Okay collegiettes, you’ve worked hard all week long and now it’s time to let off some steam. Friday rolls around and you’re ready to go all out – and we mean all out. You gather up your best girl friends, your highest heels, and your hottest outfit and hit the town. Unfortunately by the time 3 AM rolls around, you’re stumbling in those heels, your dress is ripped and you’re almost positive that you fell off the counter you tried dancing on earlier. Yes, you’ve become that girl. Typically when the next afternoon arrives and you’re actually sure that a hangover can be a legitimate cause of death, the only logical conclusion would be to crawl into the nearest hole and wait for that death. While that idea sounds fun and dandy, we here at HerCampus do have a few ideas for what you should and shouldn’t do after the infamous “last night.”
DON’T blame it on the alcohol. True, the alcohol helped you along in your poor decisions, but those decisions were ultimately yours and yours alone. Putting on your big girl panties and holding yourself accountable for your actions are the only ways to earn back your dignity.
DO apologize to those you may have hurt. Again, continue with the accountability concept. Maybe you called your best friend from middle school a gap-toothed b*tch, or at the very least caused your girls to spend the ending of their nights holding your hair back. Whatever happened, buck up and
apologize. You’ll both feel better in the end.
DON’T publicize or overplay your discretions. De-tag those pictures on Facebook, delete your drunken texts, and refrain from tweeting “OMG so hungover! #partygirlproblems” all over Twitter. Everyone who needs to know about your crazy night probably already knows, and we’re pretty
sure that your followers don’t care. Take your life off of social media for a
few hours; trust us—it’ll be better in the long run.
DON’T assume that the boys you gave your numbers to after confessing your crush on them are going to call you. Just don’t do it. It won’t happen.
DO cut your losses and move on. Get rid of the dramatics; it is not the end of the world. You were not the first collegiette to get white girl wasted and you will not be the last. By next weekend, your fall from the countertop will be a
distant memory.
Keep thinking rationally and your emotional hangover will be cured in no time. That actual hangover however…did we mention those sunglasses look great on you?