Almost Back to School..

Majority of the schools, colleges and universities postponed the start of the classes due to the infamous virus. Even if it should somewhat be threatening or scary, most students are happy because postponed classes mean something else for them.. They get to have more vacation time.

Come on, admit it. You may miss your friends very much already but you're still dreading to go back to school, right? You're are probably not yet re

ady to go back to following the strict dress code, looking at your boring-looking required notebooks, and wearing plain black shoes. Well, fear not! We've prepared a short list on how to help you feel excited about going back to school. Yup, we tried our best to address your concerns!

1. On "following" the dress code...

Have you seen the Legally Blondes (it's a semi-rip off of Elle Woods' Legally Blonde)? In that film, the twin blondes who were from Europe, had to transfer to a boarding school in the US and they had to follow a school dress code. What they did was they tried to dress around the code. You can do just that or test your shopping skills and scout for pieces that don't break the dress code but are still really pretty. For example, you're only allowed to wear black and white colored headbands, well why don't you wear your pretty zebra print scarf as a headband? A little reminder though, the rules are there for a reason. So in dressing up, think if you're going overboard. You should still look polished and classy, not dirty and tacky alright?

2. What to do with those boring notebooks (or even books!)..

My sister's school is kinda conservative and required them to get school notebooks (the ones with the school logo in front) even if they're already in Grade Seven. I mean, hello, come on, allow them to have some sort of self-expression already! Anyway, since my sister was a bit bummed out with how her notebooks looked, I helped her spruce up her school stuff. We decorated it with magazine cut-outs, stickers, flat jewels (check the scrap booking section of bookstores), beautiful gift wrappers or fabrics. Initially, I wanted to print her name-for her books' labels-with our new puppy's picture (if ever she misses Star while she's in school) but she said she didn't want to. I used an online photo editor instead. This is what I came up with:

3. This is ShOe boring!

If your school isn't that strict with the types of shoes you can wear then go right ahead and buy that fashion-forward pair of black shoes you've been eyeing. But if your school is strict, 

then try to find a pair of shoes that follows your dress code.My sister wanted a really cute pair (patent flats with an ankle strap) but her school requires them to wear simple leather shoes. Somehow, we both felt that the ankle strap screamed "fancy!" so we looked around some more, and found something else. It still had a strap but the strap was positioned diagonally. So instead of looking 'fancy or over-the-top', it just looks like a funkier pair of Mary Jane's.

What are you girls waiting for, start letting those creative juices flowing! Get perked up for school again 'cause yeah, you have to admit it.. school is cool! :)