Intermittent fasting (IF) has recently become a popular diet trend, and you may be curious if it is healthy or not. IF has many different definitions, but in general it means fasting for a certain period of the day or week. The most common type…
This year has been full of surprises and challenges. I never would have anticipated a global pandemic, which would cause people all over the world to stay at home, stop going to work, and stop going to school. Considering all of that, I have come…
College is coming, and for the class of 2021 difficult decisions have to be made. Do we stay in our hometown or leave for a new area? Some people want to stay in their hometown for their family, to save money, or scholarships. Some people…
During the first few months of the pandemic, all I wanted to do was go back to school, work, and do everything else that I used to participate in. However, in early June, I returned to my job as a waitress at a local diner,…
COVID-19 has made it difficult to get things done. Not only is it hard to get work done from a home computer, but seeing the same things day in and day out can put a damper on creativity and drive. The days start to blend…
On May 25th, I was sitting in bed scrolling through Instagram when I first heard about George Floyd. His name didn’t mean anything to me then, but soon my social media was flooded with pictures of him. I watched the video, and it felt almost…
When I was in sixth grade I got my first period. I was at a friend’s house and we were about to go swimming. I went to the bathroom to change, and I saw blood in my underwear. I called my mom and we made…
Yesterday was #BlackOutTuesday. For those who don’t know, #BlackOutTuesday is a social media trend that was started by two black women in the music industry that encouraged people to spend the day reflecting on ways to support the black community. It was originally under the…
Tail wagging eagerly, panting hard enough to make his body bob up and down, and eyes glued to me, my beast started his day. I woke up today with his sixty pounds on top of me and his head on the pillow next to mine….
I used to dread the winter practices—running in the snow and getting my shoes all soggy and wet—and the overwhelming fear right before the gun goes off signaling the beginning of my race. What if I started too late? Or jumped the gun? What if…