It’s no surprise that 9:00 am classes are my least favourite. The commute is slower, the weather is gloomy and cold, and everyone is drained of energy. To make matters worse, my commute to campus is around an hour and…
Going to the Doctor at Health and Wellness
With the first snow of the season falling just a couple days ago, flu season is right around the corner. This week, I thought I’d talk a bit about my experience going to the doctors at Health and Wellness. I’ve…
How We Do It: Staying Active As Students
I interrogate (I mean, interview) some fellow first-years about how they're staying active while staying on top of academics.
Skating for the First Time at MoveU’s Scary Skate
I didn’t actually know how to skate when I showed up at MoveU’s Scary Skate on Halloween. (I still don’t.) I’ve wanted to go ice skating for a while now, ever since I’d known that it was a possibility (and…
Life Over Stress, Part 1
This past week I attended one of U of T’s stress management workshops. If any of you have time I definitely suggest going to the workshops offered by Academic Success—and for those of you who can’t, have no fear because…
Physical Activity and the Awareness-Action Gap
In the past week I have conducted an (informal) survey of first-year undergraduate students. Shout out to everyone who answered my umpteen questions, despite being generally overwhelmed with work! You have made possible the pursuit of truth. Two broad categories…
Get It Together Before Reading Week Ends!
Hey there! If you’re like me, then you’re probably waaaay behind on the schoolwork you were meant to finish this reading week. I always tell myself that I’ll complete everything by the halfway mark, so then I can relax for…
Being Restful and Productive During Reading Week
Congratulations everyone! We have finally made it to Reading Week! These last two weeks have been extremely stressful, and I found myself in an endless cycle of waking up, attending lectures, and then going home and immediately start studying. Last…
3 Ways Which I Prevent Burnout
Reading week is finally here, which means we can take some time off to relax! That being said, I found these first couple months of school very long and exhausting. I’m taking five challenging courses, in addition to being involved…
Affirmations for those with Anxiety
For me, a lot of my symptoms revolve around unnecessary fear and discomfort. As an example, I randomly and suddenly feel incredibly on-edge when there are sudden loud noises in places, or if I feel trapped when I am on…