Survival Tips

I am almost finished with my first term of graduate school. Thursday was my last day of class-however, almost represents the four papers, one grant, work, and field hours I have left to complete before I can officially say I'm on break. I thought I would list what I have done lately to get me through the stress:

#1-Drink coffee

#2-Find a good space conducive to studying (Hint: not my apartment or any other place with TV or an internet connection...)

#3-Participate in the School of Social Work Pub Crawl to have fun and forget about the papers, projects, and hours upon hours of work looming in the near future

#4-Drink more coffee

#5-Actually start the papers...and by start, I mean not just the title pages

#6-Daydream about my trip to Spain (less than 20 days Kaela!)

#7-Watch a few episodes of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" for study breaks

#8-Do all my laundry, wash the dishes, clean the bathroom, etc. just to procrastinate until I actually have to start writing

#9-Explore new coffee shops where I can drink more coffee

#10-And of course, blog

Well, there you have it. I have found every possible way imaginable to prolong this activity called completing assignments. I am very much looking forward to enjoying winter break with family and friends, but before this happens I need to write my papers! That said, back to writing about program evaluation...