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It is 75 degrees outside right now, there's a light breeze blowing my fresh haircut, and all feels right in the world! I LOVE when Spring weather finally hits Northern Virginia. It's always a guessing game as to when it will happen (I mean, my campus closed for a snow day over Spring Break...) but when it does, I am a happy camper. I love rolling my windows down and taking the long way home so that I can jam to my favorite songs. I love turning the music all the way up to educate my fellow drivers in good music taste... Here is my current "Now Playing" playlist: Shout Out to My Ex- Little Mix "Shout out to my ex, you were really quite the man! You made my heart break and that made me who I am! Here's to my ex! Hey, look at me now! I'm all the way up and you'll never bring me down!" That's What I Like- Bruno Mars "Take a look in the mirror, now tell me who's the fairest. Is it you? Is it me? Say it's us and I'll...

Happy Tuesday, everyone! After deciding to take a small break from blogging, I'm back and ready to go! Lately, I've been thinking about motivation and things that motivate me. For me, motivation can come from anything: an interesting person I've met, a movie I've seen, a Pinterest board, but I'm especially motivated by music. From soft, sweet songs to edgy, alternative songs to sad, stare-out-the-window-like-a-music-video songs, music speaks to us in a number of ways. A lot of times, I find myself motivated by pulse-pounding, loud, punch-the-air music. When that happens, I feel like running at top speed and round housing some evil villain. Top 5 Hype Songs N*ggas in Paris by Jay Z and Kanye West Yoga by Janelle Monae I'll Make a Man Out of You by Donnie Osmond (from Mulan) That's My Gir l by Fifth Harmony My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'Em Up) by Fall Out Boy Seriously, guys, give these songs a listen and you'll fe...