LIFESTYLE
LIFESTYLE
IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN SPICE
Picture this. Leaves are falling, you're wearing the coziest oversized knit sweater you have, and the crisp smell of decay is in the wind. It is fall and you are walking through Kingston, a little plastic ghost flaps in the wind signalling the coming of the new season; it is so close to perfect but it needs that one final push. So, you look down and what are you holding?
PLEASE, FORCE ME TO WRITE
How Queen’s CWRI and clubs on campus helped me find my motivation
Undressing Body Neutrality
Wherever you live, heading to the beach has its highs and lows. Beaches covered in people barring skin can invoke feelings of insecurity and self-consciousness.
Healing Takes Time, Not Money
The idea that healing is linear negates the important notion that healing is a continuous and different process that every individual deserves access to, regardless of their financial situation.
THE DREADED SITUATIONSHIP
I’ve learned a lot from being in a situationship. I broke patterns that were hurting myself and others. So you don’t need to dread falling into a situationship, because if you’re alright with it, you can learn a lot. The concept of relationships and dating does not always need to follow a certain direction towards an end goal. Relationships can, and should sometimes, lack direction.
HOW TO STAY BUSY WHEN YOU HAVE NO PROSPECTS
Why productivity is NOT reflective of your worth.
THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF SMALL SUCCESSES
Trust your intuition. Set goals for yourself that you know are attainable and maybe ones that may not seem attainable at the moment. Remind yourself that everything is cumulative. Remind yourself that you are already there and be present in the moment. Appreciate the now. Respect the dreams and ambitions of those around you. You will be happy that you did.
PLAYING MONOPOLY
I remember the first time I learned about sexism. Sat in my catholic elementary English class, my teacher carefully explained that we live in a world where people are excluded from things based on features they cannot change. I remember thinking how strange that was, and how I wasn’t sure what to make of it because I – at 7 years old – believed “it hasn’t happened to me”.
THE ICK FACTOR
The “ick” is a blanket term for specific qualities or habits that give you a cringe feeling. In short, the “ick” is a turn-off.
THE REINVENTION REVOLUTION
It was an opportunity to become the person we idolized from behind screens because what else are you to do when alone with your thoughts?
YES, THERE IS SOMEONE WATCHING YOU WHEN YOU'RE ALONE IN YOUR ROOM. IT'S YOUR INTERNALIZED MALE GAZE
“You are a woman with a man inside watching a woman. You are your own voyeur."- Margaret Atwood, The Robber Bride (1997)” criticizes the hypocrisy of female liberation.
