Over the course of the last week or so I’ve sat and watched while all my friends and peers are heading back to their colleges. I was feeling sad because I knew I wouldn’t be heading back to my campus since I will be commuting in the fall. I loved living on campus for the last 3 years, however I only have class twice a week on campus this upcoming fall so the logical thing to do was live at home and commute, which would ultimately save me a lot of money. I keep having the feeling that I’ll be heading back any day and I should start packing and then it dawns on me that I’m not. I then remember that it might not be so bad living at home because…

I have my own comfortable bed and bathroom

I never had the experience of having to share a room with anyone, thankfully my roommate and I only shared a bathroom, but living at home gives me the ability to have my own bathroom which means everything stays where I put it and having my own bed, well sleeping on a piece of foam on springs wasn’t all that comfortable.

Free food, and a full fridge all the time

I cannot count the amount of times I waited a little too long to go buy groceries and I ended up eating buttered noodles and oatmeal for at least 3 days. I’m forever grateful my mom asks if I need anything at the store before she goes, because I will always have food to eat.

I will have a lot more wiggle room on places I can study

Living at school in my dorm/apartment I often felt like studying was me staring at the book or paper and I wasn’t concentrating because I always did the same study techniques and I fell into a routine that didn’t work for me. I would sit at the desk near my bed and try to learn but never really retained any information, I didn’t separate my sleeping environment from my working environment which ultimately made my studying and sleep schedule suffer. At home, I can do work in the kitchen, go to the local library, or Starbucks (I will probably pick this option, let’s be real coffee makes everything better, even school work)

More possibilities for my free time

Living on campus was tough since I didn’t have a car so doing things off campus really wasn’t an option most of the time. I have 3 online classes that don’t require a specific time slot in my days so I can get things done when I can and do it pretty much anywhere which could be super helpful. I can wake up and go to the gym, or to the library. I don’t have to be in a classroom starting at 9am everyday like I had to do in the past which is a lot more convenient.

I guess the bottom line of this article was realizing living at home is okay, and I shouldn’t feel like it’s a bad thing or like I am trapped or alone because I’m not, if anything I am extremely blessed to have parents who put a roof over my head regardless of not living at home for the last 3 years.