I generally try to keep my posts positive since positivity and optimism are a way of life for me, although I understand if you don't get that impression, but I have never dreaded going back to school more. This being my senior year is the only thing that is keeping me going.
In the past I would rush to get back to school. I loved being on my own. I had a life there. But now my life is back home. I have an awesome group of friends, an amazing boyfriend, a great family, and my Brendan. School has...homework, work, and people who don't get it. My best friend there graduated (thank goodness she's in that awesome group of friends I have back home!), and I've changed so much since my freshman year that the friends I originally had just aren't compatible with me anymore. And since Amy isn't there, carpooling to get home and back is not an option. Steve also picked me up a lot, but with his ticket that's not going to be happening all too often either.
The plan for survival:
1) Try at my homework. Usually I do quite well with lackluster efforts. School just comes naturally to me. Maybe if I try it'll waste time.
2) Go to bartending school over winter break. Then I can get a second job bartending while I'm at school. That way I make money AND waste time.
3) Use that Netflix account Steve and I got.
4) Work out. Then I can be hot, and you guessed it...WASTE TIME!
5) Make new friends that are more like me, and less like me when I was 18. This should be doable in Hessler, as it is a learning community.
6) Read more. I have so many books I would like to read, I should just go to Amazon and get them.
7) Actually get myself pretty and prepare myself for the next day. Straightening my hair takes time. If I do that at night, I'll look good in the morning and get to sleep longer. Sleeping wastes time in a wonderful way. I'll also pick out my clothes at night.
8) Take up a new hobby. I'm thinking learning to sew and fashion stuff. Or photography.
9) The grad school process should take up fair amounts of time the first few months.
10) Even though I'm the shoe-in anyway, I'll head up research group. Especially for data collection and Celebration of Scholarship in the spring.
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I'm late in commenting, but I really do love your list of things. I should create a list of things too.
ReplyDeleteBTW- today I went to The Limited to use the $15 off coupon, and it's not good for accessories or clearance. So sad day. :( But I might go back tomorrow as there were a few things on sale for $19.99 that I didn't get a chance to look at. Someone (Chris) wasn't interested in hanging there today. Boo.