Tuesday, 18 January 2011

I though the radio was talking to me...

Exam was pretty awful yesterday. There were too many gaps in my knowledge and if it hadn't been for the questions on ethics and behaviours I'm not sure I could have answered much. Anatomy bits were better than last time though.

When I got back to my flat I put the radio on and the Smith's "Heaven knows I'm miserable now" was playing, which was how I was feeling. Then, not long after that a version of the White Stripes "I just don't know what to do with myself" and I didn't get a whole lot done yesterday. Did start some anatomy which I need to plod on with today. Went to Pilates again which was still fab, although I've got a bit of a stiff neck this morning. I think that means I was probably doing the exercise wrong as I'm not meant to be working out the muscles of my neck!

Saturday, 15 January 2011

Actually going to blog again

Hey, maybe I'm just avoiding doing anymore revision at this time of night but I thought I'd write something on here. I really don't want to be an infectious disease doctor or a haematologist. It's just so complicated and has lots of very tiny details and not enough clinical content. I want to be an obstetrician and/or gynaecologist. That is what has got me through pelvic anatomy and hopefully turned me from an anatomy dunce to (hopefully!) middle of the class somewhere.

Exams start on Monday. I'm not too worried which probably isn't a good thing. I think I may be in denial that they're happening at all. Done a fair bit of work but still got some sizable gaps in my knowledge. I want to spend tomorrow reviewing everything I've done so far and not getting to caught up about what I haven't done- well that's the plan anyway.

It's quite therapeutic to get write on here. I know that next term is going to be quite stressful so anything I can do to stay calm is a bonus. i guess my whole career is going to be a pretty stressful one so i should start early with the calming techniques! I went to Pilates last Monday and i absolutely loved it, definitely going again on Monday after the DIPSE. I also went to choir practice before Christmas and hoping to fit that in again. Singing is good for stress and mental health in general- I've had Annie Lennox on this evening and "feels like walking broken on glass" is a surprisingly accurate description of how it feels to cram rather dull virology into my head.