De-Stressing After Finals
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De-Stressing After Finals

Easy ways to relax after a long week.

Sarah Pak
Jan 23, 2017
Irvine, California
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De-Stressing After Finals
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After a long week of finals of little sleep and so much stress, I seriously needed to relax. These are the ways I de-stressed.

1. Refrigerated Sheet Masks

Sheet masks themselves are relaxing, but refrigerated sheet masks are even more refreshing. I put all my masks in a refrigerator and use them to relieve my stress.

2. Read

Especially before sleeping, reading helps me relax my nerves. I get absorbed into the story and forget my stresses in the world.

3. Nails

I love to do nail art. It also takes a lot of concentration. Concentrating on perfecting you nails will take your mind off of things you may no want to think about.

4. Sleep

After a long week of extremely little sleep, I feel exhausted and numb. After a certain point, coffee doesn't work anymore. As soon as I finish my last final exam and go home, I take a long nap. Even after my nap, I sleep at night for 9 hours.

5. Party

At our school, we have Winter Formal scheduled right after the fall finals. This week I met up with my friends to get ready, eat dinner, and go to formal to have our long-awaited fun.

It is important not to keep stress bottled up. Every person has a different way to relax like watching movies or listening to music, but these are a few of the ways I relax.

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