{"id":366,"date":"2019-05-23T08:41:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T13:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/?p=366"},"modified":"2021-10-20T08:49:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T13:49:01","slug":"stress-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/stress-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor\u2019s orders: Pat more dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When I was a sweet, summer child\u2014young and carefree and with\nzero stress\u2014this is how I\u2019d rank my top-five, favorite holidays:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. My birthday<\/li>
  2. The last day of school<\/li>
  3. 4th<\/sup> of July<\/li>
  4. Halloween<\/li>
  5. Christmas<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Now, since stress is a big part of my life and I don\u2019t have the\nlast day of school to look forward to, I just live for these holidays:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. 4th<\/sup> of July<\/li>
    2. Thanksgiving1<\/sup><\/li>
    3.  Christmas<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      1<\/sup>Since it\u2019s\nsocially unacceptable for adults to trick-or-treat unless they have a child or\nsomething, Thanksgiving has taken the place of Halloween on the list. (Confession:\nI held on to trick-or-treating for an embarrassingly long time.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      BUT!! As of two weeks ago, I have a new favorite\nholiday!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      STRESS RELIEF DAY <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      At the end of every semester, UML pulls out all the stops<\/a> to help students decompress and take a step back from the stress of upcoming finals and the stress from college life in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Why is it the best holiday? Two reasons…<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

      1. Baby Animal Petting Farm<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      It\u2019s not just that these baby rabbits, chicks, pigs, sheep and goats are fluffy and cute as heck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Well, actually, that\u2019s a huge part of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      But also, studies show that interacting with animals helps reduce stress, anxiety and loneliness in people. Looking at photos of baby animals also helps. So, whatever you\u2019re stressing out about today, I hope looking at these little babies helps you. Get ready for cuteness overload. These fluffy fellas were on campus just a few days ago:<\/p>\n\n\n\n