The side effects of revising that your university did not warn you about

I am in the midst of my final year exams; one down and one to go. Although I have done a minimal amount of work, and my exam is on Thursday, I am filled with an overwhelming sense of calm. Perhaps it is a lack of care, or maybe reality has just not hit in yet? However, although not having done much work, I have spent many hours in front of my computer, procrastinating more than I knew was humanely possible..

Things I did to avoid revision this week:

 - Made a 'revision bootcamp' poster for the living room

 - Learnt about raisins and sultanas (I did not previously realise that sultanas are made from a specific grape - the sultana grape, of course)

 - Looked for a recipe that I could cook for my boyfriend's birthday

 - Applied for a few jobs (that I will never get if I don't do some revision and pass my degree)

 - Cleaned my house...and my friend's house

 - Tidied my room

 - Watched the entire series of Junior Masterchef (see bbc iplayer)

 - Organised a post-exam night out

 

It is amazing how even cleaning can become fun when you are trying to avoid revision. The satisfaction of washing the dirt of a surface definitely beats flicking aimlessly through a text book hoping the words will leap off the page and form a permanent memory in your mind.

Universities do not warn students of what revision can do to you. That being cooped up in your room staring at notes all day will make you go slowly insane and crave the taste of alcohol like an alcoholic gone cold turkey. The prospect of drinking, going out, wearing makeup even, becomes a foreign one, and now I can add one more procrastination to my list - writing in my blog for the first time in months.