Okay, so a lot of us are here now, with that single digit number in our heads until we walk the stage. Maybe you’re on your couch sitting in a ball crying. Maybe your clothes don’t match because you just can’t anymore. Maybe you are drinking nothing but “fruit juice” to keep you going…. YOU CAN DO IT!
Resemblance 1: “I can dress myself.”
You can’t anymore. The laundry has piled up since Thanksgiving, if you even went home. There is nothing left that matches. Your (younger) roommates may be looking at you asking, “Why are you wearing an olive green t-shirt with forest green sweatpants?” But you know what, it doesn’t matter, I’ll have a degree before you!
Resemblance 2: “I want nothing but juice, and don’t you dare water it down!”
Juice might be wine, or cider, but there are fruits in there I swear! Honestly, if you could give me a lid with a straw it would make my refreshment time much quicker and problem free. Don’t think about taking my “juice” away or watering it down, I will most certainly throw a temper tantrum, nothing will stop me from screaming and crying because you’re a meanie!
Resemblance 3: “Overreacting to everything.”
Your boyfriend or your roommates still have lives, but you have to suffer doing homework. Let’s lose our last brain cells getting upset and emotional about things that aren’t even real problems. No one has done the dishes or taken the trash out because you have been trying not to lose it in hell week? Mt. Vesuvius is definitely about to explode, and the lava is going to beam out of my eyes to really show you how mad I am. I feel like I’m 5 again and my brother dropped my box of chicken nuggets, thus ending my life…
Resemblance 4: “Nothing but tears after 8:00 p.m.”
I’m not saying the tears have to be real, but you’re probably crying on the inside. You have a single digit number of assignments and finals left, but a triple digit number of stressors it seems. Obviously naptime has become a thing of the past, and like the small child, there seems to be nothing to do but cry to solve life’s problems.
Resemblance 5: “What are chores, mom?”
Chores, homework and jobs are all “priorities.” Do you even know how to do them anymore? Snapchat stories and the bad Netflix shows are your go-to distraction now. Trying to watch something you don’t like to focus on what you have to do is not working. That biggest “chore” is like getting the average five year old to clean their room. IMPOSSIBLE. I mean you’re doing everything you can to avoid chores from making a list of how to pack properly, looking at places to rent before you find a job and talking to your friends who are doing the same thing also wasting time. Similar to the preschooler, I feel like I’m talking to an invisible friend who encourages me to do bad things…but homework is still there.
I’m sure there are a thousand ways you can relate to the average preschooler. Who doesn’t love snack time? But get it together and keep it together! You really might miss these last min cram sessions in a few days when they are disappearing…