Category Archives: Life in General

Top Six Ways I Maintain My Work/Life Balance

Too often, I find myself stretched thin between real work, school work, house work and other errands, which inevitably leads to more work. Needless to say, this leaves precious little time for myself to relax and just turn off my brain. In the time I do have, I try my best to spend some time [...]

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Time: An Uphill Battle

Okay, so I might not always be flying out the door , but I will readily admit that I am constantly paranoid of being late. The idea of being even a minute late has such a hold on me that almost all of my clocks at home (with the exception of my computer and phone [...]

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Things I Didn’t Do in 2009

…but plan on doing in 2010! Note: these are not resolutions, these are just things I didn’t do, or didn’t do enough of, in 2009 In no particular order… Write more interesting and engaging blog posts – come up with an editorial calendar and stick to it! Run more contests on my blog Go horseback [...]

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Tis The Season…

As a special treat to Starving College Girl blog readers, I’ve devised this exceptionally elaborate all purpose card… in Excel! This card, I must admit, is not 100% my own design. I was originally inspired by these wonderfully huge checklists that had everything under the sky on them and thought, “Wouldn’t it be nice to [...]

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Eating Healthy on a Student Budget

About a week ago, @AndreaWoo contacted me about a piece she was doing for the Metro Newspaper. Her piece was about eating healthy while on a student budget, and since I run the Starving College Girl website, my twitter friend @hosea24hours thought I would be a good fit for her to interview. The piece came [...]

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  • Hi! I'm Lesley, and I'm a 27 year old college student, studying Public Relations at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. This site is dedicated to frugal living and how not to go completely insane while living on a shoestring budget. If you feel so inclined, you may also donate to the "Send Lesley to School" fund! Trust me, you won't regret it!