When packing for your first year of college, don’t forget to bring at least a couple of the old hoodies with salsa stains, or high school sport windbreakers, or the fur-lined coat you bought at a garage sale for $4 and have never worn. Why bring ugly clothes to college? While it may seem silly, Read More…
Category: Adulting Life Hacks
Life Lessons.
Clean your room Growing up, I liked cleaning my room. No bullshit. I’d begin with the most obvious things that didn’t fit the parameters of a proper, purposeful room. I’d put my dirty clothes in the hamper, toy cars in a box, sheets on the bed. I might come across a thing without a proper Read More…
What is “Adulting,” And How Can Podcasts Help?
Personally, one of my favorite parts of my day is when I am walking to class. Seeing friendly faces scurry past on their way up Bascom, stopping at Starbucks on the way to Vilas, and putting in headphones with an amazing playlist queued up and ready to go. Although I love listening to music, one Read More…
College Tips & The Good Old Days
Once you turn 18 you are labeled an “adult”. But what’s that really mean? What all really changes besides the number of years you have been alive? Being this age can be very confusing because it is the transition from being considered a child into an individual who can basically do whatever they want…besides drink Read More…
Adults Need Help too
Just because you may be independent living by yourself now that does not mean that you cannot receive help from your parents. One thing I have learned is that if your parents offer help…TAKE IT. With adult life there comes a lot of things you might struggle with that you didn’t think you’ll have a Read More…
Dear Helicopter Parents’ Children: Don’t Spiral When Mom Isn’t There to Nag You
I hate to break it to you, but college isn’t always like the movies. I will admit, the summer before freshman year of college, I couldn’t stop thinking how I would dance through my dorm building at ungodly hours with my best friends. However, I quickly learned that freedom is a dangerous thing for the Read More…
Freshman: Don’t be nervous.
Coming into freshman year at UW, you are bound to feel some jitters as well as excitement. One big thing someone told me at the beginning of this semester is don’t be afraid to be awkward. When you first arrive, prepare for some awkwardness, talk to as many people as you can because down the Read More…
Lakeshore Lifehacks
`My favorite adulting life hack is applicable towards the select freshman who gets the gift of living in lakeshore for their freshman year. My dorm was my 12th choice, which I was naturally not excited about initially. Especially when all of my friends lived in Sellery, late nights of studying in Southeast often meant a Read More…
“Adulting”: Don’t Over Schedule
Freshman year I over scheduled myself. I constantly felt buried by classes, work and my social life. If there’s one piece of adult advice I’d tell my freshman self it would be to keep a lite schedule, giving myself time to explore interests. My schedule was overwhelming freshman year and I hope some of my Read More…
Adulting with Adults – 3 Places Turn To
So you’ve made it to college which means you’re basically a full-blown adult right? Exciting! Except that this comes with a ton of responsibility as you navigate finances, academics, work, and just taking care of yourself. Luckily, no adult has to do it alone, and learning to ask for help is one of the most Read More…