As the Saved By the Bell, heart throb Zack Morris once said, “I like school. It’s a good way to kill time between weekends.”
Party girls everywhere can relate, amirite?
I live for that Friday night feeling. For getting dressed up, having a few drinks and rocking out to the latest Drake single on the dance floor. There are only so many hours a girl can spend in the library before she needs a margarita. Can I get an amen?
To all my fellow party girls out there: there is nothing wrong with liking to party. You don’t have to be ashamed of the fact that you enjoy drinking and hopping from bar to bar after a long week. It’s fun to let loose with your friends, socialize, and dance until the wee hours of the morning.
But I have noticed that when I stumble into any type of drama or conflict, alcohol tends to be the common denominator.
Recently I went to visit my older brother after I was feeling a little wary of the party scene. He gave me some advice about being responsible when drinking, which is obviously very important. And then he said something I wasn’t expecting.
There is nothing wrong with liking to party, but it could be a problem if that’s the only thing you like to do.
What? College is all about studying during the week and partying on the weekend…isn’t it?
I hadn’t thought about that. It made me take a step back and look at my attitude about going out. Do I get anxious if my plans to party fall through? Do most of my social activities involve alcohol? Do I get excited about things other than partying?
Yes. Yes. And yes…but not nearly as excited.
Even though going out is a blast, having other hobbies and interests will make the transition from college to the “real world” a whole lot smoother. There’s nothing wrong with pregames, beer pong, bar crawls, and Thirsty Thursdays. They’re crazy fun. But if partying is your only hobby, you’ll probably have some trouble adjusting when you get out of college.
So hey, my fellow party girls. If most of your hobbies revolve around alcohol, it might be a good time to broaden your horizons. Whether it’s something you do on your own or an activity to do with friends, spending some of your free time outside the thumping “untz, untz, untz” of the club will remind you that there’s more to life than just party culture. Make a list of all the books you want to read and dive in. Round up a hiking group. Try your hand at painting, get your yoga on or become a self-proclaimed thrift store connossieur.
The amount of time you spend in college is a really tiny piece of the pie compared to how much time you’ll spend working and living out there in the “real world.” So live it up while you’re here, but don’t forget there’s a lot more to life than tequila shots and sticky dance floors. Having a hobby that rejuvenates you instead of leaving you with a hangover will make the post-college transition a whole lot smoother.
Keep on partying, party girl. But don’t let it become the only thing you like to do.
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