Before the Dawn

School has been so intense lately. At first, I got some papers and quizzes back and I got almost perfect scores for them. Then, I got my exams a couple of weeks later and totally bombed them. Its pretty devastating, but it just pushes me to work even harder. Although Ive been disappointed with my grades recently, Ive been feeling happy with where my life is. Im still thankful to have people who are close to me cheer me on, happy to have food in my mouth, clothes on my back, a great job, and the financial support to keep learning.By the way, I did a ZARA haul! This whole outfit is from ZARAs winter sale, and trust me, I snagged up some crazy deals. Im not sure if its still going on, but do check your local ZARA. Will you believe me if I told you that my skirt was $5.99??? I was shocked myself, and I broke my shopping ban since Christmas and "splurged". I ended up spending around $60 for a jacket, a skirt, three awesome sweaters, and a cute scarf. Sigh, back to the shopping ban.Stay warm, stay safe, stay happy!PS. I look like an 8 year old here trying to be an 18-year old. I really need to either fully grow my bangs out or just cut them. This whole pinning them back thing and showing off my huge, shiny forehead isnt cutting it :P