mindy kaling is my spirit animal

Literally I think that Mindy Kaling and I were supposed to be sisters or something or maybe she has secretly been watching me live my life (doubtful) because her book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me, was LOL funny and man, could I relate.

So on the Kindle App for iPad/iPhone, or whatever device you can highlight, and oh my gosh I highlighted so much of her book it's a little obscene.

One of my favorite parts is a chapter about her best friend relationship and it describes one of my roommates and I perfectly. Really, to the T.
Here's Mindy Kaling's outline of the basic rules for best friends she describes in more detail in the book...
1. I CAN BORROW ALL YOUR CLOTHES-THERE ARE CERTAIN RULES
2. WE SLEEP IN THE SAME BED WHEN WE GO SOMEWHERE TOGETHER
3. I MUST BE 100% HONEST ABOUT HOW YOU LOOK, BUT GENTLE
4. I CAN DITCH YOU, WITHIN REASON
5. I WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR KIDS IF YOU DIE
6. I WILL NURSE YOU BACK TO HEALTH
7. WE WILL TRADE OFF BEING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR FOR OUTINGS
8. I WILL KEEP YOUR FAVORITE FEM. HYGIENE PRODUCT AT MY HOUSE/CONTACT SOLUTION
9. I WILL ATTEMPT TO LIKE YOUR BOYFRIEND 5 TIMES...
10. WHEN I TAKE A SHOWER AT YOUR PLACE, WONT DROP THE TOWEL ON THE FLOOR
11. IF YOU'RE DEPRESSED I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU
12. IF OUR PHONE CONVO GETS DISCONNECTED, NO NEED TO CALL BACK
13. I WILL HATE AND RE-LIKE PEOPLE FOR YOU (do we like him, oh we hate him yeah we hate him)
14. ITS OKAY TO TAKE ME FOR GRANTED SOMETIMES 

and my favorite
15. NO TWO PEOPLE ARE BETTER THAN US

If you want a funny quick beach read, seriously read Mindy's book because it only took me a few nights to read and it was totally worth it. Also, reading her book made me want to completely invest in trying to watch The Office from start to finish. I've always been one of those people who can watch an episode randomly and think it's pretty funny, but I never completely understand the storyline. But now, I really want to go start it from season 1 and watch everything unfold. Plus, I can't get enough of John Krasinski *swoon* so what's the harm in watching a show with him in it???

Like I need to add any more shows to my "To-Watch" list...

one day pool parties will be my jam

So, while I've been sitting on my bum since being home, I've tried to avoid the fact that it is getting bigger, so a few days ago I got up and decided to work out. I really don't work out, I mean really, never. When I was away at school this past year I think I went to the gym twice and I was quite proud of those 2 times. That is SAD.
So I  said to myself, Lindsay, if you don't change your ways now, when will you ever? And everyday since Sunday I have worked out for at least 30 minutes. Sure some may say this isn't enough, but hey, I say whatever to that, because 30 minutes a day for the past 5 days is more than I did at school last year.
And I've come to terms with the fact that I don't walk everywhere at home like I do at school, so I am doing much less moving when I'm sitting at home all summer. But, I am highly motivated and ready to lose weight and become more healthy. I'm not one of those thinspo people that's like, I need 0% body fat, but shoot, I want to put on a bikini by the end of this summer and be like, WOW I look pretty darn good. I'm saying I wanna go back to school, go to a pool party and be like this is fun, rather than wow this bathing suit is TIGHT. I mean I don't care if others don't think I'm the next Victoria's Secret Angel (oh why can't I just be Cara Delevigne???), but I want to feel good about MYSELF.
What I do is I track what I eat, so I pay much more attention to how much and what I am eating (it has made me face the reality that i snack like it's a full-time job). This has been a good change for me and honestly, doing this for 5 days is quite the accomplishment in my book. Maybe, just maybe if I write about it on this little blog then I will keep up with it.
Because when you post it on a blog that ish is real, more real than my other get fit attempts have ever been. So, HERE I GO.
Some day soon I will waltz into a pool wherever and probably say something like "here I am world, take me or leave me" (but not out loud of course)....
Wish me luck everyone, or those of you who read this anyways.


^^^that will be me b/c I want one of these bathing suits (Roxy)

FOMO

So I started reading Mindy Kaling's book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me which is absolutely hilarious. I'm only about 20 pages in and I'm dying of laughter. She discusses FOMO (fear of missing out) and other life problems she knows about first-hand. And I really think I suffer from that because i swear, if I ever hear of something going on, I want to be there, because what if I didn't go and something really thrilling happened?? I would be SO out of the loop!! Seriously though, Mindy is brilliant and her book is just one thing that shows people that. She starts it off with the best introduction that gives a very vague yet funny overview of her book and why she wrote it. And in classic Kaling style, she starts into her book talking about her being a chubby kid.

I honestly wish that I could be as funny as her, the girl has some serious confidence and it is so apparent that she really couldn't care less about whether people think she's funny or not, she thinks she is and that's all that matters...and heck, the book is a New York Times bestseller so people out there definitely think she's really funny. Idk what it is about how she writes, but it makes me think of her actually saying it out loud, like on The Mindy Project, which is also very laughable.

Don't worry though I'll keep you posted on the great advice she gives throughout her book because her words of wisdom seriously could not be more memorable.


FOMO is a serious issue though.....for real.

wow, you're like really pretty

I honestly find myself to be one of the most judgmental people out there, but I am really good about keeping it to myself, almost as good as Regina George. But then sometimes, I snap out of it and I look at myself and am like, sweetie even you are far from perfect so don't judge others because they aren't. Then I think about the true meaning of judgmental and I think I've got it backwards. Maybe, just maybe, I'm not actually all that judgmental, but I form my own opinions about others, quickly. I think maybe being judgmental is actually judging a person based on who they are, not just saying someone's outfit is ugly.
 ...But then I just think that it's so entertaining, and that's a real problem. Like who can honestly say that they don't enjoy people watching (and we all know this means people judging) with all their friends. Sometimes I walk different ways through campus just to see other people. Maybe it's the psychology major in me that likes to observe people in their natural habitat, but then again I think it's hysterical to see people at, let's say, the mall and just to be like, did you get dressed in the dark?!? I need to confront this side of myself but then again, if I didn't have witty remarks about the people around me, I don't think I'd be half as funny as I think I am. Please, don't get me wrong though, it's definitely all in good fun, and just a total girl thing to do.

I mean, you know when you meet a girl for the first time and she says "nice to meet you" in her mind she's snap-judging you and thinking that you need to get your roots done. Welcome to girl world. Welcome to college life. You see that girl at a bar who the guy you would die to have is totally into, and all of the sudden you're like, "whatever, she's so not even pretty" "he could do better" or "she looks frizzy tonight"(and the girl's actually stunning and skinny and perfect). It's this petty kind of girl talk that keeps going out with your friends humorous, because after a bit, who knows what nickname one of your outlandish friends will come up with next for her arch-nemesis-at-the-moment. And that's what keeps things interesting. I know, I know, people tear others down to make themselves feel better, but for that one second, when you say that pretty girl's not-so-cute, you almost, almost feel like you are a complete dime piece that any guy in his right mind would be lucky to have. And if you have to say or think one sarcastic judgmental comment to get yourself there for the moment, then so be it. Because you already should be surrounded by people that see you as a total package and if they don't then bye, because soon you will learn to see yourself in the same way too, without the help from a rude remark you said about that girl's pleather jacket.
...So maybe I'm quick to form an opinion, but come on you know it's fun to sometimes just be like "where did you get those clothes? the toilet store??" (in your mind) especially if you don't feel so hot that day either. So next time you're out on the town, look for two girls that meet each other for the first time, and watch as they give each other the Up-Down glance for a few seconds... Oh boy, if looks could KILL.

this is the way i post

So, I've been reading some books lately that make me laugh, and are extremely witty and sarcastic, because who actually reads the books they're assigned in school right? And college textbooks make me nauseous... In the little free time I have when I'm not napping, studying, going on every possible social media, and going out 3 nights a week, I read books that make me laugh my ass off. Of course, I only read snippets because it's normally right before I'm about to fall asleep at some obscene hour after I've procrastinated until 3am. Anyways, read these books if you're a girl in college, you love to have fun, are completely clueless about the male species, are painfully single and you love a good laugh. I'm home now for the summer and already unhealthily bored, so I will be studying up on these good quick reads about how to live your life as a top notch chick and ultimately--Care Less.
1. Nice Is Just A Place In France
I started this because if you haven't been on Betcheslovethis.com, then we are not friends...because these people make my world go round, and make sitting in a lecture much more enjoyable.
2. My Horizontal Life 
I started this because my roommate told me it was hilarious, and oh my, was she right. I just started and I'm already hooked, reading with the iPad dimmed into the wee hours of the night.  

BTW this blog is not titled Care Less because I'm a careless person, because I am not, but because in my last two years of college I have learned to care less. Not about my school work or my grades or my future, but in the way that I do my thing without caring so much about what people think of me. I used to be so caught up with other people's opinions, but I know my strengths, I know my weaknesses, I embrace them and I learn. I care less about what people may or may not be saying about me and I care more about how I see myself and who I surround myself with, which is the most important part of life. 
Anyways, enough with the sentimental stuff, welcome to my blog! (never thought i'd say that...) OH and watch out world because I'm officially an upperclassman.