Tip #11

My Tip Today Is:

Take advantage of Field Trips.

I absolutely adore field trips. I love missing school for an entire day to go and explore parts in the city! Okay well not really explore since most of our field trips have been to the same museum every year... but I still learn something every time I go! As much as I love sitting down and digging into a rich textbook, there are some things that I need to learn through experience. Take science for example. I find science textbooks and worksheets difficult to get through on my own. But when an experiment is conducted right in front of me, I feel like I really understand it's purpose.

But my favourite part of going on a field trip is buying food from the cafeteria! My school has a cafeteria too, but it's so much more fun to buy food from a new one. This is because sometimes there are better french fries or they have the option for me to buy a Slushie. Even though my mom makes me take a lunch so I don't "waste my money", I manage to sneak my lunch to some kid in my class who forgot theirs. And then I'm free! Free to buy whatever I'd like to, in an exotic cafeteria, with an unlimited amount of money! 

Another fun part about field trips is the bus ride! Being on the bus is like being in a classroom with no rules. Teachers have no control. It's awesome. All the students do is sing songs until we are told to shut up.

 

Tip #10

Treat Yourself
Once in a while it's great to treat yourself to something you don't normally do or have. About 3 weeks ago I paid 50$ to have my nails professionally done. I always seem to want to pay to have them done constantly, so once they grow out. But I've realised that why I love them so much is because I don't have them all the time. By getting them done once a year I really appreciate them compared to if I were to have them done professionally all of the time.
I think it is really important to every once in a while cut yourself some slack and take a small break. Whether it is taking a day off of school or work or even something smaller like getting your nails done. As humans we aren't built to work, work, work all the time. Everyone needs a little bit of relaxation time where they can just  take their minds off things and be stress-free for a few hours!
If everyone took 1 day per month (weekend or weekday) to just snuggle up on the couch all day and watch their favourite movies and T.V. shows and eat their favourite junk food and worry about the calories later, everyone could feel a little less stressed out.
Speaking of curling up on the couch and watching your favourite T.V. shows... I have a few recommendations: The O.C., Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy and Vampire Diaries :)

Tip #9

My Tip Today Is:
Look Through Your Old Music.
Just the other day my mom dug up all of the old CD`s I have and brought them to me. I found my Planet Pop 2001 and 2003, S Club 7, Britney Spears and my all time favourite, Shania Twain`s Up Album. What so great about listening to my old music is it brings back memories from my childhood! I remember that I always used to listen to my Britney Spears cassette tape when I was really young. Maybe 6 years old. And that is when I lived in British-Columbia. So every time I hear her song From the Bottom of my Broken Heart I always picture myself swinging on the swing set we had in our backyard while Mom and Dad were doing their gardening. Listening to music is something that can really effect my mood. And it is so hard to explain to someone how I feel when I hear a song and think of an important memory.
I have seen Shania Twain in concert, and her concert is the first that I have ever seen! I have been listening to her CD on repeat in my car. And I sing so loud when I hear her song`s especially. I have been listening to her music since I was little and I have think I have a different memory for each song. Her music is actually very inspirational. Some of her songs tell really great stories behind them. She went through some really rough times and I appreciate that she was able to make something out of them so that she could move on with her life. I love her music and probably always will. I`m so excited that my mom found those old CD`s. It really is a fantastic blast from the past.

Tip #8

My Tip Today Is:
Have a Little Hope
I`ve always believed that (I know this is kind of cheesy) but life is what you make it. School-wise, especially, I need to go into a test or exam confident that I will do well. And even if I`m not feeling like I did too well at least I can can say I tried my best.
Ever since my cat ran away I have tried my best to stay positive and not give up in him. I have been searching through my streets at 10 o`clock at night calling out ``Coco! Coco! Come here Coco!`` And yes I am aware that anyone who does not know what I`m doing probably thinks I`m crazy. But I don`t care. I just wanted my Coco home. I would continue this process every night for the whole week. Every night until tonight that is because my Coco came home this afternoon! My mom was working from home, and she would go out side every now and then to call out for him. He finally responded to her with a ``meow`` and he came around the corner in the backyard and into her arms. Since then he drank an entire bowl of water, ate some tuna my mom treated him to, and slept all day on the couch on his favourite blanket. I can tell he is glad to be home!

Me and Coco snuggling! :)

Once I got home from school all I did was snuggle with the little guy! Poor thing, he lost so much weight, and not to mention very quickly. But I`m sure he will gain it all back within a few days. I`m so glad that my family was persistent with tying to rescue him. Even though it was hard trying not to think of the worst, we kept up our search until he came home safely. I`m so glad he is home. I hope he never even attempts to sneak out of the house again!

Tip #7

My Tip Today Is:
Exercise
I had forgotten how great you feel after a hard workout! About 2 years ago I tore a ligament in my knee and had to give up sports. I had stopped working out in general just because I felt like I no longer had a reason to since sports were out of the picture. But just about a month ago I started getting back in to working out. I mean I'm not doing any sort of intense training but I am slowly rehabilitating my knee. And since about a month ago I have really been feeling better about myself. I suddenly feel more energised all the time, and willing to get up off my butt and go and do something productive!
After my surgery roughly 2 years ago I had completely given up. I was bitter when it came to watching people play sports. Mostly because I was not willing to put in the effort to get better so that I could eventually play soccer, volleyball and touch football again. But its different now, I am willing to try and I have been putting in a real effort to make it happen!

I really do feel a difference in myself since a month ago. Maybe it is because I had stopped exercising for so long that I really hadn't appreciated it until it was no longer an option for me. My plan is to continue to exercise at least 4 times a week to get back into shape, but also to feel better about myself in general. I think everyone should have a workout routine that they could do just for 20 minutes every second day (at least). If people did this, I guarantee that they will see a positive difference in the first month.

Tip #6

My Tip Today Is:
Drink Plenty of Tea

Not only does tea rehydrate you just as well as water does, but it is also such a soothing and relaxing drink to have when you are stressed out or feeling under the weather. I have had a cold for over a month now, and I've been drinking 2-3 cups of tea a day, and wow does it ever make me feel good. Tea is one of those drinks that you can have anytime during the day. Whether it be right in the morning to perk you up, in mid-afternoon with a tea biscuit or even after dinner while you slowly digest your Sunday evening dinner. I'm not such a huge fan of caffeine so I prefer herbal teas. But my absolute favourite tea is peppermint! I love how fresh it tastes.

Now, when I am feeling slightly under the weather (which I am right now) I tend to drink lots of green tea with plenty of honey in it. It is so soothing on my throat that I just can't get enough of it! I wish I could drink tea all day: on my way to school, during all of my classes, once I've returned home...etc.

The best time to drink tea is when you have nothing to do after school but to go home, snuggle up in your bed with a hot cup of tea and watch Grey's Anatomy, which by the way, goes very well with tea.

I think that if everyone were to drink at least two cups of tea a day, they would #1 Become More Hydrated, #2 Become More Relaxed and #3 Feel Better Over All.

Tip #5

My Tip Today Is:
Well, toady I'm going to take a break from tips...

I love cats. My friends say that I will grow up to be a crazy-cat-lady... but I think I already am. I have three Siamese cats named Coco, Cuba and Mishou. Today is going to be a bad day because, well, one of my cats has disappeared (I blame those darned Trick or Treaters). He must have somehow escaped my house last night when we were giving candy away. Coco is the eldest of the three kitties, and he is definitely the head of the house (in his eyes). Cuba and Mishou don't really know what to do without him bossing them around! Oh Coco. My biggest fear is that since he has been in indoor cat his whole life, he won't know how to survive outside. And it's starting to get cold out and I don't know what the little guy is going to do on his own. I hope he can find his way back home, because otherwise... well I think I know what will happen.

I just wanted to take this time to apologise for saying mean things to you (Coco)such as a jerk, and my least favourite cat and that I don't love you. I just said those things out of frustration, I really do love you. Anyways, I guess I never appreciated you until you were gone. Now I feel like crap. Please come home to me soon <3