Thursday, February 18, 2010
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5. School Planner: This little time-managing technique has saved me in college. This is where the smart planning begins. Get an hour-by-hour planner. If you happen to have a busy life from sun-up to sun-down like most of us, I suggest you purchase one that accounts for hours later than 5 p.m. Schedule everything from breakfast to last minute homework before bed. You'll be amazed at how much it helps if you stick to it.
4. Do not procrastinate: This is in our nature as young adults. We put things off. But if you have noticed all your work and activities piling up and causing you a great amount of stress, you have to take action. Start small. Try finishing a homework assignment the day it is assigned rather than the night before it is due. Next, try taking care of any unfinished business for the day before you log on to Facebook. Before you know it, maybe you'll even have all your responsibilities done before hanging out with friends late at night.
3. Don't over-book: Sometimes we just don't think. We get in over our heads and plan work, school, friends, family, hobbies, clubs, boyfriends/girlfriends and errands into the tiniest slot of time. Talk about stressful. This is where that planner comes in handy. Make specific appointments for your time. Make sure each commitment of your time has its own special hour or so. It may seem lame penciling in your buddies, but it takes such a load off of your back.
2. Use spare hours: Warning! this may not always be fun. But it helps…a lot. You know that hour between lunch and your next class that you usually spend sitting for an extra long time in the cafeteria or taking a quick nap on the third floor of the Union? Or maybe it's the two hours after class, but before work. Use this time! Catch up on homework or read a chapter of your textbook. It really does make a difference.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
10 Valentine's Day Dates
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5. Picnic: Go outside! Your date may like nothing more than a simple evening with you at the park. Go enjoy the pretty view of the lake at Craighead Forrest Park. This is great especially if you are on a budget. Just make a simple, but tasty meal. Pack it up and get ready for romance.
4. Progressive Date: This is a really fun and creative idea. Begin the evening at a fun restaurant with your favorite appetizer and drinks. Order, enjoy, then leave. Move on to a great place for a meal. Enjoy a slow, romantic and fun dinner there. Next, move on to your favorite dessert joint. This date is fun and interesting. Plus it draws out the date for more time without getting bored.
3. Group Date: If you aren't in a relationship and you know several friends in a similar situation, organize a group date. I can vouch for these being a blast. Divide into groups of guys and girls (about 4 or 5 of each.) The guys take care of planning and paying for the date. It doesn't have to be much, but it often turns out to be a great time just to hang out with a group of friends on a date. Something about getting dressed up and going out always make things more fun.
2. Play Date: Who says dates must include dinner and a movie? Just have fun! Whether this is your buddies or significant other. Plan something fun. Just play games or go skating or something else that isn't part of the normal routine. Valentine's day is special! Make it interesting by doing something unique and entertaining.
1. Blind Date: These can be scary. However, if you don't have a date and you just really want a special someone for the evening, chances are there is someone else who feels the same way. Have a friend fix you up with a friend or relative in the same boat. There is no guarantee this will produce true love, but it will give you a new person to converse with and learn about. Be open-minded and enjoy your new acquaintance.
5. Picnic: Go outside! Your date may like nothing more than a simple evening with you at the park. Go enjoy the pretty view of the lake at Craighead Forrest Park. This is great especially if you are on a budget. Just make a simple, but tasty meal. Pack it up and get ready for romance.
4. Progressive Date: This is a really fun and creative idea. Begin the evening at a fun restaurant with your favorite appetizer and drinks. Order, enjoy, then leave. Move on to a great place for a meal. Enjoy a slow, romantic and fun dinner there. Next, move on to your favorite dessert joint. This date is fun and interesting. Plus it draws out the date for more time without getting bored.
3. Group Date: If you aren't in a relationship and you know several friends in a similar situation, organize a group date. I can vouch for these being a blast. Divide into groups of guys and girls (about 4 or 5 of each.) The guys take care of planning and paying for the date. It doesn't have to be much, but it often turns out to be a great time just to hang out with a group of friends on a date. Something about getting dressed up and going out always make things more fun.
2. Play Date: Who says dates must include dinner and a movie? Just have fun! Whether this is your buddies or significant other. Plan something fun. Just play games or go skating or something else that isn't part of the normal routine. Valentine's day is special! Make it interesting by doing something unique and entertaining.
1. Blind Date: These can be scary. However, if you don't have a date and you just really want a special someone for the evening, chances are there is someone else who feels the same way. Have a friend fix you up with a friend or relative in the same boat. There is no guarantee this will produce true love, but it will give you a new person to converse with and learn about. Be open-minded and enjoy your new acquaintance.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
10 Things Student's Don't Need
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5. Expensive things: Don't get all caught up in the society's ruling that we need the newest, most high-tech items on the market. While it may seem pretty cool at the time, these things add up and before you know it, that refund, paycheck, or money from your parent's can either be a killer savings account or a killer of your fun when it runs out.
4.Extra stress: We have enough of this, wouldn't you agree? Between class, work, parents, social life, and anything else we have on our plate, the last thing we need is more stress. For ways to reduce the excessive stress in your life, see my list on stress relief.
3. Roommate conflict: Oh how this can put a damper on the college experience! But it is bound to happen. Trust me. Something you want to put energy into is keeping peace between your roommates. Take the time to build on these friendships and save yourself and them some serious frustration later.
2. Sickness: Nobody likes being sick. But the winter always comes with the threat of some sort of cold or flu, especially on such a crowded campus. So, take steps to keep yourself and your peers healthy. Wash your hands. A lot. And actually take the advice of those signs posted all over campus warning you to stay home if you are already ill!
1. A boyfriend or girlfriend: You may disagree with me on this one. I, however, am a firm believer in this. So many students spend their college years wrapped up in a boyfriend or girlfriend, or wrapped up in trying to get one. This isn't a must, though. We have the rest of our lives ahead of us. Don't fall prey to the idea that you can only be happy if you have someone calling you their's.
5. Expensive things: Don't get all caught up in the society's ruling that we need the newest, most high-tech items on the market. While it may seem pretty cool at the time, these things add up and before you know it, that refund, paycheck, or money from your parent's can either be a killer savings account or a killer of your fun when it runs out.
4.Extra stress: We have enough of this, wouldn't you agree? Between class, work, parents, social life, and anything else we have on our plate, the last thing we need is more stress. For ways to reduce the excessive stress in your life, see my list on stress relief.
3. Roommate conflict: Oh how this can put a damper on the college experience! But it is bound to happen. Trust me. Something you want to put energy into is keeping peace between your roommates. Take the time to build on these friendships and save yourself and them some serious frustration later.
2. Sickness: Nobody likes being sick. But the winter always comes with the threat of some sort of cold or flu, especially on such a crowded campus. So, take steps to keep yourself and your peers healthy. Wash your hands. A lot. And actually take the advice of those signs posted all over campus warning you to stay home if you are already ill!
1. A boyfriend or girlfriend: You may disagree with me on this one. I, however, am a firm believer in this. So many students spend their college years wrapped up in a boyfriend or girlfriend, or wrapped up in trying to get one. This isn't a must, though. We have the rest of our lives ahead of us. Don't fall prey to the idea that you can only be happy if you have someone calling you their's.
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