It’s a catch 22. I should be at home, studying, catching up on homework, on emails, on life. But, then I have social obligations. Every college student feels the pressure to be part of things- make an appearance here, stop by there, take someone to dinner, pick another person up at the airport, the list is endless.

I know it sounds spoiled and “poor me,” but sometimes all I want to do is sit in silence, in my apartment and watch television. Wednesday is the night to go out for SMU students, but 5:30 am workouts on Thursday usually have me skipping Wednesday night festivities (and in general provide a pretty good excuse to friends as to why I am not throwing on my party dress after my last class).

Ding- ding- ding- ding. The group chat will not be silenced. This Wednesday night is a special occasion, a birthday party for a teammate, and no excuse will get me out of this social event.

 I’ve always been told that college is a time for learning time management and finding out my strengths and weaknesses. My solution is to throw on that party dress, sing happy birthday, and sleep in the car in order to get in some extra ZZZZ’s before workouts. Stay tuned to see how this plan turns out in the end…