Relax

When I’m on a walk, I feel distant from my everyday obligations and instead contemplate the fact that I’m connected to everything around me.

Now that we’re in the middle of the semester, it’s a great time to kick back and soak up the sun to take a break from all those midterms.

As a natural-born planner, I’ll never turn down an offer to create a detailed itinerary, so I thought I’d share my approach to planning the perfect day-trip.

Even though it’s summer, it’s not easy for students to unwind. Many of us are taking summer classes, completing internships and participating in extracurricular activities, which makes it harder for us to sit down and relax. If you are in this boat and wondering what you can do to feel calmer and less anxious, take our quiz to get some suggestions!

Whether you’re watching a movie, reading, exercising or journaling, I wish you the best of luck; may you be overcome with sleepiness.

Post-midterm, you find yourself staring at your computer, head feeling a little heavy with a slight feeling of relief. But then, you wonder, “What now?”

Whatever you may be doing on a Friday night, it’s the end of the week — relax, kick back and rewind. Throw this playlist on for easy, chill beats!

No one is perfect, but if you feel the need to constantly work to keep your mind at bay, then maybe you should take some time to think more about this tendency and potentially discuss it further with a mental health professional.