No, I’m not talking about the F word.

Yep, it’s that time of the year again. The dreaded finals week has fallen upon us and everyone is stressed out to the max, myself included. I’m actually having to step away from the books to write this, but I needed the break.

I’m glad that I have four days off this weekend, since I won’t have finals until Monday. It’s given me plenty of time to organize myself and focus on things one at a time. I don’t just have an insane amount of facts to remember, but I have two papers due on final days as well.

In order for me to get work done, I need to completely shut myself away from the internet. I’m still using my laptop, of course, but I need to close out websites like Facebook and Twitter and focus on the tasks at hand. You actually get a sense of accomplishment when you’re able to ignore the world and get things done.

So, I’ve been in a little cave since after class on Wednesday (yes, my professor ended up holding class that day). I’ve done the necessary things everyone has to do- eat, sleep, breathe, etc. But other than that, with little tiny breaks to relax my mind in between, I’ve been cramming and writing and memorizing and by the time 8pm rolls around, I’ll be too tired to continue.

On the plus side, there are only a few more days that I’ll have to go through this. After next Wednesday, there’s going to be an entire month of ease.

In that case, all this mental stress seems like it’s worth it.