Time off is important, not just from work, but from school too. Just like work, students need to have time off to refresh themselves and increase their performance for the next set of courses. School time is busy, and usually there isn’t much time to do any fun or relaxing stuff. For a vacation, summertime… Read more »
With the school year well underway, students are feeling the pressures of academic life. Depending on work and study load, family obligations, and present living circumstances, the road to a degree can seem impossible. However, arming ourselves with a clear stress management plan protects us from stress meltdowns. Soon we’ll see we can weather the… Read more »
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Life is far from perfect. No matter outward appearances, even the most ideal seeming life (okay, maybe not Gwyneth Paltrow’s) is rife with challenges, losses, and obstacles to overcome. What separates individuals who let life get them down from those who overcome, or even flourish under difficult circumstances, are healthy coping strategies. But what are… Read more »
What brings you pleasure? Lunch at a comedy club? Lunch by a still pond? Or lunch loaded with Redbulls and ballpark franks at a spelling bee? I once got highs over perfect math grades. I’d stare at math textbooks until midnight, solving problems. A 100% exam scored a victory. Anything else, meh. Yet, I fretted… Read more »
Dear Barb: I hate Christmas! I know I shouldn’t because “it’s the happiest time of the year” but I do. I hate the money I have to spend for people I rarely see. I am already living pay cheque to pay cheque so I have to go in debt for Christmas! If I’m lucky I… Read more »
December brings a particular kind of panic to many people. Yes, there are the major holidays, which are meant to be a time of happiness and joy, but all too often those feelings are overshadowed by the menu planning, the juggling of schedules around school concerts and other events, and the hard decisions about who… Read more »
The day Papa dies marks the day my telomeres shrink. But let’s backtrack. Daily, I munch flaxseed, fruits, veggies, bran, and beans—yes, fiber. (Fiber-bombs scrub small intestines in ways worthy of bowl-selfies.) I sleep 8 ½ hours, weightlift, shadow-box, and eat like David Suzuki fasting after a Burger King binge. Despite all that, nausea and… Read more »