1) You're the neat and organized friend in the group
Everything has a place and it stays in that place when its not being used. It bothers you when something is crooked on the coffee table. It bothers you when items are placed asymmetrically or in random places. You have probably said something to your friends along the lines of "Like why would you ever place the laptop down on top of the plate you just ate pizza off of?" or "Why would you put your toothbrush in the kitchen and leave it there?" Your friends think you have a slight form of non-diagnosed OCD but you think they're weird for feeling comfortable with the laptop on top of a food dish.
2) You feel more comfortable when everything is clean, so you clean everything for everyone (while singing)
You CANNOT even think to start your homework, or even to start watching Netflix until the laundry is folded and your desk and dresser are wiped down. You probably ALWAYS do the dishes for all of your roommates...and always take out the trash...and always swifter the common room floor...and do literally everything because you know they never will take the initiative to do so and you just can't live in filth. Or what you consider to be "filth", but other people consider totally livable. Like HELLO PEOPLE you have to clean out the kitchen sink and the microwave from time to time! But they won't ever, so you stopped trying to ask the and you just do it. Sometimes it can be aggravating that after long days of working hard you are the one that needs to clean everyone else's mess, but you don't mind it too much because you look forward to how much relief you'll feel once its all done and you can breathe easy. Plus, all the cleaning while blasting your favorite playlist and of course singing it at the top of your lungs can be uber-therapeutic.
3) You're also probably the "mom" of the group
You're the one who makes sure everyone is okay. You make sure they aren't upset over some stupid girl drama or about some dumb boy. You make sure they get home safely from parties and bars, and are consciously aware of their actions. At the end of the night, no matter how drunk you are yourself...you still have accounted for every person in the group and every dollar spent and every drink consumed, despite sacrificing some of your own fun that night to do so. Even when your friends are drunkenly upset and yelling at you, taking it out on you even though you're the only one who actually cares and is there for them in that moment: you remain calm and stay with them until their safe. Again, sometimes it sucks...but you care too much about your friends and you wouldn't have it any other way because if you don't do it who will? But seriously who though....
4) You're the "nice" one in the group...and you can be overlooked or underappreciated...
Sure, everyone has their good and bad moments...but generally speaking you are "nicer" than your friends. You can tend to be seen as "weaker". People assume you can be walked on like a doormat but you actually just put the happiness of those you care about before your own, because in the end that will make you happier. Ironic huh? So in reality your just too kind and it can be your downfall. And of course, its a rarity if any of your friends will go above and beyond for you the way you do for them because your simply too nice and you don't play the game or get in anyone's face about "drama" and you forfeit the confrontation of issues because to you it isn't worth making anyone upset. But because you don't make your voice heard in a hard-power kind of way you can be underappreciated. For conversations, dinners, hangouts, and parties....you're the second-hand thought in the back of their minds and always on the periphery instead of the core group. Even your 21st birthday isn't a big deal enough to celebrate in the way it is for anyone else in the group. Its okay though, because your low-key the glue of the group with a soft-power voice. You're the rock when everyone else is falling apart.
5) ...But that's okay because you know you'll be the most prepared for life on your own beyond college.
Since for all four years of college, YOU have been the one to wash the dishes, organize the common room, get everyone safely home, and put the happiness of those around you above your own....YOU'RE READY. You're ready to You now know how to run your household and manage your work life all on your own, completely independently. You don't have to fret after college or be surprised when no one is there to do everything for you because you've done it for years now. It'll all just be an easy routine you've practiced over and over. You're ready to put your someday family above yourself, so sacrifice won't come with any struggle in the years to come. In the career world you'll be ready to take the fall for your actions, or for those of others if you're the boss. You know what it means to work hard, care for yourself, care for others, and do it all with a smile on your face no matter how tough it can get. You're ready for the ups and downs in the rollercoaster ride of life. No worries Cinderella you already have the fairytale in the palm of your hand and all by your own doing.
