But we are SO different

Okay, so I know that majority of the post before now has been about some of the quirky moments that I experienced with my roommates but today's post isn't about one of those moments. Today we will be talking about planning. I'm sure that you could imagine the different types of personalities that would be bottled up in one room with six girls, but I'm certain that a minor detail such as planning isn't the first thing thought about when reflecting on the six different girls held under the same roof. Honestly, it wasn't something I thought about until I noticed that they make me look like a person with OCD.

Amanda Hawkins

Here's a fun fact about me, I am a huge procrastinator that enjoys planning over doing important stuff, like homework. However, I manage to plan so well that I find myself in scenarios that other find impossible, i.e having a double major with a minor and graduating in less than 3 years (No, I am not crazy, I'm just good at knowing what I want.) There's also a secret that I would love to share with you, my roommate, taylor, well she's exactly the same as me in regards to planning for her future. But the thing about both of is that in the now we handle people better on a come and go basis; the complete opposite of my roommate Erika. Erika enjoys making plans to go out with others so that everyone finds themselves on the same time schedule and in the same token doesn't plan as far ahead as Taylor and I. 

Then there's Anna who's such a busy body that she doesn't even get to make her own schedule. She just follows the times required for all of her events in order to get through her day. Last but not least, there's Alex and Emily who are the more free spirited out of the six of us; handling life as it comes at them.

The combination of the six of our personalities in regards to planning doesn't seem too bad yet, does it? Well, imagine the six of us during registration week. As each girl schedules her course and screams in excitement as she gets into all of her preferred courses, one girl holding a class for the next because of spots filling up, there was so much pressure... for a seemingly effortless action. If it weren't for how we found a way to help one another based off of one another's strengths, I don't know how things would have worked out. Taylor and I helped the girls select their courses at least 4 weeks in advance. Anna helped me when the numbers for registration didn't go through and all of us were just extremely supportive in one another decisions. 

To me, a friend is someone that helps you get through tough times, even if you weren't aware that they were tough. My roommates and I did just that, we were supportive and used our strengths to one another advantage. Just because someone doesn't do things the way you do, doesn't make them wrong. In fact, sit back and watch because you just might learn something.