Spending Guilt
I have never heard anyone else talk about experiencing this, at least not to the extent that I do. I am Serena, and I am whatever the opposite of a shopaholic is. I don’t even know what the actual word is. But this blog is for me to attempt to share my experiences and inner …
What I Wish I Could Tell the April 2018 Version of Me…
It’s about as official as it can be, next fall I will start my senior year of undergrad. I keep saying undergrad as if I have plans to get a MBA, and I don’t no have plans but that do not begin in the fall of 2022. I have also accepted to a be an …
FOMO… On Nothing at All
Sometimes, I write posts that were planned months ahead of time. Other times I just kind of making it up as I go along. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about fear of missing out or FOMO. Clearly, life is weird right now and it’s easy to feel like things are just happening around you. …
Thoughts, Feelings, and Reflections; Looking Back and Looking Forward
By the time you are reading this, I will be on a plane heading back to school. It’s weird to write that. It’s weird to think about that. Three days after this is posted, I will be moving into campus for the second half of my junior year. This past semester went really well, academically. …
Gift Ideas for Guitarists
Are you looking for a last-minute gift idea for a guitarist? Have read seemingly every list on the internet trying to come up with something, anything to gift them? Well, look no further, because is a list of gift ideas for guitarists by a guitarist! (And heck most of them are even pretty budget-friendly) I …
The Last Week of the Semester; Thoughts, Feelings, Reflections
Somehow, someway, we made it to the last week of the semester. By the time you are reading this, I will be on reading period. My university gives us the Thursday and Friday before finals “off” to study and work on projects. Meaning, I will be knee-deep in essays, projects, jury videos, and studying for …
Vote!: Thoughts, Feelings, and Reflections Heading into the Election
I am writing this Monday November 2nd 2020. It will not be posted until Friday November 6 2020. A lot is going to happen between now and then. In my life and the course of the country. This was my first time voting in a presidential election. Not my first time voting though, I already …
My Top Halloween Movies- 2020
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love dressing up, I love creepy, spooky things and I love October as a whole. That’s before mentioning candy and memories of getting to stay up late trick-or-treating. My plans this year look about the same as in years past, staying in and watching movies in a …
We’ve Made It Half-Way; Thoughts, Feelings, and Reflections on the Semester this Far
I think it’s about mid-way through the semester. Although, no one really knows without fall break to schedule and plan around. Mid-terms grades are due the 21, I took one mid-term two weeks ago, another isn’t until next Tuesday. Please send help. Our fall break was taken away when we all thought we would attending …
5 Years and a Few Guitars Later: A Reflection
5 years ago, September l I started playing guitar. (This also means that the 5 year anniversary of me breaking a guitar is coming up on October l, but that’s a different story) It is weird to think that I have been doing anything, on a nearly daily basis for 5 years. I mean obviously, …
College – Tips, Tricks, and Advice
I am currently a junior in college, in a way does that statement seem accurate. But that’s what it says on all of my forms, so I guess there must be some truth behind it. Three years ago, when I was going into my freshman year; I read a lot of blog posts and articles …