Spring 2015: The Beginning of the End of My Undergraduate Career

Well the last semester of my undergraduate career begins tomorrow. I have a distinct feeling that I am not quite ready to be done with school, yet at the same time, I am tired of it. I will miss my sorority, the other organizations I joined, the friends I have made, and the beautiful campus.

I won't miss rushing across campus, stressing about tests or grades in general, and listening to people complain about college.

I will miss the routine and the knowing. Knowing what I would be doing next hour, next week, next year.

I don't know what I'll be doing next year. The uncertainty scares me.

I think this semester will be rough. I think it will be a relief to only be taking 12 hours (the fewest I've ever taken).

I don't think that I will really believe that I have finished and earned my undergraduate degree until I receive it in the mail after graduation.

I know that I can be proud of what I have accomplished. I know that I can be proud that I actually managed to graduate in four years (if I do..I hope I do).

Bring it on Spring 2015! I can do this!

(For advice if you are early in your career or if you aren't enjoying college, you can read my post, College Advice for Freshmen.)

Have a Great Semester!

Sharon

Feelin' 22 - Age is Really Just a Number

Today is my 22nd birthday! And I'm really, super excited about it!

Which is weird, because I've basically been freaking out about my birthday every year since the year that I turned 18.

And let me just tell you how silly that it is. Every year older is another year we are blessed with on this earth. Age isn't something to fear, it really is something to be celebrated. So please, don't worry about how old you are turning on your birthday.

Age really is just a number.

What really matters is how you feel.

And that's kind of what Taylor Swift's song, 22 is all about!

Look at Betty White. She is 92 years old, but I bet she doesn't feel that old.

And don't feel like you have to complete certain things by a certain age. I've been having a lot of trouble with this lately. I'm at the point in my life where a lot of my friends are getting engaged, planning weddings, and some of them will be getting married soon. And I don't even have a boyfriend. So yeah, I feel some pressure.

But the fact of the matter is that everything happens in it's own time. Just because I'm not dating the guy who I'll end up marrying doesn't mean that I should panic. It doesn't mean that I should put pressure on relationships. It doesn't mean that I should act super excited when a guy FINALLY asks me out. I'm just putting too much pressure on it and trying to rush it too much.

Age is just a number; things will happen when they are supposed to happen.

And yes, I am playing 22 by Taylor Swift on repeat.

xoxo

Sharon