Break = Break

Its finally winter break… I cannot being to tell you how excited I am to just HIBERNATE for these next four weeks: catch up on some long over due sleep, Netflix, maybe read a book, gym.gym.gym and spend time with the pup - I feel like I've barely paid any attention to him (thanks mom and dad for dealing with his spastic ways). I’ve never been so exited to just do absolutely nothing but lay in...

Where Do I Even Begin?

justifiablyblonde.blogspot.com Honestly, I don't even know how to remotely approach the crazy ride that I took a front seat on for my first semester of law school. There were so many twists and turns, successes, failures and lessons learned that will definitely shape my approach to tackling the spring semester. Over these next 4 weeks, I plan to dump it all on you so be ready because there's a...

Midterm Explosion

justifiablyblonde.blogspot.com I honestly don't even know where to begin. My intention was to keep up with blogging as I tackled the first semester of my 1L year but it quickly proved that I barely have time to remember if I ate breakfast or not. But I just finished midterms last week and I think there are a lot of lessons learned that should be shared and some great insights that I can give. We...

Catching Up... Literately.

justifiablyblonde.blogspot.com The original plan was to blog after my first day of classes and then first week... well the first day went by in the blink of an eye and before I knew it Monday of week 2 was starting so instead I'm putting it all in one simple post. Be prepared to answer the question of "so how is your first day / week going" about 100+ times. But my answer changes as much as my...

Tips for Starting Your 1L year - The 1L & 2L Perspective.

I'm really excited about this post because it has been in the making for some time now. It's the first, and definitely not the last, collaborative piece on Justifiably Blonde. It was such a pleasure to work with Nikki and together I believe we have really hit the nail on the head with some great tips for the beginning of your 1L year. So here is a little about my co-author for today's post.. This...

The Orientation Break Down

So first and foremost, I apologize for being completely MIA for what seems like the last couple of weeks. A ton has been going on from completely Orange Edge to diving right on into Orientation. I know some bloggers like to break up Orientation and do a post for each day but when I started doing that it turned out to be a waste of a post because a lot of what occurred during orientation was informational...

Orange Edge - Worth it or not?

When I finially made the decision to go to Syracuse University for law school I had a freak out moment: How was I going to get back into the swing of school when I've been working for the majority of the year I have had off? Am I going to take notes properly? Read actively? How in the world am I going to do with cold cut calling? I was used to my 8-4, Monday thru Friday schedule with...

The Photo ID Fail

Today I had the WONDERFUL task of completing one of the final items on my entering student checklist form. Let me tell you this was less than fun to do. First of all.... I'm really not sure my school would leave it up to me to take my own ID photo because lets be real.... I took about 100+ photos and hated EVERY.   SINGLE.   ONE. Here's the second crap part about this little...

22 & Still Excited About School Supplies

Yep I'll admit it I'm a 22 year old, soon to be 23, young adult who still gets excited about school supply shopping. I mean really who doesn't get excited about stuff like new pens and not just any new pens but the ONLY pen that makes your writing not look like you were in a rush or just plain chicken scratch. But let me take a second and share a little bit of my anxiety with you about this years...

Beyond Justifiably Blonde

I created Justifiably Blonde as a way for me to share my entire experience when it comes to law school. When I began this chapter, I would search for answers to things I was needing some advice on, help with, etc. and there were few places to turn to. It was after that moment that I just started to write everything down in a notebook as a way to recap on what I did to get to XYZ and as...

Crossing Off Some Recommended Books

It's definitely been a hot second since I have posted last. The last week or so was absolutely crazy due to my parents surprise 30th anniversary party that my sister and I hosted.. it went very well though so it was COMPLETELY worth all the stress && was a really great way to say thank you to my family & friends for all of their support.  But enough with that, if...

The Laptop Dilemma

My apologies for not posting in a hot second... I've been pretty busy with getting my room re-done, reading & getting the most out of these last couple of weeks as I can. I knew that by the time it came time for me to go back to school I was going to need a new laptop. My school actually prefers if you have a laptop that isn't older than two years old so I also knew from the school requirements...