8 Things Every Kick Butt 4.0 Girl Boss Needs This Holiday Season

It's the most wonderful time of the year again, and you know what that means... more fuzzy socks that will never touch my feet and mugs that will never see the outside of my cabinet. In lieu of the usual pleasantries exchange after receiving a poorly thought out gift by a relative who thinks you are still in the fourth grade, I recommend finding actual joy from the items on this list that will help you become the GIRL BOSS you were meant to be next semester.

1. A Chegg.com subscription

Tired of the long trek to study hall when you just CAN NOT figure out that last calculus problem? Look no further! Chegg has answers and steps to just about any problem you can think of.


Get it here.

2. This really intense Ti-84 cover that will keep the precious cargo nice and safe:

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3. A Scribedelivery subscription

Scribedelivery is basically all the inspiration you need to study in a box. It is a monthly delivery of notebooks and pencils and pens and anything you need to get that 'A'!



Get it here.

4. Some very official looking thank you cards from Moo.com

These beautiful notes will have your teachers thanking you for thanking them!

Get it here.

5. A super cute math mug

After an all-nighter and not enough studying, this mug will house some caffeine to wake you up and some fun hints for your calc exam.

Get it here.

6. A Little America backpack

I don't think it is an overstatement to say this is the DOPEST thing currently in my possession. It is sturdy and cute and absolutely amazing.

Get it here.

7. A good day planner

Lilly pulitzer is fun but this minimalistic planner makes you feel like you can conquer the world.

Get it here.

8. The 2018 YOU Are A Badass desk calendar

Jen Sincero is my queen and I need her words of wisdom every day.

Get it here.

These are my top picks this holiday season for how you can be a GIRL BOSS next semester! Sending lots of good GPA vibes your way!

Girl vs. Evil (aka Boys)

I have only been pursuing Engineering at Clemson University for a few months, but if I have learned anything, it is that boys are the DEVIL. I say this as I cuddle up to my loving boyfriend of two years. So okay… maybe boys aren’t the devil all the time, BUT boys who think STEM is only for boys certainly are. 

Not sure if the boy you are talking to is the devil? Here are a list of phrases that can confirm if he is the spawn of satan or not.

1. “Wow! You’re an Engineer? That is a great job for a woman!”
2. “What are you going to do when you have kids?”
3. Any form of shushing.
4. “Oh wow I heard for women it is easiest to get into a school if you are going into something like engineering.”
5. Any variation of “that’s cute.”
6. “Yeah you probably got *insert special opportunity that you worked hard for and earned* because they wanted to diversify.”

This and a thousand other micro-aggressions are the reason women feel uncomfortable and unwanted in STEM fields. I don't think I am being dramatic when I say that women are literally THE BEST THING EVER AND AN IRREVOCABLE FORCE OF NATURE THAT MEN SHOULD FEAR, and to be honest, men already know this and it’s why they are jerks to begin with. All that said, women only make up 25% of the Engineering workforce, and despite what the guys want you to think, it's not because of our biological dispositions, it's because of them. 

So here we are, in 2017 with a huge deficit of women engineers, and although I really am not sure what to do about it, I thought maybe creating this blog would help me figure it out and encourage some others along the way. 

Thanks for the read. Much more to come.