Moving off-campus is a big step. You don't know what the word "prorated" means and really you're just excited to actually be able to use nails. There are fundamental differences between a dorm and an apartment. There's also a fundamental difference between what you want and what you can afford.

1. Looking for an affordable apartment.

Oh no, we don't need separate bedrooms. We'll just get bunk beds.

2. Pinning ~adult~ design plans on your Pinterest.

There are going to be SO MANY succulents and all of our plates are going to match.

3. Realizing you don't actually own any furniture.

When you remember your furniture has been provided for you for the past two years.

4. Trolling Craigslist for free couches.

The Venn diagram of free couches and couches that look like they belong to your grandma is a circle.

5. Getting in way over your head on a D.I.Y. project.

Somehow you end up with a mug modpodged to your hand and you don't really understand how.

6. What's renter's insurance?

"Oh yeah I totally have renter's insurance."

*frantically calls mom*

7. Signing the lease.

You definitely didn't read the fine print.

8. Begging your friends who have pickup trucks to help you move.

I can promise pizza and a day full of agony.

9. Lugging your couch up three flights of stairs.

Who really needs a couch anyway? I think it looks better wedged in the stairwell.

10. Making a fort out of your boxes that you don't want to unpack.

You've been adulting too hard today and you deserve a break.

11. Staring in wonder at your coaster set and realizing that you're almost a grown-up.

Someone almost sets their glass on your wood coffee table and you give them the "mom glare" you swore you would never do.