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Take a Break: Kim’s Guide to Meditation
Contrary to popular belief, healthy stress exists—the kind that motivates you to get your reading done, work on your paper or go to the gym. However, for many of us, our mounting to-do lists result in the bad kind of stress—the kind that wears on you physically and...
Mind Your Mental Health
Now that everyone has finally gotten settled in at school and has their classes figured out, professors decide to switch it up and start giving exams, or what I like to call them, academic death traps. No one likes to have to take exams and quizzes, but we all have to...
5 Tips to Survive Stress in the 21st Century
On Friday, Winona State University hosted Dr. Edward Creagan from the Mayo Clinic on “How to Survive Stress in the 21st Century.” Dr. Creagan gave a multitude of tips and tricks on how college students can reduce their stress levels now and beyond graduation into the...
Faith: The Choice is Yours
Religion has been a part of my life since I was a baby. Every Sunday, my family and I would go to church and on Wednesday nights, I'd go to some type of youth group event with my brother or friends. While I knew that faith is meant to be more than a routine, sometimes...
8 Ways to Save Money
Last week, I talked about the importance of saving money and why it is good to create a budget. This week, I'm going to give you some specific ways to save money and reduce your spending. And they are (.......drumroll please.......): Open a Savings Account The first...
It’s All About the Money, Honey
We are all starting school and trying to figure out balance in our lives, stressing about school, social life and jobs as well. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was one thing you didn’t need to worry about? The one thing I am choosing not to worry about would be money and...
April Showers Bring May…Allergies
We all know that feeling--the sneezing, the itchy and watery eyes, the runny or stuffy noses--and it’s often because of springtime allergies. Spring has finally sprung and now we are being bombarded with rain, pollen and the polar opposites Minnesota weather. And...
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I’ve got those Summertime, Summertime Classes
Since I graduated high school, summer just hasn’t been the same anymore. Of course, summer is still a time to relax and have fun with friends but it’s also become a critical few months to prepare for the next semester. And I know that I am not alone in this; most...
Messy House, Messy Mind
All right everyone, it’s group activity time. I want all of you to picture for a moment the state of your homes, especially your bedrooms. For those of you currently at home, this task may be simplified by taking a moment to look around. Stop whatever else you’re...
