Welcome to December, also known as the most wonderful time of the year!

Except, not yet if you are a high school or college student who has to take exams before break can start. These wonderful exams are like a rite of passage; you pass, you get to enjoy the holiday season knowing you've made it onto another semester. If you fail... Well, you'll probably get to keep going but it's going to take a little bit to dig you out of the hole you've created...

Anyway, if we are all going to be honest here, whether you plan to fail or pass, you probably aren't studying as much as you could. In fact, chances are you're reading this article on Facebook while you should be studying.

Hey, I'm not judging. I'm actually here to give you constructive advice on what you can do to make the most of the time you're spending to not study.

This holiday season, I present to you the 12 Days of Procrastination.

1. Go Christmas bargain hunting.

Buying gifts for loved ones is a perfect excuse not to study...

2. Decorate a Christmas tree.

3. Wrap those gifts you got earlier.

4. Take a walk around town, decide 5 minutes later that it's to dang cold for that, and go treat yourself to hot coco.

Who in their right mind would leave the inside? It's got heating. And blankets.

5. Find a new artist on Spotify and download every single song they have.

6. Make a schedule of the classes you're going to take next year.

It's a rewarding feeling acting as though you actually have your life together. You're also being slightly productive, right? Scheduling is very productive...

7. Read online articles that teach you how to make the most of your education.

8. Bake and eat way to many cookies.

Perfect excuse: you need to perfect your recipe for Santa. You can't expect to give him crap cookies and not get coal.

9. Stay up way to late watching Parks and Recreation or The Office on Netflix.

Just one more episode can't hurt...

10. Learn how to make the best darn cup of hot coco your tastebuds have ever experienced.

11. Make a blanket fort.

12. Memorize all the words to every Christmas song ever.

No one will have more holiday spirit than you.