Our favorite waffle- munching, mini-horse lovin' lady is known throughout Pawnee (and our hearts) as The Incredibly Driven Woman. We admire her, we respect her, we want to be like her. Her passion for making a difference makes us think about how we can achieve our dreams. Hell hath no fury like Leslie on a mission.

However, our beautiful blonde is relatable. We see her across the seasons mess up, get mad, and just generally remind us we don't have to have it all together. Here is a tribute to Leslie as she leads us through the Mid Semester Avalanche:

1. Sometimes it's okay to eat away your problems.

I think we've all wanted to know a brownie that good. Suddenly, it seems totally reasonable in your mid semester library craze to order a bunch of insomnia cookies.

2. Sleep is a rare and precious commodity.

I could write a dissertation on the correlation between how much work you have to do and how good your bed feels.

3. Your friends are precious and must be reminded so.

Let's be honest- you would not have made it as far as you have without your friends helping you make flashcards, study, create mnemonics, and eat those insomnia cookies (She's the one that forced you to make the call).

4. Eating healthy is a no.

You might have ate healthy at the beginning of the semester, but now your meal plan/budget has run out. It's junk food time.

5. When your group members refuse to do their work.

Really, y'all? You're gonna choose now to skip out on me?

6. The lack of sleep catches up with you.

This is no joke. You go through the stages of sleep deprivation: coffee, chocolate, denial, every-thing-is-funny, and crash. Sleeping in public is no longer a joke.

7. All the procrastination.

Undergrad laws are thus: the more work you have, the more Netflix is on.

8. You always wonder when you'll use this again.

Okay, so I want to be a doctor. How important is this anatomy class really?

9. You long for the days when you didn't think about finding "Your Seat" in the library.

Ah the good ol' days when you had days that weren't filled with cramming and having the library coffee student employees know you by name.

10. Caffeine keeps you moving... a little too much

Never mind the inevitable crash that occurs a few moments later.

11. You don't care if you cry in the library anymore

Freshman year you would so judge you right now. Now you see others crying in the library and feel a strange kinship.

12. You procrastinate on your work... by doing other work.

Suddenly everything is organized, your dishes are done, your fish is fed...but your project that's due at 11:59 tonight still has work to be done

However, every true Knope woman knows what comes after everything's been said and done:

Hang in there.