(Today’s post is brought to you by my college intern, Erica Graphman!) Do you ever have a long project that you’re working on and nearing the end, but you’ve put so much work into it already that you just can’t seem to find motivation to work on it? I’ve seen this problem left and right this past week. It’s crazy …
Erica’s Edition: Time Management Woes
Today’s post is brought to you by my busy college intern, Erica Graphman. Do you ever have those days where you have so much on your plate that you don’t know where to start and you end up not doing anything? I’ve been finding myself with this problem more and more this year. Everyone repeatedly tells me I need to …
Erica’s Edition: Homesick College Student
With almost three years of college under my belt, I never thought I’d say I’m homesick. Last weekend was Little Sibs Weekend at Manchester, and even though my brother is older than the age they allow sibs to come he still came to stay for Friday and Saturday. My mom dropped him off to me on Friday afternoon and she …
Erica’s Edition: Spring Break Musings
Today’s post is brought to you by my hard-working intern, Erica Graphman. Take it away, Erica! Ahh spring break! The time away from school and work to refresh and prepare for the end of the year. Or not. While some of my friends are down in Tennessee and Florida are having fun, I am stuck (for lack of a better …
Erica’s Edition: I didn’t see that coming!
Today’s post is brought to you by my college intern, Erica Graphman! Take it away, Erica! It’s been one of those “Well I didn’t see that one coming” weeks. Not in a horrible way, but an interesting one. It all started with the weather. I didn’t expect the two warm days, and after those two days I didn’t expect the …
Erica’s Edition: Vikings!
Today’s blog post is brought to you by my hard-working intern, Erica Graphman! Take it away, Erica! I’ve always been a huge fan of history—I actually considered majoring in it until my dad pointed out that I wouldn’t be able to make a good career out of it unless I became a teacher (not really my cup of tea). I …
Introducing Writing Intern, Erica Graphman!
I’m thrilled to introduce my new college intern, Erica Graphman, to my readers! You can read Erica’s blog here: The Slanted Shelf. She will be helping me with my online presence via social media and blogging. Erica grew up in Pittsboro, Indiana, population 3000. (North Manchester’s population is 6000.) Here’s what she had to say about moving to North Manchester …
Ally’s Angle: On being a nerd
Today’s blog post is written by my talented intern, Allison O’Neil! I’ve always been a nerd. The term gets slung around by bullies and “cool kids,” and in this sense can mean anything from an insufferable know-it-all to an uncoordinated kid whose clothes don’t fit. But that’s not why I like being a nerd. For me, being a nerd is …