty easy. I skim the chapters from the textbook (if the class has a textbook), I go over my class notes and from those create note cards (only if the exam will be conceptual), and I also work practice problems (if the class is mathematical). </div>
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If I'm really lucky, professors will even layout the exam for us, provide a study guide to follow, or even hand out practice exams. Most professiors will also have a review session during the last class before finals, but some also don't.</div>
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My two tips for studying for finals, is to take advantage of everything, and to continue pushing through, no matter how hard things seem. Go to office hours, attend study sessions, meet with a few classmates and go over the material. Take advantage of all of those resources, they are incredibly helpful!</div>
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We all know how difficult and stressful finals week can be, but just keep pushing through, it's only a few days. Take a few deep breaths, and organize yourself. Layout everything out, and find a starting point. Continue pushing through, and don't lose that drive. If you need coffee or a redbull to help you get through, do it.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Life And Death, by Stephanie Meyer</span></b></div>
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It's been ten years since the first book in the Twilight Saga, Twilight, released...I honestly can't wrap my head around it. Ten years ago, I was in my last year of elementary school, as a fifth grader. Now I'm twenty one years old, and in the third year of university.<br />
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Boy, does time fly by!<br />
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With the ten year anniversary, I'm sure many of you, just like myself, assumed she would finally release Midnight Sun. If you don't know what that is, it's another installment in Stephanie Meyer's series which she wrote not too long after Breaking Dawn. But during the writing and editing process, the book was somehow leaked, before it was fully completed, and Meyer decided she didn't want to continue working on it.<br />
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All of us hardcore Twilight fans were absolutely crushed, but being somewhat of a writer myself (with this blog and the many essays I've written throughout my education), I know how disappointing it is to have something like that happen; especially if that person was really close to you.<br />
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The ten year mark finally rolled around, and we were all greeted by a mediocre ten year anniversary edition of Twilight. No one was excited, and no was looking forward to it. Everyone had their first, worn out, and over loved copy of Twilight, that didn't need replacing.<br />
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But Meyer always has a few tricks up her sleeve and she definitely shocked her fans, when the back half of the ten year anniversary edition, had a second story. The second story, as you can tell by the title of this post, is Life and Death, and it's a retelling of Twilight, with all of the characters' genders swapped.<br />
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When I heard this, I was most excited to see how Beau would act. Bella is socially awkward, has no hand eye coordination, and in all honesty seems depressed or sad somehow, most of the time. I wanted to see if Meyer would give Beau these same qualities, or follow the "guide to being a strong male" and change him.<br />
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Of course I was also dying of anticipation of what Edith and Jules would be like, and if they carried any resemblance to Edward and Jacob. In some ways they did. Edith more so than Jules.<br />
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The rest of the characters all pretty much stayed the same besides their gender, which I also really liked. I found myself having a hard time keeping all of the names straight, remembering who was who relative to Twilight, so I was glad their personalities didn't change.<br />
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The story line pretty much follows Twilight, with a few altercations due to the gender swapping, and a few minor details. The ending wasn't what I expected at all, but I'm not going to discuss that, since I want you all to be able to experience for yourselves.<br />
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So did I enjoy Life and Death? Yes.<br />
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I think what brought me the most excitement was the memories it resurfaced for me. The first time I picked up the series, the love I had for Jacob, the confusion I had towards Bella's depression, the experiences I had with friends when I went to see the movies in theater, it gave me all of that. It allowed me to relive all of those memories, and even create new ones.<br />
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I also enjoyed the story for what it was worth. Now that I'm twenty one years old, I did find the relationship between Beau and Edith a bit forced, but overall I enjoyed it.<br />
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There were some things I, however, wasn't too fond of. The biggest factor being that we didn't get too hear much from Jules. The love triangle, that basically takes over the entire Twilight Saga, isn't present in this one. We also don't get to experience Jules turning into a wolf, or being part of the pack.<br />
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I found this pretty disappointing, mostly because I was always a Team Jacob kind of chick, and couldn't believe that Jules didn't play this kind of role in Life and Death.<br />
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Overall, I liked the book and was happy to have the opportunity to read it. It was a great experience just reminisce about my childhood and something I truly loved.<br />
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Have you gotten the chance to read Life and Death? Do you plan to?<br />
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"Lara Jean didn’t expect to really fall for Peter.</div>
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She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren’t. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever.</div>
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When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean’s feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?"</div>
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After indulging and practically gulping down To All The Boys I've Loved Before, I couldn't resist and had to add the second book, P.S. I Still Love You to my birthday wish list!</div>
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On my birthday I was lucky enough to receive my very own copy, and couldn't contain my excitement!! If you haven't read any of Jenny Han's books, you NEED to! They are absolutely amazing and I recommend starting with these two.</div>
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If you don't know what the first book in this duology is all about, you can go ahead and check out <a href="http://www.turningpagesco.blogspot.com/2015/11/to-all-boys-ive-loved-before-review.html">my review of To All The Boys I've Loved Before.</a></div>
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I've never had a sister, so I couldn't get enough of Lara Jean, with her younger and older sisters. They were so close, and had this bond that is indescribable. They always cared so much for one another, and placed the other before themselves. Besides that I also really like their father, he wasn't the usual dad. He didn't judge his daughters, he let them do whatever they want in life, and completely supported them doing it. He wasn't mad or upset when Lara found herself in a bit of trouble, but instead wanted her to feel comfortab;e enough to talk to him about it. He wanted to be a part of their lives, but still gave them enough space to truly discover who they are and what they want to be. </div>
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Lara Jean had no idea that she would create these real feelings towards Peter, while "pretending" to date him, and she doesn't know what to do with them. Things don't become any easier for Lara when one moment Peter is giving her all of his attention and time, and then other moments he is back with his ex-girlfriend, hanging out and talking. </div>
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P.S. I Love You, had a lot to live up to, and it meet every one of my expectations. I got more of Peter and Lara's special relationship, I finally learned why Peter and his ex-girlfriend broke up, and Margo's true reason for breaking up with Joshua in the first book!</div>
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I couldn't have picked a better book to end my summer reading with, and am hoping for a third installment! Have you picked up this duology yet?</div>
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