ok...time to really ramble

Ok so, basically...life kinda sucks right now. I've kind of decided that college is not for me....ok that's an exaggeration...macroeconomics is not for me. i feel like no matter how many times i read the material, or how many hours i study for it, the information just will not click. i feel like i could do better if i could get more help with it, but i don't have time to get help. my other classes are overwhelming too. i'm doing fine in those classes...i think, but i can't really balance out how much i study each new chapter. some chapters are harder than others in my different classes so i have to spend more time studying those harder chapters. however, that in turn makes it more likely that i won't completely understand the material in the chapters of my other classes because i spend more time on trying to understanding the harder material. and at the same time i don't completely understand the harder material because, well... its HARDER. so again, life sucks right now. and its mostly school that is making it suck. at the same time there's money issues, no time for working out or playing hurling, no girlfriend or even time to be interested in someone (but i guess thats ok because i dont have the money for one...because dates can get expensive, and so can relationships altogether), i don't get enough sleep because of my study habits that don't seem to help much anyways, and i don't have time to go to church which makes me feel bad, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...

I used to never get stressed out about school and life in general (except for a certain breakup...which was a waste of time to be stressed about), but now i think i finally am genuinely stressed out.

OK...now it's time to figure out ways to overcome all this...
1. I need to just read read read the material, no matter how much i don't understand it because eventually i will.
2. i need to go to church more. reinforcing the fact that i know with God's help i can get through anything, it will lessen the stress level and help me to not take life so seriously because the ultimate reward is getting to Heaven, not receiving an A in a class or even a college degree.
3. i need to talk to my family more. i do already but i should call them more than once a week. talking to them reminds me that i have loved ones cheering me on to succeed in my college career.
4. i need to workout or play hurling whenever i can. i need to release those endorphins so i can just feel good about myself, therefore increasing my confidence with my study habits and my overall performance in my classes.
5. i need to write out my feelings more. which obviously is just what i'm doing right now. i don't ever do stuff like this, but it seems to already be helping.
6. i need to balance work and play better. i need to set goals like reading a chapter, making sure i understand the material, or somewhat understand it, and then play guitar or just hangout with my roommates, or watch tv or just relax.
7. i need to keep my room clean and organized. being in a clean environment will improve my studying and confidence in my studies.
8. i need to go take a shower and get ready to go to my macro CL, perhaps play some hurling afterwards, and go to Mass at 9:00. then come back and read for my accounting class.
9. i just realized i need to write down my goals or agenda instead of just think of them because actually seeing them on paper increases the chance that i'll actually follow through with them.
10. ok i really do need to go now.

in conclusion, i just need to keep in mind that it's not the end of the world if i get a D in my macroecon class. its just a class. i'm sure there are hundreds of other people in my class who are doing poorly and i'm sure they'll still have successful lives. and i will too.

numero uno

my first blog....the end.

just kidding. my friend lyndsey said i should make one of these, so i did. at first i didn't know if i wanted to because i didn't think i would have much to say. the thing is though....i don't need to have anything to say. i suppose i could just talk about how my day went or discuss any other shenanigans i may have gotten myself into. i guess i should start off first talking about my blog name. it's quite self-explanatory really. "hoosier" - i was born and raised in indiana and i love this state more than any other place in the world. "head thinkings" - just a silly, useless way of saying 'thoughts'. yeah so i guess that's all i have to say for now...

oh wait, except for tonight at 11:30 i'm supposed to be going to some haunted cemetery in morgan-monroe state park. there's supposedly some weird stuff that goes on there so my roommates and i are going to check it out. in my next blog i'll let ya'll know if i encountered anything...ghosts... scary hooded figures...or perhaps a witch's brew. if you want to look up anything about it, type "stepp cemetery" into google. there's lots of stuff about it.

hmm i suppose now i need some type of signout phrase...like, 'thats all folks' or 'you stay classy san diego'. obviously those two are taken already. maybe i'll just end with some sweet elipses....