I hate to keep highlighting the fact that winter break is ending, but sadly, we must come to terms with this fact eventually. There are, of course, plenty of perks to going back to school: seeing our friends, going back in Philly, and being able to go to parties at bars rather than carpeted basements that smell like beer and fertilizer (for those of us stuck in suburbia, at least).

Then again, there are some wonderful benefits to being at home – benefits that everyone must take advantage of ASAP. Here are a few of the things you can’t really do once you’re back at school.

1.) Sleep Late
Sure, if you don’t have an early class you’re free to sleep-in as late as you want. But at home, when most days are completely commitment free, every day is Be a Huge Bum Day.

2.) Have Mommy Do Your Laundry
In keeping with the slothful/lazy trend that seems to be arising here, laundry can be a slight pain in the ass at school. So even if your mom pulls the “if you’re old enough to vote you’re old enough to do your own laundry” card, hopefully you have easier access to a machine than you would in the Quad.

3.) Drive Your Car
One of my favorite pastimes is cruising around town in my car (which is not a Porsche, as I make it out to be – it’s a bulky Subaru that many have deemed a “lesbian car,” but I love it nonetheless). I tear up every time I return to Philly and have to leave her behind.

4.) Nap
If you’re sleeping late anyway, you might as well forget about that whole being-a-functioning-person and just nap the afternoon away, too.