I know we are all just wanting to sit in our beds and watch Netflix for the entire break trying to recover from this semester. But when we get back to school, we’ll regret not doing at least SOMETHING different than just binge-watching TV shows all day. So here are some things you can do over break instead of watching Netflix. 

1.     Catch up with some old friends. After not seeing some of your old friends from home, take time during these next few weeks back to reunite over break. 

2.     Holiday baking. One of my favorite things to do during this time of year is to bake holiday treats. You can find super easy recipes on Pinterest to keep you occupied for a few hours and then you can inhale all of the goodies you’ve made afterwards!

3.     Re-organize. Not necessarily what everyone wants to do, but we probably need to do. For me personally, as Dead and Finals week occurred, my life kind of got completely discombobulated. I plan on spending a couple days trying to get my life back in order so that when next semester rolls around, I’m ready to conquer it. 

4.     Random adventures. Try going on random little adventures over break. Get a group of friends together and go ice-skating or grab some hot chocolate and drive around looking at Christmas lights. If you don’t feel like leaving the house, watch Elf and make some ornaments or any other DIY project you’ve been meaning to do, but simply just haven’t had the time for. The options are endless. 

5.     Spend time with your family. I can’t stress this enough. Cherish these next few weeks you have with your family. They might get on your nerves from time to time, but once you go back to college, you’re going to miss them and wish you would have spent more time with them.   

Now, I’m not saying you can’t watch 10 hours of Netflix in one day, but try not to do it every single day. You probably won’t have many more month-long breaks in the future, so make this one worthwhile!