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24 Things to Do at Home During Quarantine

I am going stir crazy. I’ve always been a busy bee flitting from here to there, but with the monster that is COVID-19, many of us are in quarantine or at least cutting back from our normal routine. Adjusting to a new way of life is tough as is, and the current circumstances are anything but grand. I’ve been struggling with a lot of fear and anxiety but am working on channeling that energy into healthy coping mechanisms. There’s a time and place to grieve, but sometimes our minds just need a break to preoccupy our minds with anything...

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5 Women Entrepreneurs You Need to Follow

For as I long as I can remember, I’ve been hustling. Being the little entrepreneurs we were, my friend and I collected soda tabs to make bracelets to make money for our 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C. We strung stretchy, colorful string to create this very middle-school jewelry and made around $200. In 6th grade, I started my own Jonas Brothers fan club, made an email list and created a magazine newsletter. I rewrote news stories, collected trivia and crafted “finish the lyrics” games to send out via email. And when they made their comeback last year, I...

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How to Host the Perfect Girls’ Night

I like to think I’m a woman of many talents: I can speak some French, I’m pretty good at small talk, I’m really good at tri-folding letters evenly, I am incredible at remembering your parents’ names. (No, seriously, I won an award for it.) And as I’m growing up, I’m taking more ownership of being a hostess — a good one that is. I’ve been working on perfecting how to host girls’ night. Because years ago, as a kid, I’d just dial up my neighbor’s number on the home phone, we’d play The Sims 3 and eat mango popsicles...

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21 Best Travel Quotes

Do you ever just get the feels? The wanderlust feels to book a flight and go explore somewhere new? It’s times like those that I spend hours on Pinterest to plan my next trip. If you’re anything like me and need a cure for that wanderlust bug, I’ve got you covered. I’ve rounded up my top 21 best travel quotes for you, and at the end of my post, I share with you some free lock screens with travel quotes. “Not all those who wander are lost.” —J.R.R. Tolkien “The world is a book, and those who do not...

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Round Trip Roundup: DECEMBER

Oh, December. I do look forward to you, but I also appreciate when you draw to a close. This month was chock full of holiday sweater parties, semester-end assignments and family time. This semester was by far the most difficult for a variety of reasons, but these past couple weeks of respite have been exactly what I needed. It is amazing what time off and reflection can do. I’m still a bit shook that 2020 is tomorrow, but before we move on to the next decade (!), let’s take a look at my top 5 for this month: This...

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Celebrating 5 Years of Round Trip

I feel like a mom saying, “Where did the time go?” Today I’m so excited to celebrate five whole years of blogging. On December 1, 2014, on a snow day, junior-year Kristin signed up for a WordPress account, and little did she know, she’d still be kicking five years later. Back then, I’d just taken a high school trip to England, France and Italy and got hooked on this thing called travel. The rest is what we’d call history. Since that day, I’ve published two books, and this year I created an online travel budgeting course. I also created...

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Round Trip Roundup: NOVEMBER

The holidays are officially here, y’all. But oh boy, the road here is one filled with short deadlines, frantic shopping and lots of family time. November saw the final push of my semester with 12-hour days at the magazine and more Starbucks orders than I’d like to admit. (Caramel brûlée latte all the way, but my wallet is crying.) This has, by far, been the toughest semester, really on all levels, and between you and me (and anyone within earshot of me on any given day), I’m ready for it to be D-O-N-E. And so it shall be. I’m...

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9 Travel Gift Ideas for Her

Okay, sorry not sorry to be that girl, but I do love Christmas. I haven’t started listening to Christmas music, but I’ve already bought gifts for several family members and all of my roommates. I love gifts and walking around Target till my feet hurt, all in the name of finding the cutest, most perfect gift. No matter what you’re celebrating this holiday season, it’s a great time to pamper your loved ones, and for those travel lovers, here are 9 travel gift ideas for her. This post includes affiliate links, which means I might earn a kickback from...

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Round Trip Roundup: OCTOBER

Okay, wow. I didn’t change my calendars to November until, like, November 3 and honestly forgot about a roundup post that I’ve been doing every month for years. Ever have those seasons where you just feel a bit off? I relate on a deeply spiritual level. This month was stacked with late-night magazine productions, little sleep, Halloween celebrations and lots of feels for the next chapter known as graduation, which is peeping its scary little head around spring’s corner. Alas, this month I’ve been reminded of my humanity, which isn’t my favorite thing. I’m pretty much Super Woman, right?...

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