Week four means midterms. This week was a long, carried out Anatomy midterm that consisted of three separate parts starting on Monday and ending on Friday. By the time Thursday night rolled around I was mentally exhausted and studying was proving to be a mission and a half. It all started out well, I was curled up in a ball on the couch and being productive until one of my roommates brought up ice cream. I needed it and could no longer focus on anything but how badly I wanted ice cream and french fries. I called my boyfriend and we went to McDonald’s and got ice cream, french fries, and breakfast. It was everything I thought I needed, but then once we got back, I still couldn’t focus on studying. I was checked out for the night. I then made a study plan that involved avoiding studying last night and waking up at 5am this morning to cover the rest of the material before the test.
I think I was so easily thrown off my studies because for the past week and a half that is all I’ve been doing and my social life was pretty much reduced to nothing. I knew I would get a few days break before I needed to crack down for my Physiology midterm next Thursday and I couldn’t wait. It was so easy to just hang out and watch movies with my boyfriend and roommates that I couldn’t resist. It could have also been the fact that I was extremely over my routine of constantly studying the same subject. While I do find anatomy to be fascinating, I was mentally exhausted and willing to be distracted by anything so I could have a break. While this distraction did turn into a nice relaxing night, waking up this morning took a lot of willpower, and today has been a long one.
“ice cream, french fries, and breakfast.” Priorities in order!