I hated high school. I hated waking up at 5 every morning, Monday through Friday, to shower, get ready, eat and be at school by 7:20. I hated sitting in classrooms for 8 hours a day. I hated being bossed around by my parents and told what to do.

What I didn't hate, though, was having the same routine every day. I didn't hate seeing the same familiar faces every day, the same friends, the same meet up spots. I didn't hate coming having a warm meal already made for me, whether it was bought or home cooked.

Before you graduate high school, you have this mental image of how amazing living on your own will be. You think chores are the worst thing in the world and that nothing could be more frustrating to deal with. Living on or own means no parents, no one bossing you around, and no more sitting in a classroom for 8 hours a day. You picture life being "stress free" compared to how stressful your high school days have been.

But let me tell you, living on your own isn't always rainbows and butterflies. Most of the time I highly enjoy living on my own, but some days I really miss being in high school. College is fun but not having the same routine every single day is stressful if you aen't good with change. Not seeing the same faces you've seen for 10 years is strange. Having to pay bills, cook meals, and manage assignments, is anything but fun. You get to a point in your time living on your own where you want to cry and do nothing for like a week straight. The thought of cleaning your kitchen stresses you out because you know you got lazy for a few days and have dishes piled up around your sink.

Living on your own is fun. You are your own boss, you manage yourself, but boy does it get tiring. You realize how simple life was in high school and how little responsibilities you had were. If your sentimental and emotional like I am, you realize how upsetting growing up is. You only get older and have to manage more responsibilities. I enjoy being an adult sometimes but geez, I miss my high school days.