14 THINGS TO THANK YOUR ROOMMATES FOR

One of the fun things about getting out of the dorms is that you have the opportunity to live with more of your friends. At first it seems like one big sleepover. Then, slowly you realize that having roommates is so much more than that. And there are so many things to thank your college roommates for.

Thank them for:

1. Listening to you vent.

2. Putting up with your weird habits.

3. Watching trashy reality shows with you.



4. Helping you decode/craft texts.

5. Staying up with you when you need some girl time.

6. Looking for your stuff when you are positive it is gone forever.


7. Telling you the truth whether or not something looks good.


8. Being genuinely excited for you when something good happens.



9. Ordering pizza with you, because sometimes you just need pizza.


10. Taking care of you when you've had a long night. 

11. Helping you move on from a relationship.

12. Understanding you when you have been at the library for 10 hours straight and can't think like a normal person.


13. Reminiscing on all the great times you have had together at any given time.


14. Not judging you when you make questionable decisions.

What would we do with out our roomies?

Why are you thankful for your roommates?

5 MINUTE MAKE UP FOR THE COLLEGIETTE

In college, it's easy to sleep past the alarm--maybe even set a record for the times hitting snooze. But sometimes when you reach a level of consciousness that tells you it's really time to get up, it's already too late. Class is in less than 15 minutes, and you look like you've been in slumber for days. So you jolt out of bed, scrambling to find something that resembles a halfway-decent outfit, and you just want a little makeup for the day.

Or maybe you are just feeling a little lazy today. Either way, these products can be your five-minute-makeup-fix.

Moisturizer
Especially moving into the colder months, it is important to hydrate your skin. The cold weather can dry out your skin, so you want a good moisturizer, and one that contains SPF 30 is even better.

Her Campus pick: Aveeno Positively Radiant Moisturizer ($14)

BB Cream
BB Cream can do more than foundation. One of it's main selling points is that it's not just covering up an uneven skin tone--it is working to improve it. There are different types of BB Creams that serve different purposes, including helping acne or wrinkles. The Her Campus pick smooths skin, hides imperfections, hydrates, and corrects complexion.

Her Campus pick:  L'Oreal Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream ($8)

Undereye Concealer
An undereye concealer can be just what you need if you haven't been getting great sleep. It helps minimize the appearance of under the eye circles, and it brightens it highlighting the area under your eyes.

Her Campus Pick: Femme Couture Flawless Touch Undereye Concealer ($6)

Blush
Add a little color to your cheeks! And do it on a budget. This Her Campus pick is only $3, and gives your face a nice glow.

Her Campus pick: e.l.f. HD Blush ($3)--compare to: Make Up For Ever HD Microfinish Blush ($26)

Eyeliner
Do you ever notice that your eyeliner fades throughout the day or it looks like you never applied it in the first place? The Her Campus pick, Ink It, won't let you down that way. It's a super long-lasting, non-smudging eyeliner that is easy to apply.

Her Campus Pick: Cover Girl Ink It ($6)

Mascara
Mascara is the easiest step. You can even throw it in your bag if you like to reapply later. Just a few swabs are all you need. This Her Campus pick will give you flawless lashes with great volume.

Her Campus Pick: Maybelline Volum' Express Mascara ($6)

No need to worry over time. With these products, you won't have to freak out every time you over-snooze. Need a quick-fix to do your hair, too? Check out "5 Minute Hairstyles For the Collegiette" on Her Campus.

This post first appeared on Her Campus.

**Note: This is not a sponsored post. All the opinions stated in this post are my own.  

YOU MET A CUTE GUY. NOW WHAT?

Recently, I wrote a post "College Guys: Expectations VS Reality" poking fun at the way TV shows and movies give many girls high expectations for dating possibilities in college. So I felt it was only fair to point out that these types of comical generalizations* can go both ways.

Girls don't have it all figured out either. Liking someone can make us act different ways too--no matter what we try to do to fight it. Meeting a cool guy is fun. Maybe you get butterflies in your stomach, and his presence makes you smile.  But that feeling you get can make you do some pretty funny things.

Things can go a little bit like this sometimes:

Girl meets boy.

You want to get his attention.

 

You try to play cool. Laugh at his jokes.

But you don't want to come on too strong.

You are sure that you guys really could have something.

 He texts you.

Maybe you start hanging out, and people start asking questions. 

Then you start over-thinking it. 

You can already anticipate yourself messing it up.

Sometimes, you can't help but think:

People ask you why you're single.

And anyway,

It doesn't seem like things are going anywhere.

But then you see him again, and think:

It's an emotional roller coaster. So until you find the guy that it really works out with, at least you have your friends and your high expectations of what it would really be like if for once things worked out. In the mean time, Gilmore Girls is now on Netflix. So what more do you need?

*Always remember these (like with most articles of this type) are totally generalizations. And you might not be able to relate at all. But what I like about these posts is that you can usually get a little laugh from the gifs and appreciate that some people find a bit of truth in some of these.

The Girls Are Back In Town

Exhausted.

Overheated.

Disconnected.

These three words describe how I felt most of the time I have been here. After months of packing, waiting, and buying I am finally moved into my first apartment. This week has consisted of apartment-wide sleepovers in the living room, impromptu dance parties with my roomies, and wondering when we were going to get wifi.

Exhausted. 

Moving is hard. I thought that packing for college was rough--unpacking was so much more difficult. I still can't remember where I put certain things, and I am figuring out how I want to organize and decorate.

I also don't have a car here, and getting back into walking everywhere is more difficult than I thought it would be. We have already walked so much. I have blisters on my feet, and my legs are sore from moving my things and going to work. Whenever I try to be productive, I have this overwhelming feeling of wanting to collapse onto our lovesac and indulge myself in a little time with Rory and Lorelai Gilmore (any Gilmore Girl fans here?).

Overheated. 

For the first few days I was here it was unbearably hot and humid, and on top of that when we got here we found out that there was only air conditioning in our living room. Our apartment is more like a townhouse. The living room is on the second level of the building, and then there are two more levels above that with the top level being a loft. My friend, Bridget, and I live in the loft--or rather, the closets of the loft. It sounds strange that we live in closets, but these walk-in closets fit an XL-Twin bed, a night stand, and there is still room at the end of my bed for more storage and a laundry basket.

But since heat rises, it was a completely different climate by the time you reached our room. Our roommates on the second floor didn't even want to sleep in their rooms, which were considerably cooler than ours (and by cooler, I mean that you didn't feel like you were melting quite as much as on the top floor). The living room was our little oasis, where we retreated to any chance that we got.

Disconnected.

I probably would have blogged by now, except we didn't get wifi until recently. We moved in Saturday, and we didn't have Internet until Wednesday--it's sad but in that time I felt so disconnected, because I do so much on the Internet. I couldn't keep up with my favorite blogs, it was harder to catch up with emails on my phone (especially using up my data), and I couldn't blog at all. Originally, I planned to get a few posts done last week that I would schedule for a couple days this week. In reality, packing and spending time with friends and family took up so much time and energy that there wasn't a lot of time to write. So it has been especially hard to be away from blogging when it wasn't by choice.

I also didn't expect to be cut off from Internet this long. We were supposed to have a router from a friend of one my roommates, but that didn't work out, and we kept thinking that it would. Finally, we went and got it ourselves, and we successfully hooked it up all by ourselves (no matter how much time it took us). Now, the only thing that stands between me and blogging is time. This year will be the ultimate test of time management. I have a full course load, a research lab, a job, and a blog. On top of that I want to get more involved in student organizations on campus. This will be another busy semester, but I am more ready for it than ever.

Despite all of the exhaustion, heat, and lack of wifi, it has been a great week so far. It feels so natural to be back in Madison and spending time with my college friends. We are nostalgic seeing our old dorm, we are thrilled to have our own place, and we are excited to see what everyone has been up to.

Right now I am:

Content.

Relaxed.

Connected.

I am back with my college friends, settling into our new apartment, and preparing for classes I am really excited about. What more could I ask for?

How has your week been? Did you face any unexpected troubles?