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 or pick up my laundry from the drying
room. I’m sure there are a million other things that people didn’t like about
living with me. But I recognize that.
They’re not perfect, and
neither am I.
3. I care way too much about what people think,
and it deeply affects my life.
This revelation struck me
so hard that I was “off” for a solid four days.
In a situation I knew was
a misunderstanding on someone else’s part, I couldn’t get over the fact that
they still didn’t like me.
It’s an issue I need to
get over, and if you have any tips, PLEASE leave me a comment or email me (daniella.realnotideal@gmail.com)
4. Lean on the people around
you. If they love you, you are NOT a burden.
This PGCE year was really
difficult. I wish I had leaned on people a little more.
I had Matt and my family,
but I wish I had reached out to my coursemates. They all knew what I was going
through because they were going through the same thing.
I think everyone has
trouble reaching out because they think they are a burden on other people.
Well, you couldn’t be more incorrect.
My friends have always
made time for me, and I should have recognized that way sooner.
5. Always take the high road.
You will feel better.
In high stress situation,
it is so easy to start finger pointing and sinking to petty things. It’s not
worth it. Everyone will just end up feeling like dirt.
Leave a mark you’re proud
of. Even if things haven’t gone quite right, always leave people with an
impression that shows that you are a good person.
Be proud of the way you
have fought your fight. At the end of the day, they’ll forget what you’ve said,
but you still need to live with the damage you’ve done.
6. Find the thing you need at
the end of a day.
I realized that the most
important thing to me at the end of a day is to talk about it.
My roommate and I had this
amazing arrangement where we didn’t have a conventional conversation. I would
lie on her bed, and we would both talk about our days. We would never respond
to what the other was saying. We would just move on with our next anecdote.
It sounds odd, but it
worked so well for me. It felt so good to get out all the bad and all the good.
She, and those conversations, is what kept me sane this year.
7. I am doing exactly what I’m
supposed to be doing.
Out of everything that has
happened this year, this is what I am the proudest of.
For me, teaching was the easy part. I knew I
could always stand up in front of a classroom and be completely myself despite
any personal issues.
I think that’s a sign that I’m on the right
path.
This year has seen some interesting times. Everyone
has said that the PGCE year is the hardest.
I can’t help but look forward to my next
year. However, I’m not going to wish this time away. This is my last summer of
freedom, and I’m going to take advantage of all the time I have.
More on that later.
What have you learned this year? Have you
had any of the same experiences?
-Daniella
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