Have you tried turning it OFF & ON?

Ever had something not working and you call for help & the first thing they say is "have you tried turning it on or off" & you just flip out because you think they think you're stupid and it's such an obvious thing to do..

Well long story short, my sister's macbook was heating up & then it basically sounded like something was about to blow up & since then, her laptop shut down & didn't turn on or even flash anything. It didn't even charge. She tried to turn it off & on for about 2 days & nothing worked. (Fixing a burnt out battery is $100 at apple).. anyways, for the entire 1 month winter break she couldn't use her laptop.  She left it sitting in her room & just stared at it with anger. After the break she obviously need the laptop working for school so she took it to apple with $100 ready to fix it. Right away the tech guy asked "have you tried turning it on" & she flipped out saying "obviously i did.. blah blah blah" & guess what? With a single push of a button her laptop turned on & was working perfectly.

Apple laptops have this defence mechanism where it shuts down the system for 2 days whenever something is happening that threatens the battery or any internal system. After 2 days all you have to do is simply turn it on.

Moral of the story?.. did you really turn it off & on? Oh & apple is DA BOMB. 

Top 5 Tips to avoid "FRESHMAN 15"

Waddup people reading this post right now!! I have a lot to talk about but I might as well jump to the point. A lot of you are worried about "Freshman 15" and even more of you are wondering if it's even a real thing.. Well, yes, it happens a lot! Its your first year, first semester.. highschool is NOT like University and you're stressed, bored and have a 3hr gap between classes .. you just so happen to be walking by a McDonalds? well.. that's how it starts!

To jump right to it, this is for my lovely first years out there! Here are tips to avoid it.

1. You're going to snack no matter what so pick the right snacks.
- The thing is you'll have a lot of free time and if you're like me & your university is at the heart of downtown, there is an unlimited amount of places to go and grab a snack. What I found that worked the most was to bring your own snack! Like the cute little Special K snacks will do the job trust me! Buy a box which is pretty cheap at Nofrills & you'll be good. **Remember to eat slowly, you'll get full faster**

2. Drink lots of water you thirsty bitches!
- Many times that you think you're hungry.. you're really just thirsty.. haha thirsty.. get it? .. okay moving on.. Having a bottle of water with you at all times does not only help with your metabolism but helps with hunger as well. You'll see the difference it makes drinking water when you THINK you're hungry! For you fancy Starbucks drinkers like I am, here is an idea: Go to Starbucks & order a VENTI cup of water with lemon (ITS COMPLETELY FREE.. idk about the lemon though) but you get to have your little fancy cup & sip on your water like it's a Venti cup of vanilla bean frap ;)

3. Chew gum - (Avoid being a Cow).
- Make sure it's the long lasting gum! No one likes any thing that is short lasting ;) hahhahaha .. ha ..ha. Okay, choose wisely when it comes to gum! Gum does make you hungry but the tastes that it gives you can really help with hunger or craving everything that you see. Chew wisely.. no one likes a cow! The thing about gum is that it helps with eating randomly. Many times people grab a bag of chips because they're bored.. yes.. not hungry, just bored. Gum will help replace those chips.

4. Eat Healthy.. sorta.
- Oh yes yes.. I know, that's totally a no brainer point right there but people just avoid eating healthy because "aint nobody got time for that though"... Okay, here is what I do. I make sure I eat at least one meal at home, either breakfast or lunch (depending on what time your classes are) so that only leaves one more meal to eat at school. Eat as little and healthy as you can when you're at home & leave lot's of room for something else at school. I know, it sounds crazy but if you plan on not eating healthy, might as well leave room for the non healthy eating food or whatever you're shoving down your throat. For the people who actually want to eat healthy, the only way you'll avoid messing up is bringing your food to school. No, it will not make you look like a highschool student all over again, it will cut the muffin off your hips! Bring a simple sandwich that you can eat through out the day! I packed sandwiches a lot when I was in first year and It helped a lot because I'd go back home with not a single cent spent on food.

5. Sleeping patterns will be the death (or birth) of you.
- University can really mess with your sleeping pattern.. like what is a sleeping pattern bruh? Haha! To be honest, the best you can do is to just sleep early or wake up late. My point is that you need a certain amount of sleep to help with your digestive system. If you know you have an AM class, go to bed early, if you have an afternoon class, then you can stay up but be sure to wake up late. (Exam period is a totally different story though). Even slept for only 4hrs & wake up bloated? ... well yeah, that's what happens when you do not get enough sleep! Get enough sleep and your digestive system moving.

Since I'm keeping it short & simple I'll just end it here... GET UP AND DO SOMETHING! Don't be like me & sit on your ass blogging everyday... jks! I'm really proud of a couple friends that have transformed a lot over the year from meaty to bony or from bony to muscular (Hi Danny)! But really, girls and boys.. go to the gym, walk from Union station to Dundas and marry the gym during your spare time. It makes a difference and it'll help with the balance of life and all that karma sutra shit ;)

GOOD LUCK TO ALL YOU FIRST YEAR BEAUTIES <3

Biggest reason relationships stop working

I think that one of the biggest reason why relationships do not work out in the long run is because at one point, one side (or both) stops trying. Before one claims another person as their significant other, they would do anything to make that person happy. They would chase, they would flirt, they would be charming. They would send daily morning and goodnight texts every time you wake up or go to sleep. They would write corny messages and pick up lines just to make sure that there is a smile upon your face. But once they claim you as theirs, all of those things eventually stop. The 5 page texts slowly turn into 1. The constant calls turn into not calling at all. And the lovely endearments turn into daily arguments. In order for a relationship to work, don’t ever stop chasing. Just because the person you want is now consider “yours”, it does not mean they deserve anything less than the time when you’re trying to win them over.

A LETTER TO APPLE!

We all have Apple Iphones right? well most of us. Let me rephrase it.. most "cool" people do.

okay, back to the letter..

Dear Apple, 

You should really come up with two logins for the IPhones. It’ll be nice to have a different log in for myself as well as someone like my little brother who likes playing games on my phone. This way, he wouldn’t end up messing anything up and all my info or data will not be there therefore he can download his own data on this new page. But really.. think about it, what big sister would like her 6 year old brother to run into pictures from last nights party.. Epic scar for the kid. 


There are many times parents want to use their teen's phone & of course, we're a bit icky about that because according to them, we are all well put together christian children who goes to bible studies every weekend... NOT!! Back to the point, It’ll work out because they’ll have the login for that alternative page. 
For my fellow business people, you know who you are! We can log into our business section based on business contacts, pictures and more serious apps while another is just social media and maybe a picture of that hot girl in a bikini butttt we will not get to that. Someone should let apple know this. I’m seriously tired of always triple checking my phone after someone (little brother or his friends) play with it in case they delete something important. It’ll be like the Macbook with separate logins! This time, it’ll be the iPhone with separate pass codes. The pass code you enter in the lock screen will take to you where that passcode is for :) Just a silly idea haha.

PS: IF THIS IDEA IS ALREADY DONE... Ignore the entire letter and continue on with your lives. 

Love, Janey!

FINAL EXAM SURVIVAL TIPS FOR GIRLS:

Finals are coming up for most post-secondary students and what comes before is what we call “stress”. Yes, you cannot escape it because it’s there and you cannot over stress because you’ll blank out or black out. But.. here are 10 tips to survive this “Finals Seasons”. We’ll call it the.. “JaneyTips”

1. Paint your nails! 
Painting your nails takes a lot of focus because of course, they have to be perfectly done with the perfect color. If you start stressing, heart racing and you just want to give up on studying because you’ve lost all hope and focus… Pick up a nail polish & start polishing your nails. Painting your nails will force you to calm down, catch your focus and also make you look glamorous while you write that brutal exam. 

2. Drink some tea!
Tea is known to be soothing and nutritious. Make sure you pick the right tea because you do not want to knock out at the middle of studying. Start off by drowning your tea with sugar to give you that boost of energy and caffein, then sip your tea slowly, taking short breaks between sips and finally end off by drinking a cold refreshing cup of water. The tea will sooth your soul but can make you a little “too calm” which can cause drowsiness. Taking short breaks between sips will give you something to do and the cold water wakes you up after that soothing cup of relaxing tea! Remember, stay away from camomile tea or you’ll only remember waking up the next day and end up failing your exam but heyyy… let’s not think that way!

3. Snacks, snacks & more snacks! 
Keep yourself from getting bored or hungry by snacking. Yes yes I know, this is where “freshman 15” comes from but no, we as girls must do what it takes to survive this crazy exam season! Snacking on popcorn, chips, or even cookies will improve your productivity. Without this, you will get the urge to get up and eat, you’ll feel too focused on your work and start to get distracted by other things. Snacking will be a balance with brutally studying and oh please girl, you know you want that oreo cookie or chips or whatever you have laying there. Grab it!

4. Take a walk.

You’re sitting typing, writing, reading, memorizing? Your body gets tired and bored because of all that so the best thing to do is to get up and go for a walk. If it’s the middle of the night, please do not go outside because you’ll be worried about other things other than passing your exam.. Walk around your house for a couple minutes just to get yourself active and I promise you, your stress will be reduced. You will get your blood flowing as well as your brain active and hey, you totally could count that as your workout of the day ;) #NoDaysOff

5. Relax girl, take a break. 
I need you to all sit down and take a very short break. Drop the books, the calculator or dictionary and maybe even the bible you’re grabbing so firmly on to because you’re sure it’ll save you. Take a break, watch your favourite TV show for half an hour and just relax. A great way that I strongly suggest is to take a short bubble bath and get perfect relaxation through that. Don’t make this last long because you need to jump right back to studying.

6. Look after yourself.
You might think staying up all night and skipping meals means you are really getting some work done but to be honest girl, you’re making things worse. Sleep at least 7 hours, eat breakfast, lunch and dinner and I promise your productivity will increase, stress will decrease and you will look 10x better before your exam. Nothing better than walking into the exam hall looking like you “woke up” like that. Taking care of yourself should be a priority for you ladies. Looking your best and feeling confident during an exam can boost marks by 10%!!! Well.. maybe 5% but you get the point.

7. Stop whining, please.
Girls, our number one go-to when we’re stressed is to complain and whine. In fact, you’ll spend more time complaining and tweeting about your exam than actually studying. Stay calm and accept the situation. You’re studying for an exam, writing an exam or what ever the situation is. Just stay calm & it’ll be all over soon. Plus, no one likes a whiner.

8. Stay away from distractions.
I know I know, it’s mission impossible for you but you can do it because keeping up with the Kardashians are on. Try this, turn off your TV, electronic devices or whatever you have on you and focus for 2 hours. You’ll he surprised how much work you got done and the best part about that 2 hours of epic cramming? You have 1 hr of break and to do whatever the hell you want such as “catching up” with the Kardashians.. haha funny..

9. Study with friends.
Be careful when you do this because most of the time, group studying sessions ends up becoming group gossiping about that girl you do not like sessions so stay on topic, I’m sure gossiping can wait. What I feel will help most especially is to keep a schedule of when to socialize as well as when to get work done. I’ve realized that the best way to learn is to teach others. Trust me, I’ve spent most of my first year tutoring other 1st year kids the same material I’m learning. By teaching someone or working with someone, you’ll be able to not only share ideas but remember things better. A question could come up & you’ll remember discussing that answer with your friend or maybe that really cute boy you used studying as an excuse to talk to…. ;)

10. Blog. 
HA, were you expecting that? Well now you know exactly why I’m blogging about this. I needed to get stress off my back! I feel like just sitting here taking a break was too boring for me & I might fall asleep so I put together this 10 simple Janey way to get stress off your back & survive exam mode. Back to studying I go.. Unfortunately!