EN -W-lOM(o(-t- Mich mB cela ee M lifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca (¥ Let your goodnight playlist lull you to sleep Y Coffee alternatives for caffeine addicts ¥ All work and no play... And more! Getti hit togeth > Free organizational apps that will help you out Brittney MacDonald : Remember the Milk Life & Style Editor ; Remember the Milk is a really easy to itt use to-do list app. The basic concept x hat’s better than getting something for free? How about when that : : is fairly simple: You create to-do lists a something will actually help you in your day-to-day life? : ; with or without deadlines, and then = As someone whose life is a mess of clutter, appointments, work : : the app will send email or text message 2g schedules, and classes, I find it very difficult to manage my time. In fact, : : reminders. It’s great if you like the 5 you could say I’m downright awful at it. Lucky for me, smartphones have : : satisfaction of checking things off ofa 2 provided me with a tool to help me discover new ways of organizing my life. : : list, but lack the mental capacity or focus § So, here are some of the best organizational apps I’ve found so far. : : to remember to actually look at said list. & 3 hecceecceceeeccs cca ccaecesecee sees ceesceesseeseeeceseenseeeeeeeeees = Pocket 7 Pad = 9 : If you browse social media and like to save the TN 30 save seetsetecsecsccecsecsecaececsacseceesacsecsteateecsnens " : links you find, then Pocket is something you : : Evernote : might want to look into. I am notorious for : having people send me links to check out, only . : to completely forget about them. With Pocket : oy : you can save all those links to read or watch at Peeeesseeees : amore convenient time. It sounds extremely : simple—and it is—but it’s still very useful. : Like many, I had heard of Evernote for : a really long time, but I dismissed it as : something that wouldn't be particularly : useful to me. Boy, was I wrong. This app : was pretty much designed for students : who are studying a field that requires a lot : of group projects, and it’s great if you want : to start a study group for a challenging : class. Basically, you can compile your : notes, voice-recorded thoughts, diagrams, : forms—pretty much whatever you need— : and make it accessible to a group to get : 24me This app is a life saver, especially if you commute at : all. Basically, it’s a really awesome version of a day : planner, but with a lot of options where you can set : things to happen automatically. The app can be used : their thoughts and opinions on, or just to : to automatically make bill payments, or you can set it : : have then add in their own related items. : to order items or send out gifts/flowers on a particular : \ Leveecccevccccceevceeveteccecuceeeeteceteesteesteneencteesees : day. I love this, because I’m terrible at remembering : birthdays. It has some simpler functions as well, such : as creating to-do lists and compiling your emails and : . . . . . : messages into one place for easy viewing —but my ; 6¢ It's great if you like the satisfaction of checking : favourite function is that it will actually advise you on : things off of a list. but lack the metal capacity : : , : when you should leave based on current traffic reports. to remember to actully look at said list. Hiding the bad. > Fashion tips for the stressed out mess in all of us Brittney MacDonald comfy ol’ faithfuls aside and put ona more in that when someone just barely Life & Style Editor ~ Pair of boots, heels, or oxfords. It may glances at you, seeing you with bare arms seem small, but it does a lot in terms of automatically gives off the impression , & maintaining your image of maturity. that you're wearing a t-shirt. This may A: youns adults, weve always Deen 8 Colour blocking: This is an old trick not be the case, you may be wearing a forward Sore neorle “che histo heart 4 that stylists and designers use to make polo or a blouse—the problem is that the while others shrug it off as hot air. For , > theircustomers or themselves look pulled _ silhouette is the same, so you'll run into those of you that do like taking the effort £ together. Colour blocking is when you that same problem that you did with the to look as put together as possible, this & theme your outfit around two to three sneakers: You'll look too casual. So how time of year can be make or break for you 3 colours that are completely unrelated. do you rectify this? You have to become With finals encroaching, this time . 5 This means that the colours don’t match, adept at layering. This is easier than you . . ee, ss but because they’re so basic—no prints, might think. Basically all you need to do in the semester is often the heaviest m @ strange textures, or massively varying is get a cardigan, bolero, or suit jacket in terms of work load—papers, projects, e shades—they look like they go together, a neutral colour and layer this overtop research, and studying all add up to £ . : . a one severely stressed-out student. So and you look like you tried. Colour . of whatever shirt you've picked for the the question becomes: How do you in a way that minimizes any allusion to blocking is really easy to do, because it’s day. Having your arms covered stops keep up the illusion of having your the fact that I am silently losing my mind. basically just going into your closest and that immediate impression of wearing a shit together when really, you're just Shoes: Starting from the bottom, picking things that are the same fabric t-shirt—even if you are actually wearing awalking, talking mess of stress? your shoes are generally a good place (such as cotton), no matter what they are. | one—and your outfit automatically As someone who has lived through to start when trying to make it seem Then you layer them on top one another. looks a lot cleaner, even if you literally this time for a few years, I have developed like you are calm and collected. Never Layers: If you're trying to give offthe slept in it or picked it up off the floor. a tried and true method of dealing with wear sneakers. Sneakers are quick and impression of effort, nothing kills that Hopefully these few tips will help my appearance during this time. More casual footwear. You are attempting to more than showing your arms. I know it you in fooling the masses into thinking make it look like you actually put effort sounds strange, but it isn’t so much the you have your shit together. They've specifically, dealing with my appearance into your appearance—so put those act of showing your arms in itself, but definitely worked for me for years.