1. Tazo Tea
A warm cup of tea will be right by your side through out your long nights at the lib. Tazo’s “Thrive” flavor is one of my personal favorites. It is a green tea blend that will kick you out of bed on a sunday afternoon and get you right over to the Case library multiplex (the hub of campus during finals).
2. Burt’s Bees Chapstick
This might seem like just an every day essential, but I find myself needing my Burt’s crack fix more and more this season. True, it could be due to the harsh winter weather conditions here in Hamilton, but the peppermint sent of this chapstick on my lips is particularly calming during times of heavy stress and anxiety.
3. Naps
Sleep is usually the first thing we sacrifice during finals. If you have been working on a paper or project for hours on hours it is imperative that you squeeze in a nap, just one hour will do you wonders!
4. Reward Yourself With Snacks … But Don’t Get Crazy
Another thing we often sacrifice are healthy eating habits. In a matter of seconds you have eaten an entire half block of cheese at 3 o’clock in the morning followed by only picking out the m&ms in a pack of trail mix. Try your best to make snacking a motivation for work, sometimes I like to tell myself okay you can go get Cheez-its from the vending machine once I finish this paragraph
5. Socialization and A Great Playlist
Cublicals can be lonely isloated places. During preparation for finals or working on a bunch of things at the same time might leave you in complete absence of human contact for hours on end. Make sure you squeeze in social breaks with your friends venting about everything you have to do will help you de-stress. Ofcourse you will need an amazing week long playlist for your highs and lows, I like a collective mix of everything, possibly some smooth jazz for reading or weird sandstorm cosmic uptempo instrumentals for studying.
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