Don’t get me wrong- I also enjoy having Lil’ Wayne and Kesha in the background while I study. But let’s all be honest with each other- anything on a top 40 countdown is not conducive to major academic accomplishments. It’s been scientifically proven that the best music to listen to while studying is classical baroque music. I know it’s Continue Reading…

Allright, I am not a smoker and I will never be a smoker. Of course not, smoking is bad, smoking is unhealthy and smoking is expensive. No, I never wanna encourage smoking either. But sometimes, I am jealous of those smokers. Why? Thanks you ask.Smokers are always somewhere early. So they can light one before they go inside. And if Continue Reading…

Summary: In this post, I discuss my struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder, and explore the arguments pro and con a well planned out life.

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I was recently diagnosed with OCD (that is, obsessive compulsive disorder). I’m hardly ashamed, or particularly shocked in fact. A little confused perhaps, but otherwise, the diagnosis has been a serious wake up call. The only Continue Reading…

I’ve just finished packing for university and for the first time in 6 years, my things are all in boxes. I moved around a lot as a kid, but for the first time ever, I’ll be moving alone.  I’m off to the University of Waterloo to major in Honours Environment and Business. (Told ya’ I’d make it in!) I’d Continue Reading…

As we race steadily on to the start of this next school year, it can never hurt to think a little about what our schedule will be like for the next few months. We have to keep track of classes, study sessions, working, social lives, and all sorts of extracurricular activities. One major time commitment is if one plays Continue Reading…

In the spirit of the conversation here for the last few weeks (and given the fact that the summer is almost over) I thought it would be timely to post a few more ideas about how to spend your time in between semesters. Granted, my perspective is probably a little bit different – but this is a good thing. Continue Reading…

Recently, I returned from a trip overseas to Russia, where I took only a carry-on bag. As such, I bought four of those little 3-oz. travel size bottles for my shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and lotion. When I returned home, I decided to just use up what was in those bottles before going back to using the products from Continue Reading…

Just a quick post from me today. After yesterday’s post about ideas for things to do during summer, I stumbled upon another two posts which I felt I had to recommend from Zen College Life, a great blog about the student experience in college. The two posts are called  How to Use Your Summer Vacation and More Great Things Continue Reading…