1. A Big Blanket

I’ll be honest: after a full day of classes, and maybe an eight hour long shift after that, when I get home, all I really want to do is curl up into a blanket with a glass of wine and a book or Netflix. Unfortunately, until the end of the semester, that isn’t really an option. At the end of the day, even if you have to get home and hit the books, just having a blanket does really make it a little better. There might even be a second after you sit down and snuggle up and before you open your laptop where you’ll smile and feel like a person again.

2. A Giant Mug

You’ll obviously want to have a never ending supply of coffee or tea to fuel your late night essay writing marathon, and it’s much more satisfying to drink it out of a nice, big, cool looking mug than it is to drink it out of a paper cup.

3. Another Giant Mug

Actually, you can use the same mug…you only need one. But this time it’s for soup: my go to finals week meal. Soup is souper easy (lol) to make and only takes a minute. It’s satisfying, and it’s comforting, plus you can drink it with one hand out of your GIANT MUG while scrolling through the 100 page policy platform that you totally get. Also, since no one is working out or eating healthy right now (if you are, you’re clearly much better at being a person than I am), I’ll let you in on a little secret: overheating your soup, causing you to burn your finger and spill half of said soup all over the counter, is a great way to reduce calories.

4. A Furry Animal

It’s great to have a cute little fluffy thing hopping around to snuggle every few minutes to get you through the 30 pages you have to write in the next four days (I have a rabbit that I will consider renting to students, but I will NOT be accepting Eagle Bucks). If you don’t have a pet, and are unable to borrow (or rent- is that actually a thing? It should be) one, I suppose a stuffed animal will work. Or, better yet, take a stroll around campus and see if you can catch a squirrel. It’s a great way to spend a study break and distract yourself. Worst case scenario? Rabies is a great excuse for not finishing your term paper.

5. Fuzzy Slippers

Because you will get cold feet- and I’m not just talking about wondering if you picked the right major, or if you really need a degree. I mean, thereis a lady on Instagram that gets paid to roll her face around in bread. Does she have a degree for that? Did she have to write a thesis on the political implications of close carbohydrate contact? I’m thinking not.

6. A Box of Wine

Ok, I know I said earlier that having a glass of wine with your Netflix wasn’t an option during finals week, but I didn’t say anything about a box of wine. Maybe you can play a drinking game with yourself- for every page you write, you get a glass. Or, you can drink the wine out of your giant mug. The point is, we’re all in the same boat right now: wrapped in a blanket, crying, drinking wine from a box, covered in soup, and pondering the economic advantages of becoming the next Instagram bread-face lady. I’m not judging anyone.