Katie Billings
UNC Chapel Hill - Too Sweet.
I had a 10-minute drive down 15-501. 10 minutes was how long it took my parents and I, in our jam packed Subaru, to drive down the road...
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Katie Billings
Apr 19, 20224 min read
Give Us Your Top 10
"Give us your Top 10." This little prompt was the only thing that stood between me and completing my final college application, four and...
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Katie Billings
Apr 11, 20224 min read
LinkedIn - A College Senior's Best Friend
During the last stop of my college tours, I always finish by saying, “In a couple of months, I will be wearing that blue robe and walking...
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Katie Billings
Apr 8, 20223 min read
Find A Vacation In Every Day
For the first month of my senior year, I took a break from social media, cold turkey’d it. With my screen time averaging multiple hours a...
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Katie Billings
Mar 30, 20225 min read
The Moment I Met Wonder
“I am going to miss this moment for the rest of my life.” My walk home from my evening cooking class consisted of passing through Piazza...
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Katie Billings
Mar 24, 20223 min read
The Science Experiment We Call College
When I decided to come to UNC-Chapel Hill, I decided to go to college in my backyard. This town, the people, and parts of the campus were...
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Katie Billings
Mar 9, 20223 min read
My Favorite Seat in the House
I dreaded attending my piano lessons as a little kid. Piano lessons meant sitting still for an hour. Piano lessons meant studying theory...
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Katie Billings
Mar 7, 20223 min read
A Love Letter to Carolina Basketball
I take after my dad in most things in life. Sensitive, stubborn, ambitious, and outgoing. He’s a storyteller too, and he knows how to...
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Katie Billings
Mar 1, 20223 min read
The Soundtrack of My Life
Last night I finished season two of HBO’s Euphoria. I had to put my breathing on manual, reminding myself to inhale and exhale, while I...
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Katie Billings
Feb 25, 20225 min read
A world away, but as close as you can get.
If asked to describe to you the perfect day, I would tell you about December 11, 2020. To set the scene, I want you to picture a Nissan...
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Katie Billings
Feb 21, 20225 min read
Izze's World.
It was 3 a.m., and the white granite countertops were stained purple. A deep, royal hue. And so was the left side of Izze’s head, a...
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Katie Billings
Feb 18, 20224 min read
Love ya, kid.
In the summer of ‘76, my dad began training for fall cross country tryouts. Growing up in sunny California, he and his friends often fit...
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Katie Billings
Feb 15, 20222 min read
The Fab Four
Once upon a time, there were four girls. The first of the four entered the world on April 9th, 2000. An Aries through and through, born...
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Katie Billings
Feb 10, 20224 min read
Reclaiming My Kindergarten Superlative
When I was in kindergarten at Estes Hills Elementary, I received Estes Eagle of the Month. This was an award given to one student in...
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Katie Billings
Feb 7, 20223 min read
@katiebdesign
As discussed in my previous post, Coloring Outside of the Lines, collaging is one of my favorite ways to create, evidenced by the fact...
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Katie Billings
Feb 4, 20224 min read
Coloring Outside of the Lines
Ever since I was little, any magazines I could get my hands on, I would cut to pieces. And as a little left-handed kid, this proved to be...
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Katie Billings
Feb 1, 20223 min read
Stepping onto the Mat
My shoulders sound like the 4th of July. Like you are sitting on the National Mall watching the sky explode. Or kind of like Rice...
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Katie Billings
Jan 28, 20226 min read
Born&Bred.
I can vividly remember sitting in a sea of Carolina Blue, hands clasped over my ears, with what sounded like the entire ocean crashing...
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Katie Billings
Jan 26, 20220 min read
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Katie Billings
Jan 26, 20221 min read
Portrait Photography
As storytellers, we must not overlook the power of a picture. Through photography and visual mediums, we establish personal connections...
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