Aside from my mom, I don’t think I’ve knowingly talked to anyone who suffers from depression. However, last night one of my co-workers sort of had a mental break down and she talked to us about how she thinks she’s suffering from depression. She was…
It’s 3pm and you’ve just come home from school. Dinner isn’t for a couple of hours, but your stomach is already grumbling. With PCOS, you know it’s important to limit foods such as chips, cookies, and candy to avoid a spike in your insulin levels……
HIV affects thousands of teens and young adults. Between 2006 and 2009, 29,740 teens and young adults between the ages of 13-24 were diagnosed with HIV. In 2009, the young adults between the ages of 20-24 accounted for the highest rate of new HIV diagnoses….
Are you familiar with twitter trends? If you are then you must have heard about #firstworldproblems. The trend consists of a lot of tweets with complaints about trivial things such as what show to watch, cell phone battery’s running low, not knowing what to eat, etc. There’s…
First of all, what does it mean to “major” in something? It basically means choosing the area you’re going to focus your studies on. For example: liberal arts or general studies, business, psychology, technology, criminal justice, nursing, etc. It depends on where you go to…
The 2012 presidential election is almost underway. Unfortunately, if you’re not at least 18 years of age, voting at the polls is a far-away dream. My question is; should teens under the age of eighteen years be allowed to vote? Voting gives people a loud…
This week wasn’t bad exercise-wise. Maybe I’m in better shape? I hope so. We began the class in the usual way, with a 10 minute jog. Then the instructor had us skip around the room. There’s a difference between skipping because you’re happy or being…
I recently read Jessica Grose’s debut novel Sad Desk Salad after noticing the book’s cute cover at a local book store. The fun and entertaining novel stars a gossip blogger named Alex Lyons. Alex is an intelligent and creative writer living in New York City…
I remember what it was like to be in high school. Every family reunion I went to it seemed like I was asked the same exact question: “Where are you planning to go to college?” Sophomore year, the thought hadn’t even crossed my mind! I’d…
Hello again! I hope everyone has had a pleasant start to the school year. I recently started to think back on my lunches when I was in high school, which wasn’t too long ago. I usually brown-bagged my lunches, which consisted primarily of sandwiches, yogurt, and a…