Well, this is it, this is the end. The past 3 ½ years have been some of the most fun, stressful, aggravating and most of all, the biggest learning experience of my life and it is all wrapping up to an end. I am absolutely terrified. I don’t feel adequate to be a fully fledged, functioning adult. I still feel like I need my mom to help me figure out what to eat for dinner. I can’t cook, barely do laundry, don’t know anything about taxes, bills, and more.
How will I survive?!
Easy. By f*cking up my life so much this semester I stop stressing for once in my life, and enjoy the beauty of college while I am still here. As a glorified 21-year-old grandma, I have committed to spending my last semester of college doing things I have never ever imagined doing; including actually graduating college. I will not spend every night–including the weekends–huddled up in my room, watching reruns of The Office.
I will go out. I will socialize. I will be the person I have always wanted to be: The carefree woman who goes out, is adventurous, has fun, but still gets sh*t done.
And here is a list of things I hope to do before this Disney World-like experience comes to an end:
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Go out EVERY night of the week one whole week (yes, including Monday).
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Meet a new person, and have a genuine conversation with them.
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Go to every local Clifton bar in one night (I haven’t been to Woody’s since the dinosaurs roamed).
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Pull a non-academic all-nighter.
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Follow a recipe.
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Connect with my professors–because they are cool AF.
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Write an article that scares me.
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Buy a shot of the most expensive liquor at the bar.
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Go to the Rec by myself.
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Try every restaurant in OTR.
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Explore Cincinnati–I have lived here forever, and have hardly ever been downtown.
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Be more aggressive with my beliefs and what I want out of life.
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Plan to go to any event–and commit to it. No backing out!
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Take a snow day, and run around in it. Go sledding, snowball fight, hiking, and more.
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Go on a spontaneous road trip.
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Say “yes” 75% of the time to invites (No I am not talking to you @sketchy male species.)
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Apply to as many jobs as possible, even if they seem out of reach.
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Ask more questions; don’t hide or stay quiet when I have something to say.
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Do one thing that I thought I would never do.
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Listen to my mom when she gives me advice.
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Sing at Karaoke night.
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Learn a useful skill to improve myself.
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Go on a Bar Crawl.
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Wear that cropped top, dress, and heels to the bars; look good, feel good. From the genius mind of Cardi B, “Hoes never get cold.”
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Be a Boss A** B*tch and own this sh*t.
Most of you ladies probably do these on the regular, but as a self-proclaimed Grandma, I will devote my last semester to being the biggest mess with no regrets because I have the best excuse; it’s the last semester of college.