Tag: Friendship

5 Things Recent College Grads Want You to Know

College was a crazy season of life, and I can’t believe that it’s over now. Even though I won’t miss the research papers or class presentations, I’ll definitely miss the feeling of community. As a recent grad, I feel like there are so many things that I could tell you about college—not because I know it all but because I made so many mistakes during college that I don’t want you to make! I asked some of my recently graduated friends to share their thoughts as recent college grads, and these are the things that they wanted you to know.

Why You Shouldn’t Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve

We’ve all heard that we need to wear our hearts on our sleeves and let our emotions determine how we act. But if you’ve ever been rejected by a friend whom you bared your soul to or ignored by a boyfriend whom you spoke intimately with or reprimanded by a mentor whom you shared your darkest secret with, then you know that wearing your heart on our sleeve is messy.

The 3 Greatest Fears of Homeschoolers

Since coming to college, I’ve become acquainted with eating in the cafeteria, having six different teachers each semester, and taking very stressful tests called “finals." But I realize that the non-homeschool world can feel very different than the homeschool world. I wanted to share the three main fears of homeschoolers in this post so that we can recognize—and own up to—our "homeschool-ness," so here they are.

Getting Beyond Our Pride

It’s easy to brush off the advice from a friend or the warning from a parent or sibling. It’s easy to feel like you’re being bossed and pushed around to do what you don’t want to do. Sometimes, the thing you don’t want to do is the exact thing you should do.

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