Back into Blogging!

Hey y’all!

Long time no see! I’ve obviously been off the blogging scene a while (aka since January), because sometimes life gets the best of us, and life has been crazy - grad apps, interviews, jobs, etc - but now it’s summer and I think I’m gonna get back into this whole blogging thing! I’ve also been following a bunch of people on Instagram and it has inspired me to incorporate Instagram into my regular blogging routine!

Here are a few of my new, less strict blogging goals:

1. A few Instagram reviews per week, which will be followed up more in depth by summary reviews on the blog.

2. Project Make-A-Dent: currently my goal is five empties a month, and I have several products in rotation each month that I’m going to try to at least make a dent or hit pan on. 

3. Life posts! What I’m reading, cooking, enjoying, etc.

This post is short, but you’ll be seeing more of me on Instagram, Twitter, and this blog soon!

Love y’all,

Julia :)

The Future, or What to Expect When You're Expecting New Posts!

Dear lovely readers,

I’ll be starting my actual make-up focused posts tomorrow, but in the meantime I thought I’d type up a quick post about what you can expect from this blog!

The current plan is that I will post at minimum 3 times a week. While I would absolutely love to post something (or multiple somethings) every single day, the truth is that my schedule is extremely busy. I’m a full-time student taking graduate level coursework while also filling out graduate applications to other institutions, and I also have at least 3 part time jobs at any given time. Next week, I’m starting a new part-time job, one of the 3, which will be at least 20 hours a week and I’m not sure yet exactly how busy I’ll be with that. I say all this to let you know why I probably won’t always post every single day, although I would really like to.

However, I GUARANTEE that I will post at minimum 3 times a week. That’s 3 posts on different days (so you won’t just get nothing for 6 days and then 3 posts at once) at the very least, and I hope to post even more than that!  So don’t let that previous paragraph scare you; you will be seeing multiple posts a week from this blog to keep you entertained, guaranteed.

Keep reading to see the assortment of topics I’ll be pulling from for these 3+ posts each week!

Welcome to the Blog: An Introductory Post :)

Dear new readers,

Welcome to 2015 and to my brand new blog, A Grad’s Guide to Glam. I’m starting out this fabulous new year by creating something I’ve been wanting to make for a while - a make-up and lifestyle blog! The last time I put anything out on the internet in blog form was two years ago, and I’ve definitely missed it. Blogging is such a cathartic way to deal with the everyday stressors of life, and I’ve always enjoyed writing. In the last year, I’ve also picked up a new passion and hobby - make-up! I decided to combine both blogging and having fun with make-up into the blog you’ve somehow managed to find today!

Hi! This is me today, the first day of January! Natural lighting inside the bedroom at my parent’s house - it’s super hazy outside because we’re having horrible, horrible winter weather which means being stuck inside all day.  

Keep reading to find out a little bit about why I started this blog, and why it’s called A Grad’s Guide to Glam!