1. Owning an obscene amount of candy

Whether it be from trick-or-treating or splurging on the Halloween candy in the sale section, your collection of sweets is unreal. All three meals of the day consisted of either a Twix bar, an Almond Joy, or a pack of Swedish Fish. After days of binge-eating candy, you start to look up healthy recipes and exercise routines on Pinterest…summer body diet starts now.

2. Playing holiday music

Who doesn’t love the catchy, upbeat tunes of Christmas music? You’ve low-key been playing Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” since August, but now that it’s November, at least you have an excuse to play it. You no longer have to hear the nagging of your roommates saying it’s “too early for holiday music.” (FYI: it’s never too early)

3. Budgeting your remaining money until the holidays

You know it’s November when you start having to check your bank account on a daily hourly basis. All the money you earned over the summer has somehow magically disappeared; it’s not like you splurged on clothes, drunken Übers, or unnecessary McDonald’s runs throughout the semester. Fingers crossed that the remaining $30 in your bank account will last until Christmas, when it’ll be fully restocked again (thanks @grandma)

4. Drinking holiday flavors at Starbucks

Every Starbucks lover can’t deny that they count down the days until the fall season…aka the time of year for Pumpkin Spice and Salted Caramel Mocha. But once November 1st hits, PSL and SCM are out of the question… ’tis the season for Peppermint Mocha fraps, Chestnut Praline Latte, and White Hot Chocolate! #PetitionToMakeWinterFlavorsYearRound

5. Online window shopping to the max

There are only 54 days between November 1st and Christmas, which gives you a valid excuse to start online window shopping. You may or may not have a document where you have all the links to clothes, shoes, gadgets, and other accessories you hope to find underneath the tree. Who said wishlists are only for little kids?!