For the past few months without fail, once the clock hits 11:30 pm and I’m in the state before sleep where all existential crisis come to a head (you know the state where you question every choice you’ve ever made that’s led you to this moment), I think about college. More specifically, I think about … Continue reading Thinking of the Future: College Applications and Questioning Myself
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How to Stay Sane while Learning from Home During COVID-19!!
In the past week since I’ve posted here on the blog, life has shifted rapidly for all of us as Coronavirus has placed us on social distancing here in the US and shut down some of your countries. This reduced the majority of us who are students to online schooling from home. I’ve been eLearning … Continue reading How to Stay Sane while Learning from Home During COVID-19!!
Be Accepted: How to do the College Process Right as a High Schooler
A couple weeks ago, I started my junior year of high school. Exciting, right? Well, junior year means seeing my friends every day again, but it also means harder classes, more homework, practicing for and taking the SAT. All of this is getting me prepared for one thing: the college application process. Although I’m not … Continue reading Be Accepted: How to do the College Process Right as a High Schooler
the #1 way to connect with your instagram followers in 2019
A lot of what we see on Instagram is all about the numbers. Who has more followers? More likes? More comments? However, lately I've been seeing a shift in the way people go about running their page. There's a new, widespread intimacy to Instagram that wasn't there even a year ago. Engagement is still key, … Continue reading the #1 way to connect with your instagram followers in 2019
i was rejected from art school… here’s what i learned
Last week I received an email that I had been patiently impatiently waiting for since November. It was an email that very nearly altered my future and consequently, the rest of my life. Towards the end of the supposed receiving date, I was refreshing my email every second, ready for the news to arrive. It … Continue reading i was rejected from art school… here’s what i learned
life update // getting back on track
RETROGRADE Before I address anything else that's been going on in my life, I want to talk about the most exciting thing that's happened to me recently... I'M PUBLISHED!! IN A MAGAZINE!! If you follow my Instagram (@absolutelyolivia) you may have seen me posting frantic stories in January about my fear of failure in reference … Continue reading life update // getting back on track
Creative Direction 101: Editing!
One of my dreams in life is to one day be a creative director on big-name, high fashion, editorial photo shoots. To give direction over everything from styling to set design is so enticing to me and would be nothing short of a dream come true. You know how people say “if you love your … Continue reading Creative Direction 101: Editing!
letting go of a passion
As you may or may not know, a large amount of my time between the ages of 7 and 14 (I'm 15 now) were spent playing and thinking about playing tennis. I started playing when my best friend at the time invited me to start doing group lessons with her and her sister, which led … Continue reading letting go of a passion
Creative Direction 101: Styling
One of my dreams in life is to one day be a creative director on big-name, high fashion, editorial photo shoots. To give direction over everything from styling to set design is so enticing to me and would be nothing short of a dream come true. You know how people say “if you love your … Continue reading Creative Direction 101: Styling
Creative Direction 101: Planning
One of my dreams in life is to one day be a creative director on big-name, high fashion, editorial photo shoots. To give direction over everything from styling to set design is so enticing to me and would be nothing short of a dream come true. You know how people say "if you love your … Continue reading Creative Direction 101: Planning
