Trying to think of something special for your college sweetheart for Valentine’s Day? Small presents and food always go over well. However, candy and flowers have been done to death. Why not try something original! Essential college supplies such as a new bathrobe will get use and they are sexy too. Food, especially food you [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Food, Health, Love
As most of you are painfully aware, we will be entering the month of February this week. With this comes the dreaded Hallmark-created holiday of Valentine’s Day. <begin rant> I have never been a fan of Valentine’s Day … ever. Every year I think about it with feelings of anticipatory doom and how much I hate [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Everything, Life in College, Partying
This is an amazing guest post from my talented friend, Kelley Holahan The caps have been tossed, the gown hangs in the back of your closet and your diploma has been proudly displayed in your room…somewhere. Full of well deserved confidence you pour over job openings, strut your stuff in interviews and finally get that [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Everything, Family, Friends, Life in College
Think you can make it through all four years of college by yourself? Think again. Your friends (or lack of) can be the determining factor of your college experience.
Categories: Attending, Class, College Relationships, Friends, Life in College, Party Trouble, Partying, People, Roommates, School, Studying, Under 21
The holidays are around the corner and one of my favorite stories to read around this time is “The Gift of the Magi.” For those not familiar with this story, it is about a young married couple, that are very much in love, but face difficultly of barely being able to afford the single room [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Love
“Yeah. I mean, acknowledging is easy. Something happened or it didn’t. But understanding…that’s where things get sticky.” –Sarah Dessen, “What Happened to Goodbye?” Acknowledging what someone has done and understanding why they did it, are two completely different things. We all have at least one encounter with a person that has hurt us in some [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Family, Friends, Love
Friends are generally supposed to be people that support you and help you when you are down. They are your shopping buddies, your wingwomen, your partners in crime. In an ideal world, friendships would work out the way they’re supposed to. Unfortunately, life gets in the way of that. Events and words get twisted and [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Everything, Friends, Life in College, Roommates
Oh, the joy and excitement of new love! The flowers, the attraction, the romantic nights… Pause: romantic nights can get a bit sticky in a dorm room scenario. It’s not exactly as if you have a place to yourself. True; you don’t have to worry about parents or siblings, but you do still have another [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Everything, Life in College, Love, Roommates, Series, What To Do When
Whether you’re in college or starting your first “real” job, we all want to make friends and network with our peers. Yet, having a sea of new faces all around us can feel a little daunting, especially if we’re not the most extroverted person in the room. Making friends in college, or at your first [ Read More ]
Categories: College Relationships, Friends, Roommates
