When you’re tired, do you drink coffee or take a nap? Here is a new idea for you: Coffee Naps. While I was researching topics to talk about for this blog, I came across this intriguing title. Coffee and naps are two things every college student loves. Pulled an all-nighter studying for an exam? Coffee. Did your teacher just talk and talk and talk for a whole hour and fifteen minutes? You definitely deserve a nap. I know what you’re thinking. “Coffee restricts quality sleep. Why would we chuck a coffee just to go back to sleep?”
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5:30AM – The Alarm Goes Off…
5:30AM – The alarm goes off for me to get ready for morning workouts. I am on the Women’s Bowling Team. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning we have lovely 6am workouts. The night before, I pack my lunch, pack up my backpack, and lay out my clothes for the next day. I try to get every last drop of sleep that I can.
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5 Best At-Home Workouts
There are a lot of reasons why I prefer not to go to the gym: it feels like everyone is staring at me, I never know what to do, I’m too busy, and the gym is always busy. Over the summer when I when the coronavirus helped my efforts in avoiding the gym, I found some great YouTubers to help me keep in shape at home. There are a few things I like about working out at home, versus the gym:
Continue reading “5 Best At-Home Workouts”Dear Diary… The Benefits of Journaling
What is the last thing you do before you go to bed? I found myself scrolling through social media for half an hour, at a minimum. Then, right before I’d close my eyes, my mind would go wild. I reflect on the day, look at the past, and think of all the “what ifs” in life. All these thoughts just ate at me, costing me my beauty sleep.
Continue reading “Dear Diary… The Benefits of Journaling”Checking Up on Friends
When is the last time you saw your best friend from high school? Or simply reached out to them? Losing touch with your classmate after going away to college can seem inevitable, but does it have to be? I remember crying during graduation because I knew that was going to be the last time I saw some of my closest friends. Everyone who graduated before me made it seem like we were never going to see each other again. We go away to college and get caught up in everything new, leaving all the old stuff behind. Priorities change whether we want them to or not. When I came to college I tried hard to make sure I kept in touch with my friends from home but eventually, the fire died and we drifted apart. Where does the disconnect happen and how can we prevent it?
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We all pretty much need to start our day with a cup of coffee to get us through the day. However, after that cup of joe, we need to make sure we are taking in the right amount of ounces of water.The Mayo Clinic suggests that women should intake 11.5 cups, or 92 ounces, of fluid. It is the standard recommendation for all women, but many factors go into how much fluid you should have in a day. The chart below is fluid intake based on weight and exercise. For every 30 minutes of exercise, you should add on 12 ounces of fluid.
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