Study Camp

Ok, so while talking to my parents last night - I mentioned my really wanting to go home. I also told them that I wanted to wait it out a week and see how I felt after that. Maybe, I just have to get into the groove - sort of like summer camp. When I was younger and I went away for camp - I hated it the first week or so. I wrote home and told them how much I missed them and wanted to be home. We'll when they came to pick me up, let's just say I was crying because I didn't want to leave. Now, I'm not implying that I will be begging for more studying by the end of this - I think not. But I have decided to try and be more optimistic. And I have decided that studying for the boards is like camp.
Why you ask?
Well,
1. I have a wake up call - Reveille, if you will (5 am)

2. Bedtime (10pm) (except tonight since it's Friday - I stayed up a little later & I get to sleep in tomorrow - a little)

3. Comfy clothes - no one cares what you look like at camp. And while studying for the Boards - it doesn't matter either. The rest of society may not agree, but my fellow med students understand. My personal goal is to not wear jeans for a month - sweat pants, gym shorts, maybe an occasional skirt, but only if it's comfortable.

4. I don't have to do my hair. Hop out of the shower --> into a pony tail. I'm sort of excited to see how long my hair is after all of this - assuming it doesn't fall out from the stress.

5. Schedule, schedule, schedule - everyday is accounted for. Breaks, work out, etc - just like at camp.

6. My own little world. Camp is it's own separate reality. Trust me the library and the medical school campus are their own separate reality.

So there you go - I've got a month of study camp!


<-- my study buddy
He sits at my desk and keeps me company :)