Claire Hopple

You don’t need to be diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder to experience the negative effects of the colder, darker days. Every year, it’s like we’re all shocked about just how early it can get dark, wondering where the sun went as if we’ve never gone through winter before. To ease into this time of year and not get wiped out by the crueler side of Mother Nature, here are a few tactics to try.

Nothing makes me get my Grinch on faster than glitter-bombed Christmas wrapping and nasally voices ringing in my eardrums at every store.

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SHEDS POUNDS INSTANTLY!

Just don’t do it. In fact, reading this is in direct opposition to the titular admonition above.

California tooks its post-election protests to a very intense, very new level recently.

Let’s face it, people love to throw around the word “healthy” as much as they love to sit on the couch in workout clothes.

You may have seen a snarky high school friend post countless articles about habits of insanely successful people, and early rising always

Sure, happiness is too abstract a concept to measure perfectly, and it’s safe to say that a serious case of the Mondays can find you no matter what poorly drawn boundaries you’ve planted yourself within. Still, an environment can make a significant impact on your overall mood.

The year’s not over yet and already its bizarre occurrences and oddities are innumerable.

When the publishing industry gets it right, it needs to be celebrated, especially in a time like this.