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10 things you will most definitely feel after graduating from MSU and moving into your own place.

Let’s be blunt about it, shall we? Life after college is just plain weird. I mean, I’ve only been out of Michigan State for about 4 months, so of course it’s going to be a transition and a change. I knew that. I expected that. I thought I prepared for that. However, adulthood has a way of slappin’ ya in the face. So here are 10 things that I have found that I have most definitely felt after graduating college and moving into my own place. And I have a feeling you’ll be able to relate.

ALL THE THINGS.

1. Excitement about something new. This one’s is what hit me first, after graduation.You walk out of the Breslin Center in that cap and gown, feeling like a million bucks. Your whole life is ahead of you! You can do anything–be a movie star! An airplane pilot! A superhero! The world is your oyster! You graduated from an incredible university with a great degree! It’s time to show the world what you can do!
2. A serious homesickness, for your college years. The sounds, the smells, the sights, the people. I have been  back to East Lansing a handful of times since graduating from MSU. And every time, it brings me such joy and excitement and, inevitably, tears–however, I’m the queen of the crybabies, so that shouldn’t be surprising to any of you. The sight of Beaumont Tower will make your heartache, the roar of Spartan Stadium will make you feel like a little kid on Christmas, and you’ll find yourself constantly craving a night of Crunchy’s karaoke and a bucket of beer. Oh and, by the way, singing MSU’s Shadows is probably going to make you sob uncontrollably.
3. A want to try new (and often strange) hobbies. Last night, I stayed up until 3am painting the panels of my old wardrobe with chalkboard paint, while watching a marathon of Orange is the New Black on Netflix. Today, I felt a strange joy from shaking all of my cat’s hair out of our rugs. WHO AM I.
4. Excitement about grocery shopping. I am learning to accept that it’s okay to look forward to going grocery shopping. It’s okay to get irrationally excited when you see the amount of money you’re saving by using your Kroger Plus card. It’s not weird at all to let out a little squeal of joy when you find your favorite brand of pickles. I am completely normal.
5. An acceptance that you are, indeed, an incredibly lame human being. Guys, I think my cat is my boyfriend.
6. The unparalleled fear of throwing your clean clothes into a laundry bag and running upstairs before the monsters in your apartment’s basement laundry room capture you and eat you. Okay. This could totally be just me. But, come on! Look at this place–wouldn’t you feel that way too?! IT LOOKS LIKE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE GET MURDERED. AND OFTEN.
7. Serious uncertainty regarding your life and your career choices. I’m sure these thoughts are running through your head: Did I move to the right place? Did I look for the right job? Did I aim too high? Did I settle for something? Or am I right where I’m supposed to be? Am I ever going to be able to achieve my life long dream of becoming a famous tap-dancing, singing videographer that travels the globe and inspires the world with her talents? Take a deep breath. The answer to all of these questions is yes. And I’m okay with the fact that that doesn’t make any sense.
8. Random spurts of wanting to listen to Taylor Swift. Is it just me, (I mean, it probably is) or did her songs just get way catchier? Way more relatable? Sigh. I think TSwift just became my spirit animal. Sorry, I’m not sorry.
9. Terror in those last days before payday. That paycheck sure did look a lot bigger before you started paying all those bills, now didn’t it?
10. Being okay. There will be ups, and there will be downs. You’re going to try new things, you’re going to cherish old things, and you’re going to make all sorts of new memories. Dude, you’re going to be okay. Even if you do end up becoming a hermit and marrying your cat.

Wait, what?

5 Things I Learned After Spending One Night with my Cat.

FYI–I got a cat. I’ve actually had him for a little while now, and I thought it was about time I introduced him to the blogosphere.

What a dapper little dude.

He’s adorable, but he’s also crazy– I mean come on, he’s a cat. His name is Oz, and I adopted him from the Capital Area Humane Society almost a million years ago now. So, finally, I’ve decided to let you all know the five things I learned (pretty darn quickly) about spending the night with little Sir. Ozington.

1. A cat will always find the least comfortable place (for you) to settle in for the night. He lies down on top of your feet, and plopped down. And, like magic instead of 12 pounds, he suddenly weighs five tons, and you realize not only are you not going to be able to get up to go to bathroom if you need to–you’re not going to be able to get up ever again. At all.

2. A cat will stop at nothing to stick his face in your water cup, 10 minutes before your alarm goes off. Oh I learned pretty quickly not to leave a full cup of water anywhere in the house while Oz is running around. He is just so darn curious (and thirsty). I’d rather not be drinking the lapped up backwash from a kitty cat. BLECH. Water bottles it is.

How could anyone hate that little face?!

3. When you leave for work for the day, a cat will fear that you’re never ever ever coming back, and he will burrow underneath your bed in the deepest darkest corner, and refuse to come out, even when coaxed. So the title really says it all, for this one. And no, this doesn’t change no matter how long you’ve had the cat. This never ever ever changes.

4. A cat will go crazy at midnight. He will run from one end of the room to the other at full-warp speed and you will think, for a full 20 minutes–that you may die here, alone, in your room, at the mercy the world’s craziest cat.

5. A cat will stop at nothing to invade your personal space when you’re trying to read before bed. Cat butt. In the face. Need I say anything more?

Regardless, Oz is incredibly cute. I mean, just look at him! If you have any tips and tricks to owning a cat, please share them! And for more, go to everydaybytay.com.

Cat Commercials.

I’ll admit, I’m definitely a dog person. I mean, I still like cats, but definitely not enough to actually want to own a cat. I have many reasons for this, but they’re not important enough or interesting enough to share with you all here.

Anyway, as I was watching the Lifetime Movie network tonight (go ahead, judge away) this “Fancy Feast Proposal” commercial came on. Please watch below:

All I could think of while watching this was how confused and awkward I would feel if anyone proposed to me via cat. Sounds tasty, right?

Realization of the day: It is almost impossible to wake up from a nap.