Less Serious Life Choices.

So even though it was a beautiful day and there were tons of fun things I could have done, I locked myself in the music building on my campus to practice. Next thing I know, it's been four hours and I've reached my limit. I packed my things up and began the walk back to my dorm room but I didn't make it ten steps out of the door before I was hit by freezing cold wind and temperatures that were suddenly below thirty degrees. I could have sworn there was supposed to be a high of sixty six. Weren't we all wearing shorts yesterday?? What happened!

That's one of the problems I've found, the crazy Virginia weather. One second it'll be raining, but no! Don't look away! In two seconds it'll be eighty degrees! So what do you do if you live across campus from the place where you spend the majority of your time? There's really only two answers.

Bundle up. I realize that we're all poor and our dorm rooms are impossibly small, but one of the things I really regret not buying or bringing with me to school is a winter coat. They can be big and bulky, and you may not always have a nice place to put them, but you're going to need them. Hang them on the back of your door when you're not using them. Roll them up, stuff them in a cute pillow case and throw them on your couch or bed. Use a stick on hook and hang them from the side of your desk. Either way, always make sure you have one, or you'll seriously regret it.

Find a faster way to class. A really popular thing to do on my campus is to longboard or ride a bike. Both can be expensive to buy, but they're worth it. You can sleep in a little later knowing that it'll only take three minutes to get to class, and you won't have to stay out in the cold for so long. But you have to remember to ALWAY LOCK YOUR BIKE. I've had mine stolen twice, and I actually went around campus with my roommates the second time and found my bike and the guy that stole it. You never know who's walking through campus, so it might not even be a student who takes your bike, and if that happens, there's a slim chance you're ever going to see it again. If a longboard or a bike are too expensive or you can't get them to you're school because they're too big or for whatever reason, there's another alternative. I have a friend that actually rides a razor scooter to and from classes. Is the cutest thing, and he can just fold it up and take it into his dorm room with him. It's smaller than a longboard and a lot smaller than a bike, so you can just throw it under your dest or a table when you're not using it.

Ok, I lied, there's one more thing you can do, but please don't judge me with this one. My roommates and I always seem to forget to do this, and there's no way we can be the only ones, so even though it seems like common sense, it's commonly forgotten. Check the weather. Most smart phones have a weather app, but if you don't have a smart phone, just check it online! It'll save you a ton of stress and discomfort later in the day, and with all the homework you already have, who needs any more stress. Its the easiest, simplest thing you can do.