Casually Living

Work. School. Hanging out. Side Jobs. Dreams. Meetings. And the list goes on and on.....How much could you possibly squeeze into a 24-hour-day?! Sometimes, life on a whole becomes so overwhelming and hectic that it looks like we have to be cloned so that we can be in different places simultaneously to meet all our commitments. Somehow, we seem to get it done though, which is super commendable. But here are some tips that may help when you when you have an exam coming up and can't find the time to get some studying done: 1. Acronyms. I know it's the oldest trick in the book, but it sure works for me. If you know what "LOL" and "WYD" means then you can make your own little list of abbreviations for definitions and things that you need to remember in an exam room. Let's say you are asked to list the four main processes of Management and the answer is Planning, Leading, Organizing and Controlling. Then, PLOC should mean just that (Planning, L...

Let me tell you how my Januarys are. After the New Year, the birthdays come in early for me. My mom and my niece's birthdays are back to back and one of my friend's is the following week! If my wallet was on life support for Christmas, it definitely flat lines in January, LOL. But of course, I have a few things up my sleeve that work really well to make everyone feel special on their birthday and still get some change after I spend. Here are some tips to keep your wallet alive when celebrating birthdays: 1. Everyone needs a birthday cake. I don't really like fancy cakes for my birthday - and by fancy I mean like the Tiramisus and the well-decorated cakes plastered over instagram and so on. You know the ones. (Sidebar: There are some really talented bakers & cake makers out here. If that's your vibe, catch it).However, let's not pretend that the supermarket doesn't sell some relatively good and reasonably priced cakes, though. They aren...

"What's on your mind?" That's the infamous Facebook prompter for users to update their status. But, what's really on your mind? Would Facebook - and all who follow you - really like to know what's on your mind? If you haven't guessed it already, this post is about mental health. I know, it's early in a New Year and this is a heavy topic but it must be talked about. My little random blog is probably not going to make such a drastic change in the world but i'll be sure to discuss real issues and somehow influence you guys in some way to feel comfortable enough to share your thoughts with someone. It's healthy - contrary to the way we were raised, right? In some way, speaking about how you felt was taboo. I remember my first panic attack. I was seventeen and in a classroom on my laptop. We didn't have a scheduled class at that time, so I think I was playing a game. All my classmates were in their worlds doing whatever and I just ...

It's 2019! It's a whole new year! I'm glad that we made it and i'm super excited for what's in store for me (and you) this year! I don't believe in New Year resolutions because I rarely -  if at all -  ever keep them. Listen! Since 2016, I was supposed to lose weight and let's just say I did the opposite of that, LOL. But, i'm such a believer in chasing what you want for yourself. So...... if you want a new car, well you know what you have to do to get that. Save.....maybe sell your old car and save... but you'd just have to take the necessary steps to accomplish that goal. Sounds like a great plan in your head but it's a ton of work and i'm sure you'd agree. Here's where vision-boarding comes in! I learned about vision-boarding a couple years ago and recently I found a vid about it again and I was like *in my head* " you know you never did that vision board you said you were gonna do that one time".  And h...