It’s the most stressful time of the year! Everyone is cramming all of the information that they have procrastinated all year into the next two weeks. There are no open seats in the library. What is a social life any more? With all of the homework, papers, and studying, it can be hard to remember to eat, let alone treat yourself. But we all need to remember that we need to take some breaks and award ourselves for working so hard. I know what you’re thinking, “Take a break? I can’t ever take a break!” Believe me, you can! Here a few way quick ways to treat yourself during finals.
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One of the easiest things you can do is go out for treats. (Get it? Treats? Treat yourself?) Grab your study group and go to Scoops and Sprinkles. You can chill out, grab an ice-cream cone and forget about everything for a little while. If ice-cream isn’t your thing, get some chocolates or a candy apple! There are so many other ice-cream and confection shops in Murray so the options are endless!
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If you haven’t seen your girlfriends in a while, put aside thirty minutes in your day and go get mani/pedis! This is a little more expensive so you don’t have to do both, but it is definitely worth it. You can catch up with your girls and quit stressing in no time. Nothing says treating yourself better than a fresh set!
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Is your boyfriend missing you because you’ve been in the library all week? Take a night off and go on a date! Trust me, he will want to treat you for working so hard and you deserve it! Go to dinner or go see a movie! Nothing will de-stress you better than seeing your man. He will motivate you to keep going but get your mind off of it all when necessary.
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If you are one of those people that lives in the library from open to close until finals are over, you can treat yourself too! Take a few minutes to get chemistry off of your mind and watch some classic Vines. There is nothing better than watching a Vine compilation to lift your mood. If you still have a lot of flex dollars, you can grab some friends, visit the Waterfield Cafe and have a picnic out on the lawn. You don’t have to live in the library 24/7 during finals.
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Don’t feel bad about going to that last party! I know what it is like to be over loaded with work and studying that last week of school but there is nothing worse than regretting going to a party. You don’t want to be the person that didn’t go because you were at the library until 12:30. If you have been studying all day, you deserve the night off! Not only do you deserve it, but you need it. Your brain and body will need a break and what’s a better break than going to dance on the floor with your girls?
Don’t overdo yourself during finals! We’re all guilty of blowing life off to cram as much into our heads as possible, but we all know it doesn’t work that way. Take your breaks. Go have fun. Treat yoself!