Finals can be the most trying time of your college career. A week full of exams, papers and project that can make even the best student have a 3 a.m. mental breakdown due to stress over the sheer volume of work they have to do before the week is over. Whether you only have finals the first few days or have to wait until the very last, there is little that feels better than realizing these things when you’re done.

You leave campus and realize classes don't start again for a month.

No papers, no tests, no projects? No problem!

You get to delete all of the alarms scheduled on your phone to wake up for class.

And there is nothing more satisfying than realizing this right before going to bed your first night home. Unless you wake up at seven because you forgot to shut it off.

You can stay in bed until noon, and not risk missing a class or two.

You turned those alarms off for a reason.

You no longer wake up at three in the morning remembering you have a project due the next day.

Don't worry about it. Rest easy, my friends. You realize that you don’t have to leave your house to get food.

All you have to do is go to your kitchen. And if you’re lucky, your mom might even make it for you!

You get to put away those textbooks you couldn’t return to the bookstore and forget about them.

And only mourn the stupid amount of money you could have spent on other things than those books for a short time.

You’re caffeine consumption has slowed to just casually drinking coffee or tea instead of relying on it.

Or you could just be so used to that level of caffeine you drink it anyway.

You suddenly have time to do everything, and find yourself with too much free time.

And after the first day or two, you realize you have no idea what to do with that spare time.

You use the extra time to be extra festive around the house.

Why isn’t the tree decorated yet? Do we have any more garland?

Or you can just continue your Netflix binges guilt-free now.

Because you don’t have any assignments that you “should” be doing instead of watching just one more episode.

You realize that you don’t have to wear flip flops in the shower.

Best. Feeling. Ever.

Nothing is better than these realizations after the week from the hell that is finals week. Enjoy your winter break and your time off. You’ve earned it!