Thanksgiving break came and went by way too fast. You go home for a few days for Thanksgiving break only to come back to school for finals before you go back home again for Christmas. How cruel is that?

You go home for Thanksgiving with the thought in your head of getting ahead on projects and assignments for all your classes, but before you know it, you're back at school and realize you never opened your backpack even once like you promised yourself you would. Now you’re freaking out (like I am) and trying to scramble to cram in all the studying, presentations, and paper writing you can.

If you’re like me, when I get stressed with a lot of work, I freak out and shut down. I don’t get this kick in the butt to get my ass into gear. I will literally do anything but start my work. Confused? Same. I don’t know why this happens, but it does. I just procrastinate even more when I’m stressed. It’s definitely not ideal, but hey, what can you do?

Now I’m not going to tell you to do some yoga, go exercise, or paint something to destress yourself from the pressures of finals—although those things can be helpful—it seems as if those are the only go-to things that help with stress.

Well let's get more creative. Here are some fun holiday things you can do to take a break or calm your mind before you get back into study mode.

Make a Gingerbread House

Decorate Your Room/House/Apartment with Christmas Decorations

Bake Christmas Cookies

Go Iceskating

Watch Christmas Movies

Don't stress too hard about finals. You've been there and done it all before, each and every year. Give yourself some credit and also get excited to go home and be with family and decorate a tree together!