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15 Things All College Women Are Secretly Thankful For

Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, it is important to look at your life and find the things that really matter. We all have a LOT to be grateful for…family, friends, a good nap. But here are the other 15 things we’re so grateful for we really couldn’t live without! 

1. Coffee

Okay, so this one’s not so secret but we just couldn’t leave it out. There is no way we would be able to drag ourselves out of bed for our 8 AMs without our caffeine.

2. Messy buns

Whoever decided messy buns could be worn fashionably deserves an award.

3. Leggings

So much range of motion.

4. Fuzzy socks

Especially with the cold upcoming months, these little guys will be popping up more and more. Is there anything better than walking around on two happy clouds all day?

5. Candles

There is something about not being able to burn candles in our dorms that makes them so much more magical and mysterious.

6. Binge-watching Netflix

To keep up with The Vampire Diaries while it’s airing or to wait for the whole season to be uploaded to Netflix and watch it all in a week?

7. Quote tattoos

Some of us like scrolling through pretty tattoos on Tumblr, some of us like going to the tattoo parlor and getting “Carry On” tattooed on our ribcage. Either way, let’s hope this is something we won’t grow out of, for everyone’s sake.

8. Our roommate’s clothes

Our roommates have proved to be lifesavers when we’re just running low on clothing.

9. Full-length mirrors

We all had to learn the hard way that in college these are a commodity. There’s nothing worse than realizing halfway through the day that your shoes DO NOT go with your shirt.

10. Phone calls with our moms

Whether we call her on the way to class when we’re bored or first thing in the morning, there’s nothing that lifts our spirits quite like talking to mom.

11. Fetty Wap

*Screams* 1738

12. When people compliment us

We may get uncomfortable and shrug it off but it truly does brighten our day when other people make us feel good about ourselves. Keep ‘em comin’ world.

13. Parents weekend

Parents weekend never fails to take us back to middle school. Your parents driving you around everywhere, paying for your things, going wherever you want to go. Seeing our families has a special way of lifting our spirits in the stressful world of college.

14. Parents weekend grocery shopping

Oh, did you think we failed to mentioned the parents weekend trip to the grocery store? Think again.

15. When people ask us about our school

Nothing makes us happier than having the privilege of talking about our home away from home. Even though we may get the same generic questions over and over again for four years, we never fail to obsess over our school.

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Paige Herer

U Mass Amherst

Paige Herer is a junior at Penn State. She is majoring in public relations and political science with a minor in international studies with hopes of pursuing a a career in PR after graduation. Her business aspirations include but are not limited to becoming Olivia Pope. She has a passion for reading, drinking coffee, long car rides, and scrolling through online blogs for hours. When Paige isn't being ridiculously productive you can find her walking aimlessly around campus trying to figure out how to operate her DSLR camera, or in her tiny dorm room marathoning any and every John Hughes movie.