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Everyday I think about how nice it will be when I have an apartment - bar having to clean and pay bills and the like. I get really excited about decorating it and buying all of the things that I'll need, even though I discovered that a pot to like boil water in was fifteen dollars. Holy cow. That's a lot, I think. I've been living in a dorm for the past three years now, so I'm sorta ready to move out where I don't have to like adhere to dorm rules.

Anywho, here's how to make it worthwhile when you're living in a dorm:

1. Make peace with the fact that you and your roommate will probably not be best friends. You may start off friends and then hate each other later or vice versa; either way, you're bound to call your mom one day and complain about everything they do. Don't worry about it. You don't have to love each other.

 2. You don't need half the crap on the Bed Bath and Beyond list or on your university's list. All you really need is your personal stuff, your clothes, and some bedclothes. Everything else you can buy as you need. Don't fret over having a ton of stuff or not having anything. Just make it with what you know you're going to need right away. 

3. Meet people on your floor if you can. I'm not too bothered about this anymore, but it is nice to know the people around you especially if you share a bathroom or a common room. In general, it's nice to have somewhere else to go if you can't or don't want to go back to your dorm. 

4. Follow the rules of your dorm. If you mess up the walls or the furniture, they will make you pay a fine. Don't have to pay the fine at the end of the semester because you hung a poster up with duck tape. Don't be dumb.

5. Make the most of it. You live on campus and you don't have to pay bills. You have so many opportunities to meet people from many different backgrounds. It's a really awesome opportunity, living in the dorms. Make the most of it.

catch you later,

Karleigh

"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy." // Anne Frank