Little Me

As you may (or may not) know, I'm a college student. I go to school in Chicago which is approximately 300 miles away from my suburban neighborhood in Cincinnati. It's been quite a change. I'm only 19 and being so far away from home is really hard for me, surprisingly. It's a lot harder than I ever thought it would be. I've always had the mindset that I would leave home and never come back. Boy, I was wrong. So completely wrong.

When you're in high school, the one thing that's constantly on your mind is growing up, living by your own rules, and getting out of the horrible place that is high school. Looking back on it now, high school was comfortable, easy, and I even miss some aspects of it. The petty drama I could definitely live without, but that comes with the territory I suppose. 

Now that I'm in college and living on my own (sort of), I miss home more than I ever imagined. My family, my friends, my dog, and even my bed were all things that I took for granted. I'm not saying that I don't love my life in Chicago, because I do, sometimes I just wish things could be a little easier.

As of late, I've been attempting to get out of my comfort zone a little bit and try new things. For awhile (a whole month) I was doing so well. Now I just feel like I'm stuck in some weird middle zone of adolescence and adulthood. I'm not quite in the real world yet, but I make my own rules and set my own bed time. I don't want to become jaded and hate the city that I once fell in love with. But how do I do that?

I guess I'll just have to find a way to break my routines. I can't keep doing the same things day in and day out because that will absolutely drain me. I live on being able to try new things and meet new people (although it scares the hell out of me sometimes). Maybe I'll try a new store or restaurant once a week, take walks by myself just to enjoy my own company, go to comic book stores, the possibilities are endless.

I hope in reading this, someone will want to do something new too. Break their own routines. If you do I wanna hear all about it.


Love always,
Erin