Nobody has a crystal ball (except maybe the creators of The Simpsons). But it sure is fun to make guesses about what might come to pass. I remember doing that a lot when I was graduating high school- trying to guess what would become of myself and my classmates. Would Josh grow up to be a Senator or would he toil away forever in middle management? Would Sarah make it on Broadway or come back to our high school to teach theater? The future was a vast emptiness, and anything was possible.  Though it's fun to ruminate on your future, it's even wilder to think about what will happen to the w ..read more

Many of us have plenty of experience in how difficult it can be to be a job seeker, but far fewer of us realize what it feels like to be at the other end of the deal. Hiring somebody is a big responsibility to both the company and the job applicant, and you pay for it when you get it wrong. That being said, it's easy to get a little too involved in the whole process. While recruitment agencies are no silver bullet, they are designed to make things easier for those who are looking to hire—not that everyone sees it that way.  This is an issue that one former recruiter was up against when a ..read more

Being happy is not an effortless pursuit, especially in the world that we live in. When we're in a bad place, it's easy to look around at the people who seem to be breezing along without a care and think they just have it easy. That is likely not true on multiple counts: firstly, everybody has their issues, and secondly, a positive attitude is something you've got to cultivate!  If that sounds overwhelming, don't let it be. There are some easy and low-effort ways to inject a little extra happiness into our lives, and looking at wholesome memes is one of them. They may not change everythi ..read more

There are so many ways to enjoy going outside. Just because you don't regularly go camping or hiking doesn't mean you can't hang out in the woods and have a grand old time. As a teen, I spent many Halloween nights crouching in the woods, scaring anyone passing by. I didn't do this for my own sick pleasure but for a Haunted House, or a Haunted Forest as we called it. If you are a 14-16-year-old loser, there's nothing better than putting on the grandpa mask from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and sitting around some trees behind a farm, waiting for terrified people to gawk at you in horror. It mad ..read more

In today's world, where we are bombarded with negativity and stress on a daily basis. That's why it's so important to take a step back and indulge in some wholesome content. It's easy to get caught up in the chaos of our daily lives and forget about the things that truly make us happy. That's where light-hearted, feel-good content comes in. Whether it's funny memes or heartwarming animal rescue stories, these little moments of joy can have a big impact on our day. That's why you should take a break from the negativity and seek out wholeso ..read more

There's something about dogs that just raises the level of joy in any given space. You could have an office, gray and boring, full of half-miserable people just trying to get through the day-- add a couple of dogs to the equation and the world goes technicolor. It's because dogs themselves have no choice but to be happy. They have very little to worry about in life. They are fed, they receive love, and all they have to do is run around being themselves. Of course, they radiate happiness.  Humans could probably take a page from their book in that re ..read more

Baby fever is real. You can go your whole life not thinking babies are cute, and then see one video of a baby hearing his mother's voice for the first time (using a hearing aid) and suddenly you're roaming the halls of Buy Buy Baby, picking up little socks just to feel something. It happens to the strongest of us.  But the delusions of baby fever and the realities of raising children are different things indeed. When you have baby fever, you dream of holding a little squishy guy in your arms, playing with him and generally feeling beloved. I'm sure actu ..read more

Something I like to say even though it's not true anymore is "I'm a growing girl." I say that to myself when I finish an ice cream cone in 5 minutes flat and feel a little bad about it. I say that when I want to go to sleep at 9 PM even though that's considered "lame" and "depressing" by my peers. It's true in a way.  No, I'm no longer gaining inches lengthwise (I'm officially giving up on that second growth spurt). But I'm still growing in emotional ..read more

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Kids are not always the most quiet members of society. They tend to say anything that pops into their head, especially when they're not of school age quite yet. Little kids frequently cannot control their emotions and, as a result, have crazy meltdowns in public in front of everybody. As much as a baby crying in a restaurant may annoy you or me, I guarantee it is 100 times more mortifying to that baby's parents than it annoys you. Nobody wants their kids to be Public Enemy Number 1, but they can't always control a literal baby. Additionally, the public shouldn't treat babies like they are Pub ..read more