Even though she’s usually right, Kesha was wrong this time. Tik-tok on the clock and the party does stop.

Summer is winding down, and there’s barely a month left until uni starts back up again. We hate being the bearers of bad news, but it’s our responsibility at Uni Junkee to remind people that uni does, in fact, exist.

With that in mind, here’s how you should enjoy your last gasps of summer freedom.

#1 Don’t Waste Time Complaining About How Little Time You Have Left

Seriously, what are you doing? Stop. Right. Now. You haven’t got the time to be doing this. Wasting time by complaining about a lack of time is masochistic, so cut it out. You’re not getting those 15 seconds back. You could have spent that time busting out a new move on your yo-yo, or matching with someone on Tinder, or complaining about the weather.

#2 Set Aside One Day For Admin

There’s an idea called Parkinson’s Law, which says that the time it takes to complete a task is dependent on how long you give yourself to complete it.

That means that instead of dragging out the process of getting ready for uni and spending all of February procrastinating over buying a few textbooks, make a plan to knock it all out in one day – and you will.

#3 Don’t Keep Posting Photos From Your Overseas Trip

This one’s more for those of us who didn’t go to Europe, and never really cared that you went in the first place. Too many social media posts are a bit like clothing for pets: pointless.

#4 Relish Being Bored

There are two kinds of boredom: the first is when you’re doing mind-numbing work that you don’t want to do, and the second is having nothing to do. If you’ve reached the tail-end of summer, you’re probably pretty bored by now (hopefully with the second type). The key is to enjoy that feeling.

Once the semester kicks off, it’ll be a slow descent into madness, punctuated by excess eating and drinking. You’ll get busy and there won’t be breaks. So just cherish the fact that you have too much time on your hands right now!

#5 See As Many Friends As You Can

If you’ve been slack on seeing friends so far this summer, cut it out. Literally the best part about summer is consolidating the friendships you made that year at uni, and even making some new friends.

For those heading to uni for the first time in a month, having a last hoorah with your best friends from high school before you all go out into the big, sexy, HECSy world will be worth it.

By seeing all of those friends, it will also get you in a social mood for going into uni. I cannot overstate the importance of that. Being in hermit-mode all summer, then having to come back to uni is tough. It’s better to be reminded how to talk to humans before uni starts up again, not after.

#6 Stop Trying To Be Your “Best Self” And Pack In As Much Fun As Possible

Getting into an exercise routine? Dipping your toes in yoga or meditation? Securing a summer internship? All of that is beginning-of-summer shit. It’s too late to self-improve this time around, sorry.

Luckily, it isn’t too late for a no holds-barred, high-octane, could-have-been-directed-by-Michael-Bay-it’s-so-explosive bender for the next few weeks. I’m talking beverages, I’m talking smooching randoms, I’m talking staying out past your bedtime.

The potential is endless – until the end of Feburary.

(Lead image: Broad City/Comedy Central)