enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

College is amazing. You're scared right now to leave home, to leave your friends, to leave your comfortable school.

But you made the right choice. You'll love it in so many ways.

Invest in a Mac, not a PC. Yes, a PC is more compatible but you'll be laughing when all the other college freshman get computer viruses.

While you're at it, ask Dad to help you buy stock in Apple.

Stop buying hair products. All you need is this.

And while you're at it, back away from the straightener. You have curly hair. The jig is up.

Stay active.

Stay up late.

It's okay to be single.

Use a digital camera not just that big film one. You'll take more photos.

And back up your files.

Always, back up your files.

Avoid MySpace.

Avoid scheduling class on Fridays.

Avoid unnecessary worrying.

Be brave.

Sign up for more "just for fun classes" they end up being the ones that influence you.

Take advantage of your student discount.

Laugh at this : in seven years, you'll be married to Kristen's older brother.

**completely inspired by Andrea of hula seventy.

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20 responses to “dear elise from seven years ago,”

  1. Claudia McDaniel Avatar

    OMG, I love this!! I totally love this!

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  2. Rachelle Avatar

    I liked this so much, I did my own too!

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  3. o-girl Avatar
    o-girl

    love this…I’m going to have to give it a go 🙂
    happy day to you E!

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  4. kylydia Avatar

    Oh, this is great. If only I could really do this!

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  5. Kristen Avatar
    Kristen

    Love this! The last one definitely made me laugh 🙂
    This kind of reminded me of the “Always Wear Sunscreen” song, which I’ve always loved.

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  6. Molly Avatar
    Molly

    Haha I love this!
    I especially love the thought about curly hair. I have come to the same realization…my hair IS curly. Now that I’ve stopped burning it every morning it looks much healthier. Thanks for sharing this!

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  7. eeny Avatar

    Wow, how cool is that.
    I love it. I should definitely write a to my future self, too.

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  8. Melissa Mann Avatar

    Absolutely love this.

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  9. Alison Avatar

    love this idea! fantastic!!

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  10. Gabi Avatar

    I LOVE this idea!! And I love all those notes you made to yourself.

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  11. Nathalie Avatar

    Totally LOVE this post!!!! Some of your entries are too funny 😀

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  12. Allie Avatar

    I figured out the curly hair thing in college too. Now I’m going to try your Marc Anthony product 🙂

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  13. Flo Avatar

    Awesome.
    (I went over to Hula Seventy, and these lists are quite inspiring !)

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  14. susan Avatar
    susan

    Very cool idea! Thanks for always sharing from your life. You are inspiring!

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  15. chris Avatar

    This sounds like such a fun thing to do! Very cool!

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  16. Meaghan Avatar

    If only we could have had lists like this magically show up in drawers at seventeen. What would mine have said….?

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  17. sandra Avatar

    i love this.
    and you are my hero.
    i’ve been wanting to try that hair product but always decided against it, not because its $8+ but because i always spend $8+ and stuff never works!
    i finally decided to try it after this post and it works amazingly!–i did have to try the curl defining lotion instead of the spray/booster because i have a lot of hair and long. thank you, thank you!

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  18. Giuseppina Avatar

    love.
    i should definitely look into doing this as well. such a lovely thing to look back on.

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