Since the beginning of classes is only two weeks away (summer was so long, yet went by so fast), I figured that I would relay what is said by us students as the beginning of the school year rolls back around. I would like to speak for many of my fellow students that this article is nothing more than a list of broken promises and self-expectations. This list not only tends to be a recurring pattern, but we somehow always manage to tell ourselves that this year will be the year that the goals we set will finally come true, only for them to come tumbling down... but one can hope, right?
I would first like to start off with the common phrase, "I'm going to start going to bed earlier". This is lie number one that we tell ourselves every year as we struggle to act like normal and responsible human beings that can actually function with eight hours of sleep. In the end, we either find our selves binge watching a show or scrolling through our feeds and etc., only to discover a few hours later that those eight hours of sleep we had hoped to get have now turned into three. Not only do we regret it the next morning, but it usually tends to happen once again the next night, and the night after that. It is like a routine of agony and torture that we subconsciously enjoy putting ourselves through. But who can blame us, right?
Next, I would like to touch on the topic of organization. Each year, we spend our limited amount of money on organization aids such as folders, binders, and cute planners, only to inevitably mix class papers together, tear through everything in our binders, and find that cute once-useful planner at the bottom of some drawer covered by other school "essentials." It didn't necessarily workout but it's the thought that counts!
Another lie that many of us make the effort to tell is that this school year, we'll try to start working out. I know that I am guilty of making this proposition myself, as every single attempt I've made just ends up being thrown down the drain. Many of us have a dream of eating healthy and being fit, and we may actually hit it off with a great start. However, healthy habits are hard to keep when you are a college student who is constantly being tossed into stressful situations everyday, with minimal down time to prepare good food. So goodbye time consuming healthy cooking, and hello convenient fast food!
Although these are only a handful of all the things that us students promise ourselves every year, we all have our own personal lists that may or may not change from school year to school year. Some of us may lead a healthy lifestyle year round, and some may even keep up with a consistent method of organization throughout the year, but overall, there will remain other promises that just do not make the cut. There's no hard feelings, but better luck next year!
