Not only am I top of my class in procrastination, I am also a very forgetful person when it comes to school. Nay, when it comes to life. This happened to me a lot during my first year of college; I never wrote anything down and constantly forgot about things. Rookie mistake. While I forgot about a lot during the past two semesters, I've also learned even more. Not only do I not want to forget to do my laundry on a weekly basis, but I also don't want to forget all of the lessons I've learned during the past year. This is why I’ve taken everything I’ve learned during Freshman year and made myself a handy list of reminders to make sure I don’t forget the essentials again.

1. Live in the moment (instead of worrying about something 2 weeks away).

2. Don’t call home every single day.

3. Do call home every once and a while.

4. Do your laundry.

5. Especially your sheets.

6. You need to wash the dishes too.

7. Netflix doesn’t count as homework.

8. Eat breakfast.

9. Fig Newtons don’t count as breakfast.

10. Find new study spots.

11. Be open to meeting new people.

12. And trying new things.

13. Be nice to yourself.

14. It’s okay to not love all of your classes.

15. It’s not okay to not care about your classes.

16. Just read the damn chapter.

17. If you have to ask, it’s probably on the test.

18. Don’t sleep until noon every weekend.

19. Save your money.

20. Send your family nice letters in the mail.

21. Remember to email that important person back.

22. Don’t let stress and anxiety keep you up at night. Relax

23. Say no less and yes more.

24. Water the plants.

25. Vacuum.

26. Write your roommate nice notes.

27. You don’t have unlimited meal swipes.

28. Quiet hours are a thing.

29. Be yourself (#cliche)

30. Bring an umbrella even if you think it will only rain a little bit that day.

31. Again, laundry.

32. Rejection isn’t the end of the world.

33. Neither is that C- you got.

34. Call your grandparents.

35. You’ll feel better after you go to the gym.

36. Keep writing.

37. Stop hitting the snooze button 30 times and just get out of bed.

38. Not every day is going to be a good one.

39. Don’t get clouded by negativity.

40. Discover new music.

41. If you wear the same shoes every day, they are going to get dirty. Especially if they’re white.

42. Stay involved on campus

43. Take selfies. Because why the hell not?

44. Don’t always worry about others. Focus on yourself.

45. Keep your commitments. Don’t flake.

46. Go to the library.

47. Go to the library and study.*

48. Treat yourself.

49. Take photos.

50. Make every day count.