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Happy New Year!

Marissa — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:17:54 +0000

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you had some relaxing and fun times over the holidays. The new year is synonymous with fresh starts and resolutions– doing something new, different, or better. We get all excited that we’re going to make a change and then if we either forget or give up on our resolution, we feel rotten. A New Year’s resolution is just like any other goal– something to work toward and accomplish. It doesn’t have to be huge, but being able to measure the goal is important, because then you can see how far you’ve come. If you want to get more exercise, keep a log of how much time you spend walking or jogging. Want to save money? Get a jar and start tossing in your change– it will multiply quickly! Feel like you need to get more organized? Spend a few minutes each day tossing out things you don’t need anymore, and watch that trash bag fill up. Little by little, you will work toward your goal. If you don’t make it all the way, it’s ok– you are human after all. Enjoy the fresh start!

What makes you happy?

slauricella — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 17:41:04 +0000

Well for some it may be a peanut butter cookie, but for the allergic…not so much. So what does make us happy? A recent book Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification attempts to define the characteristics, behaviors and conditions that lead to happiness. In case you don’t have time to peruse the 800-page book published by the the World Database of Happiness in Rotterdam (no, we are not making that up) the website mint consolidates the main ideas into a “top 10″ list of personal qualities that the authors feel leads to happiness. Are yours on there?

Interviewing?

slauricella — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:25:35 +0000

Even for a summer job you still need to know how to interview. Don’t panic! There are websites that can help, like Worktree who has a list of tips for interviewing. Even CNN has their “top 10 interview mistakes”. More amusing however is their “eight weirdest interview mistakes” article. So read up to avoid those blunders that may cost you the job you deserve!

What am I going to be when I grow up?

slauricella — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:20:15 +0000

Did you just have a panic attack reading those words? Well take a deep breath and keep reading. Your career should mesh with your personality and fortunately for you there are many tools on line that can help you figure out what personality type you are, and then help find a career that will match it. On the ivillage website is a short assessment and the Princeton Review has a short but informative quiz. Ready to really take charge? More in depth questionnaires can be found at the About website. Good Luck!

Computer so sloooooowwww?

slauricella — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:34:39 +0000

Don’t blame yourself…and instead of staring at the screen in frustration there may be something you could do about it. If you click here you will go to the page the nice people at Microsoft made listing tricks to speed up your computer. it is important to point out – go only to reputable sites to take advice, as sometimes the site winds up just being a sales pitch. Also about.com has their own list of speedy tips, and the Help Desk Geek site gathered a list (although it is a little complicated) for you as well. Hopefully some of these tips work to cut down on your “stare time”!

Weird Facts

slauricella — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:47:06 +0000

Just when you thought you knew everything and everyone who was weird – here is some more weirdness to add. A listing of facts about Starbucks for one, and also bizzare laws in our 50 states. What about our human body? Well a study showed that banana is our favorite smell. And this random site says that cats have 32 muscles in each ear…not like anyone was going to check the accuracy of that. But hot some sites and impress your friends (or, yourself) with your newfound randoma weird knowledge!

Can you sing?

slauricella — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:31:52 +0000

Well, good for you. The rest of the world is divided into those who THINK they can sing, and those who save it for the car or shower. If you are in the latter two groups, wikihow can help you out with that and a myriad of other skills. Like, “how to talk to a guy that doesn’t like you any more” (eek!) and “how to avoid feeling drowsy after lunch“. Very useful. And if you didn’t know what the word myriad meant in the first sentence of this blog then maybe you should start searching about how to increase your vocabulary…jusy sayin’.

Do you know how strong your password is?

slauricella — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:20:23 +0000

No, not how much weight can it lift, but how strong meaning – hard to guess. Well if you want to check, go to the The Password Meter to put your password through its paces. You type in your password and then the program will tell you if you have a: strong, medium, or weak password. We are not sharing our findings, but suffice to say we had to change a few of our passwords…

How can you keep up with all of the news?

slauricella — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:10:05 +0000

There is so much of it! And with everyone talking about the latest stories, you need to keep up unless you will look like a…well, you know. But don’t despair! BBC news has a quick way to get a week of facts – their “1o things you didn’t know” section. And CNN has a new “News Pulse” section that lists all of the top stories, so you can see them at a glance. Also on CNN, a breaking alerts service that can send the latest to you via a computer pop up, email, or right to your phone. So don’t let the sheer volume of news get you overwhemled, after you visit one of our suggested sites or sign up for alerts, you will be the one leading the conversation about the latest breaking news!

And you thought you were the only one blogging

slauricella — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:51:00 +0000

You are not alone. Here are blogs to check out that are NOT yours. The intern blog at Teen Vouge tells you what it is like behind the scenes. The Teen Fiction Cafe touts itself as “the ultimate YA author hang out”. Hmm, we thought that was the Wilton Library? So you can be the judge of that. And TeenBlips lists their top teen blogs, complete with ratings and descriptions, to make it easier to find blogs you would like. Not shocking, most of them are about books and writing. So do some exploring to see what other people (gasp) are interested in and writing about. And who knows, maybe your blog will make it onto TeenBlips!