{"id":85693,"date":"2025-04-01T08:38:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=85693"},"modified":"2025-04-01T08:38:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:38:36","slug":"fhsu-students-work-to-conquer-post-spring-break-haze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=85693","title":{"rendered":"FHSU students work to conquer post-spring break haze"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By RORY MOORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The post-spring break haze is a colloquial term for students\u2019 sluggish feelings after Spring Break. It is the mix of exhaustion, distraction and reluctance to return to a structured routine after a week of relaxing, partying, or traveling, and Fort Hays students are no strangers to that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For seniors like Kaileigh Linn, completing simple tasks is challenging upon returning to campus especially as she approaches graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI went back home to California during my Spring Break,\u201d she said. \u201cBeing back home made me realize how ready I am to be done. It\u2019s been harder opening my emails and doing my assignments, but trying to remind myself I only have a month and a half left, so I think that\u2019s been pushing me to work harder.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linn has found it difficult to focus on assignments due to her pending graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019m starting to focus on what I\u2019m going to do after I graduate,\u201d she said. \u201cMy mind is more on what jobs I have to do when I go back and my applications [I\u2019ll have to fill out] rather than focusing on what assignments and projects I need to get done. I\u2019m trying to remind myself it\u2019s all snowball, so I\u2019m trying to be present and do what I can now that\u2019s going to help me accomplish those goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior Madison Taylor has a lack of motivation after the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like Christmas Break,\u201d she said. “You don\u2019t want to do anything because you\u2019ve done nothing for a whole week. So, your body gets out of that routine that you\u2019ve formed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor spent her Spring Break at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, which made her return harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI basically sat out in the sun,\u201d she said. \u201cI did whatever I wanted. I went on hikes, and I didn\u2019t even think about school at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She overcomes those feelings by creating a structured routine and staying organized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m a list-oriented person,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cI\u2019ll make a list out of all the assignments I need to complete that week. Getting a routine helps get back into the swing of things. I can\u2019t focus until I have a clean room, so I came home, deep cleaned my room, caught up on laundry, went to the grocery store, and got all that out of the way. Then I focused on my week and what I needed to complete for that time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior Tony Leiker mistakes himself for being behind since coming back as a student worker and Graphic Design major. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt feels like I went on a trip, came back, and now I\u2019m making up a bunch of work that I missed,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s the same amount of work but it\u2019s a lot after Spring Break. I\u2019ve been drinking coffee non-stop to stay awake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike other students, distraction is not uncommon for him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m always distracted,\u201d Leiker said. \u201cSo, it\u2019s not necessarily new to me, but it definitely plays a mix into it all. I give myself time to fidget around, and after a minute or so, I try to lock in and get back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior Aimee Merrill has struggled to readjust to campus life due to extra time off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t been productive at all since we got back from break,\u201d she said. \u201cToday\u2019s the first day that I actually started doing work. I did take one day of absolutely nothing over the weekend. I didn\u2019t do laundry or hardly anything. I bed-rotted for a day, and it helped me recoup.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She advises other students to place their needs first to overcome the haze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo what you need to do for self-care,\u201d Merrill said. \u201cHalf a day, a whole day, 30 minutes, anything. Just do how you know to do your own self-care. You\u2019ll get back into it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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