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.
With no job or real plans prompting you to get out of the house, you ask yourself if it’s really necessary to get dressed. Do you really need to wear actual clothes to stay home all day?
2. There are a lot of lonely lunch dates.
Food is one of the only things that can motivate you to get out of the house, but sadly, there aren't a lot of people available to grab a bite with on a weekday. Table for one, please.
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.
At least there’s always Netflix to entertain you when your friends only seem to disappoint—or so you thought. All too quickly you have made it through your list of shows and you learn Netflix, too, has failed you.
5. Sheer boredom tempts you to exercise.
And then that thought disappears just as quickly as it came.
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.
Tax forms and dentist appointments? No thanks. Having nothing to do is still no excuse for doing a select few tasks. But with each passing day, it becomes harder and harder to find methods of procrastination.
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.
11. Social media doesn't update fast enough.
You need to live vicariously through someone! It doesn't matter if you're checking Snapchat stories and Instagram every 10 minutes; these people abroad should really know that you need constant updates on their adventures.