So, for me it's week 6 which means essays and my dissertation are piling up and procrastination is in full swing. Never before have my facebook friends been so stalked, spotify playlists are go-go-go and I've styled my hair in four different ways this morning alone. I'm just trying to get that studious "look" you know....?
The halfway point marks, for me at least, a horrible time. While lesson 4 tells you how to control stress, it doesn't tell you how to get rid of it. That's because, as of yet, I haven't found a cure. If there is one, WHY OH WHY don't they give it out on the streets I ask you? If you've got a reading week, I ask you to cherish it like Simon Cowell cherishes tooth whitener. For goodness sake, use it wisely as well!
As well as stress, I know I'm not the only one who is partial to a cheeky bit of homesickness at the halfway stage. The trick is, I find, keeping yourself busy. If you actually concentrate on your essay, rather than start daydreaming about a time when life was simpler, when the skies seemed more blue, the grass more green (if you actually dream about the grass seeming more green, seek help) and food cooked itself as if by magic, the weeks will pass before you know it. And then you'll be sorry you ever wanted to be back home. What's that Mum? The dishwasher won't empty itself? Ohhhhhhhhh no.