1. Pocket Notebook & Pen: As an intern, you are going to be busy and dealing with multiple tasks each day. Jot down all details in a pocket notebook so you don't have to bother your boss when you forget an hour later. Plus, people will notice your attention to detail. NOTEBOOK | PEN
2. Travel Coffee Mug: I hated all forms of coffee beverages until college, when I learned that sometimes that extra caffeine kick is the only thing that will power you through Friday classes. Plus, nothing makes you feel more like an adult than showing up to work with coffee mug in hand. MUG
3. Sleek Carry-All: A school backpack just won't do when you are working in an office environment. Make sure you have a smart tote bag (leather is always nice!) that can fit your laptop, notebook, and other necessities. BAG
4. Cute, Comfortable Shoes: Interns are often moving around a lot. Especially with an internship in fashion, expect to be on your feet a lot. So unless you're heading into a meeting with Anna Wintour, go for simple ballet flats or loafers. FLATS
5. Back-Up Makeup: Make sure your look is fresh all day long and keep concealer, lipstick, etc. in your bag in case you need a touch-up or two. MAKEUP KIT
6. Organized Planner: If you are interning during the school year like I'll be doing, it can be easy to get overwhelmed with work and school and social events. Keep organized with a daily planner - I prefer the Lilly Pulitzer AGENDAS (they feature colorful designs and stickers!!!) and keep everything color-coded.
7. Perfect Power Dress: Find a dress that makes you look like a million bucks (but that is still office-appropriate) and work it! (I'll be doing another post with more internship outfit ideas soon). DRESS
8. Smartphone & Charger: You probably never leave home without it, but don't forget your phone! Make sure it's loaded with necessary apps (a reliable GPS, for example) and bring a charger too! IPHONE CASE
9. Watch: Punctuality is key to being a successful intern. If you don't want to look like you're checking Facebook every 5 minutes on your phone, invest in a stylish watch - think of it as a bracelet with a practical purpose! WATCH

Like all good horror stories begin, I started off this adventure with good intentions. My hair freshly washed and cleaned, I decided it was just as good a time as any to try out a Pinterest beauty tip and attempt to pin-curl my hair.

The goal: wake up with effortlessly-styled (and by effortlessly, I mean spending the hour it took pinning my hair at night rather than in the morning, when I am tired and incapable of becoming motivated to style my hair) retro waves. It wasn't suspiciously easy or anything, like some tutorials feel. Pinning my hair did take some effort, so I was feeling optimistic that my work would pay off come morning.

Photographed by Amelia Alpaugh (Image Source)

The above tutorial promised luxurious waves with no heat at all - just curl your recently-showered hair up, sleep, and wake up with a fabulous mane and bluebirds chirping on your windowsill. And I'm sure that the tutorial works on some lucky few.

But I woke up looking like this:

Me, looking like a bird made a nest in my hair; NOTHING RETRO-GLAM ABOUT THESE WAVES

Yikes. Buuuuut...I did learn an important lesson about (a) how Pinterest DIY beauty tips mean well but sometimes don't always go as planned, and (b) how to cope with a Bad Hair Day. Because everyone gets them - even me, apparently!

The key to taming unsightly hair is usually in changing up the texture. Most hair issues occur in the morning, when you wake up with crazy-frizzy hair or unruly pieces. You could apply heat and use flat-irons and curling wands to tame funky hair, but sometimes even that can be a challenge, and you might not have the time (hey, your unruly hair might've been a result of trying to save hairstyling time in the morning, like mine was!), so the best thing to do is get out your bobby pins and get to work on a savvy style,

After the initial shock of my fail-hair wore off, I did admire my unnaturally voluminous hair (which usually turns out stick-straight, but in a boring way) and decided to use my newfound texture to my advantage, going for a half-up, half- down style. After all, the problem pieces were mostly the front ends, so I twisted a small piece on either side of my part and pinned them in the back for what my roommate said was a "totally Serena" (as in, van der Woodsen) 'do. If the boho queen of the Upper East Side could work this style, then so could I!

Pretty!

Et Voila! I managed to turn a hair nightmare into a cute, fun style that held throughout the day thanks to the added texture in my hair!

If all else fails, throw it up in a cute bun or ponytail and make the focus your lovely face with fun lipsticks and dazzling eyes. As long as you feel good about how you look, that's all that matters - the rest will follow through.

And, oddly enough, I even got a lot of compliments on what I thought of as completely disastrous hair, which goes to show that just because something might be unusual or horrendous in your opinion, no one else needs to know that you were supposed to wake up with Hollywood waves instead of fun, wild hair, so just go with it!

What are your tips for surviving a bad hair day?

Rain can be a tricky thing. Just come to Los Angeles, where traffic times are doubled and everyone acts like the sky is falling - isn't it, though? On USC's campus it feels deserted - half of the students just don't show up once the water starts pouring - and no one is quite prepared for this odd discrepancy in the normal 70-degrees-and-sunny weather we are used to. Consider the fact that it was over 90 just this Sunday (yeah, the temperature dropped by thirty degrees, which is crazy in normal circumstances) and we've got a crisis situation.

How does one switch from tank tops and sandals to jackets and boots so quickly? I don't even have all my coats with me here at school, I didn't even consider the fact that it might get - dare I say it - cold until at least Thanksgiving break.

But whether we like it or not, Los Angeles has officially entered into fall, which means we should probably start dressing like it.

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Dressing for bad weather doesn't mean you have to look bad. There are so many ways to rock a coat, and no matter what style you lean towards, you can totally be dressed for rain while also looking amazing!

Personally, I love coats in bright patterns or lighter colors. People tend to lean towards blacks and greys when the clouds get grey, but keeping bright when the weather is not so great can act as an artificial ray of sunshine! I love pairing an oversized coat with black skin-tight jeans and ankle boots, too. It makes you look fabulous and ready to take on the day, no matter the temperature!