Thanksgiving break is an important time in any Collegiette’s life. It offers five whole days to get through a laundry list of vital tasks. I know that I’ve already made plans for a haircut date with my best friend and have a pending eyebrow wax in the works! For those Collegiettes who haven’t found a good salon near-campus, going home is essential to their maintenance routine. So, take note, because here is your official Thanksgiving break to-do (and to-don’t) list!
Do
1. Schedule a haircut at the salon with your favorite stylist.
This will be a great opportunity to get rid of those dead ends and more importantly, spill everything about your first semester to your stylist-slash-gossip pal!
2. Pencil in any necessary waxing appointments.
Eyebrows, legs, upper-lip, you name it! It’s true that no one does quite as good of a job as your local waxer.
3. Go shopping.
This should really be at the top of the list. With black Friday following Thanksgiving, you have no excuse for coming back to campus empty-handed. You’ll find amazing sales everywhere you look so make sure to use your best puppy dog eyes on mom and dad until they can’t resist buying you that fabulous winter sweater you’ve been eyeing online!
4. Hang out with your friends from home.
Make a date with your girls and take the time to catch up on a semester’s worth of hot gossip and news. Nothing rings quite as true in the holiday season as a long-awaited reunion.
5. Eat at all your favorite places.
Pick up a sandwich from your town’s deli, get breakfast at the local diner, and grab a slice from that pizza place you used to work at. Cafeteria food does not compare to a feast from home.
Do Not
1. Hook up with your ex.
As the saying goes, good-bye and good riddance! Don’t reach back into the past even if you’re both conveniently home for the holiday season… especially now that you have your eye on that cutie at school. Déjà vu always has a bitter aftertaste…
2. Go back to your high school.
Whether you’re a baby Collegiette or a near-grad, it’s never cute to visit your high school. At most, it’s been four years since you were a student there, which is not nearly long enough for you to be whining about how much you miss the “good old days.” High school reunions exist for a reason, let them serve their purpose and wait your turn to go back.
3. Crash high school parties.
Don’t be that post-grad whose still trying to be invited to those lame high school house parties. Partying with minors is not cool, especially when the get-together consists of a bunch of awkward, pubescent kids drinking watered-down beer while their parents are out to dinner. I’m talking to you, suburban Collegiettes.
Hopefully this list will help you maximize your Thanksgiving break and steer away from bad choices toward good ones. Happy turkey day, fellow Collegiettes!
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