What I’ve learned in my two years of college is that October is a very overwhelming month. From midterms to Big and Lil Week to group projects and stressing about Halloween costumes (and my birthday), it feels like there is no time in the world anymore to just sit and breathe. You want to conquer everything but it really ends in a defeat in every single possible way; your room looks like it got hit by a tornado and the dishes and laundry stack up to an excessive amount. #itscooltho
If any of the following apply to you, congratulations, you do not have your life together.
1. You have a “fresh” pile of laundry sitting in the corner of your room.
When I say “fresh,” I actually mean “laundry you did two weeks ago but was too lazy to put away.” Who cares if it gets wrinkly, you can save so much time and energy by picking out your outfits from the hamper; you no longer have to scavenge through your closet or dig through drawers *nervous laughter* ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2. On the topic of laundry, you never have enough quarters at a time so you barely ever do it and when you do, you never separate the colors and whites.
In other words, you wear each clothing article at least three times before throwing it in the laundry pile, never to be seen until laundry day aka not for another few weeks.
3. Finding anything is impossible.
Everything is all over the place, you can no longer see your floor, nothing is ever in the place you imagine and hope it to be. Just trying to find your keys or your charger becomes a mission.
4. Before you buy anything, you have to check your bank account to see if you have enough money.
There is no anxiety equivalent to worrying about whether or not the money in your account can afford your Chipotle bowl plus tax.
5. You’re very familiar with “the chair.”
The chair of clothes. The chair that is no longer a seating arrangement. You want to sit in my room? Sit on my floor, we don’t know chairs here. Sorry.
6. You miss your 9 a.m. class because you slept through your alarm.
This is definitely out of your control; your body knows what it needs, which is rest, no matter how much your grade suffers afterwards.
7. When you go to class, you find out there was a homework assignment or quiz that you are neither aware of.
At least you showed up to class.
8. You try to be resourceful.
Monday meeting, fraternity guy gives you flowers, but no vase to put it in… so what do you do? You take a water pitcher and use it as a vase, I mean, it works just as well.
9. Your car is just as messy as your room.
But in transportable form.
10. You have way 50+ unopened texts and over 300 emails.
I’m not trying to avoid you, I just don’t want to get mad at you because I have to spend time texting you back. And chance is I actually have no idea what you’re talking about so…
11. You’re forgetful.
“Sam, you forgot your notebook.” “Hey, you left your keys on the bench.” “Samantha, you left your little at Starbucks.” Oh, oops.
If you don’t have your life together, it’s fine. Life sucks. Life is hard. Be proud of yourself for sticking it out this long. Go treat yourself to some frozen yogurt and remember the good things in life. You deserve it! :)
