After growing up surrounded by family – or perhaps the carousel of roommates for your first few semesters – your first time living alone can be a little intimidating. Between the bills, the cleaning and of course the isolation, the pressure of responsibility seems forever mounting. But, you’re in college now and living alone for the first time is a massive stage of positive personal growth, especially in learning how to budget independently and appropriately. So don’t chicken out now, embrace the change and face the challenge of living alone as you spread your proverbial wings into adulthood.
No More Deco Dilemma
Finally you can style your digs with your own sense of class – Hendrix poster here, random photos there, bookshelf in the middle of the living room. Who cares? Let your inner individual shine despite the lack of clarity, consistency or feng shui. It’s your space now, so screw the rules!
No More Mess Assessment
Maybe try to avoid living in your own filth, or at least clean up when you have guests. Aside from that, let it all hang out. Who’s going to notice? Leave a shirt on the floor or some skivvies by the shower. Just try to avoid letting the garbage fill up so badly that the neighbors start to complain.
No More Taking Turns
Although varied by the bathroom situation you grew up with, you can shower, shave – whatever – whenever you feel like it. When you live alone the only schedule that matters is yours! If that’s not a winning outcome, I don’t know what is.
No More Sharing Space
So this one is a little obvious, but when you have that first big project due for class, you’ll embrace the care-free level of living space. You won’t have to overload your room with papers and books. Instead, dump it all on the kitchen table so when you finally crash, you don’t have to lug everything to an even smaller space in your room.
No More Unwanted Guests
Study space is always essential and you don’t want to have to run to the library every time your roommate has a “friend” over. Choose your quality-people time as you wish; thus eliminating the conflict of your roommates train of guests constantly coming through and inflicting his or her’s party antics upon you.
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