Greetings! Welcome to Hayleigh’s Corner! My name is Hayleigh Carroll and I am currently a Senior at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. I joined the Odyssey team because I felt that I had things that I wanted to be able to say and share, but I had absolutely no idea how to get my thoughts out there. Thus, Hayleigh’s Corner is born.

Before I get to explaining what in the world Hayleigh’s Corner is all about, let me introduce myself to those of you who just happened to stumble onto this page accidentally, or out of boredom, and have no idea who I am. Like I said, I am a Senior at Wake who will be finishing her last year here in a year and a half because, well, life happened. I am a double major in Theatre and Sociology with a Concentration in Crime and Criminal Justice, and I just got back from studying abroad for a semester in London with the Theatre Department. I have a passion for theatre and I am hoping to wind up working as an attorney in the entertainment industry once I graduate from law school. I have always been that weird kid who was cutting up her clothes, her hair, other children’s hair, all for the sake of fashion and beauty. Now I am just a Disney-obsessed, quasi-grown up trying to figure out how to take cool things that I see in fashion and beauty and make them my own.

So, without further ado, let me introduce you to Hayleigh’s Corner. Each week I will be posting new content on topics such as beauty, lifestyle, navigating college, fashion, and whatever else intrigues me. If I decide that I want to try some crazy new trend in makeup, I will share that with you guys. If I randomly buy a cheap flannel shirt at Goodwill only to butcher it and sew it back together in a new way, I will definitely be writing about that. If I witness something on Wake Forest campus that really needs to be called out and addressed, I will most definitely be sharing my opinions the following week.

Basically, this is a space to explore myself, question the world around me, and take things that are ‘trendy’ and see if they can work for my taste and style. I encourage you to break the mold. Do something new and different. Try something that makes you happy, even if it doesn’t fit into the standard conventions.

This is where I need your help. I want to create content that you want to read. I have some ideas that I am working on right now, but I want to know what kind of things you would like to see in the future. Want to know if a Pinterest tutorial really works? I will try it. Do you want me to find out which mascara under $5 is the best? Do you want to know advice from WFU faculty and staff on how you can make a good grade in a hard class? Just tell me what kind of things that you would like to see in the comments section below! I am really looking forward to the opportunity to explore who I am through this format, and I encourage all of you to do the same in whatever way works for you. Thank you guys for reading and I will see you next week in Hayleigh's Corner!