For the past month or two, I haven't blown up social media with my life on Odyssey. I feel like I've stepped down from regularly scheduled content to just figure things out. After recruitment, life got busy. I took a step back to focus on what was really important in my life and needed to see it out.

I love my friends. Living in my sorority house was the best decision. I wake up to "hey alexa play teach me how to dougie" at 9AM. I go to sleep listening to the daily tea time of sharing that day's drama. I run down the hall to show everyone the new outfit I ordered that just came in the mail. I eat dinner with a family of 70 of my best friends. We do life together- and I needed time to focus on those friendships and how they're affecting me for the better.

As I've mentioned before, I changed my major. It's been an adjustment. I'm 19 and take graduate level classes next semester and am still wrapping my head around actually keeping my insurance card on me and paying health center bills before my mom calls and yells at me to. I'm getting into classes I enjoy and practicing things I actually want to spend my life doing. And that's really cool. Before, I was stressed and upset in regards to mandatory Terry classes I hated, and now, I get to enjoy what I'm learning and get excited for it.

I've had a lot go on within the past couple months. I've reflected over so much. I've taken time to rethink so much- what I want to do with my life, how I want to spend my time, and what goals I want to achieve. I've gotten to spend time doing things I love with people I love and have been so appreciative of these first few months of school.

I am a big believer in taking breaks. Taking one thing away to make space to improve another aspect. This year, I've scaled down some of my involvement to make time for what I actually care about. I believe that sometimes you just need to take a step back and take a look at where you are and where you want to be.

This year is about closing that gap. This is a season of growth. A time to become so much more.

Now is a time to take a random trip with your best friends, spend too much money to go to an away game you don't really care about, go through McDonald's when you're craving french fries at midnight, study at a pub when your favorite coffee shops are closed, have a dance party before class, paint when your stressed, write when you're nervous. It's about not waiting for whats convenient and just doing what makes you happy.

We so often wait for good timing. We promise to work out when we are taking easier classes. We swear to eat healthy once we get off meal plan. We don't buy the cute top when we like it in the window. We work on homework on our friends' birthdays. This is a season of urgency- of doing it now.

It took me taking a step back to realize that. It gave me space to do exactly what made me happy.