No really, get outside!  Why?  Well according to the National Wildlife Foundation, staying indoors too much decreases your creativity (bad!), while outdoor time enhances your ability to retain information and learn (good!). Plus it smells so good!  They have teamed up with the highly anticipated Spike Jonze film Where the Wild Things Are to launch a nationwide campaign called [...]

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Let’s hope not! But the government watchdog group Environmental Working Group recently released a list ranking cellphones in terms of radiation an can be viewed here.   Even though scientific evidence to date has not been able to make a hard link between cancer and cellphones, recent studies find significantly higher risks for brain and salivary gland [...]

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But have you even thought about what you are going to bring to your dorm room? Well fortunately for you other people have. Read this article that covers all the bases, and there is another MSNBC article with even more insight (who would think to pack zip-loc bags???). Prepare now and you won’t be the one on your floor who is always running out of supplies!

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Journaling encourages you to be an observer of the world and reflective of your experiences. Lucas Capacchine states in her 1989 book, The Well-Being Journal, “The journal is a safe place to think, observe and dream. The threat of external criticism is removed and the only critic you are left with is yourself.”


Check out these sites:
Diarist.net
Writer’s Digest

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