So you have four exams, two papers, a Blackboard quiz and a presentation, all during the same week. But do you know the best way to avoid these problems? I do. It's preparing for Christmas. I know, I know. "Thanksgiving hasn't even passed yet!" or "Don't be that person!" you yell at me from your Grinch layer. Well, let me tell you something: I can't feel your negativity from behind the scent of my Douglas Fir candle.

As we all know, procrastinating is already an art form, but incorporating Christmas into your procrastination routine is a whole new snowball game. There are so many new ways to evade your responsibilities, like watching cheesy Hallmark movies, baking festive pastries, and decorating your extremely somber residence. But you have to be careful with the ways in which you use these new super powers, because with great power comes great responsibility, and even though you claim that you don't care about school, you kind of do, and you can't let your cookie baking, canvas painting, and movie watching make you fail a class (or several of them).

To avoid having to drop out, you need a magically, magnificent Christmas themed procrastination plan.

1. Procrasti-baking.

This is my go to avoid-all-responsibilities tactic. What would make you happier than Santa-shaped cookies while (not) writing a paper that is 25 percent of your grade?

2. Procrasti-gazing (at the TV).

Hallmark Christmas movies are very close to the center of the Christmas celebration at my house, but they seem just a little bit better when they are keeping you from studying for an exam.

3. Procrasti-decorating.

My absolute favorite of the Christmas procrastination tools is decorating. Whether you are stringing up lights, making ornaments, or painting pictures of snowmen (so you can at least pretend that it will get that cold in Columbia), you can't go wrong with pushing off your obligations with this tactic. It's all about pepping up your dreary apartment, so you can pretend that you aren't drowning in homework.

With these tools, your end of the semester might not be that horrible, and you may actually survive your finals.