When it comes time to sign up for that late afternoon Algebra course…don’t. You’ll just skip class in order to sleep and end up getting so far behind that you have to drop it. (Or maybe that’s just Algebra 🤷♀️.)
Sorry about that cystic acne, my friend. It’s rough. But instead of crying about it, staying in your dorm, skipping class, piling on foundation, and canceling dates, GO TO THE DAMNED DERMATOLOGIST! And go to the drugstore right now and get a little thing I like to call hydrocortisone cream. Keep it in your purse. Put it on your spots. Your skin (and self-esteem) will never be the same.
That guy? The one who grabs your heart and you believe will always keep hold of it? Well, first of all, he doesn’t. And, second, you don’t end up with him. But, it’s not too long before you don’t think about him anymore. At ALL. #ipromise
The friends you make during this time will be a part of your heart forever. You’ll have opportunities down the road to purposefully drop them out of your life, but, I am begging you, DON’T. Just…don’t. Instead, make forgiveness and grace a part of your emotional vocabulary sooner than later.
Go easy on other people. Everyone is doing the best they can. So are you.
Go easy on yourself.
-VV
P.S. Your straight hair suddenly goes curly your sophomore year over winter break. Yes, it is shocking. And, no, there is nothing you can do about that. Just roll with it. (Get it? Roll with it? #imhereallweek)