{"id":2223,"date":"2016-03-23T14:28:31","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T18:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=2223"},"modified":"2016-03-23T14:28:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T18:28:50","slug":"claudia-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2016\/03\/23\/claudia-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Claudia: Fighting the Mid-Semester Slump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So it\u2019s that time a year again. The mid-semester slump. We\u2019re back from Spring Break and I have immediately jumped back into work, classes, and clubs. It\u2019s hard not to overwork yourself during these last few weeks of the semester! So remember to take time for yourself to relax and de-stress from your busy week!<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few ways I like to unwind!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span><\/span>Listen to music<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(I exclusively listen to Hamilton)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2016\/03\/Hamilton-Bway.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"267\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2225\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span><\/span>Watch a movie<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(Fellow CA and my roommate Jen has KILLER movie suggestions like\u00a0<i>Me, Earl and the Dying Girl\u00a0<\/i>or\u00a0<i>What We Do in the Shadows<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2016\/03\/movie-gif.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"267\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2226\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span><\/span>Read a book<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(I\u2019m currently reading\u00a0<i>Sick in the Head<\/i>\u00a0by Judd Apatow)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2016\/03\/book.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2224\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span><\/span>Sit in the dining hall and chat with friends\/procrastinate for hours<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(You can have dessert after your dessert!)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2016\/03\/dessert-FOOD.gif\" alt=\"dessert FOO\" width=\"400\" height=\"289\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2229\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span><\/span>Go out to dinner<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(Treat yourself after a long week! Go to Trident<i>\u00a0<\/i>on Newbury or Clover over in Central Square \u2014 or even explore somewhere new)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2016\/03\/food-gif2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"236\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2228\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span><\/span>Go on a walk on the esplanade<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>\n<p>Grab a friend and go on a walk on the esplanade \u2014 matching tracksuits are a must!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2015\/10\/bpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2015\/10\/bpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1945\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>7. SLEEP!<\/p>\n<p>(Take naps! Go to bed early!)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2016\/03\/sleep.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2227\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So it\u2019s that time a year again. The mid-semester slump. We\u2019re back from Spring Break and I have immediately jumped back into work, classes, and clubs. It\u2019s hard not to overwork yourself during these last few weeks of the semester! So remember to take time for yourself to relax and de-stress from your busy week! &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2016\/03\/23\/claudia-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Claudia: Fighting the Mid-Semester Slump<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44408],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2223"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2231,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223\/revisions\/2231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}