WORDPRESS OR BLOGGER?!

I'm really curious what peoples opinions are on this. Do you prefer Wordpress or Blogger? And how come? I'm really conflicted!

NYC Trip 2016!

My university has this thing called Fall Break. It's just a random break we have in October and this year I travelled to New York City with my friend!

I've been once before a couple of years ago but didn't do much sight seeing and was only there for a day and a half, I believe. This time, however, I wanted to see EVERYTHING!

I thought I'd post some pictures so that you guys could see and also in a way meet me because I think I have only posted a couple pictures of me before. Let me tell you I GOT SUCH A WORKOUT WHILE I WAS THERE. I have never walked so much in my entire life! I walked a little over 20 miles in just 2 days. Like ??? And I was told by so many New Yorkers that walking that much in a day is normal for them !? My calves were swollen hahaha. It was all worth it though. That city is beautiful, especially Central Park! I definitely recommend you go at least once in your lifetime and experience this city and all it has to offer. Click to see some more pics!

What's Happening In My Life!!

Helllloooooooo! I just wanted to give an update on my life and how everything is going! I've been kind of absent from my blog lately, which I really hate by the way, so I wanted to talk about what's been going on lately.

I'm almost over with my first year of college! Thank God! It seems like this school year has lasted 50 years so I really hope these next 5 weeks fly by and summer comes quickly. College has definitely been interesting! (I might make a post all about Freshman Year of College) I currently go to school in Arizona which is so different from where I grew up. I'm a California girl through and through so going to Arizona was probably not the best choice for me but I am thinking about transferring to a school in California so I'm so excited, it's something for me to look forward to!

I changed my major this year as well and I couldn't be happier! I went from a business major to pre-med. Yeah, it's a big jump but I've always been interested in medicine but wasn't confident enough that I could get into Med school. But when I really thought about it I would be happier trying instead of always having that "what if" in the back of my head.

My goal is to become a sports medicine physician for either the NHL or NFL. So fingers crossed!

I'm moving into my first apartment this August! I'm excited but not so excited about having 3 random roommates. It'll definitely be interesting! I can't think about any other things to mention so I'll just post some pictures of the last couple of months! (:  (I dont have much because I had to recover my phone which deleted all my pictures D: )

 

2016, HERE I COME!

I decided to write out what I really want to come and accomplish in this new year! I'm so excited for a brand new year because I sure as hell needed 2015 to end!

This time last year I was a senior in high school and still living at home with my family. Now I will be starting this year off in a Arizona with zero friends. The last couple of months I've been living in Arizona but I feel like it's kind of different starting off a whole new year in AZ. 

First New Year's Goal:

During my first semester I never really read. Which is so depressing! Reading has always been my escape and my coping mechanism really, so not reading really did affect me and my emotional state because I couldn't really cope with being in a new place with no friends. I was just so busy and stressed and I really need to make time this coming semester to read because it will make my time there better honestly.

So that's my first goal for the new year, that no matter how busy I get with my classes I WILL make time for my lovely books!

Second New Year's Goal:

My second New Year's goal is to get better grades. Last semester I got 4 A's and 2 B's but because most of my A's were A- so my overall GPA wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. So I'm hoping to get higher A's and higher B's so that I can a higher GPA.

Third New Year's Goal:

My third goal is to be happier. I haven't been happy in Arizona so I really hope this next semester I can make the most of my time there and meet amazing people! And well, if that doesn't pan out then I hope to make friends on here or twitter or some other vice lol!

I HOPE EVERYONE ACCOMPLISHES EVERYTHING THEY WANT IN 2016 AND HAS THE BEST YEAR!

Up @ 3AM

I've spent the last couple of hours going through different blogs and finding so many new people to follow. I love how huge this community is and how everyone sounds so friendly and sweet (if only people at my university were this nice!). Finding all these new people really brighten my whole life right now because I just moved to a new state for college and have made probably 2 friends and both of them hate reading. Since I was in my first semester of college I was super busy and really stressed about getting good grades I could probably count the amount of books I read on one hand, which to be honest really depressed me. Now that I'm on break I have more time to read (which I've been doing nonstop) and blog. Finding people with similar interests as you is so important and since I've been so down lately, I really needed this!

It seems like I've switched one addiction to another. During this past semester I went to the gym literally 5-6 days a week. If I had missed a day I felt like crap but if I missed two days in a row I would have a mini freak out. The gym was where I let off some steam and relaxed believe it or not and like I said I didn't have time to read so this was my new fix. However, now that I'm home I'm back to reading 24/7 and going to the gym like twice a week. I've been back for almost a week and a half and have probably gained 4 pounds. It seems like the freshman 15 doesn't kick in until you come home for the holidays!

I'm writing this post because 1) I'm kind of avoiding the book I'm reading right now. I'll go into more details why once I actually finish it and write my review and 2) I'm bored and wanted to write a little something about me and how I've been feeling lately. I'm hoping that by finding more blogs and connecting more that I will start to gain more friends and more followers to interact with. 

Hopefully I didn't bore anyone too much with this little post but it's 3 am and I'm a little bored. If anyone comments I'll be sure to comment back but I doubt anyone's quite awake right now lol. I should probably be going to bed right about now but oh well.

Love,
Liv

Im HORRIBLE! (and Mini Mini Review)

WOW! I'm so bad at this! I've been so stressed with moving to my new school and all of the coursework I've disappeared from the scene! I'm still reading so that's good, but I stopped writing. I feel like whenever I have one of these comeback posts I always say how I'm going to start writing more but I really hope I do because it hasn't been good for me lately.

If you've ever moved somewhere new, or just feel like you've been all by yourself you'll know what I'm going through. I just moved out of my house and into the dorms at this university and I feel miserable. I miss the beach, my family, my friends and I miss having a purpose. I feel like I'm wasting my life away currently, which I know isn't true because I'm getting an education but my life is really missing something and I'm not sure what. Hopefully by writing again I will find my purpose. Fingers cross.

I'm currently reading the series by Jaci Burton, Play by Play. It's a series of many many books about men in professional sports finding love. Because you know me I love my hunky men and love! I love these books they make my heart pound and my heart clench! I wish I could find a love like that! At some points the things they say are super cliche and sometimes I want to roll my eyes and say "People don't say those types of things!!" but I love the characters too much to care for more than 2 seconds. I feel like all romance books have that fantasy side to them when it comes to how they talk. They say the perfect things at the perfect times, which all make the book amazing but sometimes I need the rawness of reality with my characters...note SOMETIMES! I couldn't read hardcore raw reality love books because that will just make me depressed. I love my fairytales and happily ever afters.

Anyways!! Back to my mini review on the series, I currently just started the 4th book of this series a couple of days ago and I don't think I've made it past the first 2 chapters. NOT because it's not good, but because I have ZERO time it's depressing.

However! When I do finish this book, expect a review! I'm back lovelies! I've missed my blog. It needs some lovin' from it's mama.

Praise Authors!

I give so much credit to authors! Honestly. They're amazing. I wish I could put together stories like they do. I've been trying to write a novel for awhile now. I think my main problem right now is the planning part. I need to plan everything out but that's what getting me. Putting together an intriguing and captivating storyline with characters that are complex is so hard! I think the best advice I've ever heard was to write a book that I want to read. So that's what I'm trying to do. I'm trying to write something I want to read. Something that captivates me.

People don't realize how much time and effort goes into writing. This process just gives me so much more appreciation to authors everywhere. Especially to the authors who have series! It's hard enough trying to plot out one novel let alone a whole series!

Back to the drawing board I go! Hopefully I'll be finished by the end of this year! That is my goal! I know many authors can whip out books so quickly but not this gal. Also, I'm using Wattpad again. That's probably where I'll be posting my story. Maybe. I'll have to see when I finish. WHEN. I have to keep reminding myself that I CAN DO THIS! I believe in myself!

WHERE I'VE BEEN!

WOAH HELLO!
It has been so long since I've been on my little blog I've missed writing so much!

I just needed to post to tell why I've been MIA for so long! So I've been obsessed with Sherrilyn Kenyon's series. Obsessed isn't even the word I would use, maybe addicted. If obsessed and addicted had a love child that would be me with this series... I kid you not. I CAN'T HELP IT! It's so good! I'm reading all of the Dark-Hunterverse so there's about 40 books....I know right. 

Oh No!

I started the year 2015 off with one goal: read 200 books!
Due to school and other responsibilities I've fallen so behind! I looked at my Goodreads reading challenge and it says I'm 46 book behind schedule! I know I've fallen behind but 46 BOOKS!? Oh my goodness.
I better get to reading then!!
I'll keep you posted on my progress!

Love,
Liv

MIA

Wow, I haven't posted in what feels like forever. I want to say I've been busy and that is why I haven't posted ANYTHING in over a month but I don't know if that is the full truth. I still read and I'm occasionally writing but I just haven't had the motivation to write my reviews. I think it's because I expect so much out of them. I feel like I have to write full page essays about them when in reality I don't. I'm going to try to do better, for me. It'll give me something to do and I actually did have fun when I wrote them. So if by any small chance there's someone out that is reading this, know that I will be back! Hip hip hoorah (:

Love,
Liv

Traveling!

  

I've been traveling this weekend! This is my first time in Chicago and it's great! Well despite the weather. I think I almost threw up from being so cold and in pain from losing the feeling in both my hands and feet. I went to Chicago to visit a college out there and it's so great! I'd be so happy to go there but the weather is literally killing me. I don't know how people can stand such cold weather! 

This trip to the bean was bittersweet. It was so cool to see but I nearly froze to death. 

Here are some shots of the campus! It seems like such a great school! But again, how do they survive throughout the winter!!!!

I'm Sick D;

I'm sickkk! I've been sick with a head cold for the past three days and I honestly forgot how exhausting being sick is. I haven't been sick in years to be honest, so this is annoying. I have been seeing all my friends sick and thinking how I don't even remember what it feels like to be sick since it's been so long...well look at me now.