“What’s On Your Bed?” Finals Week Edition

Have you ever wondered what scissors, perfume, textbooks, sweaters, makeup, and multiple books have in common?

Well, let me tell you that one never considers these questions until faced with a messy bed and an urgent need to nap. As I pushed everything onto the floor (what else was I supposed to do?) I thought about all of my poor life choices which led me to this point in my life. So, I decided to go on a quest to determine if people’s lives were just as chaotic. Here are the results.

Bed #1: “This is actually kind of embarassing.”

“This is kind of embarrassing,” reported having earbuds, two winter coats, two shirts, one tank top, Nike shorts, one pullover, one sweater, one sports bra, and two sweatpants… In other words, her earbuds and the contents of her closet.

Bed #2: “When you see it.”

“When you see it,” had books, headphones, a sleeping mask, shirt, bra, party hat, and a magic wand all in the middle of her bed. Amazing.

Bed #3: “Responsible adult things (It’s finals week).”

“Responsible Adult Things,” our first upperclassmen in the mix, reported having a little more sensical mix of objects, including her laptop, backpack (containing a nowhere near finished Neuro essay, AHHHH!), journal, a half crocheted baby afghan + crochet hook, and an incomplete to-do list. Sounds stressful. 

Bed #4: “Look, I’m trying here!”

“Look, I’m trying here,” reported having her mattress sort of on her bed along with books, an adorable teddy bear, makeup, clothes, and most importantly, an empty cookie dough ice-cream container. Hopefully you’ll make it through finals, Bed #4.

Bed #5: “TBH I probably have the black plague.”

“I probably have the black plague,” reports having a water bottle, tissues, laptop/charger, a panda-shaped beanie, a ball of yarn, knitting needles, a rainbow unicorn pillow pet, and pajamas. We hope you feel better soon!

Bed #6: “I’m killin’ the game, #goals.”

In her obvious Class of ‘17 superiority, #Goals had an amazing bed, and will soon be finding me hiding under it any day now (please be my college mom). #Goals has a stitch pillow pet, a Canadian Lit & Culture notebook, more books, a laptop, and a Toothless plushie from Build-a-Bear.

My exploring, which really just involved badgering my friends for pictures, has led me to conclude that maturity lessens messiness. For all those Freshmen out there, there is still hope for all of us — one day, our beds will be this clean, too. For the Upperclassmen who, like me, misplace scissors in their bed, I salute you and look forward to joining your ranks.

Even though this article made me reevaluate my life choices, but my bed still remains a huge mess:›

One day, lovely readers. One day.

Image Sources: Becca Pachl

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