So by now, summer is in full swing and everyone is off doing their own thing. Some are galavanting around the globe while others are cracking the summer school books and filling their boss’s daily coffee order. A small population of college students, on the other hand—who some might label lucky—are caught in an awkward limbo between summer plans, left with too little time for any real plans but just enough to go stir crazy. Whether you’re between jobs or awaiting the next plane, the result is the same: You are left to live the life of a bum—and it’s not as easy as many might think, especially if your besties aren't partaking in the lifestyle with you.
1. You’re not really sure if you have a reason to get dressed in the morning.
2. There are a lot of lonely lunch dates.
3. You have a lot of time to beat the crowds, but no one to beat them with.
Summer vacation gives everyone the amazing opportunity to do things on weekdays when places are less crowded and traffic less heavy. You are so pumped that you can make the trip to the beach without sitting in a standstill on the highway or journey to the water park and practically have the whole place to yourself. That is, until you realize there’s no one to go with you.
4. You run out of shows to binge watch.
5. Sheer boredom tempts you to exercise.
6. But you realize you’d much rather exercise your stomach instead.![]()
Hey, stomachs are muscles too, and they need a workout just as much as your biceps.
7. Your friends come home exhausted, but you’re ready to start the night.
You don’t care that they had a long day at the office or in the library; the night is young!
8. It’s difficult to find ways to procrastinate your to-do list.
9. And coming up with excuses to shirk responsibility is nearly impossible.
Were you supposed to take out the trash or do a load of laundry? Normally you can come up with plenty of reasons why you can’t do these things, but it’s a little hard when you have nothing but time.
10. Your friends yell at you for blowing up their phones while they're working.
Even if you're doing nothing of importance, they still need to be updated. It also provides you with the illusion that you’re talking to someone other than yourself.