back to school stuff

my favorite time of year since i was little - back to school shopping! and since i am about to be a poor graduate student, i have picked up a few items for the upcoming year.

1. don't judge but i bought this blazer because i thought it would make me look smart. i love the color, it's thick enough to wear in the fall with sweaters, and the inside print is just so beautiful.

 h&m

2. saw someone on tumblr post this amazing bag with their initials on it so i went ahead and ordered one (for myself, my mom and my sister). i've been using it all summer to lug around my summer reading, water bottle, lunch and a few other books because i just couldn't wait to use it. it's amazing.

 ll bean

3. i originally bought this dress for my bday and then decided to wear the skirt version i also bought instead. i can't wait for some fancy event up at school where i can wear this dress with some nice heels.

romwe

4. i.love.moleskin. PERIOD. so i bought this 18 month, soft shell, large daily planner to help me get my life together while i'm away. i love it.

 moleskin

i think i'm ready for school...maybe?

and just for fun here's a gif i made on my phone of that fantastic universe print dress i bought:

nerd alert

school is making me into a straight up nerd and i haven't even stepped on campus. i walk around reading books about teaching, assign myself summer reading, write a lot more and genuinely take interest in talking to people about their school experiences. no joke.

but if you follow me on instagram or twitter, you already know all of this. 

summer reading that was assigned to me by school - "who's teaching your children?" 

and summer reading that i assigned myself - "pedagogy of the oppressed."

i've also been compiling some awesome resources, articles and quotes on my tumblr blog. this is serious, people.

serious nerd alert.

give it away, give it away, give it away NOW!

if you follow me on twitter, you probably know that i spent some time cleaning out my closet late last night and most of the day today. 

if i had a magic wand that could go through everything and pick out the stuff i don't wear often or doesn't fit me anymore, i would have used it in a heartbeat. 

part of my problem is that i'm in the middle of creating categories of clothes:

1. things i am going to wear this summer - including work clothes since i'll be working until i leave for school.

2. winter clothes that i will wear while i'm away so i can pack them now. btw - sweaters are the WORST to pack! so bulky and stupid. i need one of those vacuum systems.

3. winter clothes that i "don't need" while i'm away. this includes all of my work pants - i barely wear pants anyway so why take them to school? i plan on wearing jeggings and leggings my year away.

4. stuff i need to get rid of - aka sell/donate/pass along to other folks. 

that's a lot of categorizing.

now, if i can just find my camera to take pics of the things i won't be wearing anymore:

how would you categorize your stuff if you were going away for a year?