Real, Not Ideal

If I take a good, long look at June, I’ve done pretty much everything in one month.  I’ve been to a wedding, finished my placement, got my degree, been out with friends in two different countries, moved out of TWO places (I helped my sister with hers), toured with my parents, moved back to Canada, and spent an entire day in a pool. I’ve lived a whole lifetime this month.  Of course, there have been some highlights. 1.        Finishing Placement Of course I put this on my favourites list this month! As I said in my last post , it was a hard year.  The feeling of walking out of that school was the most uplifting feeling. I got to say my goodbyes, received some lovely cards, and my mentor was kind enough to get some gifts to set me up in my new classroom.  On the last day of uni, we got cake and prosecco (my tutor kept filling my glass up – with no argument from me) and celebrated in the evening.  I a...

Hello hello, friends! I can’t believe how long it has been since I’ve done one of these posts. Reading over the one from last year , it’s hard to believe that graduation wasn’t that long ago. Now, here I am at the end of my full-time education career. I now get to enter an actual career! This year has simultaneously been the longest and quickest year of my life. The days were long, but the weeks were short. Naturally, that came with some learning. 1.        No roommate is perfect, and it’s not always their fault. Living with people is hard. Everyone has grown up valuing different things as part of a household. It can be really hard to bridge everyone’s expectations. As a result, people start judging others for their ways of living. I think the important thing to keep in mind that no one is perfect, and you also have flaws that the others will pick apart. I, for example, am loud and I sometimes forget to wash my dishes o...