Everyday Crap (& Gown)

In a few short days I will officially be a college graduate. It's such an exciting, bittersweet and ridiculously stressful time in my life. While unemployment is treating me kindly, my friends and I are getting a constant stream of questions from our families about how graduation will work. But here's the thing...we don't know! We've never graduated from college before. I have a long list of questions myself.

Where do I stand?
Who do I stand with? (Do I have friends?)
Should I take a personal fan?
and most importantly...What the heck do I do with my gown after graduation?

I paid a princely sum for graduation regalia, so I'm going to need more places to wear it. I know what you're thinking...impossible. False, I found so many everyday activities that I can also do in my cap and gown.

So I present, for your viewing pleasure, Everyday Crap & Gown.

Use it as a night gown!

Recycle in your gown! Then close your eyes and bask in the glory of a job well done.

You can even wear your cap & gown while trying on new outfits, see how a new tank might really pull the look together.

Get in some cardio, the added fabric will help you sweat off some water weight if you really wanna lose 3 pounds.

If cardio isn't your style, try yoga.

Or maybe you're more of a cyclist? Just remember to lock up your bike when you're done!

If you need some spare cash, you can always head to the ATM in your cap & gown. It's normal.

Before you cross the street in your gown, make sure to look both ways and do whatever this activity is called. Is there even a name for this? Being a responsible pedestrian?


Peruse some books in your gown. You will look super official, as if you're seriously considering the academic veritas of each selection. And like I always say, books are a girl's best friend.

Get your graduating friends in on the fun at a cap & gown game night! So fun!

Graduating is hard work, go refuel at Wendy's in your gown. But maybe skip the ketchup.

 And finally, at the end of a long day of graduation festivities, grab a bus home and take the nap you've been putting off for 4 years.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2015!


*Special thanks to Brendan Leonard for taking all these fab pics. If you know how unphotogenic I am, you understand that this was a full day's work.