I am by far the worst person when it comes to communicating with others. I don't mean it as I can't talk to someone face-to-face. I'm talking about texting and calling people via phone. We all know someone who never picks up the phone when you call or just never texts you back after you send a long heartfelt message. One of the many pet peeves I have are people who don't ever pick up the phone to reply or answer a call. How do you know the other person isn't dying or they're not trying to tell you something very important?

Those people just need to get it together because we live in an age where technology matters and smartphones are the way to the future. And even if you don't have a smartphone, most cells have texting capabilities and I definitely know you can call people.

But, that's not the reason why I'm writing this article. I'm discussing phones and people not utilizing them because it's hard. It's hard to text people and/or call them when you're so busy you barely have time to tell yourself that food is essential and you need to eat. I'm so busy with college, the student newspaper here on campus, managing the softball team, and other extracurricular activities that I barely have time to talk to my parents and boyfriend. I hardly text my best friends or anyone unless they text me first. I don't call people because I just don't have the time to, and when I do call it's because I don't feel like texting or it's something important that needs to be said aloud.

I'm not saying it's any less annoying that I don't have time to text or call. No. I'm saying that it's difficult to communicate and keep tabs on the people I love and care for. College is chaotic for me at this point in time and it's hard to remember to talk to family and friends back home when I need to remember due dates and assignments. Granted, I do have a planner to keep me on track and all but that only does so much.

I hate not staying connected with friends and family, but my life here on campus is just as important to me as they are. I need to stay focused and keep my grades up in order to get my degree. If I'm constantly on the phone in class texting everyone that I'm still alive then I'm probably going to do poorly on all quizzes, tests, and exams. I also would like to point out that I forget to text people, so it's hard to start a conversation when I don't even remember to do so because I'm busy writing an essay.

So, to all my friends and family, I'm sorry. I'm sorry that it seems like I don't care enough to call or text. I'm sorry it seems like I'm angry for whatever reason you may think, but that's not even remotely true. I'm sorry that I'm so busy working hard at school and have so much on my plate that I can't text you and say, "I hope you have a great day and I love you!" I'm sorry I can't talk for long or I'm always going to a meeting. I'm sorry that our relationship has been at an all time low lately. I'm sorry I forget to text/call you every other day about how I'm doing and what my day has been like.

The amount of work and effort I put into my life on campus is important to me. I don't try to ignore people. I don't try to shut everyone out. I'm just so in the zone about school work and all my extracurricular activities that I can't cram anything else in my brain.