Laughter: Anomia

   Good morning dearest readers! On this cloudy morning I'm happy to say that I have my end of the year work party and it will be a great opportunity to have one last hooray with all of my fellow ambassadors who are leaving this year. And I am officially done my second year of school and yesterday, my roommates and I wanted to celebrate a little before we had to focus on exams. We decided to have our traditional roomie/movie night, but we played a fun board game before we started off our night, since it is one of Riley's favourites and it is slowly growing into one of ours as well.
   If you haven't played the game Anomia, my dearest readers you are missing out. It's the board game with a small box but big fun. Last night was the second time we had played the game and we each had the skill to win one round, but the very first time we tried the game, I didn't have my voice which made my success in the game, one that wasn't guaranteed.
   The game itself is a word game where you have to name a word matching the category of the card of your opponent. What makes the game ever more fun is that your opponent always changes since all the cards have symbols, and your opponent is the person that has the symbol that matches your own card. This keeps you always on your toes, and every possible word on the tip of you tongue.
   So if you're finding yourself stressed dear readers, take a night of fun, but forget the TV or expensive outings, just pick up the game Anomia and prepare for a night full of fun.

K.P.H.

Love: Last Stretch

   Good morning dearest readers, I hope you all slept well. I slept rather well for the short amount of time that I actually did sleep; I don't know if it was stress, my cold or the reason behind today's entry that was the cause. Today is the last day of classes for my second year at university. I can't believe that I'm basically halfway done my entire degree.
   With all of this anticipation, there is a small amount of stress (sarcasm) that come with it. Even if classes are ending, exams are just beginning and then, right after that's done, I have my summer course that starting right after; not to mention my summer job as well. So my halfway mark is extending just a little bit further away.
   But with all of these changes happening and my summer time being announced in the distance, all I can think of is my vacation week on Manitoulin Island; that is what I'm longing for. So if you're having a tough time with a certain task at hand, or if you find yourself in the same situation as myself, set your eyes on a desired prize and push through all the madness.

K.P.H.

Love: Birthday Wishes

   Good morning dearest readers! This morning's post will still be a shorter one but I can assure you that the more in-depth entries will come soon enough. But for this morning, I thought it would be good to talk about birthdays. Mine is coming up and some of my friends are too, and birthdays seem to be the one day in the year when its okay to make everything about you.
   It's one of those special things where people celebrate, you get cake and presents and people wish you the best through calls and cards; it's like your own personal holiday.
   Well this morning, it is my best friend's Véro birthday today and I'd like to take this opportunity to wish her the very best today, (even if I've already wished it to her about three different ways). But I believe that there's never enough ways for you to tell the people that you care about, that you love them. So take the chance to express yourself because as we all get older, the only thing we really have that's ours is the love of our friends and family.

K.P.H.

Literature: Sick Day

   Good morning dearest readers. Though I have finally gotten my voice back, I'm still feeling under the weather. However, there is something good that happens when you're feeling sick; you can take a personal day to rest up and get better. Unfortunately for me, since we are on the last week of classes and exam season is just around the corner, I can't really take a day off. But if I had the opportunity, I'd take full advantage of it.
   Most people tend to like to sleep a lot (and sometimes that's really what you have to do to get better), and others like to watch television while eating hot soup. I on the other hand like picking a book I've already read that I've thoroughly enjoyed (or one that I haven't started yet) and use it as an opportunity to make it a one-a-day-er. What's good about these kinds of days too is that if you feel a little embarrassed about a certain book (seeing it as a kind of guilty pleasure), no one will judge you because you're sick. I also like to take these days as opportunities to color in my Disney coloring book, (there's really no better time then that).
   So if you're feeling a little under the weather, grab a book and travel to a world where the sun shines a little brighter so that both your mind and body have time to relax and recover.

K.P.H.

Laughter: April Fool's

   I couldn't help but make a laughter post on this comical day since the whole point of April Fool's day is to pull pranks and cause laughter. I'm not one to go too overboard on pranks, but I have to admit that I did pull a couple of pranks on my roommate Riley this morning.
   I truly believe that when it comes to pulling pranks, there is always a line drawn that shouldn't be crossed. Now whether or not people can see the line and stay behind it, is really not up to me. However, here are a few things that you could try on one of your friends or family members since the day is still young.
   So keep your heart light and be prepared, because you might just be at the butt of a joke yourself!

April Fool's Pranks for Kids

More Playful Pranks

K.P.H.