As you near the end of your three glorious months of summer, you begin to have those all-too-familiar realizations that go along with remembering you're at the end of these summer months. I have complied those terrifying realizations into a comprehensive list:
1. You have to go back to school
It's far too easy to get swept up in warm summer nights and forget that you actually have to start getting an education again in basically a week. Before going back make sure to re-learn how to hold a pen.
2. You need to pack before you go back to school
It's that time again; time to dust off your trusty under-the-bed storage bins and find where exactly you put everything you hurriedly unpacked at the end of May, after being nagged by your mom for three weeks to unpack.
Note: This only applies if you were responsible enough to unpack after the previous semester (unlike myself).
3. You never finished the last season of (insert television show here) on Netflix
Probably the most tragic item on this list. Going back to school means significantly less time for Netflix, which means you'll just have to wait until Thanksgiving break to finish OITNB.
4. It isn't socially acceptable to walk around in a bathing suit and flip flops
This style of apparel may be acceptable on the boardwalk, but for class you'll have to once again break out your trusted collegiate crew neck and NIKE track shorts.
5. Caffeine makes the world go round
You may be able to get away without coffee (or equal substitute) during the summer, but when you're running on roughly five hours of sleep a night, fruit smoothies aren't going to cut it. You'll soon find yourself wondering how you ever went without the love of your life, coffee, for so many weeks.
6. You never got around to reading that new book, seeing that new movie, etc.
Somehow, although summer vacation is literally 104 days, you never seem to accomplish everything you set out to do.
7. Your "Summer Bucket List" is still sitting untouched on your dresser
Continuing with the theme of not accomplishing anything you anticipated to. My personal bucket list has an impressive four items crossed off, nearly double last year's.
8. Your summer diet/workout plan somehow never succeeded even started
Because having smoothies every day for three weeks doesn't count as a diet. There's always next summer, anyways.
9. The weather is about to change
The East Coast is famous for autumn temperatures ranging from 30 degrees to 80 degrees (in the same day) so prepare yourself.
If you're anything like me, then you may be experiencing a slight existential crisis while having the aforementioned realizations. Instead, I recommend you get yourself excited for all that autumn has to offer, beyond Pumpkin Spice Lattes.
Best of luck to you as you struggle to cope with summer coming to an end!
