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7 Simple Joys of Coming Home For Break

The things you didn't even know you missed

Morgan Carter
Dec 05, 2017
West Chester University
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1. Good Food

Admit it, you missed your mom’s cooking. Not that the campus food is bad, necessarily, but going back home to hot, home-cooked meals is nothing short of divine.

2. Showering Without Shoes On

It’s something you probably didn’t even realize was a luxury until you first experienced it, but showering without shoes after months of squeaking around in soggy flip-flops is sooooo nice. You’ve probably got enough room to shave your legs without doing yoga now, too.

3. The Good Toilet Paper

Because we all know that see-through public restroom stuff just doesn’t cut it.


4. A Room To Yourself

Even if you and your roommate are best friends, it’s still really freeing having a room to yourself again after so many months. There’s just something really special about being able to eat Nutella out of the jar in your underwear watching Netflix at 3am with no judgment.

5. Sleeping In!

Chances are you didn’t even fully realize how tired all those all-nighters and 8ams had you feeling, but now you get to roll out of bed at noon if you want.

6. Full-Sized Beds

For those of you who don’t have twin beds at home, huddling up in dorm beds all semester has probably been uncomfortable. Rolling off your bed or bumping into the wall anytime you try to roll over? Not fun. Going home to a sprawling mattress with enough room to spread out “snow angel” style on your sheets? AMAZING.

7. Being With Your Family

Sure, they may be crazy. You may get on each others’ nerves 24/7. But you’ve gotta admit you missed them. The best part of coming home for break is coming home to family, and all of the chaos that comes with that.

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