Danielle McDougal
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Hello, lovely people! I happen to have two college degrees and starting off writing as my main job. But I'm also going to write some fun stuff to keep you entertained!
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10 Tips to Being Optimistic
Optimism is not only a state of mind, but a lifestyle choice. More often than not, you can choose to be happy and make the best of a situation. It may seem impractical or silly to try and think the best of everything, but being optimistic helps you be a much happier person and helps you stress out less.
By Danielle McDougal6 years ago in Motivation
How to Pick the Perfect Gifts for Your Bridal Party
You’ve chosen your bridal party from the closest of your friends. Your bridal party has been with you through thick and thin, through the fun times, and through the stressful times, and one of the best ways to show your appreciation is to throw the perfect gift for your bridal party. Thinking of the best gift to give can be a daunting task, but just a little prior planning and thoughtfulness will go a long way.
By Danielle McDougal6 years ago in Marriage
5 Things to Say to Your Kids More Often
As a parent, we know there are things that a child needs such as food, shelter, and an education. However, there are also things that children need that can be expressed through words. These things may not occur to us to tell our children because we are too busy trying to support them, but these are things that children need to hear a lot more often, nonetheless.
By Danielle McDougal6 years ago in Families
The Ultimate Guide to Beating Writer's Block
Writer’s block is a period of time where an author has no idea how to continue their story. It’s like a pirate’s black spot in the writing world because once you get it, it seems to haunt you for a very long time, possibly killing your dream. But here’s the good news: Every writer can beat writer’s block and here are the steps to kick writer’s block to the curb.
By Danielle McDougal6 years ago in Journal
8 Things No One Tells You About Grad School
So, you're trying to decide whether or not to go to graduate school. You've likely graduated or are about to graduate with your undergrad degree (hooray for you!) but are tossing around the idea of whether or not to further your education.
By Danielle McDougal7 years ago in Education
10 Ways to Beat Bored Eating
'Tis the season to start snaking on anything and everything in the pantry, and with that snacking comes unnecessary weight gain. It's inevitable: winter snacking is in fact a thing, but there are clever ways to beat bored eating and to keep the number on that scale exactly the same.
By Danielle McDougal8 years ago in Longevity
5 Ways the 'Pokemon' Games Are Evolving for the Better
For we millenials, Pokemon has been around for as long as we have. We grew up with all these Pocket Monsters, trying to "catch 'em all," but now we've evolved and gotten older. The Pokemon franchise has been rapidly growing in popularity (again) just over the past decade, and it's had to make some adaptations to keep itself fresh and new. And let me tell you, these changes have been spoiling we Pokemon players rotten.
By Danielle McDougal8 years ago in Gamers
Unspoken Rules of Comic Expos
Comic expos are collections of some of the nerdiest people on earth waiting in long lines to get that newest edition Darth Vader action figure, dressing up as video games characters, and fangirling over seeing the voice of Lucius Malfoy (Jason Isaacs) at a panel (those last two were me). It's a collection of the geekiest of the geeks and comic expos are an absolute blast.
By Danielle McDougal8 years ago in Geeks
What to Avoid When Writing Sci-Fi
It cannot be denied that science fiction is one of the hardest genres to write because you, the author, are creating entire planets from scratch. You are the Creator in the sense that you decide how people travel through space, what alien species exist in your universe, and what sort of scheme will potentially destroy the universe this time.
By Danielle McDougal8 years ago in Futurism
