How To Overcome The Mid-Summer Slump
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How To Overcome The Mid-Summer Slump

Here's how to not fall victim.

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How To Overcome The Mid-Summer Slump
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It's summertime: the time to be young, wild, free and tan. And yet, you're finding yourself to be bored as a chalk board.

Now, it's time to conquer that summertime sadness. It's time to take back this hot and humid season, and here's how!

1. Stop watching whatever you've been binging on Netflix.

This may feel as if you are betraying your fellow Millennials, but it's better to become more involved with real people's lives rather than those of fictional characters. Sorry, Meredith Grey.

2. Soak up all of the Vitamin D you can while it's still warm.

But please remember to wear sunscreen!

3. Make a Summer's Resolution.

New Years' Resolutions are so six months ago ... literally. So challenge yourself now!

A few ingenious ideas include: make three new friends; read a book for leisure; or learn how to knit.

4. 'Tis the season of reunions, so bask in the glory of those reunions! #SquadUp

Family reunions, high school reunions, reunions with your family pets! The possibilities are endless!

5. Make the coolest summer playlist to get you through the rest of the summer. #TurnUp

Spotify is your best friend this summer.

6. Live the rest of your summer like a kid.

Play kickball in the street with your friends. Break out the old Slip 'N Slide. Run after ice cream trucks and invent yet another way to play tag.

7. Regularly commit to doing something you thoroughly enjoy.

Yes, you may be busy working or interning, but don't forget to actually enjoy your summer. Because before you know it, you'll be running late to class after your roommate ate the last of your peanut butter while begging your parents for more money after blowing all of your cash on a textbook you'll only be using twice during the whole semester.

8. Eat ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day.

No explanation needed.

9. And eat s'mores for dessert every day.

Again, no explanation needed.

10. Indulge in nostalgia.

Visit your old high school and grade school. Take a Snapchat of your old stomping grounds to prove to your friends that you're capable of leaving your house for something other than work.

11. Stray away from home.

Road trip! Go to the city! Go to the countryside! Go to the beach! Go to Canada! The sky's the limit, so dream big.

12. Lastly, and most importantly, don't worry about making the best of you summer.

Don't obsess over maintaining your "Beach Bod," having a hot summer fling or proving to anyone that you have a healthy social life. Just be free. Relax and enjoy your summer how you want to enjoy your summer.

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