Big Five

I graduated from college in May with a psychology degree. The "Big Five" is actually a common personality test. The "Big Five" I am referring to are a very different thing. I have lived on my own for four months now. While I spent four years of college on my own, living away from my parents, these past four months have been a very different form of "own my own" and I have discovered a few keys differences between college and the real world.

I like to call these realizations the five ugly truths. They will each be reflected upon more in depth, with a new one featured for my next five posts. These five topics were rarely a challenge in college but can be a harsh reality come living by yourself (sans parents). Here are the very basics of the Big Five:

1. Making friends is tough

2. Getting the recommended exercise can be tricky

3. Cooking everything by yourself gets old some days

4. Filling all your free time with Netflix and TV is not advised

5. Sleeping is always important and you never seem to get enough of it

College is a dream scenario: you live with your friends (or they are a minute walk away), all your food is prepared for you, you have unlimited access to exercise facilities, you can join a college club to indulge in a hobby away from classes, and you can nap whenever you have the time. Very few of these hold up as an adult out on your own. I will share my experiences on adult friendship, exercise, food, hobbies, and sleep. By no means am I the standard of adulthood but I hope I am not an exception.