It's that point in the semester where everyone is getting colds and midterms are causing full-scale breakdowns in the coffee line. The semester is halfway over and us college students are ever-so-slightly falling apart. Here's a reminder that we all need to focus on self-care during this bustling time.
Focus on your needs. Take time to eat and sleep and drink water. Remember that you're human and you need to take care of those needs in order to be a functional student. Take the time to eat a warm meal. Eat some vegetables because contrary to popular belief, energy drinks and power bars are not enough to sustain life. Eat the comfort food too, because you're working hard and sometimes self-care is being just a little indulgent. Maybe try and drink a glass of water instead of five cappuccinos because your body really can't run on coffee alone; I'd know, I tried that last semester.
Take that extra few minutes in the shower. This is coming from the eco-conscious person who frequently takes four-minute showers. Take those two minutes to scrub the stress out of your hair, or to make sure you actually shaved both legs. If you like painting your nails, take that ten minutes out of your day to do it. Take the time in the morning to throw on some mascara because it will trick people into thinking you're awake and you'll feel like even more of a badass. Do things that make you look and feel physically better so that maybe you can trick yourself into not being a stress-zombie.
Don't put things off. Do your dishes before they pile up. It will save you from crying over not being able to find a clean spoon at 3 in the morning while you finally eat dinner for the night. Actually do your laundry. It's so much easier to take care of yourself and study for midterms when you have clean pants and don't have to spend time searching for something that's clean enough to wear in public. Take the time to do the small chores before they get too overwhelming to handle. You'll thank yourself later.
Take 20 minutes to stop everything else and just rest. Sit down with a good book or some music. Drink some tea, or cocoa, something warm that has a soothing effect. This is where you just stop. That paper can wait 20 minutes. Let yourself slow down because overly stressing isn't going to help you. Color a coloring sheet, look at all of the pets you wish you could smuggle into your dorm room on
