Uniquely College: Coffee Time With

Coffee Time With... JASMINE

Friday, May 8, 2015

Happy Friday everyone!! I'm loving how amazing these ladies are that I've been featuring in my blog series! Over the next few months I have a a ton more amazing bloggers to share with you all! Let's all meet Jasmine over a nice cup of coffee or tea!

My name is Jasmine. I’m a mom of two boys, girlfriend, coffee addict, and beauty lover. My blog is a lifestyle blog. I like to blog about food, makeup, life and anything that I decide to blog about. I have been blogging for almost 4 years and I love it.

1. Why did you start blogging?

I started to blog because I wanted to do something when I was a SAHM. After I read a few blogs i decided that I wanted to have a blog as well.

2. What is one piece of advice you'd want your younger self to know?

"You are stronger than you think”. I got married at a young age, had kids at a young age, got divorced, dropped out of college, and realized I was a single mom. I honestly didn’t think I could do it but I did. You really don’t realize how strong you are until you go through things.

3. What do you think people misunderstand the most about you?

My personality/attitude. I have a very strong personality. I’m such an outgoing person, social butterfly but sometimes I can come across as a b***** and some people have a really hard time relating or getting to know me.

4. What is a blogging tip you'd like to pass on?

Blog for yourself is a good blogging tip I want to pass on to other bloggers. Coming into the blogging world/community can be hard and intimidating but you just have to remind yourself you’re doing it for you. Don’t compare yourself to others.

5. What is your proudest moment? Why?

My proudest moment would have to be when I had both my babies. I don’t know what my life would be without them. I love to death.

Be sure to follow Jasmine on all of her social media accounts

Olivia

Coffee Time With... JEN

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Good morning everyone!! I hope you all had a great weekend and Monday! Have you seen my awesome new blog design?! I'm beyond obsessed! Today I have another amazing blogger I'd love to introduce you to!! Here is... JEN!

1. Why did you start blogging?

I started blogging because I was doing a really crappy job updating my oldest daughter's baby book. It was easier to post updates and memories on the blog. Since then it has morphed into adventures we have, dealing with my anxiety, lifestyle posts, and the usual updates on my girls.

2. What is one piece of advice you'd want your kids to know when they get older?

I think about this question a lot. I want them to always be true to themselves. To stand up for what they believe in. To be kind, loving, and forgiving. Especially to themselves.

3. What do you think people misunderstand the most about you?

I am very sarcastic. Which is easy to misunderstand online. I feel like I'm usually clarifying my intent using #sarcasmfont.

4. Where do you get your inspiration from?

It's such a cliche, but most of my inspiration comes from my daughters. They have changed everything about me. How I view things, what I enjoy writing about, what I want people to know about me, how I view myself. I want to be better for them.

5. What is your proudest moment? Why?

Well I'd have to say I felt pretty damn proud after giving birth. Both times. Having ab any isn't easy, man! Haha

Make sure you check out her social media accounts!!

Olivia

Coffee Time With... JACQUIE

Friday, April 24, 2015

Good morning everyone! I hope you all have an incredible Friday! We are getting even closer to summer as each day flies by. How exciting?! Today I'd like to introduce you to... JACQUIE!!

1. Why did you start blogging?

Originally, as a way to vent about things in my life, but as time went on, it became a way to be me, to relax and to make a ton of new friends!

2. What is one piece of advice you'd want your younger self to know?

It's really not that serious! Younger me took everything to heart, little comments, everything was a life or death matter. I would tell me to relax a little!

3. What do you think people misunderstand the most about you?

I'm super nice, but that doesn't mean you can walk all over me.

4. Where do you get your inspiration from?

Life, I get my inspiration from all the little things that voice in my head says every day.

5. What is your proudest moment? Why?

So far my proudest moment has been, when I saw my dad recover after his motorcycle accident and knew that it was because of me that he made it, that time of my life was both the scariest and the most formative, because literally I was a piece of metal tossed into the flames and I feel like a great piece of steel came out.

Be sure to follow Jacquie's social media accounts!!

Olivia

Coffee Time With... TIFFANY

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Happy Tuesday everyone! Because of the large amount of replies I got to be featured in this blog series I decided to make it every TUESDAY AND FRIDAY!! YAY!!!

I'm Tiffany Khyla, the blogger behind Endless Bliss, a happy lifestyle blog where I share my passion for living life to the fullest. I aim to inspire others while also sharing my love of reading, traveling, being in love, and living a life full of adventures. I believe in a good glass of wine, spending time with people who love me as much as I love them, getting lost in a good book, that laughter really is the best medicine, and that Harry Potter is the best thing ever written.

1. Why did you start blogging?

I always liked the idea of sharing my random thoughts with the world, but I didn't think about really starting a blog until after I stumbled upon this list on Pinterest of 30 or 50 (or some other number) ways to change your life. One of the things on the list was to start a blog, and that just kind of solidified it for me. I was in a hard place in my life (having a quarter-life crisis, if you will), and I was looking to every avenue for inspiration to get me out of it. I'm really thankful for that list, and all of the things I did on it that really did help me get to a better place. That's why my blog, Endless Bliss, is a happy lifestyle blog. That list changed my life in a way and helped bring a little more happiness into it, and so I want to do the same for the people who read my blog.

2. What is one piece of advice you'd want your younger self to know?

Don't rush. And I mean that for every aspect of my younger life. There's a reason the saying "Youth is wasted on the young" is popular; it's because it's true! I feel like when you're younger, you're rushing to get older so you can drive and move out and make your own rules. Then when you're older, you wish you could go back to the innocence of being younger and not having a care in the world. So I would definitely tell my younger self to stop rushing through life and to just enjoy the ride.

3. What do you think people misunderstand the most about you?

Some days, I think I'm an open book, and other days I feel like I keep so much in. It's a tough balance. I think the people in real life really don't understand the concept of my online life. I'm so in love with blogging and being on YouTube, and I've made some friends online that understand me in a way that other people in my real life may not be able to. It's hard for people who don't have a strong online presence to understand why I'm so attracted to blogging. I love writing, and that's what comes first and foremost for my blog, but I also love the community that comes along with it, and unless you're a blogger too, you may not understand why I love it so much and why I so easily connect with other bloggers, but that's perfectly okay.

4. What is a blogging tip you'd like to pass on?

Join a blogging community. By doing so, you'll open the door for so many things. You'll be able to grow your blog and social media following by attracting readers from the group. You'll be able to find other people who are in the same blogging niche as you. You'll have a community of people to have discussions, ask questions and learn from. I'm just a huge advocate for being a part of blog groups, particularly on Facebook. It's really what helped me grow as a blogger.

5. What is your proudest moment? Why?

This is a hard question, because I have so many things in my life that I'm proud of, but I can't think of one that stands out over the others. I'm really proud of the work that I've done at my job as a sales coordinator at the hotel I work for and that my superiors are always instilling confidence in me. I've been able to travel to Dallas and New Orleans to give presentations about social media and also fill in for people who are out of the office for an extended time. It's great to be working for people who really appreciate you. I'm also proud that I graduated college and that I have a job where my degree is relevant. I'm also proud that I won the DARE essay contest in 5th grade, and I got to read my essay in front the 5th grade class and their families at graduation, and I didn't trip off of the stool that I had to stand on. I also got a free backpack. I'm also proud of myself for finishing my first book, and maybe my real proudest moment will be when I get it published.

6. For someone just starting or thinking about blogging, what makes blogging fun/enjoyable?

The thing that keeps me motivated and makes me want to keep writing are that relationships that I have with my readers and other people in the blogging community. I really can't speak enough about how much I love the connections I've made with other bloggers several hundred miles away from me. Being able to connect with people about things that I'm passionate about like reading, traveling, Taylor Swift, Harry Potter, wine, being a dog mom, etc. is what makes me want to keep writing. Making those connections and being part of communities is absolutely so much fun. I love having new experiences and being able to share them with others, and several people in my life have become accustomed to being photographed or filmed, and you just get used to documenting your entire life. I love looking back at past posts and remembering bits of my life that may have gotten a little lost in my memory.

Be sure to follow all of Tiffany's social media accounts!!
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Olivia

Coffee Time With... MICHELLE

Friday, April 17, 2015

Today is the first ever blog post of my series "Coffee Time With..."!! It basically is getting to know some of our fellow bloggers! And now to the introductions!

I'm Michelle, a twenty something trying to figure out life. As a photography enthusiast, I'm always trying to look at life through my lens in a new way, thus affecting how I always view the world, which is what I write about on my blog.

1. Why did you start blogging?

It was actually for a 30 Day challenge for work, because if you do something every day for 30 days it will become a habit. And I really enjoyed writing and designing and promotion so I continued to do it, and here I am.

2. What is one piece of advice you'd want your younger self to know?

I wrote a blog post about this but the biggest piece of advice I'd give my younger self is to not change anything, because if I hadn't made the mistakes I made or done the things I didn, I wouldn't be who I am today (cheesy, I know).

3. What do you think people misunderstand the most about you?

I feel like there are many things that people misunderstand about me, but the one that comes to mind is that they think I'm extroverted, when I'm actually introverted (I've written about this too!)

4. Where do you get your inspiration from?

I get the majority of my inspiration from what I read, watch, and listen to. My favorite posts to write are the ones where I write about what I've learned from a movie I watched as a kid or a book I love. I also get inspired by my personal experiences, because I've done things and have had things happen that I want others to read and learn from, because we all have a story to tell and share.

5. What is a blogging tip that you'd like to pass on that helped you the most?

Join networks and blogging groups. You will get great exposure, be able to share and collaborate with others, and have the ability to ask for advice. My viewership skyrocketed from joining groups, and it's helped me get more serious about blogging and all the different outlets I can use to brand myself and get my voice out there.

Be sure to follow Michelle's social media accounts!

Olivia