Moving In.

Considering that it is 2:28am, that means that it's Wednesday. School is only six days away from starting. I just came back up to Boone and met one of my new roommates, Laura. I met Mary Claire a couple of weeks ago when I moved in all of my belongings. Both of the girls seem very nice and friendly, quite a change from the roommate I had to deal with last year. I'm really excited to get to know all three of the girls and create friendships with them.

It's been eight months since I've been in school and the maximum amount of hours that I have taken in any of my past semesters is 16. This semester, I am playing "catch-up" and taking 18 hours. World Literature, British Literature, Abnormal Psychology, the Psychology of Human Growth and Development, Spanish 4 and my Junior year English class. Phew... on top of all of that, I am taking on a job. I'm a hostess at The Peddler Steakhouse. I completed my last day of training today and start to do it on my own tomorrow. My coworkers are great and my managers are incredibly nice and very flexible in helping out my schedule.

Since I am going back to school, I have to be financially independent. My parents have cut me off but I am not resentful, not at all. I want to be independent and make it on my own and now.. well, here's my chance. I paid my rent, credit card bill, phone bill, bought groceries, a new printer and put more money down on my laptop that I still owe Best Buy money for. I did all of that and I still have a little over $200 on my own money in the bank. Not bad right? I sure hope not. Money is my biggest stressor right now.

I'm not worried about my friends, social life, job, ex boyfriends, new boyfriends, roommates, or school. No, I'm most worried about money. I think that's the most common worry of any college student but the difference is MOST of them have their parents paying for the big stuff. Entering the real world is rough and I know that this is just a toe across the line in comparison to what's really out there. That's the scary part.

Moving back to Boone has brought back a lot of memories, some really good and some not so much. However; I am hoping that during the remainder of my time in school, I create better memories and am able to support myself. Even if that means eating Ramen Noodles for months on end.