As the new school year starts, parents and children engage in similar activities: school clothes shopping, school supply shopping, and checking out classroom and scheduling assignments. This time of year holds a mixture of emotions for parents and students alike. Anything from excitement and eagerness to nervousness and apprehension. But one critical factor will play… Read more

Whenever I think back to the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, I can only think of one hobby that I partook in nearly every day. My life centered around the hobby known as chat rooms, AOL Instant Messenger and MSN. Of course all while jamming out to No Doubt, Everclear and System of a Down.… Read more

The struggle is real. And it’s been something that I have been battling my entire life. And it’s way more than trying to obtain perfection, or even being good at something. It’s being able to try my hardest, every day, every time I practice, and being okay with not improving, or not actually being good… Read more

This blog post is based on another blog post that can be found at this LINK. Over the past few weeks, I have received numerous emails from parents in regards to their children receiving a bad grade in their science or math class looking for a tutor who can “confidentially” raise their child’s grade from failing/nearly failing… Read more

Last weekend was the women’s self defense seminar at my Kung Fu school, Chinese Martial Arts & Wellness Center near Roscoe Village Chicago. It occurred both on Saturday and Sunday for a total of 6 hours, 3 hours each day from 1 to 4pm. As a student of the school, I brought some friends who… Read more

Finding the motivation to go to the gym alone can be hard. Up until recently, the weather has been horrid so any option to work out meant trudging to the gym to work out, and knowing me I would find any and all excuse to not go to the gym. While the gym is literally… Read more

As a person with a full time job that I love, and a part time job that I love even more, I find myself struggling with the appropriate life:work balance. Not only do I notice it, but so does my husband, when I over-work myself and leave no time to relax/play. While at first glance,… Read more

As I was researching the new drink that Starbucks offers “Flat White” I realized that within the drop down menu to select what type of milk (in order to calculate the calories) I saw Coconut milk as an option. And the very next trip to Starbucks proved this, as I saw a sign that said… Read more

In an effort to help struggling students help pay to further themselves in their educational journey, President Obama is toying with the idea of offering free community college. This plan is called America’s College Promise, and even if it gets approved, it will be years before it is actually applicable and available to students. The… Read more

Unless you live under a rock, or ignore the news/media, you’ve likely heard of the stories regarding measles outbreaks happening across the country in many different states. There are also cases of whooping cough, mumps, rubella, and polio popping up after years/decades of these diseases being almost non-existent. The cause seems to be a simple… Read more