OK ladies let’s talk.

For the first time, I was embarrassed to be a woman.

This semester, I walked into the women’s restroom to the sight of unflushed toilets, used tampons on the floor, pee on seats and trash everywhere.

At first I thought it was a busy day in the women’s restroom and that it wouldn’t look like that again. However, to my surprise it has over and over again throughout the semester.

It wasn’t one restroom on campus in particular that was beyond disgusting, it was multiple.

That’s when I knew it was problem.

After being exposed to the horrors of the women’s restrooms on campus, I would like to know what happened to common decency.

When did it become OK to not flush a toilet or feel the need to pick up after yourself?

Think about it. If you don’t want to pick up after your own mess, what makes you think someone else does.

It’s called restroom etiquette and it’s time to get back to the basics.

The solution to this problem is simple, just start by flushing the toilet.

Sure, sometimes a toilet can malfunction but let’s do our best to try, try again.

As women we should take pride in who we are and the places provided for us. We should strive to be the best we can be and encourage one another because if we don’t no one else will.

Respect is the big issue here.

We’ve come too far to fail at the little things.

We need to do better.

We need to want better.

We need to respect each other.

And we need to care.

Which is exactly why I’m writing this. I believe that women should always be classy and hold themselves and others to high standards.

A classy woman isn’t just someone who is sophisticated and stands up straight. A classy woman has respect for herself and others.

Respect is the big issue here.

When someone doesn’t clean up after themselves it shows a lack of respect. Respect for themselves, the person who has to use the stall after them and the person who has the unfortunate task of cleaning up the mess someone else has left.

How many times have you checked the stalls before you used them? Let’s be honest you probably don’t always get to use the first one you see.

Restrooms are already gross so there’s no need to add to it.

Cleanliness should be a standard we all hold high and after being exposed to sights in the women’s restrooms that are permanently burned in my soul, it’s concerning that cleanliness is not a high standard for some.

It’s time to get back to the basics, so flush the toilet, dispose of tampons properly, wipe tinkle off the seats and throw your trash away.

Ladies, let’s make a change.