graduation – Karissa Talks Beauty

Hi there everyone! I know that I’ve been gone for a while, and I’m so sad about that!

I started this blog, and I had a great plan. I was going to post 2-3 times a week, I had an editorial calendar and a vision in front of me.

Then I graduated, and the strangest thing happened to me. Instead of having this great drive to constantly work and improve upon this amazing new blog, I began to feel as though I had no energy to do anything.

This feeling of lethargy didn’t just stay with my blog: it touched every part of my life. I had no desire to do anything. I didn’t want to get out of bed, I didn’t want to try to find a job, I didn’t want to even go outside on a walk. I was constantly feeling stress about everything in my life, big or small.

So why? Where did all of the excitement from graduation go? Where was all of that spunk I had for so long?

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How To: Decorate Your Mortarboard (Grad Cap!)

May 16, 2018December 5, 2018 Karissa

If you’ve been following my blog, you would probably have seen that I graduated and shared my experience last week!

One thing that I wish I had before graduating was a guide on how to make my cap look amazing! I asked a lot of questions that couldn’t really be answered by anyone around me, which is why I thought this would be a really helpful post to have. Even if you’re not in love with my cap, the steps and advice are all things I learned on my wild journey of making it!

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First: find your inspiration. Pinterest is an amazing tool to utilize when it comes to finding a cute cap! If you search grad caps you’ll see tons of pictures with all sorts of styles. I’d suggest doing this a month in advance to give yourself plenty of time to plan decorations. The pictures below ended up being the inspiration for my cap!

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Graduation Day

May 12, 2018December 5, 2018 Karissa

Well everyone, it’s official. I graduated! Last Friday I said goodbye to my school and have now moved on to bigger and better things, like moving and trying to find a job (good luck on that one).

I wanted to share how my big day went with you all, since I had such an amazing time!

What’s on my gown?

As you can see, I’m wearing two separate cords as well as a stole. The solid purple cord is for students who graduate Cum Laude, or with a 3.60 GPA or higher. The silver and purple cord is from the honorary I’m in, Student Ambassadors, which is basically a fancy name for campus tour guides. Finally, I purchased my stole as a way to show pride for my sorority, one that I love and will miss greatly!

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