As I've experienced my initial two years of college thus far, I have definitely learned a lot, but I would have to say that the largest life lesson that I've experienced (amongst what feels like a million others), is that life is short and we don't get to relive any moments- as much as we may wish so badly that we could go back in time and feel the way we felt in certain photographs that we reminisce amongst.

It is so important to wake up in the morning every single day and begin your next one with a positive mindset, work hard- whether it be at your real- life adulating job, your college-level classes, or your babysitting gig for the family across the street. At the end of the day, when we work hard for things in life, why not reward ourselves with enjoying our lives? Seems only fair.

However, by play hard, I do not necessarily mean go to the bars with your girls and go meet up with Chad from "Sigma Apple Pie" and get completed hammered. However, if that's your way of celebrating your hard work, then why not, right?

By "play hard", I mean to reward yourself with whatever it is that may set your soul on fire and make you happy. Go see a good movie in theater's with some of your best gals, go treat yourself to that Brandy Melville top you've been lurking on the set for the past week and a half, or take time to cook yourself a nice dinner and get a good night's sleep.

When you think about it, everyone's definition of "work hard, play hard" is essentially different and dependent amongst what they consider to be "playing hard". But at the end of the day, if you're happy with the way that you're rewarding yourself for all of the struggles that life has to offer, then that's really all that ever matters.

Just be sure that you ARE in fact recognizing your own hard work — whether it's something little or something legendary — honor that for yourself.