Seventeen Social Club: Turn heads in the halls w/ Office Depot/Office Max!

Hope you're all ready for the new school year!  If not, this post is for you!

Office Depot/OfficeMax are here to help you get ready for Back-to-School!

From the latest tech brands to designer school supplies, you'll find everything you need, in the styles you want to turn heads in the halls this fall! Whether you're hanging at your locker or in your dorm room, or giving a presentation, Office Depot & OfficeMax will supply you with all of the must-haves this school year. 

In the image below, you'll find a few of the items I've picked up from these awesome stores!! 

Office Depot is also partnering with the band R5 in an awesome campaign to Get InspiR5d!

If you're still in need of school supplies, definitely check out Office Depot & OfficeMax! You won't regret getting totally awesome products at a great cost! Especially all you poor college students out there!

Thanks to Seventeen Magazine for yet another fantastic opportunity!

Make sure to let me know if you pick up any of these products, or what you pick up from Office Depot/OfficeMax!!!

Live a little, Love a lot.

XO, LindsKat

My 10 Favorite Ways to Reduce Stress.

Hello pretty babes!

With Midterms coming up, there is bound to be a lot of stress in our lives.  If you're like me, (which I hope you're not) I stress over EVERYTHING.  Not just tests, but EVERYTHING.  At one point, I joked about changing my middle name to "Stress".  HA! But really, I'm always searching for ways to reduce stress, & just feel better overall.

The following 10 tips are just some ideas that I've come to love!

1. Identify what is stressing you out.
2. Procrastination.
3. Control.
4. RELAX.
5. Organization.
6. Learn to say "NO".
7. Listen to music.
8. Keep a journal.
9. Exercise.
10. Keep a routine.

When you identify what is stressing you out, you know to avoid these, or at least to TRY to avoid them.  This can cause a lot of stress to be relieved.  Avoiding things that cause you great stress can make you happier quite quickly.

Procrastination -- we all have done it at one point in our life.  I know that I like to get things done ahead of time, but when you have so much to do, it is easy to procrastinate with some items.  Not procrastinating is a BIG way to reduce so much stress.  If you don't have to worry about getting something done, why make yourself stressed out?

Know that you cannot control everything around you.  After you realize this, & accept this, I know at least for me this helped lessen the burden of stress very much.  There will always be things you cannot control.  Try painting your nails (this works for me) as a stress reliever.  It helps me reduce stress because I know that I CAN control it.

RELAX. Seriously, say it with me. RELAX. You NEED to relax, & always make time for this.  Even if it is just for an hour or so at the end of the night to wind down.  RELAX.

Organize your priorities.  This will lead to less procrastination, & then lead to less stress.

I am still working on this one.  Learn to say "NO".  I have this thing where I like to please everyone, & find it very difficult to tell someone that I cannot do something for them.  Always working on this.

Throughout the years, music has always been a healer for me.  It has a calming effect & can let you have a good cry.

I've started writing in a journal again, & damn does it feel good.  I write when I wake up, when I find time throughout the day, & before I go to bed.  It has definitely helped me deal with stress every single day that I have written.

Exercising releases endorphins, resulting in HAPPINESS.  You read that right! Happiness!!!! YAY.  We all want to be happy, & when we are less stressed we can be happy! So, exercise, exercise & EXERCISE!!!

I am one of those people who hate to break routine.  Don't get me wrong, I do really enjoy being spontaneous, but when I have a routine that I have followed or am used to, it will always make me feel less stressed & not worry so much.

ALSO, AS LONG AS THIS PHOTO EXISTS, I WILL BE STRESSED & NOT STRESSED AT THE SAME TIME.

***I DO NOT OWN THIS PICTURE***

That is all. Hahaha.

As always, comment, or tweet me (@linds_kat) with some questions or whatever you want!

Live a little, Love a lot.

XO, LindsKat

Back to School Blues?

HOLA BABES.

It's the time of the year again.. you know what I'm talking about.. BACK TO SCHOOL!

Whether you're in middle school, or grad school, we can all agree on one thing, new clothes make the idea of going back to school way better!

After finishing the spring semester in May, & starting the summer semester nearly two weeks later, I was ready for this little week long break before the beginning of the fall semester!  I'm super excited that I received my grades from the last semester & finished with a 4.0! WOOO.  All A's.  Happy Lindsay! The fall semester for me begins the 24th,  (MY FINAL SEMESTER!!! YAY,  I'LL HAVE MY MBA IN DECEMBER!!! DOUBLE YAY) & I know a lot of other schools are beginning around the same time, so I figured - hey, why not post some of my favorite outfits I have put together for Back to School! 

You don't get a second chance to make a great first impression, so bring out your inner fashionista & show everyone how awesome you truly are!

Keep in mind when looking through some of these outfits that they're just to give you some ideas! You don't need to copy the look exactly, or if you want to, hey, that's cool, too! :)

Again, these are just some of the ideas I have put together! Feel free to recreate any of them.  I would love to see some of you back to school outfit ideas, so please share!! If you're going to use any of these, PLEASE do NOT copy my sets straight from here & use them on your own sites & claim them as your own. PLEASE. :)**  Other sets can be found on my polyvore!

As always, leave a comment or question & I'll get back to you, ASAP & let me know if there's anything you would like to see on my blog! :) 

Hope everyone has a great first day back & also a great year!

Live a little, Love a lot.

XO, LindsKat

P.S. GET YOUR BEAUTY SLEEP, MY PRETTIES. ;)

                        **I've worked really hard on these sets

PLEASE do not copy & paste them  & claim

them as your own. I will find out.