Eat: 3 meals
Sleep: 7 hours
1. Know The Weather.
If you don't already have an app, DOWNLOAD ONE!
Why have your presentation day ruined after working so hard on your outfit, a poster board, etc. when you could dodge the rain with an umbrella!?
TL;DR Bring an umbrella and rain boots!
2. Be Prepared.
For everything....
I was known for throwing on my pajamas after my classes. Fire alarms happen ALL OF TIME. My pajamas don't include pants....so....always keep a pair where you can grab them.
TL;DR Extra underwear, extra sheets, extra makeup and...uhm.... wear pants?
3. Clip Those Coupons!
A quarter comes to a lot when you're about to sit next to someone you know you'll talk to. Too bad you had that chili bean soup and now your breath is terrible! If only you had a quarter for the gum dispenser!!
Honestly.... this happens!
If you see a nice money deal take it! I bought a reusable Starbucks cup (that I didn't think I'd get much use of). I started getting coffee everyday towards the end of the second semester and with a reusable Starbucks cup a certain percentage is taken off of your purchase! For a cup of regular coffee I was paying less than a dollar!
TL;DR If you can save money save money!
4. People Are Going To Flirt With You.
Yes, even if you're in a steady relationship and it's clear to everyone that you love this person. Yes, even if you aren't on Tinder. Yes, even if you're wearing a ring! There will always be someone around the corner looking for some flirty love so they can get some sort of sick rebound if there's a chance it won't work out with you two.
Some people won't hesitate to help home wreck........
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TL;DR Learn to say no to cheating and yes that includes flirting.
5. Sometimes People Are Irrationally Rude.
My lovely roommate Courtney (<3!) along with a plethora of other super smart people we both know are ASL Majors and often times I would be in a room that was completely silent but filled with conversation. You pick up little words like "Ball, House, Friends, Candy" and eventually use your context clues to understand sentences here and there.
Bloomsburg was the only place that I had to fake being deaf because I wouldn't yell back to a guy who was belligerently drunk in the hallway and trying to hit on me. I was soaking wet, in a flimsy towel, and couldn't see three feet in front of me without my glasses.
The conversation went something like this,
"Ohh....ohhhhhhh. Hey there."
"...." *tries to get into room quickly*
"Okay, f*cking b*itch, then don't answer."
*puts down shower caddy and signs "Ball inside of House. Friends Eat Candy. Church Church deaf."
"WTF, What.... I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?!"
*smiles and enters room.*
TL;DR Mace is always a good purchase.
6. Humans Are Gross.
Communal bathroom are terrible terrible places.
I believe that stalls should be covered from head to toe so there are no cracks to look over, under, or above.
Especially for those who are bladder shy and always will be!! ....okay, moving on.
The girls room always seems to have wonderful bodily colors on the walls, floor, and toilet seats.
I mean.... maybe it's some sort of primitive territorial calling or something?
Either way, if you didn't think the hoard of females stationed here on Earth are always cleaner than boys then think again!
I once walked in on a conversation between two girls as I was unpacking my shower supplies in the larger stall.
"That's the stall Em got sick in."
"Ew, no I thought it was the handicapped one."
"No it was that one. She was just shoving chunks down the drain."
I was wondering why the water was building up. The hotter the water I used the more sour that stall smelled. Ew, stop.
TL;DR Sanitize everything.
7. Money Flies When You're Having Fun.
This one explains itself.
Finals week to me meant flash cards, snacks, candy, new pens, pencils, and OH LOOK! Those socks are on sale.... gonna need about twenty of those.
TL;DR Only buy what you need not what you want.
8. College Is Not High School
Surprise! You can bring water bottles to class, you can wear a hoodie, and you don't need to find a nurse to give you an ice pack if you've somehow been impaled by the horn of a narwhal.
But keep in mind, sometimes it gets lonely. You're friends who have been there since you were a kid are somewhere different than you and doing something much different than you used to do. There are more strangers around than friends.
And like I said, sometimes people can be rude. Make sure that before anything else you know you can tolerate yourself because there are going to be times when it's just you and your mind. Don't be one of those girls who goes out every night and party's just because there is nothing else to do. Don't lower your standers because you're bored.
Just learn to be okay with the silence. Learn to be okay with just you.
TL;DR Find who you are and what you stand for. Being lost is okay, being hopeless is not.
9. Get a hobby. Nurture your passion.
Find time in your day to do what you love. If you like to write but can't find time to complete entire stories, write a haiku a day. If you can't find time to sing join a choir group. There is always time to fit passion in your day.
You wouldn't want stress to water down your creation so don't let it!
TL;DR The best way to stay happy is by doing what you love.
10. Be you.
Don't be afraid to laugh louder or cry harder. It's your time now. Find you!!!!!!!!
