1. Watched more Netflix than you thought humanly possible:
Let’s be honest, you probably spent a majority of the break in bed (or on the couch), catching up on all the Netflix you missed out on during the semester. Maybe you felt left out because you were the only one of your friends who’d never seen Breaking Bad, or maybe you decided you’d try out Game of Thrones. Either way, once you started binge-watching episodes, you couldn’t stop. You didn’t even wait the full 15 seconds between episodes—you just clicked next.
2. Worked a minimum wage job:
Your schedule was awful; you got stuck with all the early morning and late night shifts because you’re the kid who shows up for one-to-three months at a time. Being a seasonal worker has it’s ups and downs—even though you get the least sought after shifts, you do have the opportunity to make a lot of money in a short span of time and escape the workplace before it drives you absolutely insane.
3. Obsessively checked Banner for final grades:
Don’t lie—you spent the better part of the first two weeks of break periodically refreshing Banner, hoping the university would post the grades before the predetermined date. You spent a lot of time angrily typing in your insideUNH login and screaming in frustration when you saw that the grades were still not up. Waiting until Jan. 6 to see your grades when your last final was on Dec. 13 was a little ridiculous, and you made sure to let all your Twitter followers know.
4. Hung out with high school friends, like, once or twice:
It’s just not the same anymore. You got together for coffee once, but they talked too much about that time you guys stole the school mascot the night before homecoming senior year and used phrases popular at the time you were in junior year. Some people really don’t grow up.
5. Slept late and ruined your sleeping schedule: Stay up until 3 a.m. binge watching Grey’s Anatomy—check. Sleep until 12 p.m. to prepare for another 13 hours of Grey’s Anatomy—check. Acknowledge that you’ve completely messed up your sleep schedule for 8 a.m. classes yet still do nothing to correct it—check.
6. Cried over the prices of textbooks:
You didn’t work all the shifts no one else wanted for nothing! Whatever money you managed to save you now have to spend on a $235 biology textbook, and the online package that goes with it. It’s okay to cry while staring at your bank statement—no one will judge you.
7. Count the days ‘till move in:
Although being home was nice at first, once week three rolls around, you start to feel a little stir crazy. You miss your friends, Jazzman’s coffee (and the fact that you get to spend dining dollars rather than actual money on it), and the freedom that college allows you. I bet you started