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13 Things You're Going To Miss About Winter Break

Are you really ready to let this all go?

 Lindsey Sumpman
Jan 10, 2017
Simmons College
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13 Things You're Going To Miss About Winter Break
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As winter break 2016-2017 comes to a close, I am having a difficult time accepting that my mornings spent on the couch with a cup of tea and my laptop or a new novel on my lap are also coming to an end and that my peaceful mornings will soon be infiltrated with exam stress and responsibility. Here are the 13 things I will miss most from Winter Break as I head into the Spring 2017 semester:

1. Peaceful Netflix Binges

Where there are college students there is Netflix, but Winter Break brings a new excitement to Netflix. There is no guilt associated with clicking "Next Episode" or any thoughts of "I should be doing this instead..."

2. Sleeping-In Without Worry

Not setting an alarm is a beautiful thing, my friends.

3. Snuggling on the Couch with ____.

Fill in the blank...my guy, my gal, my partner, my dog, my choice of hot drink, my favorite novel.

4. Online Shopping With Christmas Money

With extra spending money and free time, comes online shopping, and lots of it.

5. Freedom from Assignments, Papers, Responsibilities

With responsibility comes pain, but also a degree!

6. Delicious Home-cooked Meals

The return to dining-hall food is not an easy transition.

7. The Comfortable, Wonderfulness of Your Own Bed

There is nothing quite like it.

8. Guiltless Social Media Time

There is just so much stalking to be done over Winter Break.

9. The Spontaneity of Having Your Own Room

Wake up, go to sleep, have a cry sesh, and blast any type of music as you please.

10. Hilarious Inside-Family Jokes

Only the fam will always love and embrace your weirdness and also remember that picture from last summer where your brother looks like a giraffe.

11. Jamming While Driving Familiar Country Roads

Just pass me the aux.

12. The Privacy of a Single Bathroom

Gone are the relaxing bath times with bath bombs and 20 minute Pinterest breaks after a shower.

13. Pajama Lounging

I prefer to wear my "leisure wear" at all times.

Unfortunately it is time to say goodbye to the welcoming embrace of your own bed, the delectable smell of dad's cooking, and the guiltless freedom of watching 5 hours of Netflix, but a new semester also brings new opportunities, new friendships, and new reasons to look forward to Summer 2017.

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