Hello friends! As teenagers we often find ourselves in new situations. It’s hard to know how to deal, so I’m here to help you. Today I’m going to help you with an unfortunately common situation among teens: toxic friendships. A toxic friendships occurs when there is repeated negative or unhealthy behaviors from one or both… Continue reading How to Phase Out Your Toxic Friendship
Category: advice
What’s Behind the Smile?
Hello friends! Today I’m going to address something that has been bothering me for a while and that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I’m sure we all know someone who seems to never have a bad day. They’re always annoyingly happy, and generally social, heck, they’re the center of every social group they… Continue reading What’s Behind the Smile?
Reminder: Check In On Your Friends
Hey friends! Something I’ve been thinking a lot lately is my friends and their mental health. The people I surround myself with are amazing, but albeit, closed off. I’m definitely included in this; we just aren’t really people that feel comfortable sharing our feeling. That is why I’ve been checking up on them. I’ve been… Continue reading Reminder: Check In On Your Friends
I Stayed Off Social Media For 24 Hours. This is What I Learned.
I had a YouTube marathon the other day, and it showed me two things: (1) I have an extremely small attention span and (2) I spend waaay to much time on my phone. I watched videos for about four hours straight. One of the videos I watched was Annie Long’s “24 hours without my phone… Continue reading I Stayed Off Social Media For 24 Hours. This is What I Learned.
My Realistic Quarantine Routine
For many, the hardest part of isolation due to Coronavirus is the change in routine. One of the first things I did was make a new routine to keep a little bit of normalcy in my life. I recently got back into bullet journaling, and I used a technique called time blocking to create this… Continue reading My Realistic Quarantine Routine
Small Productive Things to Do While Quarantined
I know you have probably seen at least 10 posts about what to do when you’re bored whilst at home, but this isn’t one of them. I mean, in some respects, yes. You can do these thing while you are bored, but they aren’t busy work, they are productive. These activities will add to your… Continue reading Small Productive Things to Do While Quarantined
9 Things I Learned from my Health Teacher
This is probably not what you think it is. While I’m sure some people would love a run down of 9th grade sex ed, my class didn’t learn anything we were supposed to, so I can’t do that (even if I wanted to). Instead, I’m sharing important life tips that my heath teacher (may or… Continue reading 9 Things I Learned from my Health Teacher
Your feelings are valid
When someone is seeking comfort and advice, they are often told, “others have it worse” or “that’s not that bad, last year I…” These types of replies teach us to repress our feelings, because someone else is worse off. When I would cry over a scratch after falling, my grandmother would shoot back, “There are… Continue reading Your feelings are valid
Meghan’s Teen Life 