Step 1: Relax and Refocus

You need to take AT LEAST a week off after graduation. Take that time to sleep late into the afternoon with your cat, celebrate with friends and family at an open house, watch hours upon hours of television shows that you missed during the school year, drive 3 hours to Kings Island with your friend only to turn right around when you realize that it's still closed during the week, sleep some more, drink, go to a casino, eat some decent food.

Take that time to answer the one question that almost everyone will ask you: What are you going to do now that you're done with school? Take that time to realize that whenever you answer that question, you're really just bullshitting. Sure, we've all got plans; dreams that we're reaching for. But no one really knows what they want to do, even if they think they do.

"I'm going on to grad school." "I'm going to get a job." "A part time job." "Maybe I'll take a year off." "Travel?" "I'm definitely going to work on my writing." "I'll start up a blog!" "My blog's going to be about surviving life after college. That's original!" (100 Inspirational Blogs for Life After College).

No matter what anyone says, it's alright not to know exactly what your future looks like the second that diploma's in your hand. That's why it's so important to take a break and give your brain a chance to relax before you hit it with the tough life questions.

So, my not-tough-life-question to you: If you had one week off where you could do whatever you wanted, what would it be?
My challenge for you: Regardless of if you'vejust graduated, your on summer vacation, or you've got a break coming your way at work, go spend one week however you want.