Yuge shout-out to Girl Defined Ministries for sponsoring this blog post. Mr. Snapchat You're making small talk at a bar with a dark-haired hottie. He's been dazzling you with witty conversation for the last 15 minutes and hasn't roasted you for your liberal arts degree. As he pulls out his phone, you're thinking about how … Continue reading The 5 Guys You Shouldn’t Date, Court, or Marry
Under one elbow is my plush cat-shaped pillow pet, and the other, my Vera Bradley bag stuffed with tights, tacky group t-shirts, and enough hairspray to stiffen a small village. I've been excused from the rest of my Friday classes so that I, along with 49 other tween-agers, can embark on a coach bus journey … Continue reading MTV True Life: I was in a show choir cult
Unless you've been on a four-year social media cleanse, or literally have no friends, you're whole heartedly aware that birthdays are not at all what they once were. A simple "birthday dinner" is a thing of the past. Sure, that term is still tossed around, but it has no right being called that. If you're … Continue reading every college girl’s 21st birthday
Hello my name is Scout Petersen, and I feel personally victimized by excel spreadsheets. Those tedious tiles of terror are single handedly funding anxiety medication companies across the world. You realized you missed one date while you were entering data? Congrats. The next 200 cells are incorrect. And while this is (kind of) a quick … Continue reading microsoft excel is ruining my life
This blog, this one right here. I've wanted to write this for quite some time. You see, I've conducted an experiment over the last few years, strictly for educational purposes. It involved me downloading several, quote/unquote, "dating" apps. "Dating" is a polite way of saying it's a way of pairing up two sexually aroused strangers … Continue reading Why your tinder profile sucks
The time is 3 am. I'm lying in bed, on top of my comforter, but under my throw blanket. Sleeping this way allows me to never make my bed but also never feel real comfort. The only people awake other than myself are either cat fishing on Tinder, or texting the blonde in their Bio … Continue reading What should my caption be?
I hate to be the one to break this to you guys but VSCO is a dying app. A fallen soldier, as one may say. Pouring one out for my first real editing app. RIP. Before you send me hate mail let me explain. VSCO is great. It's like the gateway drugs of editing apps. … Continue reading wtf is a preset
This morning, like most mornings, my cell phone alarm blares from a mere three inches away from my face, still clutched between my sleep deprived hands. My poor pinkies have lost all feeling, so I say a prayer to god, thanking him for inventing the pop socket. This glorious invention allows me to rightfully feed … Continue reading A harsh day in the life of an upperclassman
Hello! I recently started an Instagram page called @scooties_doodies. On this page I edit photos using the app YouDoodle. I can't really explain what it is I edit, because I'm not really sure myself. Basically I'm going to show you how to cut out parts of a photo and paste it on another. Any who. … Continue reading How to edit photos using the YouDoodle app
Alright, we all have seen how amazing the iphone 7 camera is. It's beauty has inspired me to write this post, because a good camera is nothing if you don't know how to utilize it. I am not apart of the iphone 7 club, but I do have lots of iphone photo experience and thought … Continue reading how to take and edit your best iphone photo
A Scout's Journey 