I graduated high school last month and was so excited for summer. My excitement can be attributed to the fact that this was the first summer I didn’t have camps to attend or places to travel to, which meant I could completely relax. The first month of break was amazing: car rides with music blasting, going out to eat really good food, fun nights spent with friends. But after a while, I found myself strangely wishing that I was back in school.
Here are 10 reasons why I actually want school to start again:
1. My sleeping schedule is so messed up.
Because I don’t have school to wake up for, I allow myself to sleep at 2 a.m. and wake up at noon. Sometimes, I’ll wake up, eat breakfast, and then go straight back to sleep. Occasionally, I’ll even take three hour long naps in addition to the ten hours of sleep I’m already getting.
2. When my friends all leave to go on vacation, I'm stuck inside with no one to hang out with.
Don’t get me wrong, I love spending time alone and working on whatever I need to do, but after all your friends leave to exciting places around the world, you’ll feel slightly lonely too.
3. Binge watching all those shows on Netflix actually makes my eyes hurt.
In the beginning, I was ecstatic. All this free time to catch up on my favorite shows? Sweet! But, five seasons of Grey’s Anatomy later, my eyes actually feel sore, as if someone is applying pressure on them.
4. Without all those tests, I feel strangely unmotivated.
During the school year, I had a set schedule where I would allocate about two hours each day for studying. Now that I don’t have tests anymore, I have nothing to work towards. No more good grades to be earned, no more equations to be memorized, and no more short term goals.
5. I don't interact with as many people as before, making my communication skills slightly rusty.
In school, I would communicate with teachers, classmates, and friends. Now, I communicate with my parents… and that’s about it.
6. Sitting on a couch all day = the ultimate sedentary lifestyle.
I’m not a super athletic person, I must admit. However, during the school year, I would go on quick runs over the weekend or do yoga routines before school to alleviate stress. Since I’m now on break, I’m not stressed for tests, so I end up not exercising. But the fact that I’m living a sedentary lifestyle ironically makes me more stressed…
7. I feel as if I'm growing slightly crazy.
I’m inside most of the time. I belt out ballads like I’m the next Beyoncé. I sing when I’m microwaving mac and cheese, I sing when I’m watching TV, and I even sing while lying on the floor of my living room!
8. I have no more money left from eating out too much.
When summer break first started, I was so excited to be done with school, I went out to eat with my friends every other day. A month later, I realize I only have about $10 left in my wallet.
9. I'm forgetting how to solve integrals.
All those skills I learned in school? I basically don’t remember how to do anything. The other day when I was cleaning out my closet, I found some old calculus worksheets. The numbers and symbols on the page were indecipherable… oops.
10. Sometimes, I wear pajamas the whole day.
When I know I’m not going out that day, I’ll wear my pajamas around the house. Wearing pajamas all day sounds relaxing, but after doing so for multiple days a week, it begins to feel like I’m slowly wasting my life away.
