Tell me if this sounds familiar: you’ve been back in school for a few weeks, the semester is starting to kick into high gear, you’ve moved past the introductory assignments, your motivation is declining, and suddenly you find yourself facing a week with 3 midterms, 2 quizzes, a paper, and a group project. By some miracle, you make it through the week but come Friday afternoon, you feel like death. The weekend is a welcome relief, but how do you de-stress from a week from hell? Here’s the best list I could come up with of ways to relax when you really need to:
1. Sleep (seriously, you need it, just do it).
2. Eat a proper meal and no, ramen doesn’t count.
3. Take a long, hot shower.
4. Keep the theme and full out pamper yourself, deep condition and exfoliate.
5. Do your nails.
6. Clean or organize your space, it’s not super fun but it’ll clear your head.
7. Cuddle up in the coziest sweatpants and blankets you own.
8. Watch all of the movies.
9. Watch a movie you can sing along to.
10. Watch a movie you know every single line to.
11. Watch a movie that makes you feel good.
12. Watch a movie that makes you cry.
13. Watch a movie you’ve been dying to see.
14. Finish your current Netflix binge.
15. Make some comfort food that fills and warms you up.
16. Drink something other than coffee and let your body detox a little.
17. If you simply can’t decaffeinate yet, drink some tea.
18. Wear a blanket cape for a whole day.
19. Bake some yummy treat like brownies.
20. Dance like an idiot to a jamming playlist.
21. Find the nearest fuzzy animal to cuddle.
22. Draw/color/paint/generally be creative.
23. Go for a run or go to the gym, get those endorphins pumping.
24. Go for a quiet walk, even if that includes Pokemon GO.
25. Read a book that doesn’t have a glossary.
26. Treat yourself to something yummy, ice cream anyone?
27. Put on your best outfit and strut your stuff, even if it’s to Target.
28. Treat yourself at Target, to something you can actually afford of course, like socks.
29. Go on an online shopping spree (even if it ends in adding your cart contents to your Christmas list).
30. Catch up on all your shows and Youtubers.
31. Take another nap.
32. Get ahead on any homework that doesn’t sicken you, you’ll thank yourself later.
Don’t let the stress get to you, we all have rough weeks but now it can only get better!
