Bug-a-boo

In college, you'll meet great people. Those that are great could become your best friends, your bridesmaids, or even your soulmate. Those that aren't so great, could become your potential roommate. I've decided to dedicate this post to things that bothered me the most when it came to my roommates and hopefully you don't have to go through these problems but if you do, fix it.

1. Not changing the roll of tissue

Changing a roll of tissue may be something minor. Me personally, I believe it is minor, it's so small that it shouldn't be that hard to change the roll of tissue. What bothered me the most was that my roommates would leave an empty roll of tissue in the bathroom and we have an abundance of toilet paper. It blew my mind. If you have a problem like this with your roommates, let them know but you shouldn't have to make a big deal out of it. Just ask them nicely to replace the empty roll of toilet paper with a new roll.

2. Ask to use each other’s things and don't assume

Boundaries people! I understand sharing is caring but you do have to ask to use something if it isn't yours. Don't just assume you can use your roommates’ things if your stuff is in the common area of your dorm. I really don't think I have to get more in depth when it comes to asking to use people's things. When you first meet your roommates the first things you should do is set boundaries and let them know the things they can or can't use. Then you guys should go from there.

3. Talk out problems first then report it to the RA

Whenever there is a problem between you and your roommates, it should always be talked out first then if the situation isn't getting anywhere, you should grab an RA. A problem I would have with my roommate is that we could get into a confrontation and she leaves out of the room and five minutes later she comes back with an RA. And the whole situation would throw me off guard. It made me upset because we would argue and then we would go our separate ways and we wouldn't talk then she'd grab an RA. My advice I'd give is if you and your roommates would get into an argument go a couple of hours or maybe a day without talking to each other to cool off and think about what to say to each other and if talking to each other doesn't work then you should grab an RA to diffuse the situation.

4. Close the shower curtain after taking a shower

This is something that isn't major but one thing my roommate would do is leave the shower curtain open after she gets out of the shower. I try my hardest to take a shower first especially if I have classes the next morning. But when I take a shower, I close the curtain after I finish. It would make me mad because it would be closed for a long time throughout the day then in the night time it would be open. Sometimes the shower curtain would be opened all night and until I wake up in the morning. I just hate looking inside of the bathroom shower. I really hate taking showers in the dorm too, I feel like I'm in a cube. I hate the thought of touching the shower walls and my feet touching the floor.

5. Don't let the garbage fill to the rim

I like to think that your dorm is a home away from home, as much as it bothers me saying that, it's true. It would bother me when no one take out the trash and it's just me that would take it out. Other than that, what's annoying is that everyone would see how high the trash is and no one would take it out, they'd continue to add more. Moral of the story is take out your trash when it gets to a certain height that you're not comfortable with. And if you wait to the last minute to take out trash and it's full all the way... you need guidance. Do you fill up your garbage in your kitchen to the rim and wait to take it out? All I'm saying is if it's certain stuff you do at home then do it at school and if it's certain stuff you don't do at home then don't do it at school.

6. Don't be the only person cleaning the dorm

At the end of the day, you're not the only person living in a dorm, it's normally four of you living in a dorm. Therefore, it shouldn't be one person cleaning the bathroom or sweeping the common area. What bothered me with my roommates was that I would always clean up the bathroom because no one else would do it and I'm not about to live in a nasty space. What you and your roommate should do is have a cleaning schedule and certain people should clean the bathroom on their designated day. I bet your nose is turned up because why is it so hard to get someone to clean the bathroom? I wish I knew the answer to that question.

7. Don't throw away food in the bathroom garbage can

Once again if you don't do this at home, please don't do it at school. I just think that throwing away food in the bathroom is gross. I let my roommates know at the beginning of the year because my roommate would throw food away in the bathroom garbage can and it was still Summer meaning it was still bugs outside. We would have the window open because it was boiling but the window has a screen. I could be in the shower and next thing I know, it's five nets flying around me and they would go straight to the bathroom garbage can. Moral of the story, throw food away in your main garbage can or throw it out immediately.

8. Watch noise level

This wasn't necessarily a problem I had with my roommates, it was a problem one of my roommates had with me. Apparently, I would be too loud on the phone with my friends, but I took it into consideration and quieted down. Just remember to watch your noise because your roommates could be sleep or they could be studying but you should really watch your noise level if you don't want your roommate to get the RA on you when it's something, they could talk to you about.

9. Snoring

I know snoring isn't really something you can control but you can try sleep on your side or maybe even raise up the head of your bed. All I know is that it's annoying and it sounds nasty. The crazy thing about my roommate snoring is that me and her already don't get along that well so if she does anything it could make me mad. She could literally breathe, and I'd roll my eyes. So sometimes in the middle of the night and I'm awake I would try to make a noise to wake my roommate up, so she'd stop snoring. I know that it is mean to wake people up from their sleep, but it is mean for her to be snoring so loud and that keeps me up until 3 a.m. and I have a 9 a.m. the next morning. If you snore take it into consideration and let your roommate know.

10. While throwing away lady things, don't keep it visible

My women! This one is for y'all. We all have that time of the month but when it's that time of the month, no one should know that you are on your period. By doing so one of the things you could do is wrap up your used pad or tampon in toilet paper and place it in the garbage can. Don't leave it out for people to see. That was a problem I had with my roommates and when I would use the bathroom, look over in the garbage can and see it, I would be flabbergasted, and I would throw a bunch of toilet paper over it. Just imagine you have guest over or you invited a cute guy over for a study session and they ask to go to the bathroom. They go to the bathroom and they see a bloody, used pad. Then they walk out of the bathroom and say they gotta leave and you wonder why they left, and you go into the bathroom and see you have a whole pad opened to the public. And you never got asked to go to a party or that cute boy never asked you out because you didn't wrap up your pad. Moral of the story, everybody doesn’t wanna see it so wrap it up and throw it away.

Now that I got a couple of things off of my chest about my roommates, tell me about yours in the comments below!