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Goodbye 2015; Hello 2016

in , , , , , , , , by RoyallyPink, 11:19 AM
We're hours away from the new year and I'm feeling a little indifferent. I don't feel nostalgic in any shape or form , which is weird because New Years Eve always brings out the nostalgia. Maybe it's because I've been caught up in work or because I am very happy to see 2015 go.

This was a difficult year, in a few different ways. It was the first full year I was out of college and I felt the post grad crisis hard. I was confused, anxious, nervous, worrisome, and not happy in many ways. I was struggling with a lot of things and didn't know which way was up.

It wasn't until a few months ago that I finally felt calm. I didn't feel like I was crazy nor did I feel like I didn't have my shit together. My anxiety calmed down, I calmed down, work was good, my social life was good...everything finally felt like it was falling into place.



I'm looking forward to the new year in a way that I hope will be a little calmer than 2015. I need some stability and I hope 2016 will be even better in that sense.

I classified 2014 as the best year of my life, and in so many ways it was. 2015 was less than perfect, and I hope we can go back to basics in an even number.

In 2016, I hope that I can achieve what I've been wanting to achieve in work, in the blog, in my personal life. I want to start writing more, both freelance and creatively. I want to put more time and effort into my blog and into my own social media.

I want to save money instead of spending it. I want to travel a lot more, and go out and see the world. I finally have the desire to have more of a social life and make plans with my friends and go out and actually do things!

There are so many things that I want to do and I think 2016 may be the year that I do it.

 Happy New Year everyone!!

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101 in 1001

in , , , , , , , , , by RoyallyPink, 7:30 AM
This bad boy has been on my to-do list for a solid 6 months and I finally got around to finishing it. Honestly, thinking of 101 things I want to do is really difficult. I had a few things that I knew were going on the list, around 50 things that came easily, but the other 51....not so easy.

I looked at other 101 lists because if you didn't know, this is a huge deal in the blogger world. Mackenzie Horan of Design Darling started this idea a few years ago and it has taken over the internet. 

When I graduated college, I knew I wanted to make one of these lists to keep a set of goals for the first few post graduate years. With the new year just a few days in, I knew I wanted to post it ASAP. 

Having a list of tangible goals makes me feel calmer somehow. It's something to work toward, something to aim for...it makes me feel a lot better.

You all know I've had a real difficult time these past months, leaving college and entering the real world so I feel like this list is really going to help me get out of my comfort zone and do some things I've always wanted to do.

I finished it over the weekend but started it in October so some of these have already happened but I'm SO excited to post it and share it with all of you!

I hope this list inspires you to make your own list, something to set your sights on and go get! In 2015, get out of your comfort zone and do something you've always wanted to do...no matter how small or big it is!

End date: October 4th, 2017


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1. Come up with 101 things and inspire someone else to do the same

Fun/Daring
2. Go to a gun range
3. Get a tattoo
4. Get a drastic haircut + hair color 

Travel
5. Visit Boston
6. Visit OCMD
7. Visit  London + Paris + Italy
8. Visit Washington DC
9. Take a road trip to Charlotte 
10. Go on a spontaneous day or weekend adventure to a random city/state
11. Take a fun girls weekend trip
12. Take a trip with a boyfriend(if I ever have one!) 
13. Go to the airport with no plans and get on the next flight that leaves

Activities
14. See a NFL game (October 26th, 2014)
15. See Billy Joel at MSG
16. Visit Lilly Pulitzer on Madison Ave
17. Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
18. Visit the 9/11 Memorial Museum 
19. Attend NYC Fashion Week
20. Go golfing on a real golf course
21. Attend at least 3 concerts
22. Go to a spa
23. Go apple and pumpkin picking
24. See at least 3 Broadway shows
25. Conquer SoulCycle again
26. Get my hair blown out at Drybar
27. Attend a Barre Class
28. Visit three museums
29. Take a stay cation in a Manhattan hotel 
30. Successfully make a Pinterest recipe (Chicken Alfredo Bake; Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Cups) 
31. Go to the Birchbox SOHO store
32. Visit Laudree in NYC
33. Spend the day in Central Park
34. Read at least 5 classic books
35. Watch at least 10 classic films I’ve never seen
36. Successfully cook a classic, Italian Sunday dinner
37. Go to at least 5 classic, famous NYC restaurants 
38. See a movie at a drive in
39. Start a new holiday tradition
40. Go skinny dipping
41. Print photos and create a college scrapbook
42. Go to a psychic 
43. Create an actual, real inspiration board
44. Go to a vineyard + wine tour

Professional
45. Get a full time job
46. Work at a magazine
47. Start (and finish) writing my book
48. Create a new blog post series and stick to it
49. Buy a domain for Royally Pink
50. Work with a major brand on Royally Pink
51. Improve + strengthen my writing
52. Take a blogging + writing class
53. Build a better “brand”
54. Be featured in a magazine + newspaper + online article
55. Freelance social media for local businesses 
56. Host an event with a brand
57. Get started on my business idea
58. Write freelance articles for magazine or online publication
59. Bring Royally Pink up to over 1,000 views a day
60. Buy + learn to use a professional camera
61. Publish an e-book
62. Open an Etsy shop
63. Start a VLog Channel
64. Go on more informational interviews 
65. Attend at least 5 conferences + networking events 

Personal
66. Save over $2,000
67. Create a budget plan and stick to it!
68. Find a beauty/skincare routine that I’m in love with 
69. Move to my own apartment
70. Read a new book once a month
71. Do a 30 day challenge
72. Do a digital detox(one day or one weekend without technology)
73. Start a new hobby (sewing, painting, calligraphy…something)
74. For every time I say no, say yes to something else
75. Send at least 10 nice, handwritten cards just because
76. Reconnect with an old friend
77. Go to Church every Sunday for at least a month
78. Clean out my closet/drawers/under bed + get rid of clutter
79. Create an address + contact book (in an actual book)
80. Mail out Christmas cards
81. Write a list of 101 things I have ALREADY done

Fitness/Health
82. Get my anxiety figured out
83. Reign in my emotions/stop overthinking every moment of your life
84. Go to the doctor’s to check up on food allergies
85. Lose minimum 20 pounds
86. Successfully complete a juice cleanse 
87. Stay away from carbs for a whole month
88. Start regularly working out/doing yoga
89. Wake up at 6:30am everyday for 2 weeks
90. Try a new food once a month
91. Work out 4+ times a week
92. Join a gym (get away from that little elliptical in your living room)
93. Don’t eat take out food for two weeks

Purchases (this is going to be so hypocritical but it’s fine)
94. Buy a nice, expensive handbag
95. Invest in a good, quality pair of heels
96. Buy a new computer
97. Buy one very luxury, expensive beauty product
98. Buy a new car
99. Pay off my credit cards
100. Go one month without shopping

101. For every item completed on the list, put $10 in a savings account

What do you guys think? Is it possible? Have you done any of these before? I'm super excited to get started and cross some stuff off this hefty list!
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2015 Goals Personal + Blog

in , , , , by RoyallyPink, 7:30 AM
I'm sure most of you are really sick of seeing these resolution posts but I really wanted to post mine because I felt like I needed too, for myself.

2014 was the most amazing year that my expectations for 2015 are less than stellar. I think my hopes for 2015 are low because there's nothing on the horizon for me...for once, the year is completely unwritten, as is the rest of my entire life. Nothing is set in stone, nothing is guaranteed. It comes back to the entire unexpectedness that is the post graduate life.

For years, January would roll around and I knew I'd go back to school in a few days or weeks, and then the rest of the school year would roll around. I'd go to my new classes, take midterms, go to sorority formal, and end the year with finals.

Now, it's totally different. I don't know what's coming and that is so scary. I haven't been able to embrace that aspect of post graduate and I still feel like I'm floating in the middle of the ocean with no life saver around...dramatic I know but it's how I feel.

2015, I'm going to do my best to embrace it all and be a better version of myself. I've dealt so much with anxiety (possible post on that eventually) and trying to find my own happiness this year. I don't want to depend on anyone else to make me happy or calm my anxiety...I want to be happy on my own. That is probably my biggest resolution...to stop worrying about everything, calm down, and be happy.



I also wanted to include the resolutions for my blog so let's get into it.

Personal

1. Stop overthinking
2. Try to find my own happiness
3. Be confident and enjoy myself more...be present in the moment
4. Save money and stop spending it on frivolous items
5. Write more freelance and contributor articles—write more OUTSIDE of the blog 
6. Be a better friend/daughter/sister
7. Go out with my friends more, put myself out there, stop saying NO

(These are definitely not concentrate things that I want to accomplish or change...just mental and emotional things I need to learn to control. I have a special post coming later in the week that I've been building for a while that I'm super happy and pleased with that are ACTUAL goals)

Blog Resolutions:

1. New Blog Design (already completed!)
2. Work with a major brand
3. Create more partnerships through brand affiliates and sidebar sponsors
4. Create an email newsletter (something you guys would be interested in?)
5. Host sponsorships for other bloggers
6. Hit 1,000 followers + viewership (daily)
7. Create a new weekly + monthly blog series 

My words of 2015 are CALM, CONFIDENT, HAPPY. 

Let's see if I could stick to everything.

What are your goals or resolutions for 2015? 


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2013 Recap

in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , by RoyallyPink, 7:30 AM
I'm one of the few people who loathe New Years Eve. I'm not ashamed to say it, I actually hate this holiday. I don't know what it is but I just do not like it, I can't put my finger on it. 

Even though I don't like New Years Eve, I do like the idea of starting over and allowing yourself another 365 days to do something you've never done before. I don't, however, like the idea of waiting till January 1st to do something. If you want to change something, the best time to do it is right now. No excuses.

When it comes to the end of the year I enjoy reflecting on the previous 364 days and seeing how far I've come. 

I think it's safe to say that 2013 was one of the best years of my life. It was difficult at times but it was a big learning year for me, a big adjustment year and a fun year at best.

In my post almost a year to the day, I looked ahead and decided what my goals for 2013 would be. A lot of them were not completed, like getting a tattoo or handling my finances better. Some were definitely achieved like meeting new people and stepping out of my comfort zone.




2013 was ultimately a year of lessons for me:

- You  can't do everything alone and asking for help does mean you're a failure.

- Secrets will not always be secrets but it's okay to try, if it feels right.

- It's okay to be a little selfish sometimes. If you don't look out for yourself, who else will?

- Your plans will not always be executed the way you intended but roll with the punches and all will be okay.
- Saying no to something does not mean you are weak, it means you are strong enough to realize what you can and cannot handle

- I'll figure things out, I always do.

There were some highlights of 2013 that truly made this one of the best years yet:

1. Turning 21 years old--is that shallow of me to say? It was such a relief when I got my new license in the mail and didn't have a worry in the world, anymore.

2. Interning at Levo League--my favorite website and a summer internship in Manhattan? What more could've I asked for! It was an amazing experience where I learned more than I ever thought possible.

3. Vice President--being Vice President of my sorority was the greatest thing to happen me in college. It taught me what kind of person I am, what kind of leader I am and showed me how much of a control freak really is. It taught me that you can't do everything alone and if you do your best, you did a good job. Being VP was a wonderful gift and something that made 2013 crazy, exciting and incredibly stressful; I wouldn't change it for a thing. 

4. Senior Year--becoming a senior is what I feared most in 2013. I never wanted it to come and I never want it to end. 

5. Being published in USA Today--I don't know if I ever posted it on here but in July I was published on USA Today College. This was the first time I was published on a large platform and it was truly an eye opening moment. It definitely was a highlight of this year and a journalism milestone for me.

There were so many other things that happened to me in 2013 like interning at CollegeLifestyles, dealing with my anxiety better, a bunch of fun social events and of course, another fabulous year of blogging.

What were your 2013 highlights? What are you hoping for in 2014?


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