This time last week I earmarked today as being the starting point for exam preparation. This time this week I can report to you that no such start has been made. Nevertheless, it has been a very productive day and I feel a lot more set for making that start than I did after the week that I've just had. Safe to say that I got something out of my system.
So last week, in case you didn't know, it was my 21st birthday. I think I mentioned in my last post that I wasn't quite sure what the big deal about a 21st was; now I know all about 21st birthdays. I won't bore you with details but let's just say that I still haven't recovered. The hangover lasted until Saturday night - I went out on Thursday by the way - and over the last couple of days I haven't been able to eat/sleep normally on account what must be a bug I've picked up in the interim. My immune system took a real hit last week and now it's time to get it right again.
So to the title that I've given tonight's post. The first bit of cleansing that I started today (and yesterday although I was at work) is of myself - trying to get my body back to how it was before I abused it. And abuse is the correct word as well because when I think about everything that I had to drink, and then the stuff that I can't remember drinking, it's no surprise that things don't feel right. I certainly had a good time on the night but I've never been hit this hard in my life by alcohol. Time to start looking after myself again.
My body will have to get itself better in its own time. There are, however, other things that I do have control over - stuff that I can cleanse on my own. Today was all about those things. Firstly it was my room. Studying in a tidy room can be hard enough but my room was the antithesis of tidy, making studying a near impossibility. My working area is now clear and ready to entertain what promises to be a very tricky couple of months.
What else do I have control over that I can make positive moves towards clearing? My head of course. Despite the fact that I feel pretty crap physically, I should be able to get my head as clear as possible before setting out on the road to the exams in May. With a clear working zone and a clear head I think that I've given myself a good place to start this week with the planning and groundwork that needs to be done before the substantive revision kicks in. I could have spent today feeling sorry for myself but nobody has got time for that. I pulled through a full shift at work yesterday against all the odds so why can't I do that for university as well?
The message is clear: no matter how much damage I've done to myself, I just have to get on with it. In (about) 5 short weeks I'll be sitting my first exam - nothing cures better than the ominous presence of an exam diet.
Thanks for reading.
Martin.
P.S. Ramblings of a Twenty-Something finally overtook Ramblings of a Teenager in terms of the number of unique views they've had. Thanks everyone for your continued support.
