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16 Things I Learned in 2016

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Bloom U chapter.
  1. Getting a dog is the most rewarding, tiring, expensive, and loving thing you can do
  2. The older you get the more people you lose to death
  3. Boys will waste your time, look for a man
  4. Take your health seriously
  5. If it takes you an extra year to graduate college, enjoy it but work hard
  6. Instagram captions can make or break the picture
  7. Focus on yourself
  8. Use your “jealousy” of another person as motivation to be a better you!
  9. Be you, do you, for YOU
  10. Learn how to cook basic meals for yourself
  11. Don’t hold on to a relationship, or a friendship, just because you have a ton of history.  If it’s toxic for you it doesn’t matter
  12. If you get the opportunity to travel; whether it’s to the next city, state or country.  Do it.
  13. Set short term AND long term goals
  14. Get into a skin care routine, you might find it annoying now but you’ll thank yourself later
  15. Don’t get wrapped up in “quick fixes” work hard, all the time and earn it
  16. If you get the chance to go to Paris, choose Paris. Not the boy.
I am a 23 year old senior at Bloomsburg University. I am a Mass Communications major on the telecommunications track and with a concentration in Public Relations.