Growing up, I was a very healthy child. My immune system was incredibly healthy. My most severe illness up until college had been Strep throat, and a pretty minor case at that. By the end of my freshman year, I had racked up enough medications to start my own pharmacy. My immune health had dramatically… Read More How I Improved my Immune Health
I am the queen of to-do lists. THE queen. My brain is an ancient and dusty library of scrolls and scrolls of to-do lists. But I realized that for all the items on my list, only a fraction were actually getting ticked off. When was the last time you actually completed 10 separate things on… Read More How “Top 3” Daily To-do Lists Changed My Productivity
Keeping a positive mindset is hard. It’s a conscious choice you have to make, that’ll be harder to act on when things get tough. This is how I keep my positive mindset and add some joy in my life…… Read More Finding Positives: Injecting Joy Into Your Life
The first month of 2019 is over! I’m determined to make this year a good one, and that includes reflecting over each month and setting intentions for the next month…… Read More January Reflections
Millennials are said to be the generation that’s killing newspapers and isn’t well-informed, largely due to the overwhelming amount of (often unverified) information on the internet. I wanted to share a few of the ways that I have found make staying updated easier, as well as some tips on how to interpret/judge news articles for bias…… Read More The News: Staying Informed in the Digital Age
Stress is a powerful thing. It can quite literally ruin our lives. Every part of us is affected when we go under intense levels of stress. We see it in our skin, in our sleep, in our digestion, our menstrual cycles, and our overall emotional state. Knowing that stress is bad for us seems to… Read More An Experiment In Self-Care
As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized friendships are hard. Friendships can be way harder than romantic relationships at times. People’s expectations for friendships and romantic relationships are often very different. Maybe they shouldn’t be. When you’re a little kid, you tell your friends everything. Spending time with your friends is your favorite pastime. Things get more… Read More Friendships First: Being a Better Friend
If you’re a working college student like myself, or have any other combination of responsibilities in your life, you know how difficult it is to get and stay inspired on the daily! I have been struggling with finding inspiration since I started college, and even more once I started working again. These are some of… Read More Finding and Using Inspiration With A Busy Schedule
2017 has been a year of ups and downs, endings and beginnings, and an avalanche of change. My year began with brown hair, a boyfriend, a waitressing job, a final semester of high school, and an uncle alive and well. My life felt much more obligation-driven, and I was much more singular, despite being coupled… Read More What I’ve Learned In 2017 and Setting Intentions for 2018
Travel is STRESSFUL. From overpacking to forgetting important items, traffic, confusing signs, foreign languages, dirty bathrooms, delayed flights and the flights themselves, it’s easy to be overwhelmed. In the end, the excitement of being in a new place (or back in a familiar one) is worth the stress. All of the beautiful things you’ll see… Read More Travel Essentials: What I Wear + What’s In My Bag