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How to Prepare for Difficult Conversations

Difficult Conversations

Between quitting my tutoring job and recently making a big life decision (I’ll share later), I’ve had a lot of nerve wracking conversations lately. I’m sharing tips on how to prepare for difficult conversations because communicating big changes can be really scary! Whether it’s a conversation in a professional setting or a personal relationship, I’ve curated tips to help you communicate everything you need to even when you’re nervous.

Read, Watch, Listen: Quarantine Edition

Read watch listen

Since everybody is safe at home, I thought I’d share some interesting media to read, watch, and listen to during out time in quarantine. I already did a post on things to do at home during quarantine, but it’s always good to have thought provoking things to read, watch, listen to. I hope you enjoy!

Ways to Self Care During Quarantine

Self care during quarantine

These strange times leave us with a lot of anxiety to sit with while stirring around at home. Even though we may not be as busy and bustling as we used to be, it is important to find ways to self care during quarantine.

7 Tips for Success in Online Classes

Online Classes

If you’re in college like I am, your classes are probably online now due to the coronavirus. Since taking classes virtually is very different from in person, I thought I’d share some tips for how to succeed in online classes. If I’m being 100% honest, online classes are not my favorite, but I’ve taken them over the years alongside my regular schooling to learn some tips and tricks.

8 Things to Do at Home While Social Distancing

Things to Do at Home

Well, this whole pandemic thing is certainly uncharted territory… Like you, I’ve been stuck at home because of coronavirus so I thought I would come up with things to do at home during social distancing. My thoughts go out to everyone who is having a hard time during this outbreak. My emotions come in waves: fear, boredom, anxiety, etc. I know many of you are feeling the same. Anyways, I hope these activities provide ample distractions during this strange time.

I Quit My First Job!

For the past three years, I’ve been tutoring kids and two weeks ago, I finally made the decision to quit my job. I started working at a tutoring center just before I turned seventeen. It was my first job and I was so terrified to start working even though I would only be working four hours a week.

5 Cheap Date Ideas for Valentine’s Day

Since everyone has different budgets for Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d share some fun cheap date ideas that work with a college budget! Whether you love V-Day or you think it’s cheesy, I think it’s a fun day to celebrate the people you love (call your mom too!). The best thing about all these date ideas (besides that they’re affordable) is you can celebrate with your galentines as well 🙂

Read, Watch, Listen: January 2020

Read, Watch, Listen is a collection of articles, videos, and stories that have caught my intellectual eye. There’s a variety of fun stories I’ve read or watched as well as some social issues that are important to discuss. Enjoy 🙂

4 Reasons Why I’m Living at Home for College

Whether you’re making college plans or wondering what it’s really like living at home for college, I wanted to write about an aspect of my college life I don’t talk about much. 

Reflecting on 2019

At the end of the year, I like to take the time to reflect on the ups and downs of the past year. I think reflection is such an important mode of self care to celebrate our accomplishments and ways we can improve in the coming year.