adjusting back into the swing of things...

summer is all about staying up to ridiculous hour of the night, swimming, taking road trips, spending all your time with friends, going to parties, and cooling down with frozen yogurt. well, at least to me it was. i actually graduated from high school half way through my senior year in january, so my summer was eight months long. when i graduated i never had a set schedule. i would sleep until noon, go to my dad's office and file papers for a couple hours then head home to hangout with my friends. basically my life was one big party with not many responsibilities or a set schedule i had to follow. it was fun for a while, but then i started to crave that feeling of responsibility like i was needed or had somewhere to go. i felt worthless. as august was soon approaching people would ask me if i was excited to start college. i would reply with, "i wish it started tomorrow." that "tomorrow" came very fast. the next thing i new i was decorating my new apartment, buying books, and struggling to find my way around the very large campus. when my alarm woke me up on the first day of school at 7:30 i felt as if that "tomorrow" came too fast. trying to adjust to a new schedule and find one that worked has been a challenge for me. i always eat my breakfast, lunch, and dinner at set times because that has what i have been used to. but, when i wake up late for school because i went to bed extremely late sometimes i would miss breakfast because i would be running out the door to be on time to class. or there are some days when i have a class during my usual lunch time and any breaks no breaks until late in the afternoon. and when it comes time for dinner my meals haven't been very nutritious because i lack in the cooking department nor have i devoted the time to go grocery shopping. with my whacky eating and sleeping habits that i have poorly managed the time to make them a priority i developed a cold on the second day of school. having a cold has also been a struggle. there were days when i contemplated not going to school but since missing a college class is so much different then a high school, i made the wise choice to go. although when i would go to class i would tend to keep to myself and then when it came for night time when everybody wants to be social i would be stuck in my apartment blowing my nose and coughing. the first week of college was quite a downer. i am hoping that i will be able to be able to manage my time and make taking care of my health a priority, and socializing a close second.