Could you imagine having to pick either living life to full fill your passion and to live for the love of your life or to die in order to be reunited with your family? In such a situation what would one pick? Life or death? Love and passion or to be reunited with your kin? At the age…
Got a backpack? Want nice toned arms? Let’s get pumping! PREPARATION 1. Obtain a backpack (preferably an old, torn, battered one) 2. Fill it with appropriate weights Textbooks, dictionaries, rocks, cabbages all work as fillers. Use anything available to you. The recommended weight for starters is around three textbooks (15pounds) 3. Wrap the top handle…
Starting at a new school can be exciting to down right frightening. Whether you’re going from junior high to high school, or transitioning in the middle of the school year, the jitters and worries of finding new friends is very prominent. You may be lucky to have friends going to the same senior high as…
1. Begin your day with making someone else happy and drink something warm. When you feel like sadness is going to engulf you, indulge yourself with a warm cup of tea or coffee. Let the toasty liquid soothe your soul and read a good book. Let out a sigh of relief, knowing that even the…
First off, sorry for not posting in literally forever. Summer really has taken a toll on my productivity and available time, but I managed to find something interesting for you all to read about, so I hope you enjoy it! I was recently scrolling through a tumblr blog when I found a post about introverts,…
Recently, as I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed, I came across a page my friend had liked, called Hyperbole and a Half. Out of curiosity, I clicked on it and quickly saw that it was based off a website/blog full of stories told in comic form. I scrolled down the page, and was intrigued…
Are you too LAZY to go for morning jogs? Is the local gym too FAR? Are the dumbbells and such machinery too EXPENSIVE? Boy do I have a SOLUTION for you! What I call the Lazybum’s bedtime workout uses an easy two step principle Step 1: Assign a key word (or a phrase). If I tell you to not…
{Original Image} Before you berate me for having such petty First World Problems, I ask that you just hear me out. For most people, the shape of their nails is not the hot topic of attention on a day-to-day basis. For me, they are the highlight of my insecurities. I’ve always had a habit of…
Nowadays, teens are becoming more and more depressed. In fact, depression and self harm seem to be becoming something that is romanticized on sites like Tumblr. Having been through period of my life being depressed, let me be the first to say, happiness is a lot better than depression. So I found a video on…
(Original Image) It’s been quite some time since I updated this series, and I can’t believe I didn’t think of this feature before. Cassey Ho is a certified fitness trainer and creator of POP Pilates. She started up her own YouTube channel, blogilates, four years ago, and is still going strong with over 1.6 million subscribers.…
Do you appreciate being alive? My answer should be yes, but I would be lying to myself if I said I truly appreciated being alive. I was born and raised in Canada, a place where I have access to many luxuries that other people are deprived of. It is a place where I can walk…
Okay guys, let’s talk about the elephant in the room; September ( aka the beginning of school). To some, it is a wondrous month filled with new beginnings and friends, but for others, it’s the most dreaded time of year. Even after going to school for what seems like countless years, this time can unnerve…
I recently went through a breakup with my boyfriend of 5 months. If you are experiencing a breakup, you would understand how hard it is to be happy. But despair no longer, for I am here to give you some tips that helped me through my breakup. Think it through Think thoroughly, but not obsessively. Although…
Sadly we are not going to live forever, I mean nothing is bound to exist forever and neither are we. Humans have a limited time in this world and that my friend is our existence’s bitter truth. And in that limited time we have in this world we get to decide how we spend it.…
If you help others, they will help you back. Sounds obvious, right? Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a eye-opening realization of how important helping others actually is. No action, no matter how small, is without its effect on those around you. People may forget what you said or what you did, but they…