Day in my Life of my First Semester in College

Hello everyone! My first semester in college is coming to an end, and before my schedule completely changes, I decided I want to give you all a day in my life of it as a freshman. I will be putting things in pretty good detail so I can give you guys the best understanding of my life as possible. I will give you all an updated schedule next semester once all of my classes change, but for now, here is my first semester!

*Note: my Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are different from my Tuesdays and Thursdays. For this blog, I will talk about one of my Fridays!

Starting Off

8:00 am:

I wake up for my first class at 10:00 am. Although I end up scrolling on my phone for about 10 minutes, I still always start my day by heading to the bathroom to brush my teeth and relieve myself.

8:15 am:

Back in my dorm, I pick an outfit for the day. The weather is an important factor when I choose my outfit, but the main factor I go by is how I'm feeling that morning. If I'm not in the best mood, pajamas it is; if I feel pretty good, jeans or leggings.

8:30 am:

Now that I've chosen my OOTD, I move on to my skincare, hair, and makeup (just lip gloss & mascara). I don't use a ton of makeup, so I can protect my skin. I've been struggling with acne since I was about 8 years old, and I have used more products than I can count to try and help treat my skin. For my skincare today, I use a face wipe and mattifying, acne-preventing face lotion. Moving on to my hair, this depends on my outfit...and how I'm feeling again, of course. Lastly, I'll apply some chapstick and lip gloss, and a mascara that makes my eyes pop. I also watch YouTube during this entire process.

9:00 am:

Now I start getting ready to head out. I add the last few sprays of perfume and put on my headphones. I pack up my backpack with my laptop and notebooks, grab an energy drink and my water bottle, and I'm on my way.

9:15 am:

Some days, like this one, I make sure to leave some time so I can grab breakfast. I usually have the same thing, an omelet and yogurt with granola. While I'm in the dining hall, I take advantage of the soda machine to fill my water bottle up with ice and more water. Then I make sure to head out no later than 9:50 am so I can get to class on time.

10:00 am - 2:00 pm:

Within this time range, I have 4 classes: communications, oceanography, creative writing, and algebra; these are almost all gen-eds. It was also a huge mistake to take 4 classes a day and all back-to-back, way too overwhelming! Most days, they go by pretty fast though.

2:00 pm:

This is my little break before I go to work. I was fortunate enough to get an on-campus job, making my commute easy. Meanwhile, during this break, I usually grab a snack from the dining hall.

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm:

Since I am a college student, working an on-campus job, I am only allowed a certain number of hours. Otherwise, there's not much to say during this time cause I'm just sitting at work.

4:35 pm:

After work, I head over to the gym to get a good lift in. I'm there for at least 1.5 hours. I always put the time in for a good ab workout and cardio sesh, and then lift whatever target day it is. For example, it could be glute day or back and bicep day. Then, depending on my hunger level, I'll either head to the dining hall once more or go straight back to my dorm for a small dinner. I usually just head back to my dorm, so for the sake of this blog, that's what I'll do.

6:00 pm:

Back at my dorm, I shower immediately after working up a sweat in the gym.

6:15 pm:

Now I can finally put on some comfy pajamas and start on any homework I might have. I grab a blanket and set up my desk for a productive night. Of course, I put on some YouTube again, or listen to music, it just depends on my mood.

9:30 pm:

Around this time, I'm about ready to lie in my bed. So I switch into the pajamas I usually sleep in, go brush my teeth, and do my nightly skincare.

9:45 pm:

I always need my "lying in bed, me-time" at the end of every day, so I'll just chill in my bed until I get tired or until the call ends with my boyfriend and me. Because we're both so busy throughout the day, the end of the night is usually the only time we're able to talk. :(

11:00 pm:

goodnight! zzz