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The Summer As Told By A Non-Working Student

The life of a person during the summer who has absolutely nothing to do. This lifestyle can get a little funny.

Jaleh Shahbazi

Jun 11, 2018

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The Summer As Told By A Non-Working Student

So, if you're like me, you have no job for the summer for whatever your reasons are (mine is to spend time with family and travel) and there are some fun and interesting side-effects that we all experience from such a life-style. It's made worse if you live in the middle of nowhere, like say Union, Ohio, or really just anywhere in the Midwest. So, here are some common experiences across the board from people who enjoy their summer's in a. . .different. . . way.

P.s. This may or may not also apply to stay at home parents

1. You end up wearing the same clothes every day.

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You never really leave the house so there's no point in changing out of your go-to favorite, Netflix "couchfit."

2. You've watched yourself into a Netflix coma.

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You've watched literally everything on Netflix. You've even watched So Undercover with Miley Cyrus (I know, it was terrible). It's basically to the point where you're looking for other TV/movie providers like HBO or Hulu because Netflix is all tapped out.

3. You pester your family members.

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Being all alone is so terribly boring it gets to the point where you're calling your mom everyday and asking her when she's getting home when you know she comes home from work the same time everyday. If you have siblings you often try to entice them to a new Netflix series just you have someone to enjoy your addiction with.

4. You drink an insane amount of coffee.

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You're home literally all day, and the coffee pot is just sitting there ready, waiting. When eating gets to be too much or too gross for your boredom task, coffee becomes your savior. It's like one cup, two cup, third pot, fourth pot.

5. Going to the grocery store becomes a holy task.

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You've got to have something to eat when you binge Netflix so it's the time to get snacks. Snacks, snacks, galore. All the snacks. Thanks, Mom.

6. You appreciate your friends way more.

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When your friends who are busy and working all the time finally ask you to hang out it is like the heavens have opened and your friends are angels descending from the sky to bestow their love upon you. Seriously, I miss my friends.

7. You voluntarily clean.

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In the desperate need to feel productive, you clean. You do the dishes, tidy your room and sweep the living room. Why? Because the feeling of being surrounded by a disgusting place for too long just becomes too much in a cave that's already so small. Also you need to do something to feel like you've contributed to the family in some way.

8. You become a comedic genius.

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You spend so much time with yourself you start to think you're hilarious. You start cracking jokes left and right and you think you're the bees knees. It's only when you share these jokes later at dinner when you're family comes home that you find you're really not funny at all.

9. The pets have also decided it's time for you to go back to school.

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Your previously love deprived pet has now been so over loved and snuggled and captured that they have also decided that, although they love you, it's time for you to go back to school.

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The Summer As Told By A Non-Working Student

The life of a person during the summer who has absolutely nothing to do. This lifestyle can get a little funny.

1. You end up wearing the same clothes every day.

2. You've watched yourself into a Netflix coma.

3. You pester your family members.

4. You drink an insane amount of coffee.

5. Going to the grocery store becomes a holy task.

6. You appreciate your friends way more.

7. You voluntarily clean.

8. You become a comedic genius.

9. The pets have also decided it's time for you to go back to school.

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Who knows where we would be without them.

1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

25. Thank you for all the unforgettable college memories.

26. And most of all, thank you for being the best friends a girl could have.

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1. "What do I have to study for?"

2. "What class do I need to study for the most?"

3. "I’m going to ace this."

4. "Focus!"

5."I have no idea what I'm reading."

6. "I should call my smart friend about this."

7. "I’m going to fail. I’m going to fail."

8. "I’m dropping out of school."

9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

12. "I wanna go to bed."

13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine. — Snow White

The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it. — Rafiki

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Let it go. — Elsa

If you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all. — Thumper

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