The Melancholic Med Student

Welcome to the home of a melancholic med student. Please do not disturb the various printouts scattered about and enjoy your stay!

[themelancholicmedstudent]

It’s probably about time I introduced myself so here I am!

Academic Info

fourth year university student

in a 7 year medical program (2 prep years, 2 pre-clinical years, 2 clinical years + 1 year internship (for certification))

Currently in my endocrine & mental health block <3

Personal Info

Arab

bilingual (English, Arabic)

a bit of a clean-freak

obsessed with cats

really like soft things

will neither confirm nor deny my caffeine addiction (>->) 

interested in learning sign language (and getting certified)

a Slytherin through and through

Hobbies

Gaming (visual novels, rpgs)

Reading (dystopian, post-apocalyptic, coming-of-age, fantasy, historical fiction)

Drawing

Anime & Manga (bittersweet stuff with no solid ending like Wolf Children, March Comes in Like a Lion, etc.)

Cartoons 

Feel free to shoot me a message if you ever want to chat!

[learnelle]

It’s just me and many cups of tea against this new semester lol ♡

[somisi]

[wecandoit]

19.04.24

I quite like this setup of bujo but this book is about to run out of pages and I accidentally ordered a very mini new one online so idk if this is practical

📖: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

[somisi]

[thezenangel]

cozy studies

[study-coffee-chicago]

Need all of this, this weekend 🤓

[toomuch-nonsens]

17/12/23

Studying for an exam tomorrow. Let’s see how it goes.

[juliaxyn]

You learn something new every day, but it is never too late to learn. Learning is fun.

[iephos]

03.01.2024

It’s summery, me and a friend went for a swim in the morning. The crepe myrtle is in flower and I couldn’t help but pick some from an unsuspecting nature strip (sorry not sorry)! I managed to start relearning some physics today and reviewed some chemistry. I’m very tired and not concentrating well though. My fresh bed linen and newly unpacked books beckon me.

[themelancholicmedstudent]

Jan. 13th, 2024

Good evening!

I’ve had the last week off and will be continuing classes tomorrow. It’s been nice to have an extended period of time off usually our breaks are either really short (3 day weekend) or right before an exam so they just devolve into self study days. I feel mostly refreshed. Today and yesterday I focused on cleaning up and washing all my dirty laundry, so I could go back into the block with fresh surroundings.

Today’s Activities:

+ Studied for 131 min

+ Washed my bed sheets, blankets, & duvets

+ Remade my bed

+ Vacuumed my room

+ Temporarily repaired 2 of the water damaged tables I’ve been meaning to get to for ages (I have a plan for them but I’m going to do it over the summer break)

+ Made breakfast, lunch, & dinner + made a lunch to take on campus

+ Swam 1 hour

+ Put away laundry

+ Cleaned the litter boxes

Thanks for reading <3

[themelancholicmedstudent]

Dec. 8th, 2023

Dec. 8th, 2023

Good evening! Finally back on my studyblr, 2 weeks later than expected,. I didn’t expect to be so busy the last 2 weeks but I had a lot of extracurriculars + my swim classes stuffed in my schedule. I have a consistent issue of signing up for too many things at the same time and being spread thin. Luckily, I have nothing aside from swimming & my low-commitment track & basketball practice (don’t have to come if I’m busy or just not feeling up to it). I do have an intro to taekwondo later this week that I’m excited for. It’s only one intro class, so no need for any long-term planning to fit it in w/ my other sports.

Today I spent most of the day cleaning & doing laundry but managed to get some studying & summary making in at night. I did one session at home & second session out w/ a friend at a cafe. There’s a new season of Hilda out, and I LOVE that show and ended up watching a few episodes today. It’s such a light-hearted series.

Today’s Productive Activities:

+ Studies & summarized 2 lectures

+ Focused for 145 minutes

+ Made a study plan for my finals in 2 weeks

+ Washed my bedding

+ Washed my laundry

+ Vacuumed rug & sent to cleaners

+ Vacuumed room

+ Cleaned up an accident by my cat (bless his lil messy soul)

+ Finally got rid of the plant I was deluding myself into thinking wasn’t dead yet (she’d 100% passed ages ago)

+ Took out the trash

Thanks for reading <3

[themelancholicmedstudent]

Nov. 16th, 2023 Entry

Nov. 16th, 2023

I prefer to head to campus early and revise there on exam days as opposed to revising at home then arriving before the exam. I grabbed a big iced coffee & a yummy croissant from a cafe on the way, then took up one of the study rooms for a few hours to revise. One of my friends ended up joining me at one point, so honestly not much revising was done. We had a lot of fun though, and we were both pretty ready for the exam either way. I feel like the exam went well and am gonna enjoy my week off. Worrying about a mark that won’t be out for at least 2 weeks is pointless.

After the exam the friend I studied with & I went shopping for a bit (I needed new jeans) before parting ways. By then, it was around 5 PM & the evening city traffic was the worst. I was stuck in traffic for ages & the sky had turned a dark gray & it was thundering, which made me tempted to stop somewhere until the rain & traffic eased up. Luckily, I eventually made it home & had some spaghetti with my family. I spent the evening w/ a nice large hot cocoa & rewatched some Hunter x Hunter.

Since I’m on winter break until 25th, I won’t be posting much. I’ll probably do I wrap up post at the end of the break.

Today’s Productive Achievements:

+ Revised for my exam

+ Took my exam

+ Did some shopping

Thank you for reading <3

[themelancholicmedstudent]

Nov. 15th, 2023 Entry

Nov. 15th, 2023

Only had a meeting on campus today, so I went in for that then headed home. I wanted to grab groceries on the way back but the parking lot was full and there was no where nearby to park. I really wanted to have roasted carrots & chicken thighs today, but unfortunately because I couldn’t get any groceries I don’t have all the ingredients. My exams tomorrow afternoon, so this is the final full day of studying (I will be revising before the exam). I can’t wait to finish this exam because I have a whole week off with nothing to study for after which rarely ever happens w/ our schedule (usually we would have an exam immediately after the break).

Today’s Productive Achievements:

+ Completed 3 lectures

+ Completed all the remaining practice questions files

+ Focused for a little over 4 1/2 hours

+ Cleaned the litter boxes

+ Made a healthy dinner

+ Went to my meeting

Thank you for reading <3

[themelancholicmedstudent]

Nov. 14th, 2023

Nov. 14th, 2023

I had to be up early for my dental appointment. They usually have you waiting for ages in the waiting room (even if you’re the first appointment of the day & come 30 min early as they request), so I did some practice questions while waiting. I made sure to request a medical note this time (I didn’t know how last appointment), so now I don’t have to worry too much about today’s absence because it will be excused. I took it easy for a few hours after my appointment becauseI always get in a weird mood post-dental work (especially if they use anesthetic & the x-ray equipment which is really painful for me). I spent some time chatting with my mom then did some more practice questions (they’re good for slowly building up my drive to study). I got through most of my remaining lectures for the exam & can easily finish the rest the next day with the remaining practice question files.

Today’s Productive Activities:

+ Completed 3 pathology lectures

+ Completed clinical practice questions

+ Focused for almost 4 hours

+ Attended dental appointment, booked upcoming appointment, requested a medical note (missed a lecture for this appointment), sent my medical excuse to my student affairs officer

+ Made a heathy breakfast

Thank you for reading <3

[themelancholicmedstudent]

Nov. 13th, 2023

Nov. 13th, 2023

I ended up just skipping all of my lectures today. My exams on Thursday, so I’m focusing what little energy I have this week on studying. Today’s main goal was trying to finish the last 3 anatomy lectures included in the exam. I’ve got a dental appointment tomorrow, so I’ll be missing my lectures then too (they’re all lectures coming in the exam that I self-studied, so it’s fine + while my attendance this block isn’t the best, I can miss these lectures as long as I don’t skip too much in the next half of the block). I’ve started using a new study source for anatomy this block and it feels like such a massive difference, but I won’t know if it was actually effective until post-exam.

Today’s Productive Achievements:

+ Completed 3 anatomy lectures

+ Completed physiology practice questions

+ Focused for over 3 hours

+ Washed a load of laundry

+ Edited & printed my meeting notes

Thank you for reading <3

[themelancholicmedstudent]

Nov. 12th, 2023 Entry

Nov. 12, 2023

I skipped half of my classes today, so that I would have enough energy to study when I got home. I don’t understand why they would overfill our class schedule the week of an exam. Tomorrow’s schedule is worse because there’s a 3 hour break midday & I can’t focus enough to study on campus. I’ll probably stay home & study in the morning and only attend the afternoon lectures. I’m ngl I’m feeling a little burnt out but luckily there’s a week off after the exam, so I just need to hold out a few more days. Surprisingly, I’m not too sore after yesterday’s endurance training. Just 10 more lectures to get through before the exam!

Today’s Productive Achievements:

+ Completed 2 histology lectures

+ Completed 1 anatomy lecture

+ Completed 4 microbiology lectures

+ Completed 1 gastroenterology lecture

+ Completed my notes for an upcoming meeting

+ Completed the histology practice file

+ Completed the anatomy practice file

+ Focused for a little over 3 1/2 hours today

+ Focused for today

+ Made a healthy lunch

Thank you for reading <3

[themelancholicmedstudent]

Nov. 11th. 2023 Entry

Nov. 11th, 2023

I felt more energetic this morning which was great, but my digestions was a little rough due to my snacking the day before. I made myself some delicious soup and it really helped. My trainer made me do a km of endurance training which was intense (I just recently started learning for to swim properly). I was very sleepy for most of the day and ended up taking a few naps. Luckily, I still managed to get through a few lectures between the naps.

Today’s Productive Achievements:

+ Completed 4 gastroenterology lectures

+ Completes week three’s practice questions

+ Focused for 2 hours

+ Made a healthy lunch/dinner

+ Did a load of laundry

+ Went to swim practice

+ Deep cleaned the cat litter boxes

+ Picked up groceries

Thank you for reading <3