Let me tell you about this little thing called college life. I think I’m obsessed.
Now I know my blog is supposed to be about a healthy lifestyle and you are wondering when I am going to tell you about workouts and the healthy food I am eating. Which, yes, eventually that will come, but right now I am living a different healthy lifestyle. One in that I am managing my stress, making new friends, and having fun. Oh, and learning! (Almost forgot that one.) It is true that I have always been a family girl, so this new change for me was not expected to go so smoothly. Like seriously no one would have guessed this. BUT thankfully, everything has fallen into place and my adjustment to independence has been nothing but perfect.
The past few weeks have been insane. Insanely busy. Insanely stressful. Insanely fabulous.
First, Rush. Truman does not rush until after Labor Day, so I honestly had not met that many people yet. On the first day of recruitment, I met so many new girls, and had a smile on my face the entire time. Of course, I loved all of the sororities, but followed my heart right to the Alphas. It has been brought to my attention that Alpha Sigma Alpha is the best damn sorority on campus, and I cannot help but agree. I fell in love with these girls and everything about this fabulous organization. In one day, I went from having four friends on campus to over 100. After bid day, I walked down the street smiling at my new people, thinking omg I’m one of them now. Needless to say, I am ecstatic and cannot wait to embrace every minute of this.
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Okay so I’m in a sorority now, but I promise I do other things. I study. I workout. I study. I study. No, but seriously I am always doing something. These “naps” that other college humans speak of have not found their way to Lindsey yet. I will walk in my door with my roommate in the exact same place that I left her like “Uhh ..yeah. Hey, do you even go to class?” My classes are not that hard, which I am unbelievably grateful for because the time management thing is tricky to get a handle on.
Fortunately, I have made time in my busy schedule to workout almost every single day. I found a few classes that I really like, and make it a priority to fit them in. Being active and sweating helps me to reset for a focused evening of homework. At first, I could not find the treadmills, but don’t worry I found them. They were behind all of the guys in the weight room checking themselves out every second they can. {eye roll}.
On a different note, I have worn a uniform the last 13 years of my life, so I am being dead serious when I say one of the hardest things is waking up and picking out an outfit. I need my plaid back. When I cam back from Labor day, a major extension was added to the closet that cannot take anymore extensions. The best part? It all smelled like home. I’m sorry, that’s a lie- the best part is that it’s all cute, really cute. So laundry. You want to know if I do it? HA!! Yes, every once in a while I walk to the room next to me filled with huge machines known for cleaning one’s clothes. Well, they are liars. They do not work. Now, I am not sure if it is because I did not put five of those pod things in or the fact that I was two minutes late to my finished dryer and some impatient animal living among me had thrown all of them on the floor. I mean seriously, two minutes!!!
Lastly, my people back at home (and one in Alabama). Did you honestly think I would finish a blog post without mentioning them? Yes, I miss them, but I get a care package in the mail every two days and eat dinner with them almost every night. Through FaceTime, that is. These things get me through. Also, their spontaneous visits to Kirksville- those get me through too. We figured out that Kirksville is actually the most boring town in all the land, but we enjoyed all the minutes. Every single one. (As for the one in Alabama- He and I are currently running on FaceTime dates until 4am and the exchange of surprise Jimmy Johns deliveries).
To give you a visual of how much I love college, I am in the library listening to my favorite “feel good” songs, writing about how much I love college. Who does that? Even if my laundry is on the floor, I am grateful to have this routine down, enjoy friends, and fit a workout in every day. Fabulously Fit takes work, so that is exactly what I am doing. I am working. Working on my life.
on, dude. I did not expect anything less than for my mom to make “camp” look like home. When I told her that, she told me I could never say that again unless the word temporary was before home. I said aye aye, captain! But seriously, she killed it. She was the designated “we need someone tiny” person; she always seems to come in handy!
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