Final exams are around the corner and it is time for a game plan. Stress is good every once in a while but in excess it will certainly harm you. Follow these tips and make sure you get the best grades you can get. It is not about cramming or stressing, it’s all in time [...]
Entries from November 2008
November 28, 2008
Leftover recipes
I came to my roommate’s house for Thanksgiving because my family doesn’t live in the country. Half of the turkey was left over and we sat down to try and figure out what to do with it.
I found this blog post about leftover recipes.
The ones I think are easier, and more college-student geared are [...]
November 24, 2008
Thank yourself for not overeating
Holiday season, in my head, equals food. Think about it… it is not long after swallowing hundreds of candy bars in October when you are already feasting during Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. It is the time of year when most of us gain weight and feel excused to do so.
There is also the [...]
November 17, 2008
No job after graduation? Don’t freak just yet
My roommate is graduating in less than a month. The cloud of anxiety that hangs over her head made me start thinking about how nerve wracking this can be, especially if you don’t have a job waiting for you at the other side of the tassel.
The worst thing you can do is panic. You don’t [...]
November 10, 2008
This month, write a novel
I am aware that we are a third way through the month but this is still something you should try. Every year, aspiring writers around the globe set their minds to writing that novel they have been pushing around in their heads for so long. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, [...]
November 6, 2008
People catching on to the cheap food trend
This couple whose blog I found are trying a fantastic experiment. To support the point I made in my previous post, you don’t have to be rich to eat well. Check out the One Dollar Diet Project, which is an inspiration in itself.
Start by reading their first entry, so you can understand the sacrifices in [...]
November 3, 2008
Eating healthy is not a rich-only habit
Tying in with my last post on how to have fun in these days of scarcity, I started a discussion with some friends. According to them, obesity is acceptable because not everybody has the money to eat healthy. As opposed to most countries in the world, the cheapest food in the United States happens to [...]
