Claire Hopple

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

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

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

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.

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.

It's a new year! But it's the same old story with you and your lover, er, I mean, your phone.

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

Yes, you should be paying attention to matcha. Though it’s been around for hundreds of years, people on this side of the world are just starting to take notice of it. Better late than never to the healthy bright green tea party, I guess.

If you’re unsure of your favorite, take a look at the shades dominating your closet, the common color found in your accent pillows and decor, the paint on your walls, perhaps the car in your driveway. These can be helpful hints, but your favorite color could also just be what you’re generally drawn to out in the world.

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