I have lots of goodwill and happiness to share. Need a boost in your mood? Want some tips to survive finals season? Well, here you go. I am, in fact, a genius. I have researched these methods and they do, in fact, work. They are not at all stolen from every other teen advice article I’ve read online.
1. Laugh
I know, I know. It’s simple. It’s silly. Just do it. Force yourself to laugh. Maybe laugh a little harder at something that isn’t that funny. Walking through the quad, finding yourself alone with your thoughts? Just laugh hysterically. The tears will eventually turn happy. Try tickling yourself. I suggest buying a feather from Anthropologie; you can find one for $50. What a bargain!
2. Read a book
I recommend something light and fun, like classics such as "Stuart Little" or "Goodnight Moon." You know, going back to basics. Find a nice wooden stump to sit upon while sipping some herbal tea. Read the words aloud to yourself, slowly. Allow yourself to process and fully immerse yourself in what you’re reading. Or, better yet, don’t even read a book. Just go to an open field, lay down a blanket, sit upon it, and scream into the void. It takes less time and is more freeing.
3. Spend money
You know you have it, so why not flaunt it? Go to Bath & Body Works and buy 12 candles, even though you live in a dorm. Buy another paisley patterned blanket. Go nuts and maybe just withdraw some cash and bathe yourself in it. Stand in the center of the mall, take out the cash, throw it in the air and dance around. It’d get the same message across as telling your friends you have, like, so many pairs of Birks you don’t know what to do with yourself.
4. It’s Christmas all the time
Deck the halls and ho, ho, ho! Bring up Christmas no matter the situation. Your friend is trying to discuss the recent passing of her uncle with you? Remind her that Mr. Claus will jingle his way through the sky in less than one hundred days! Maybe have antlers surgically attached to your head. Hang some garland on them and pair it with a cute ugly sweater. Wear Uggs in 80 degree weather! No one can escape this feel-good holiday. No one.
