This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Siena chapter.
- Adopt a pet.
- Participate in a marathon or athletic event.
- Try a new flavor of ice cream.
- Binge watch a whole season of a show on Netflix. In one day.
- Cross three things off your bucket list.
- Go to a flea market.
- Travel the country.
- Start your dream career.
- Move to a new place.
- Fall in love.
- Buy expensive shoes.
- Buy a new car.
- Clean out your closet.
- Try a strange new food.
- Learn how to cook.
- Dye your hair a crazy color.
- Graduate from college.
- Go back to school.
- Quit your job.
- Write a book.
- Drive until you get lost.
- Recycle.
- Stay informed about climate change.
- Talk to your friends about climate change. Make sure the people around you are also informed about climate change.
- Check in on your minority friends. Tell them they are loved, important, and always welcome in these states, whether they were born here or not.
- Make sure the women in your life are safe. Your mother, your sister, your girlfriend, your wife. Remind them that they are valuable and worthy of accessible reproductive care.
- Make yourself aware of what is happening, how the nation is being governed. Be informed, but don’t get overwhelmed. Always read the opposite side of the argument.
- Call your local representative and tell them what really matters to you. Tell them how they can help you and those you care about.
- Remember the previous eight years, how much change occurred. Remember that, yes, history does have a way of repeating itself, both the bad and the good.
- Keep in mind that change takes time and sometimes you have to move backward to move forward again.
- Take these four years, re-energize, renew, and remember that again, in four years, you make the choice.