Posts Tagged: advice

The Fit Student—Self Defense for Women

I met a woman at university who fell in love with the wrong man.  She said he turned into a psychopath who was hunting her down to kill her and her daughter.  When I asked her how she protected herself, she said she was studying to be a lawyer, but she felt so much fear… Read more »

The Struggling Student Rants—Shop & Save into the Future

Summer came & went; September arrived in the blink of an eye and the traditional school season began.  Some of us at AU took a break from our studies, and some didn’t.  Some AU students went on long road trips and adventurous travels.  Others chose to stay at home and enjoy their downtime lounging around… Read more »

The Fit Student—Crushing the Job Interview!

Do you go into job interviews like a front-line paratrooper on the defensive?  Your arms tied behind your back and a gag stuffed in your mouth?  Well, that’s how I feel in job interviews.  And apparently, so might you—and many others. Now, I’m going to show you how to crush the job interview.  But I… Read more »

The Slow Movement Movement

“Slow down, you’re movin’ too fast You got to make the morning last Just kicking down the cobblestones Looking for fun and feelin’ groovy” – Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel,  “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)” Not to be confused with the various types of “the slow _____ movement,” an umbrella term for a… Read more »

Dear Barb—Too Faithful for Marriage

Dear Barb: I met this really wonderful girl last year while I was attending the University of Ottawa.  We get along great and have discussed marriage.  She lives in B.C while I am in Ottawa, but we are managing to keep in touch.  The issue is that Janelle is Muslim and I am Catholic and… Read more »

Why No Artist Should Ever Become an Idol

“Rapine, avarice, expense, This is idolatry; and these we adore; Plain living and high thinking are no more.” – William Wordsworth “Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.” – Albert Einstein   If you’re taking business courses to manage your musical career, studying literature to inform your writing skills, poring over… Read more »

Dear Barb—Winds of Change

Dear Barb: Hi, I hate to bring this up, but my husband needs to learn something about social etiquette. I don’t mean just manners; I mean passing air and burping! When we were dating, he had excellent manners, except for the occasional passing of air, which was understandable. Now he doesn’t care where he is… Read more »

The Fit Student—How to Eat Healthy on a Tight Budget

What should you do when your belly growls?  I interviewed with two social justice warriors days ago.   And I needed the job.  Badly.  We were meeting at a restaurant.  I wondered, “Would they buy dinner?”  Earlier that day, for the first time, I ate banana peels.  Without those peels, I’d have had no energy to… Read more »

Perfect Summer Binges

Summer is finally here, and you know what that means; it’s time for fun in the sun! Until it rains.  Or until the mosquitoes start eating you alive.  Or until your sunburn gets so painful you can’t move.  Let’s face it, sometimes the outdoors is not so great. And that’s when it hits you—your Netflix… Read more »