I went to college, and I experienced things that I never would have thought. I lost some friends, but then I gained some really good ones as well, and nobody navigated me through that.
So what should us '19 or somethings' need to know?
Well number one, you're only 19, so really, we are like the babies of the adult world, so if you have no clue what's going on, I also accidentally put the orange juice away in the cupboard instead of the fridge, so don't even worry.
Number two, if someone has to claim how kind they are, don't trust them or their said 'kindness'. Having to claim that you're kind is only showing that you are doing these said 'nice things' to get praise, not gratitude. So these people aren't kind at all and probably are the ones who steal your fries when you turn around to look at those cute shoes (that actually are $50, so you don't need them).
Number three, dancing in your room in your underwear after you finish up your week of homework is completely, beyond okay. Keep twerking it out to the new JB song, homegirl.
Number four, if a boy doesn't want to let everyone know how lucky he is to be with you, you drop him. Just kick that boy right off your Snapchat list. You don't deserve someone who isn't extremely proud to call you theirs and show you off, and even though it's extremely hard, Betos is open 24 hours, and they don't ignore your texts.
Number five, buying four boxes of root beer float flavored popsicles while grocery shopping is a completely normal thing, especially if they are on sale. Buy eight, if you really want to, and then share them with me because mine are most likely gone.
Number six, $4 lattes literally add up to like, over a thousand dollars a year, so bring your exhausted self to your local Wal-Mart and buy a $20 coffee maker. While you are at it, teach me how to do that as well because I drop money on coffee like it's my day job.
Number seven, partying and going out every weekend isn't good on you, your reputation or your body. I'm not saying that going to a party every once in a while is bad, but you also can't be that person who uses the "but I was drunk!" excuse, because guess what, being drunk isn't an excuse to a. ruin your life or someone else's and b. make stupid decisions.
Number eight, you can try and live vicariously through all 11 seasons of Grey's Anatomy and pretend you are Meredith Grey, but really, you are a 19 year old who has to do her own laundry and eat leftover pasta for dinner and not a general surgeon. On the bright side, next month you can pretend to be Naomi and that you live in Beverly Hills on 90210. The possibilities are endless!
Number nine, don't ever let anyone tell you that going to Target is a bad idea. You may not have a whole ton of money to blow, but there is a section that sells awful, flashy socks for only a dollar and if that isn't a day-brightener, than I don't know what is.
Number ten, never forget to make someones day. I've made it a goal of mine to always compliment someones outfit and/or any other thing about/or on them. Nobody is like "omg some girl just told me my shirt was cute. ew. I'm never wearing it again." They will most likely burst into their moms room at 11 pm and tell her how nice some girl at Chuck a Rama was, and wear that shirt for four days straight and even sleep in it. So not only does that brighten someone else's day, but you may find out where they got it and find yourself on a shopping spree the next day, and who doesn't enjoy that?
Finally, number 11, if you want to be a fire fighter one day and a fashion blogger the next, that's okay. Everyone is struggling to find their inner person and what they want to be when they grow up. You may say "grow up? we are already grown up?" but no. We aren't. We are only 19, we definitely aren't grown up yet.
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