Being in college is one of the busiest times in our lives. We have classes to go to, assignments and projects to finish, and for a lot of us, a job to go to a few times a week. How do we decide what else we should make time for?

Here's one thing you should always make time for: call your family. Even if you're going to college in the same town you grew up in, call them. Especially if you're NOT in the same town you grew up in, call them.

It's so easy to get swept up in all the responsibilities we all have that it can be hard to find time to talk with your family every day. I promise you that it will be worth it to do this.

Being an out-of-state student, it's hard to find time to drive the five hours it takes to get home throughout the semester. I'm always doing homework, studying, or working games. So I'm really thankful for the ones who invented phones to make calls and also facetime.

Having the ability to talk to my dad and brother at the push of a button is something I hope I never take for granted. It's easy to keep them updated on things and no matter how many times my younger brother tells me it's annoying; I know deep down he appreciates that I'm thinking of him.

So, yes, I am that person that calls their dad and brother every day, and when I say every day, I mean every single day. It's a great time to take a break from everything that is happening around me and get a little piece of what's happening at home.

My dad, brother, and I bond over a lot of things, but the main one is sports. Heck, we even have a group chat that we use when we're watching sports. Sometimes we're all in different places watching, or they get to watch together. But nonetheless, you can expect our phones to go off multiple times during games.

Okay, so the constant messages are probably from me. But I just get really excited when we're winning or we make a great play. Deal with it.

Point being, I love talking to them all the time. It helps when I'm missing them and know I'm not gonna be there in person for a while. So, take the time to call your family. Whether it's your parents, grandparents, siblings, or whoever is in your life right now, take ten minutes and pick up the phone.

I promise they'll appreciate it more than you know.