*Note: This was originally published in 2021 on my former website.
A burned out grad’s realization that she needs to take control of her life.
When I graduated university on June 13, 2019, it was the first time in a long time that I finally felt like I had control of where my life was going next. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed university and the five years I spent there because it was pivotal in my growth as the person, but there were moments that I felt like I was studying my life away and not really living it.
While I was a full-time student for five years, I worked part-time jobs throughout it all and studied to get the best grades I could. By the time senior year came, I was exhausted and ready to leave school—which came as a complete surprise to me because I was one of the kids who enjoyed going to school growing up.
I guess after 18 years of schooling, graduating university was one of the first times where I felt I had complete control to go wherever I wanted to go next.
Besides being exhausted from years of schooling, I didn’t want to rush into the next chapter of my life, and so I took a break after I graduated. During that break, I rested, I slept in a lot and I took time to get to know myself better.
I want so much more from this new chapter of my life and that’s why I’m glad I’m done with school. I now have more time to do things I’ve been wanting to do, but never had time for when I was in school. One of those things I’ve been wanting to do is start a blog.
When we graduate, we are no longer being graded on our performance, no longer required to write essays, and no longer subjected to following one path.
The only thing we’re required to do is to live our lives the way we want to be living it, and I hope to encourage as many grads through this blog that they can do that.
Trish types away 