You know, some of us who are in our last year of college forget that after we graduate we have to find a real-world job. Or at least I forget about it a lot. With graduation coming around the corner, I have been noticing little details of my life that have changed because there is that little voice that says, "The real world is coming, so get ready for it." I am sure that some of you can relate to some of these little details or the voice in the back of your mind.
Well, now it's officially that time of the year where we start freaking out because we're almost done with college. I know I've been freaking out. You've been living on your own, living off of financial aid, but now it's coming to an end. What happens now?
We're all at the state of mind where if you weren't before, you're freaking out because you need your grades to be the best they can. It also because we're almost finished with our majors. It's crazy how we have gone from being freshmen taking GURs to seniors taking 400-level classes. We bust our butts even more to make the GPA and the grades we need to graduate.
We're constantly hearing our parents tell us that we need to start looking for jobs that give us medical benefits. Trust me, I'm living this and I have been looking at jobs. It's at that point where we need that sense of being prepared for the future after graduation.
I'm already looking at jobs within the education industry, and then I am also looking at apartments and such that are near those jobs. I realized that what I want to do is something that isn't really available in my small town of Bellingham, Washington, and that I would have to relocate for the job I want.
I've really realized that we can't live as kids anymore. We have to take control of our lives and keep ourselves financially stable by finding a job, but a job that we love doing every day. We've also realized that if we want to keep doing the hobbies we love, we need a job that can support it to the fullest.
In the end, adulting is hard because we want to be 5 again and just worry about what color crayon we need to use next in our coloring book. The real world is scary because we know we have to grow up and face the music and become more independent.
But don't fret, take it one step at a time and you will be alright. Just prepare yourself.