I dare you to ask any doctor or medical student what their hardest course in college was... 9 times out 10, they'll tell you, Organic Chemistry. If there is anyone that has taken Organic Chemistry, then you can agree with me... it is the chemistry of Satan! Ok, so it's not that bad, but it is pretty difficult and unfortunately for me, Orgo and I didn't have simpatico until our second go'round. I will admit that it was easier because the material wasn't completely new, but when I entered my post-bacc last semester, I hadn't taken Organic Chemistry since my junior year (3 years ago) and I didn't completely master it then... but I can now confidently say, Organic Chemistry is my jam! And I this book totally helped, my first organic chem professor recommended it and I'm so glad I held on to it. Like the title suggests, Organic Chemistry is like learning a second language; the language of benzene rings, pKa, SN1/SN2, and nucleophilicity. If you read that and were like huh! don't feel alarmed. Orgo is a complete language of its own, and is unique from any other science I've taken, even gen chem. This book helps break it down into laymen's terms and I preferred it a lot more than Organic Chemistry for Dummies (which I also own) or even my textbook. I still absolutely recommend your textbook and your instructor of course, but if you're struggling this book explains and has problems to help supplement.

With this book, practice, and confidence from productive practice problems and studying, I not only saw grade improvements and received A's on tests and quizzes, but I actually could understand Organic Chemistry and weirdly enjoyed it... I enjoy it so much now, that I'm actually considering tutoring it (go figure!)

I hope this post was helpful I wish you all success in Orgo and any other endeavors

It's all in the details and since today was the last day of classes for my spring semester of my post-bacc, I wanted to dress up for the occasion lol! Plus it was the best weather we've had all week, so it was the perfect day to wear my lace mock- neck top I got from Charlotte Russe last summer. It has literally been sitting in my closet for 8 months and I finally pulled the tag off this morning!

If you didn't already know, I am a born and born North Carolina Tar Heel and today  my Alma Mater is heading to the NCAA National Championship and I couldn't be more excited, although I am a little envious that it happened the year after a graduated so I won't be able to join in all the excitement on Franklin St., but I can show my Carolina pride from afar. It also turns out that light/baby blue happens to be one of Pantone's color of Year for 2016, what Pantone calls Serenity, I call good ole' Carolina Blue baby! But either way, I get an excuse to wear the perfect pastel blue all spring!

***edit*** So my team didn't bring home to National Championship but I couldn't be prouder to wear Carolina Blue. UNC Basketball had a great season and no matter the outcome, played an amazing game.













We'll get 'em next time, but either way... I'm a Tar Heel born and I'm a Tar Heel bred and when I die... I'm a Tar Heel dead!

Now that spring has arrived, I feel it's time for me to put away my dark berry and brown lipsticks for something lighter and fresher. As a brown girl, sometimes I have a little difficulty finding nude lipsticks that work for my skin-tone and that ... well actually look nude. After years of trial and error, and many, many lipstick tubes, I finally found some shades that work for me. I also found the trick to blending and making nude shades look natural is a brown lip pencil.