Dorm Life

Reasons you know you're back in a dorm/at college: 

1. You can hear every conversation your suite-mates have through the walls. 

2. When you share a bathroom, you can hear EVERYTHING that goes on in there. 

3. You have to remember to be courteous to your roommate. 

4. You actually have to buy your own groceries. 

5. You don't have a set "schedule" for school. 

6. Nights of "we're just going to hang out for a little bit" turn into "3am bedtimes and 7am wakeup calls". 

7. You get really good at making just a little more fit in your closet. 

8. Since you don't have a uniform anymore, getting dressed in the mornings is a lot harder. 

9. When changing class to class, your walk is no longer 5 minutes, it's anywhere from 10-15 minutes, and sometimes it's taken at a run.  

10. You eat, drink, breathe, sleep, work, do homework, have fun all in one place. 

(and it makes you stir crazy)

Dorm!

I have almsot everything settled in and now it's just beginning to feel like home. I went grocery shopping this morning and I got some tasty (but healthy) food!

I love hanging my scarves on the end of my bed. That way they're easily accessible and it gives a little more color to the room.

And I even had time to get my desk straight with my books and calendar! 

Dorm Living.

Before the great packing adventure began, my room looked like this:

So in my "spare time" I played with some incense:

It's official. I'm now back in my dorm. I spent a grand total of maybe 3 hours packing last night and then hauling everything down to my tiny car. I got most everything in one trip, but I'm still finding things that I forgot...I'll make another trip tomorrow I'm sure.

I'm Not Quite Sure What Packing Is

Example: This is me, not packing. 

This is also me not packing.

...I think I may go attempt to pack now. It's not like I have to have my car loaded and on my way to school by 8:30 tomorrow morning....

My Room.

My room is in the middle of being packed back up for the dorm which means it is an absolute mess. To get into my room, I had to clear a little space for the door to open, then a little pathway is made out. I swear by Wednesday night everything will be packed away in the back of my car awaiting its trip back to my home sweet dormy dorm. 

Last semester I didn't really pack anything of sentimental value, pictures, or anything to make my dorm feel like home. I did this because I knew I wasn't going to be spending much time there. This semester, however, I know I'll be spending a lot more time at my dorm. So one of my top priorities is bringing things that make my dorm home. This means a ton of books (just to read in my spare time), pictures, silly things, and paintings will be brought to the dorm. 

Dormmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

So I got my dorm room the other day. You may not understand how big of a deal this is, but it's huge! I ended up getting the dorm that I wanted. It's slightly bigger than most of the other dorms on campus. It's got a sink in the room and it has a suite bathroom. This means that instead of sharing a bathroom with an entire floor of girls, I only have to share with 4 girls! I'm so excited. I can't wait to buy everything and start getting everything together! (: It's my first step on the way to "the real world"!