Never Fear, Your Stress Solution is Here

That's right, guys, it's midterm time again, and you know what that means...

STRESS LEVELS ARE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH.

Now, to be fair, my midterms this semester have been relatively straightforward and spread out enough that I haven't broken down in tears yet. Nonetheless, I am feeling the stress the unites all students into one obsessively high strung studying machine at the middle and end of every semester. It being my third year of college, and billionth year of school, you would think I'd be used to this. You might even expect that I'd have some full-proof stress busters to share, but I don't. Helpful, I know.

Even though I have not yet discovered the secret to stress relief I am constantly on the hunt, and I'd like to take a moment to share a few of my hypotheses.

1. Fill your bathtub with grapes, roll up your pants, and get to stompin'.

2. Take a series of webcam pictures or yourself being hilarious, and post it as a flip book on a friend's Facebook.

3. Finally go through your closet and get rid of everything that's been hanging in the corner, untouched, for the last two years.

4. Spend one hour online shopping to replace all the stuff you just threw away. (This could be developed into an awesome remake of the game show favorite Supermarket Sweep) 

5. Make an account on Pinterest and create a board dedicated to all the awesome stuff you're going to treat yourself to after your tests are over. 

6. Paint each nail (fingers and toes) with a different design.

7. Translate your Farmville skills to the real world and start a vegetable/herb garden.

8. Send a friend (preferably one with a sense of humor) 100 texts in ALL CAPS. 

9. Go for a drive with the windows down, and blast ballads by soulful female artists (i.e. Celine Dion, Cher, Christina Aguilera) because they understand your pain.

10. Be diligent and get your work out of the way so you can relax and not have to worry about it. (HAHAHA. Good one.)

These are just a few of the awesome ways I've come up with to take a stress breather. How do you guys shake off the pressure and regain some perspective?