Dead week (or the week before finals) is always significantly worse than finals weeks. Traditionally it's because you are prepping for finals, finishing up papers, and practicing presentations, but from my experience more finals happen on dead week than finals week. Many of professors think it'll make it easier on us but then everyone does it and finals week becomes you staying until Wednesday for your one final from 1-3.
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad my stress is almost over but earlier this week I was really testing my sanity. At one point I was set up in the Commons (our cafeteria) while making phone calls, drinking my third cup of coffee on an empty stomach and typing out an article for a newspaper story. Don't worry- the Commons put out their lunch options and I ate. But later that day I went to a coffee shop with my friend Barbie and we each had our fourth cups of coffee for the day. I was wired, but pretty productive.
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| Mudhouse was full so Barbie and I went somewhere else for coffee but here's a picture I took at Mudhouse earlier in the semester |
In exactly one week I will be in my pajamas at home on the couch, drinking coffee and watching cheesy Christmas movies. My dream of relaxing will be coming true shortly.
I am also trying to cherish this last week of my fall semester by spending as much time as I can with my friends and boyfriend before we all go home for 4-5 weeks.
I feel like this semester passed in a blink of an eye, it's wild to see how much has changed from August to now.
To my fellow Drury peers and other college friends-- we're making it. We just have to push for a bit longer before we can do nothing and not feel guilty about it.
Until next time,
Taylor xx
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