What are you giving this Christmas? During the holiday season, there is so much pressure to give and fulfill people's wishes that it can often take the magic out of Christmas. People are working overtime or staying late to try and afford the presents that children asked for because they think that it is the most important part of Christmas, the gifts. In doing that they are taking themselves from their family and not spending quality time with loved ones. This often creates a more stressful situation and causes the Holidays to be a little bleak. What people need to remember is that the gifts aren't the most important thing, it's the memories and the time spent with one another that counts the most. Instead of overworking to get a child ten more toys that they maybe don't even need, maybe go to the zoo and spend the day or the afternoon together or you could play at the park together. The possibilities are endless and it will mean so much more to them than material items. Being able to carve time out of your day for the special people you love is so important in the fast-paced lives that we live. If we continue to accept objects as the first gesture of love we will continue to grow apart because that doesn't require time or thought all it requires is money. Now, I am not saying that it is materialistic and inconsiderate to give or ask for gifts, just remember that they aren't the most important thing about the season. Time is so much more precious because it is limited, you can't buy it or wish for more, you have what you have and you must spend it wisely because with every second you are running out. Spending time on someone means a lot more because memories can last longer and stay closer to your heart than anything money can buy.
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13 Times April Ludgate Perfectly Explained College
Because who understands your bitterness better than April?
Every college student knows and understands the struggle of forcing themselves to continue to care about school. Between the piles of homework, the hours of studying and the painfully long lectures, the desire to dropout is something that is constantly weighing on each and every one of us, but the glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel helps to keep us motivated. While we are somehow managing to stay enrolled and (semi) alert, that does not mean that our inner-demons aren't telling us otherwise, and who is better to explain inner-demons than the beloved April Ludgate herself? Because of her dark-spirit and lack of filter, April has successfully been able to describe the emotional roller-coaster that is college on at least 13 different occasions and here they are.
1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.
Let's cut the small talk and skip ahead to the part where you let us leave.
2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.
All of your talking broke my brain. I hope you're proud.
3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.
Not all heroes wear capes; some wear sweats and the same shirt they slept in the night before.
4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.
Where's the part where I get to sleep?
5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...
It's probably best to forget that this day ever existed and repeat this coping method once you get your grade back.
6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.
No need to drown your sorrows after all.
7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.
Is it too late to drop out and work your way up in the fast food industry?
8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.
Normal humans should not be able to survive on this minimal amount of sleep.
9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.
If I have to pretend that one more of your corny jokes is funny, I just might barf.
10. When you're assigned a group project.
I hardly want to be in the same room with most of these people, let alone depend on them to help me pass this class.
11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.
The only reason I'm talking to you is because I have to. I had no say in the matter.
12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.
Oh, sweet freedom, how I have missed your warm embrace!
13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.
I'm way too broke for this life.
While the struggle is so intense that it tends to bring out the dark side in all of us, just remember that the pain is temporary. Also, remember that you probably won't see most of these people again after you graduate, so that's always nice.
For many undergraduates across the nation, the home stretch has begun. Only one more semester remains in our undergraduate career. Oh, the places we will go! For the majority of college seniors, this is simultaneously the best and worst year out of the past four and here’s why.
1. The classes you are taking are actually difficult.
A schedule full of easy pottery throwing and film courses is merely a myth on the average campus. With all of those
2. You probably have a fancy internship somewhere.
A staple of any undergraduate resume is the internship experience. By senior year, you finally have the necessary course work and experience to land a position at your dream company. If you are like me, in the humanities, then that also means long hours worked each week with no form of compensation. It is not all about the
3. You and your pals are all of a legal age to drink (even the late bloomers).
You have finally reached the point in your academic career when you and all your friends are legal and can venture away from campus to participate in those late night shenanigans. Chicago is unquestionably a perfect place to do so -- Wrigleyville, Boystown, River North, the possibilities are bountiful. But alas, recall that you are strapped for cash, and time with your internship, and course load and sometimes taking advantage of all Chicago has to offer gets pushed behind your other responsibilities. Never fear, even though you may not be the party animal you used to be, it is always comforting to know that you can go buy a bottle of wine to enjoy at home with friends while writing that long term paper for class.
4. The future... what is that?
You used to relish all of the academic breaks for the chance to head home and see your family. Free food and laundry, oh my! Now, every time you head to those large family gatherings in celebration of the holidays, you are plagued by questions of your future. Where are you heading next? Any plans? Do you have a job yet? For many of us, our plans are still uncertain and not being able to respond only stresses us out more. So thanks, we appreciate the
5. Apply, interview, rejection, repeat.
Following this path of stress over the future, on top of balancing your course load,
Senior year is undoubtedly one of the highlights of any undergraduate career because of the perks that come with it. You have a core group of friends, you can pretty much partake in any activity across the city and yet it comes with certain responsibilities that make the entire experience bittersweet. The only thing we can do is embrace it, enjoy it while its lasts and persevere through its valleys and peaks. We are on the home stretch with one-eighth of our bachelor’s degree to complete, keep your heads up, fellow seniors!
1. You're tired of school food and have resorted to surviving off junk food and cereal.
2. Your financial aid/money is running out...and chances are it all went to textbooks and takeout.
3. You've calculated exact percentages needed on final exams, projects, and papers in order to pass the class.
4. You will make any excuse to not attend class.
5. When you do attend class, your notes consist of absent-minded doodles.
6. You're blaming everyone from your friends to Obama for your level of stress.
7. But you won't stop procrastinating, which stresses you out even more...the endless cycle!
8. You roll out of bed five minutes before class.
9. You stop caring about your physical appearance...eye bags and oversized sweaters are in!
10. You've given up on cleaning and making your bed.
11. You reward yourself with three hours of Netflix after studying for 15 minutes.
12. Naps during the day substitute for real sleep.
13. You try cramming an entire semester's worth of information the night before the final.
14. The smallest things start getting on your nerves.
15. You're actually homesick and miss your family.
16. You give your friends pep talks and advice you should probably take yourself.
17. You're considering dropping a class because there's no way you'll catch up at this point.
18. "Cancelled class," "extra credit," and "non-cumulative" are your favorite phrases.
20. You've convinced yourself that you've done your best and failing a class won't be too bad after all.
9 Reasons We Gravitate Towards The One Who’s Not Right For Us
Sometimes it's not right, and we just don't care.
We’ve all dated someone who just wasn’t quite right...but, why?
Here are nine reasons you're probably still too in denial to admit.
1.We’re too lazy to search for Romeo, but we don’t want to watch Netflix alone.
Finding the right person takes effort, like, putting on real clothes and going outside kind of effort. Why do all of that when Brad lives right next door?
2.They were, like, Channing Tatum hot.
Smart? No. Sexy AF? Absolutely. We’re only human, after all.
3.We’re bored, so why not?
It’s not like we’re going to date forever, I mean that’s obvious. So what’s a few weeks?
4.They were supercalifragilisticexpialidocious-ly nice.
Talking to this guy gave us the same taste we’d get from chewing wet cardboard, butttt he was so, so nice. Like, we were the Queen of England to them kind of nice.
5.We’re afraid that our actual standards are too high, so we end up settling.
Where are the Richard Geres of the world?
6.They were the perfect distraction.
From work, school, family, and basically everything else that is life.
7.We’re terrible at coping, so we just accept what comes along, even if it sucks.
Sometimes being depressed makes us needy, even if the guy is a super douche.
8.Because it’s nice.
Is this the man we will reproduce with? Probably not. But we’re not bothered by cozying up with Mr. Normality for a few more weeks.
9.And, going through an actual breakup is hard AF.
Ultimately, we’re afraid of how hurt we’d be if we actually found the guy that was meet-the-parents perfect and then we had to go through the pain of losing him. It’s simply just too much to deal with at this point.
Laugh, Cry, and Relate: Chandler Bing's Best Quotes
Because Chandler Bing should be everyone's spirit animal.
Ah, Ms. Chanandler Bong, or Chandler Bing as he is better known as. For 10 years, Chandler brought us many laughs, many tears, and, well, Matthew Perry's fame. He is, personally, my favorite character on "Friends" because he made me laugh more than any other character on the show and I felt like I could relate to him more than the other characters on the show. Anyway, here are 10 Chandler Bing quotes that anyone can relate to... or graduates can at least...
1. When you have to wake up early, because you have a 9 AM class.
2. When all of your friends are coupled up... except for you.
3. When you get really bored in class, and you want your professor to stop talking
4. When you're trying to impress the person that you like, or your significant other.
5. When you got drunk at the bars... again.
6. When you are single, and desperate.
7. When you talk with someone who you don't like.
8. When it's finals week.
9. When you don't feel like working out.
10. When you finally decide to go out for the first time in months.
If Chandler Bing wasn't your spirit animal at the beginning of this article, chances are he probably is your spirit animal now. Whether people like to admit it or not, he truly made up "Friends" in his own unique and special way. Plus, he was relatable, you can't get much better than that!
