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12 Ways To Relax This Summer Before The Stress Of College Hits You In August

Summer is the best time for us to relax and unwind during the calm before the storm.

Josie Howell

Jul 09, 2018

Jacksonville State University

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12 Ways To Relax This Summer Before The Stress Of College Hits You In August

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While most of us still have to deal with summer classes, internships, or jobs, summer is usually the time to relax when things tend to slow down enough for us to catch a breath. If you're like me, you try to create as much time for yourself during the summer and recuperate from the hell that was the spring semester.

These are a list of ways you can utilize your newly found time to wash away any built-up tension that college has caused and create a fresh start for when the fall semester comes around.

1. Get a couple of hundred good bath bombs.

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2. ASMR videos (if you're into that.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMxJ7ZCd5eg

3. Take many naps while you have the time.

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4. Get a good massage and TREAT YO SELF

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5. Take a nature walk.

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6. Have a girls night and surround yourself with those whom you love the most.

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7. Try acupuncture because the stress college will bring is that real.

https://summithealingarts.com/acupuncture-dupont-circle-dc/

8. If you can afford it, travel; you won't ever regret it.

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9. Pet an animal; simple but effective.

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10. Cleanse yourself of any negativity so you can start over in a positive light.

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11. Stop for a minute and meditate.

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12. If all else fails, let out a good scream.

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Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

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Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

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12 Ways To Relax This Summer Before The Stress Of College Hits You In August

Summer is the best time for us to relax and unwind during the calm before the storm.

1. Get a couple of hundred good bath bombs.

2. ASMR videos (if you're into that.)

3. Take many naps while you have the time.

4. Get a good massage and TREAT YO SELF

5. Take a nature walk.

6. Have a girls night and surround yourself with those whom you love the most.

7. Try acupuncture because the stress college will bring is that real.

8. If you can afford it, travel; you won't ever regret it.

9. Pet an animal; simple but effective.

10. Cleanse yourself of any negativity so you can start over in a positive light.

11. Stop for a minute and meditate.

12. If all else fails, let out a good scream.

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Appreciation for some of life's most discredited pleasures.

1. Sun showers

2. Smiles

3. Tight hugs

4. Discovering new foods you like.

5. Laying in bed after a long day.

6. And being completely relaxed

7. "This reminded me of you"

8. Breakfast foods

9. Over-sized clothes

10. Contagious laughs

11. Car rides with that one person

12. Random (I miss you/ I love you) texts

13. The city at night

14. Surprises

15. Blanket cocoons

16. Good hair days

17. Really good coffee

18. Days where you're in a good mood naturally and for no particular reason

19. Conquering a fear

20. When they give you a lot of guac at Chipotle

21. Being so comfortable with someone that you can literally talk about anything

22. Home-cooked meals

23. Tattoo stories

24. Leaves changing color in fall

25. Butterflies in your stomach

26. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

27. When you can't stop laughing

Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

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Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

Corona

75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)