It's what we've all been dreading, FINALS. That one word that makes me want to stick my head in the ground and take it out once it's all over. Definately the nightmare that is reality.
Well today I was reading the school newspaper and there was a little section about what to do to relieve stress during finals week. Let me say, it gave me quite the chuckle. It was basically saying "During finals do everything you possibly can instead of study" What a lame newspaper article. Nonetheless it sparked this entry today and I decided to give it a whirl at this "relieving stress" list of activities and make my own. So here it goes.
What to do to relieve stress during finals week:
-Take a walk with your pet, clear your head. Just keep walking until your head is cleared, even if it takes hours, it will make you feel better. And if you find yourself walking until the sun sets go to your friend's house nearest to where you are.
-That brings me to my next point. Go to your friend's house and ask them to stay! Oh what fun, you can make cookies, stay up all night talking, listen to music and just relax with that friend. Maybe a few margarittas and cocktails will help you relax.
-In fact why not have a few shots to ease the tension and a few beers. And while you're at it smoke a little for the true relaxation effect. It definately will get your mind off those finals. Don't stay up too late since you need to study tomorrow. If you take my advice to heart, you'll pass out by midnight anyway.
-The next day wake up and walk your pet home. You need to relax a little more after your big night, and to get your mind off that awful headache you have, go to lunch with a friend, after all you do need brain food.
-When you get home you need to rest up a little before you begin to study. So take a little nap to relax so you can be fresh for finals studying.
-When you get up you will probably smell from all those walks you took yesterday and today so you should hop in the shower. It will rinse away that bad oder and get you fresh and ready for the official studying.
-Take out your notes, and begin to look over them. Don't get too flustered, if you are feeling overwhelmed go talk to your roommates, they might help you relax.
-But oh no! You might be getting hungry again. So have a little snack. And you haven't talked to most of your friends, so sign online, call some of them, and don't forget to call your family to tell them the studying is going well.
-Before you being the process of studying again, you might want to write to get your mind off of everything. Write in your journal, and your blog and check other blogs.
-You should be feeling good to study now, but it's no good to study in a messy room, is creates distraction. So clean your room and while you're at it, you should do some laundry because you don't want to have dirty clothes stinking up your closet.
-Look over some notes again. But don't hurt yourself. If you want watch a movie, that should clear your head. Take some time to think about other things besides school, stress is not good if you want to live a long and healthy life.
-It should be dark out by now and you are probably be getting tried again. It's completely useless to study if you are tired and not retaining any information. It would be a lost cause. So eat some dinner and go to bed, studying can wait for tomorrow, you need your rest.
And that's what it was like. Dumb newspaper. It wasn't that extreme, but you see my point. It sounds like something I would do. Except walking my pet to a friend's house and smoking and drinking and whatnot, even for me that type of procrastination is the worst kind and I haven't gotten that bad. Thank the Lord for that. Especially walking my pet, ha! Walking ha! Exercise ha! Just joshing your taters. When finals are over I plan to be a machine.
Well that is all I really had to say. Just make fun of the newspaper was the only thing on my agenda. I am going to go read and look over notes like a good student who can handle the work load. Damn straight.
Ok maybe I have trouble handling the work load but at least I am making an effot. I am trying here people!
Well I might be back before hell week, for some more tips about other things of importance. Until then I'm putting it into studylikeIdon'treallyknowhowbutIamgoingtotrymybestanyway mode.
Bombs away...
Oh, I almost forgot, countdown:
Days until the weekend: 3
Days until finals are over: 8
Days until it's time to celebrate: 8
Days until I get to head home: 9
Days until winter solstice: 14!!! (Ok I'm not really excited, I am already sick of the snow)
Days until CHRISTMAS!: 18
