Important things to remember for the next two weeks...

I know, I know. It’s that time a year again and everyone’s talking about it. By now, you probably feel like:

If you haven’t been stuck under an avalanche of work for the last couple weeks, you’ve probably noticed by now we have about two weeks left of school. No doubt you’ve made 25 To Do lists, restarted 24 of them, and still feel you don’t have enough time to do any work, even if you’ve been working for hours at a time. Stress, am I right? Well, if you’ve got the crunch week blues, keep in mind some things to do that will keep you sane.

Eat something

• I’m going to be the first to cop to this. You’ve been working on things since 8 a.m. and the last time you looked at your clock was around...2ish? It’s now 6 p.m. and the only thing you can vaguely remember is showering and APA style. If the last time you remember eating is 9 a.m. last Wednesday, it’s probably time to eat again. I know you’re probably looking at the screen with indignant rage screaming, “Food? I have no time for this food! It’s getting close to finals week!” Just having snacks on hand is a good way to stave off the munchies, as well as starving to death while you’re writing that 67 page final exam paper (I’m looking at you, English majors). It also keeps you energized and full so you’re ready to keep going through the rest of the week.

Realization

 Okay everyone, it's time for the obligatory countdown blog. Seriously, this semester has blown by. I was looking through my flash drive for an assignment earlier today and it just dawned on me how much work I've done. At first, I was all like:

All the papers I've written, all the hours I've put into projects, all the sleep I didn't get... Not to mention the cabinets filled with random assorted handouts and notes I've taken. I sorted through all of that this past weekend and I couldn't stop thinking that just by being in class this semester, I've become an accessory to tree genocide in a forest somewhere. It's ridiculous, folks. You never really think about it, but all of it adds up.

But then I started thinking that I've actually finished all those assignments. That work is mine. The way I see it, my brain has given birth over 30 times for nearly every subject I've taken in the last 4 months. And I'm still not done. So, by that token, I'm all:

Now there are 25 calendar days until the end of the semester. We're in the homestretch right now. Hopefully, I can keep the motivation up long enough to get to finals week;In the meantime, I'll be counting down like everyone else on campus.  I guess that means lots of tea... and cake. But more cake. Definitely more cake.