Dead day has come and gone, and finals are upon students and professors.
Next week serves as the last of the semester and should prove to be an exciting, stressful and turbulent time.
Many students are looking forward to sleeping in, taking a break from pulling all-nighters in the library writing papers and waiting until the night before to study for that big test.
Some are just excited about Christmas and being able to go home and reunite with friends and family they haven’t seen for weeks or months.
For those free-spirited students who moved to college to get away from home, take time to spend with your old friends from home and catch up on all the exciting things that have happened, but remember your family, as well.
Some students that within commuting distance might make the trip home every weekend or even during the week, but those who haven’t been home since the semester started need to remember things have changed.
Your parents may have gotten used to the idea of you not being around the house every night, but may not be so open to not controlling your curfew.
You have been living your life away from home for months now and are capable of making your own decisions, but remember, they might have a hard time adjusting to your hours as a creature of the night.
It’s exciting to go home and know you have two weeks to do absolutely nothing.
You can lie on the couch all day or sleep in and not have to worry about any kind of deadline.
However, you’re going to be busier than you think, or maybe that should be your goal -make yourself busy with family activities.
Spend time with your family members.
Take your younger siblings sledding or to a movie, and spend a day shopping with your mom or watching football with your dad.
It’s easy to say, “I’ll have time to do it later,” but later has a way of getting away from us all.
We have two weeks to spend frivolously – take one day and dedicate it to the people you care about.
Actions speak louder than words, and as responsible adults we need to make time for the things that matter most in life.
As we prepare for the season of giving and make our Christmas lists, we need to remember what Christmas is all about – spending time with the people we care about.
Make time for the things that matter to you over Christmas break, and cherish the few weeks you have to live and breathe somewhat stress-free air.