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The 12 Stages of Getting Ready in the Morning

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at PSU chapter.

Getting up for classes in the morning is a pain, no doubt.  No matter how early or how late you have to wake up for your class, it’s always a struggle to pull yourself together for yet another day of learning.  Here’s a timeline of a typical day in the life of a sleep-deprived collegiette:

What is that horrible beeping? Oh… Ten more minutes please?

I just don’t want to get up yet… let’s check the phone.

 

*Looks in mirror*

1.    Hmm let’s pick an outfit…

2.    Why don’t I have anything to wear?  

3.    Guess I’ll just wear this sweatshirt and some leggings… AGAIN.

4.    Maybe if I put on some makeup and do my hair, nice people will still think I look somewhat presentable.

5.    Makeup will only take ten minutes, right?

6.    Let’s see here… foundation, blush, mascara and eyeliner.  Let’s try to not mess up my eyeliner this time.

7.    Crap, once again, the eyes don’t match. I’ll just make the other one thicker.

8.    Yep… let’s just start over.

9.    Oh my gosh, this is so hard. So much concentration.

10. Almost ready!

11. Ugh, the mirror is literally my worst enemy.

12. Looks like I’ll just have to wing it.

Hope your morning goes well, collegiettes! If all else fails, just remember this:

Rachael David is currently a senior at Penn State University and serves as the Campus Correspondent for Her Campus Penn State. She is majoring in public relations and minoring in psychology. Her love of creative writing and all things Penn State is what inspired her to become a member of the HC team in the fall of 2013. Her background experience includes working for the Undergraduate Admissions Office at Penn State as a social media intern in the spring of 2014 and is currently working as a social media intern for an internet marketing company in Harrisburg called WebpageFX. This past summer she also served as a PR intern for Tierney Communications. Rachael enjoys anything media related especially catching up on her favorite shows, including Saturday Night Live and any show on Food Network. She has a passion for food but also loves being active and spending her free time running or hiking. She hopes to gain more experience in all aspects of the media industry during college and plans on pursuing a career writing for a life & style publication in the future.