Relaxed

This week has been fairly uneventful to be honest. I'm not quite sure what to write about, but I feel I should continue the religious weekly entry of blog posts.

One thing I can say is that for the first time in months I feel completely relaxed. All of the anxiety I had about one thing or another has gone. I know the reasons for this - all of which will be announced in due course (well, hopefully) - but in any case I'm so pleased that I'm getting back to a less stressed version of Maria.

The lectures this week were also not so bad for once. Alright,  in developmental I had a lecture about Sesame Street (don't ask) and my lecture in clinical psychology literally ended with a prayer, but otherwise this week it was bearable. As bearable as six hours of lectures in a single day can be, at least. By some miracle, the course I absolutely hate actually had a decent lecture on aphasia (a language disorder resulting from focal brain damage for those of you who don't study psychology and haven't been told by me). Watching the videos in that lecture has strengthened my resolve to continue in clinical neuroscience and find some way of treating neurological injury. Ambitious, yes, but you have to have something to work towards!

I say that this week has been uneventful, but thinking about it, I've finally heard back about the journal article I wrote! Luckily, it should be published in the next edition of the British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, so within the next month or so. I'm hugely proud of this achievement - I'm still an undergraduate, but I'm the lead author of a peer-reviewed journal article! It's incredibly nerdy, but it means a lot to me.

Aside from this, the rest of the week has been the usual. I had my French class on Tuesday (I still absolutely adore these lessons), I sat in the lab for a couple of days and I've been wrapped in a blanket hugging a hot water bottle the rest of the time. Things seem to be picking up for my final year project, with the prospect of starting another study soon. Overall, I think it's been a good week, and things are finally going my way. Long may it continue!