If you’re like me, then you’re spending your summer inside at work or at an internship, and you barely have any time to spend time with friends or have an exciting summer. Summer is a great time to make a lot of money because you finally have time to work a lot, without classes and other commitments, but sometimes it gets in the way of having a fun summer.
Here are a few things you know if you work nonstop over the summer.
1. You barely get any sleep.
Most of your friends get to sleep in, but you’re up at 6 a.m. going to your job. So much for catching up on sleep from all the sleep you lost throughout the school year. What’s also difficult is that during the weekends all you want to do is sleep, but that’s also your only free time to hang out with friends. You find yourself in bed most nights at 9 p.m. and feeling like a grandma.
2. You’re as pale as a vampire.
While everyone else is spending time at the beach getting tan, you’re stuck inside getting even paler than you already are. While you might be tempted to try and keep up with your tan friends by getting a spray tan, word of advice, do not go swimming the next day because the entire tan will wash off in the pool. When you can, try and soak up the sun, even if it means sitting in a lawn chair while you're working.
3. You dread getting on social media.
When you’re finally off work, you debate getting on social media, but then it just makes you feel lame. You see pictures of your friends on beaches, with tropical drinks in their hand, in different countries, going on hikes, while the most exciting thing you’re doing is drinking a bottle of wine after your 12-hour work day.
4. You don’t get to see your friends much.
Even though you always promise to keep in touch with friends over the summer, it’s hard to. You get into your daily routine and sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day. You wish weekends could be spent going on adventures with friends, when in reality, you spend them catching up on laundry and getting groceries for the next week.
5. Your paycheck almost makes it all worth it.
The only good thing about working nonstop is the money. I remember my first paycheck this summer, and I immediately filled up my gas tank and bought myself lunch. It’s the most wonderful feeling in the world looking at your online bank account and not cringing at the amount. It feels good to be able to take your friends out to lunch once in a while or afford that dress you’ve had your eye on for so long.
While working nonstop all summer might not be the most exciting thing in the world, but it allows you to be able to save up for even more exciting adventures in the future.
