Resolutions and Goals for 2021

Although things don't magically change between December 31st and January 1st, the start of a new year always reinvigorates my hope that the coming year will be greater than the previous!

How to Learn After College * Comparing Ways for Learning After College in 2020

 How to Learn After College - Comparing Ways for Learning After College in 2020

 

 

Today I'm sharing ideas for how to continue learning after college. I know that it can be an adjustment once you leave college and you're kind of "done" with school because school has been all you've known for the majority of your life. It can be a really tough switch to go from learning academically every day to learning in a different way. You will be learning things at your job but it probably won't be in an academic sense. I know for myself, I still want to continue expanding my knowledge, learning about different subjects, different skills, and to just keep my mind active in as many ways as possible! I decided to provide numerous resources that you can utilize in order to keep on learning after college and provided some basic info about each of the platforms. These websites allow you to take classes online, courses online, and earn certificates online! These are very affordable ways to learn after college and there are even some free online courses as well! 

If you've ever asked:

What is LinkedIn Learning? How does LinkedIn Learning work? Is Coursera worth it? What is better Udemy or Coursera? How does Masterclass work? How to take classes online for free?

Hopefully this post grad education advice blog post helps to answer your questions!

 

College Freshman Advice: What I Wish I Knew Before College 2020!

College Freshman Advice: What I Wish I Knew Before College 2020!

Today I'm sharing what you need to know before going to college and I hope that you find these 10 college tips helpful!

I let you guys know what I wish I knew before college and basically let you in on what you need to know before starting college as a freshman; but these tips can help people in other years as well!

Over 10 college tips below!

What You Need to Bring to College / College Packing List of Essentials

What You Need to Bring to College / College Packing List of Essentials

Below is a list of what you need to bring to college and what to pack for college! Knowing what you should bring to college can be challenging if you have never gone to college before so this post will contain helpful advice for college freshman or even for upperclassmen who may want to refer to a college packing list. I wanted to share some advice for what to take to college with you and what you need for college to have a great dorm room!

Songs You Need to Hear! Summer 2020 Playlist

Songs You Need to Hear! Summer 2020 Playlist

I decided to compile some songs I've been loving recently and share them with you! Hopefully you enjoy these songs, they're great for the summertime and are great as songs to get you through quarantine!

How To Style Biker Shorts | 10 Biker Shorts Outfits for Summer 2020 | emsessentials

How To Style Biker Shorts | 10 Biker Shorts Outfits for Summer 2020 | emsessentials

I recently decided to come up with some ideas for how to wear biker shorts and I hope that you enjoy the 10 biker shorts outfit ideas that I show below!

How to Style T-Shirts - Styling Tourist T-Shirts and 4 Outfit Ideas for Summer 2020

How to Style T-Shirts - Styling Tourist T-Shirts and 4 Outfit Ideas for Summer 2020 by emsessentials

Hi everyone, hope you're doing well! I recently made a video showing how to style tourist t-shirts and I thought I would expand on it here in this blog post! The ideas can be applied to how to style  t-shirts summer 2020 edition and hopefully this gives you some general cute and casual summer outfit ideas as well!

Schitt's Creek Outfit Ideas

Schitt's Creek Outfit Ideas!

Outfits inspired by the characters David Rose, Alexis Rose, and Stevie Budd! Schitt's Creek is one of my favorite shows and I have watched all of the seasons so far except for the final one! Most of the characters in Schitt's Creek have very defined and distinctive styles and how they dress really adds more dimension to the characters. Their styles are an important way for them to express themselves and show who they are.
I decided to put together some outfits inspired by Schitt's Creek character's so if you want to know how to dress like David Rose, how to dress like Alexis Rose from Schitt's Creek or how to dress like Stevie Budd then I hope this post gives you some ideas!
I did not purchase anything extra to put together these Schitt's Creek outfits, I just used items that were already in my house. Again, these are just outfits inspired by the character's styles and how they dress, not recreations of any of their specific outfits.

An Open Letter to Anyone Unemployed: How To Deal With Unemployment

An Open Letter to Anyone Unemployed: How To Deal With Unemployment

*These are general tips for dealing with unemployment, tips for what to do when you're unemployed and suggestions for how to get a job. Most of the tips can be applied to the current situation of the world concerning the pandemic but some of them are again general (as in relating to the way the world used to be and hopefully will be again soon).*

Tips for Working From Home And How to Work From Home Effectively

This post features over ten tips for working from home!

Hello! Thought I'd share some tips for working from home as many people are now working at home due to quarantine. Below are over 10 tips for working from home successfully and suggestions for how to be productive working at home. I hope you find these working from home tips to be helpful and allow you to work from home effectively as we all adjust to a temporary "new normal" way of life.

Positivity in Uncertain Times

Hi everyone, hope you're doing well! Wanted to share some quotes that I personally find uplifting and motivational!

The world is going through something very tumultuous and a bit scary right now with the corona virus so I wanted to spread some positivity. Although we are all changing our daily habits and routines and there will be long term effects from all of this at least we can be comforted by the fact that this "panic" and "paranoia" is temporary. At some point things will go back to "normal" and we will be relatively okay. As I mentioned, even when things are back to "normal" there still will be some changes and things to deal with but right now we all have a common goal and are working towards it. The whole world is focused on the same issue right now and it is a tough situation but there have also been some beautiful stories being shared about kindness and camaraderie and people uniting for a common cause. Let us all do our part in preventing things from getting worse and let us try to stay positive in the face of uncertainty! "You can't control everything that happens to you, but you can control how you react to things that are out of your control." - Unknown

Sharing some other motivating/positive quotes below!

What It's Really Like to Be a College Grad Without a Job

What It's Really Like to Be a College Grad Without a Job

I also included some advice throughout the post for how to get a job and tips for college graduates looking for a job.

In relative terms I graduated college recently and I, like many others did not have my life figured out (and still don't completely but I have made decent progress). Although society seems to tell us that we all should know exactly what we are doing with our lives that is rarely the case for most people. It is also hard to determine what to do if you don't know what your dream job is or what exactly you want to pursue. You may have a general idea but the perfect job for you may not exist yet or you may not be aware of it.

How to Be a Successful Intern: 10 Tips for Being a Good Intern

How to Be a Successful Intern: 10 Tips for Being a Good Intern

If you will be interning soon (or are currently an intern) this is what you need to know to be a successful intern! I include advice for how to be a successful intern and how to have a good internship experience based on my past experiences from interning. I completed two internships during my college career and I was invited to stay on and continue interning at both companies after my initial internships ended. This would not have occurred if I was not a successful intern and so I wanted to share the internship tips with you! I wanted to provide information and advice and what I learned about being a good intern and I hope you find it helpful!
I also have a post with tips for how to get an internship, you can read it here!

A Day in Rhode Island

Hi everyone, I hope that summer has been going well for you so far!

My family and I recently took a day trip down to Rhode Island to visit Newport and in specific, the Newport Car Museum as a father's dad present for my dad!

I have been to Newport a few times but there is so much to do and see there that I hope to visit again sometime within the next few months! I have explored a couple of the Newport Mansions but the rest are on my list of places to go!

I made a short vlog of my recent trip to Newport to the car museum and we also drove around and got dinner at a cool restaurant. *Vlog located at the end of the post!*

20 Tips for Phone Interviews (What You Need to Know to Ace Your Job Interview)

20 Tips for Phone Interviews (What You Need to Know to Ace Your Job Interview)

I have put together a list of tips for how to do well on a phone interview and advice for how to prepare for a phone interview! I am a post grad who has recently been on the job hunt and wanted to share information that I have found to be helpful! Good luck with your search! (The information contained in this post can also be applied to internship searches as well if phone interviews are required). This post includes tips that I have come across and/or come up with while preparing for my own phone interviews.

Boston Night Market & Happy Place Boston

I wasn't sure if I was going to make this into a post or not but I decided that I might as well! Last month I attended these 2 events so read on for a Boston Night Market review, a Happy Place Boston review, plenty of pictures, and I included a weekend in my life vlog because these events happened within the span of 2 days and I wanted to document the memories!

Spring 2019 Shoes

Spring Shoes 2019

I decided to round up some cute spring shoes that can take you from the office to brunch and everywhere in between! Spring weather can be very volatile so I listed a few different kinds of shoe options! Also, some places still have colder weather during spring so I took that into consideration as well!

Life Update - As of April 2019

Hi everyone, happy April! This post is a bit different than the usual ones that I write and I think it might be the first actual life update that I am posting. Time has been going by so quickly and there have been a lot of changes in my life which I thought I'd share. A couple of the upcoming posts I have relate to things I am going to mention in this post so I decided that updating you beforehand would be beneficial.

5 Must Have Beauty Essentials

5 Must Have Beauty Essentials!

I rounded up a few makeup products for beginners that make a great start to a collection! I am a minimal makeup wearer who likes to go for natural makeup looks and I think that these products are must haves even for people who aren't super into makeup. These beauty products are great for simple makeup looks and each item is an essential for any type of makeup collection! I also include reviews and my thoughts on the products!

February Favorites 2019

February Favorites 2019

Another month of 2019 has come and gone and one of the many things that means is that it is time for February favorites! I do not have a ton of things to discuss for this month because many of the things that I use frequently are things that I have been loving for a while (and I probably have already discussed them a decent amount). I did not want to bore you and keep harping on the same things, however there are some things that I do feel that are worth mentioning! Now on to my monthly favorites!