This year will be the first year in my entire life that I will actually be going on vacation for spring break. I’m 19 years old.

I do not wish I had gone on more trips. A break is a break, and I love Netflix just as much as the next person, trust me. I love doing nothing! Nothing is great, nothing is amazing, especially when you’re as busy as I am.

I have loved everywhere I have been lucky enough to live. With that being said, I’ve only ever lived in the Midwest. The Midwest during “spring break” is the equivalent of going to Antarctica for spring break, especially if you’ve ever lived in Michigan. There’s still snow on the ground, and there’s a pretty good chance it will snow over spring break.

The Instagram posts drive me up the wall. I’m all for other people enjoying themselves in the Caribbean or in Florida. Everyone deserves a wonderful trip in a sunny place with people they love. However, while I’m sitting at home, snowed in, watching The Office for the 100^th time, I don’t really want to see that.

It got so bad last year that I could not go on social media without seeing a post about a vacation. I mean, are you really enjoying the vacation if all you’re doing is posting pictures about it on Instagram? It’s a genuine question! I know that when I go to Florida in a week, I won’t be constantly checking social media or posting obviously posed pictures.

Will I be taking pictures? Of course, I love taking pictures. But, for the first time in my life, I won’t be sitting on my couch. I won’t be endlessly jealous of my friends who have traveled to warmer lands. I won’t be wishing that I lived in California or a state where it was warm all year-round.

I’ll be on “spring break”. For the first time. And for all of you who always go on spring break, post all you want because this time, I won’t care.

This of course is not to say the world revolves around me. Obviously, people don’t stop to think: “Hmm, how would Caroline feel if I posted this?”. That would be ridiculous and I don’t expect them to. It’s just the constant posts make me second guess how “great” the vacation really is.

I know I’ve had a good time when I don’t check my phone for hours. It makes me feel satisfied with how I’ve spent my time, especially in the world we live in now, where not checking your phone for a few hours can mean missing dozens of so called “important” texts or Instagram posts.