15 Self-Defense Tips Every College Female Needs

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One out of every five college women will be the victims of rape or attempted rape. Thousands more are robbed or otherwise assaulted. Avoiding becoming a statistic means taking control of your own safety. There are many things you can do to protect yourself should the need arise, but they need to be ingrained in your mind so that you can make use of them when you are in shock or are otherwise incapacitated. Here are 15 tips that will help ensure your college experience is memorable for the right reasons.

Assess the Risk

A big part of protecting yourself is gauging potential threats before …

How to Create a Stunning and Safe Nursery on a Budget

Expecting a baby can easily bring on a wide range of emotions, including the obvious…happiness. But let’s be honest for a minute, it can also bring on some anxiety because it will most definitely change your life, but I think I can speak for the majority of parents here in saying the change is well worth it. However, new parents-to-be might also feel a little anxious about finances, because kids do come with a price tag that seems to grow as they do. Not to scare you or anything, but it is reality. If you are a little apprehensive about finances right now, or simply prefer to put more money into their college fund (never too early to start), the tips I am about to share will help ease your mind.

A nursery doesn’t have to cost …

#PhotoaDayMay: A Favorite Word

This was a pretty difficult prompt for me today, which is why I’m just now writing this post. I needed time to think! Sure, “a favorite word” sounds simple enough, until I realized I don’t necessarily have a favorite word. I’m a fan of words in general, but I don’t tend to latch onto words or develop some sort of connection or emotional attachment to a particular word or group of words. So I basically spent the day periodically thinking of words that inspire me in one way or another.

Revolution is an extremely inspiring word to me. Deeply rooted in my mind as a state of political being, it reminds me of the greatest recent case of widespread activism, that being the Occupy Wall Street protests, which I have been …

#PhotoaDayMay: Something You Do Everyday

Computer, coffee, and headphones at the kitchen table, also known as my workspace, and of course my blog dashboard is up on the computer screen. This is pretty much what my daily workday looks like. Sometimes I move to the couch if I’m having more of a relaxing day and can watch some television between blog posts and emails, but most of the time this is it. It’s a rather nice thing to call “work.” Sometimes I forget how fortunate I am to have taken this hope of mine of writing for a living and running a website and to have successfully turned it into my reality. Fortunate indeed.

If you want to join in, check out the May Photo a Day Challenge List.

#PhotoaDayMay: Skyline

This is the view from my back porch. The weather today was disappointing, to say the least. It was cold, rainy, and there were so many dark clouds that it looked like it was dusk all day long. You can usually see windmills lining the top of the mountains, but because of all the fog we had, you can’t see them here.

Worst day for a skyline picture, for sure.

If you want to join in, check out the May Photo a Day Challenge List.

Wake Up a Winner with Avocados from Mexico

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Avocados from Mexico. All opinions are 100% mine.

Breakfast is, as we all know, the most important meal you’ll eat all day. A wholesome breakfast gives you the fuel you need to accomplish your tasks and goals whether at work or around the house, and it ensures you’re awake and alert right up until lunchtime. The only thing not to love about breakfast is that typical breakfast foods–eggs, pancakes, waffles–don’t give you a whole lot of room to get creative or try something different, and after a while, breakfast can get a little boring.

Avocados from Mexico is changing all of that with fresh ideas for breakfast using avocados, like this super easy and delicious avocado toast …