1. Be less cluttered and more organized. I'm not the most organized person out there. I'm lazy so sometimes I leave my desk cluttered, or I forget to use my planner, or I stuff papers into my backpack instead of a folder. After awhile, it drives me crazy. So my goal is to be more organized. I find that I am WAY more productive when my desk is clean, I use my planner, and organize school papers so I can find them easily.
2. Be more social. That means talking to people more, even random people. I should get to know my classmates more as well. It doesn't hurt to strike up a conversation to the person sitting next to you. Everyone likes making new friends (or most people).
3. Try new things that interest me. The great thing about college is that you have the opportunity to try out so many new things that you didn't have access to before. Maybe this year, I'll take classes that I usually don't take, such as acting, or join a club like rock-climbing. Might as well make the most of what college offers.
4. Work-out. I occasionally went to the gym last year, but now I'm going to try to incorporate exercise into my daily schedule. Not cause I need to lose weight, but to be healthier.
5. Study smarter. This means studying intensely for one hour, instead of studying for three hours while taking super long phone/internet breaks in between.
6. Disconnect from technology. Does it ever seem like social media tends to rule your life? Always on the phone, checking Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. It's time to cut back. Maybe I'll stick with checking social media once a day instead of once an hour.

If you're looking for desktop wallpaper ideas, you could personalize your wallpaper by making a collage. Above is the wallpaper that is currently on my desk top. I filled the collage with pictures and quotes I found on Pinterest and Tumblr that inspired me. For example,  I added the Nike shoes to remind me to work out more, the guitar pick is to inspire me to practice guitar again, and the pictures of Greece, Japan, and Paris are all places I hope to visit one day.

So how is it done? After you get the pictures you want, head on over to Picmonkey. Find the 'collage' button on the top and choose your pictures.

Find out what the resolution size of your laptop screen is. A quick google search will do (For macbook air 11" its 1305x768). Then, add your resolution dimensions under the collage.


Then all you have to do is drag and drop your pictures. Drag pictures in-between two pictures on the collage and it will automatically create another cell for the picture. Find out where each picture fits best. It'll take a couple of tries.

Finally, you can make other adjustments by clicking the icons on the far left next to the selected photos. You can round of corners, adjust spacing, etc.

And you're done! Just save, and make it your background. Your computer looks way cooler now that you've personalized it.

It's now August, the Sunday of summer. It's that time to search for textbook deals and steals. There are a couple things I learned during undergrad about buying textbooks, so here is what I have to say:

1. Don't buy a full-priced textbook. I mean, if you are financially capable, do so. You could sell those textbooks at a used price to get some extra cash later. I just wouldn't recommend selling your books to your campus bookstore because you can probably sell it for a much higher price on Amazon or eBay. Even better if your school has a textbook exchange/sell group on Facebook. That way you don't have to worry about shipping because you are selling books on-campus.
2. That Facebook group is a great place to look to buy textbooks too.
3. Amazon is another great option to buy books. There's a good chance they will sell it for a bit less than buying a used one from your campus bookstore and shipping is pretty fast.
4. Rent. Rent is a bit cheaper than buying used, but you can't sell it back.
5. Check out Chegg. They give you all the options to rent, buy used, buy new, or get an etextbook. Sometimes, their prices are even cheaper than Amazon! (I wish I checked out Chegg before renting on Amazon; it turns out I could have paid $30 instead of $50 for my chemistry book )':
6. Now on to eTEXTBOOKS. I personally like going digital. I used my iPad to download etext and the access code for only $45 each (via Pearson etextbooks) for two of my science classes. This is the same cost it would take to rent the books, only I don't have to return them back. Only downside is that I can't sell them. Now some people can't stand reading on a screen, so if that's your case, it's probably not the best option. For me personally, I like to quickly access the pages I need to read without flipping pages, highlight and add notes using the textbook tools, and not have to break my back carrying hundreds of pounds across campus.
7. Check out Slugbooks. What you do is you search for the textbook you need on their search engine, and they will list a comparison of prices from different sites such as Amazon and Chegg and Bookrenter. That way you can find the cheapest deal on one site.
8. Go to your school library and check out your textbook. 
9. If you know the professor doesn't assign much reading, you can borrow the textbook from a friend or the library and photocopy/take pictures of the assigned reading. That way you don't have to spend money on a book you won't even read that much!