- Early 2017:
- Continuing placement at SCHC: got new buddies (the health promotion students from centennial) for the semester, planned the (rather sad) international woman's day event, the goodbye potluck for the students, crying when i left the building lolz
- Leadership: made frenz with my group, passed the group project w an 80-ish, went to the nursing formal w them and had fun. Lol @ that time Alvin sat on his chocolate and it melted and it looked like he shit himself
- Camping!! Went camping at Sauble Falls w my family during Victoria day weekend and it was extremely cold that one night, rained, the boys' tent got soaked, didn't get to go to tobermory though but went to sauble beach
- Camp F.L.EX: my favourite YFL camp to serve at so far bc i was able to see the growth of my previous faci group (go Kat!!!) which was so inspiring, and met new friends!! to see Christ working in the youth is incredible to witness.
- Passed the 1 year mark with Thomason, but not sure if we celebrated that....... uhh
- Went karaokeing w my mcdonalds friends, which made me realize how much I adore them all
- Summer 2017:
- I feel like i worked but not really? Worked at Indigo for a bit but quit after 3-4ish months. Did i work a lot in the summer? I feel like I did, my summer was uneventful. But indigo was a cool experience, they could have done more with the training and I didn't get my training for weeks despite me emailing them...
- Went to the Bass Lake (?) w my pals! That was fun, went swimming w a tampon for the first time and I felt so powerful
- Made Dean's List: that was my goal and I made it.. s/o to homelessness course!
- Did a summer course, made no friends except 1 girl who stopped going after we became friends LOL.
- Volunteered a lot: SickKids (s/o to the secretary... whose name I forget but I can remember her face, sweet woman WITH THE BEST MIDDLE EASTERN COOKIES, and the the kids who had fun with me) & Holland Bloorview, fun experiences (even tho at holland bloorview I stopped going just bc the commute was a nightmare and I felt useless at times).
- Working hours were odd bc of volunteering, so I didn't work as much as I should have. #teambrokeboiz
- came to speak at a post-secondary panel for a community center that helps newly immigrated filipinos transition in Canada, and met a good friend there, Andrew.
- Had my first Onam w tommy and his mom!!! I love brown foodz
- September - Dec:
- met my preceptor and had an amazing placement experience.
- The strike happened, my assignments got ass grades (B's.... seriously I can never get A's in this damn course)
- Went to the gym more... then quit Goodlife and went to Fit4Less
- My birthday & the scotiabank 5k (running it after a night of no sleep, no food, all alcohol is not recommended)! much love for my mcds homies.
- Bella's party --> so nice to see my yfl friends, and drink!!!!! s/o to allan for being a homie that has fun regardless of the circumstance, very rare to meet people like that who aren't trashy or ratchet.
- Accepted my invite to join Sigma Theta Tau but no idea if it will benefit me at all.
- Only 4 more months before graduation... woot. Made my FA cry for some reason, still convinced it is the spirit working in me
Honestly, there was probably more, but overall 2017 was tame. A common trend I noticed is there there will be moments of motivation and passion, but then followed by periods of exhaustion. Hopefully in this new year I will be able to balance that and keep consistent, which will be necessary as I transition into the nursing profession (yikes!!)
My 2018 goals (rather humble):
- Continue the pursuit of knowing God: serve at YFL camps, be more present during households/fellowships, transition into SFL (hopefully I'll have the time)
- graduate, pass the NCLEX, find a job
- Lose 5lbs (doable) and gain muscle (hopefully doable), maybe be able to squat more or build endurance for the next 10k (should i do it again?)
- Quit Woodside mcds, but save money.
- Glow up.. more
- Rekindle old friendships, get to know people better
- Finish Katamari damacy; cosplay as a Katamari cousin (I need this to happen)
I haven't really made any real goals yet, mostly because i'm not too sure what I want to achieve this year. Hopefully as time goes on I can shape these goals into something SMART, or identify more relevant goals for myself. Look at me, I'm starting to sound like a nursing school assignment. To whoever is reading this, I wish you success, good health, and blessings in 2018.
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