Down the hatch
How do you know when you’re in grad school or how do you know when things that were unacceptable are now fine as long as you show up to class on time and turn in your work?
Exhibit A: eating nutella from the jar is an acceptable snack
Exhibit B: Your socks don’t match but your jeans are long enough that no one will notice. Probably.
Exhibit C: You only pack cold lunches because you don’t have time to microwave them before running off to the next meeting/class.
Exhibit D: You check your class schedule daily because you just can’t remember if one or two days have passed since the weekend.
Exhibit E: You ask your husband how his weekend was even though you were in the same house the entire time.
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