College So Far

It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post and I apologize for that. This may sound like a dumb thing to say, but college is a lot busier than I thought it would be. Between classes, school work, and golf I barely have anytime to do anything that I want to do. So, I figured I would try to get a new blog post in since I’m pretty much all caught up on my homework… or a little more caught up on my work than I normally am (haha). For today’s post I wanted to write a little bit about what my experience in college has been so far. I’m almost done with my fourth week of classes and it has honestly flown by. It feels like just yesterday I was stressed about making my dorm room look perfect while I was moving in. But a lot of things have happened in the past four weeks and I’ve learned and figured out some things that I wanted to share on here:

Living with someone you don’t know in a very small space is kind of weird. But you will get used to it. It was very strange living with someone because for one I had my own room at home, and for two I had never met my roommate before the day we moved in. Not only did I have to share a tiny space with someone, but it was someone I knew nothing about. Does she want everything to be perfectly tidy? Does she wake up at 4 in the morning? After a couple of days, it got a lot better. We start to get to know each other more and started to learn each other’s patterns and the way we like things to be in the room.

It’s not easy to eat healthy. I was doing pretty well for the first week, and then I started getting really tired of eating a salad with no meat every day. There are so many things to choose from in the cafeteria, and normally the things that look the best and smell the best is the thing that is the least healthy for you. Just remember to eat that stuff in moderation. I know the plain salads don’t look good compared to the cheeseburger and tater tots, but you can’t eat those every day. You need the good nutrients that come from a salad or from the chicken and vegetables, so you can work hard and do well in your classes. But also, don’t beat yourself up if you don’t eat healthy every day or you grab one too many cookies from the dessert station.

Join groups. Whether those groups be clubs, sports teams, or life groups, you will meet so many people and be able to grow more friendships. I joined a few groups and clubs and I’ve already met so many people that I probably wouldn’t have if I hadn’t joined. I went to the first meeting of a Christian book study in my residence hall last night and I’m so excited to keep going. There were so many awesome girls who seem so strong in their faith and I can’t wait to get to know each of them more.

Remember to make time for God. This can be really hard because you are so overwhelmed with the work load of your classes but spending time with the Lord will help you so much. If I don’t spend time with Him daily I find myself becoming very stressed. Take a break from all your school work and give all your stress and worries to God. He loves you and will always be there to listen to your problems and to guide you. Your relationship with Him should be your priority, even before your schoolwork. There’s always time in your day, you just have to make it. Instead of mindlessly scrolling through Instagram one more time, open your Bible and spend that time with the One who loves you more than anything.

That is all for this post, but I plan on (trying) to get a post up at least once a week. I feel like I’m finally settled in and have a routine down, so I will have more time to write. I hope you enjoyed this and hopefully you will hear from me next week!