The big 24th birthday is coming up. And for the first year, I don't think I am going to go all out.
Low key, with good friends.
A few things I learned this year:
1. I love teaching middle schoolers
2. Time, with patience, really does heal very deep wounds
3. I am thankful that me and my brother are so close
4. I am lucky to have been raised by a really wonderful family, many of my students did not get teh same opportunity
5. I am, and always will be, completely exhausted at the end of a long day of teaching. It means I've done my job well.
6. I am thankful for my grandparents, and while they are all sick, I am thankful to have them in my life.
7. MTV cribs, Spanish edition, is one of the greatest projects ever to do with students
8. I have a gift for connecting with kids, and I love making an impact on them
9. Old teachers who have become mentors, and friends, is really something I cherish
10. There is someone for everyone
11. I became a runner...ran in my first race, and realized the benefit of running as more than just a weight management activity
12. I am proud of wearing my heart on my sleeve and always trying to do what is best for others
13. I try to stick up for what I believe in and not feel guilty about it
14. This time in my life is not easy, it's not always fun, there are always ups and downs, and that is ok.
15. Having my surgery was the best thing I have ever done for myself
16. I can make people laugh until their stomachs hurt, and I love that about myself
17. Being a good person, attracts other good people
18. Not everyone is who you think they are, sometimes this hurts, and sometimes its the best gift
19. People come into your life when you least expect it, and become some of the most important people in your life practically overnight.
20. Find people you can be yourself with----cry in front of them, celebrate, laugh, cry again, don't be afraid to ask for help, advice, explain what you are truly feeling. Funny thing is---they won't walk away. It opens friendships and relationships to become something really special. You learn a lot about yourself, and realize you like yourself more, when you are around these people. I am blessed to have the people I have in my life. I don't know where I would be without them. They have taught me the meaning of friendship, independence, strength, humor, and compassion. They have shown me loyalty and embraced all of my good and bad days. They check in just to make sure I am ok, just to see how my day is, and it's a two way street. I have learned so much about friendships and relationships and how I should be treated. They have brought out the best in me and taught me some very important lessons. I am very, very lucky that the events in my life have brought me to them...someone, somewhere, was watching out for me.
21. It's ok to take mental health days
22. I will always be high stress and anxiety, but there are better ways to deal with it, that I will continue to try to implement
23. A listening ear, a joke, 100% loyalty,and that feeling that you are not alone, are some of the world's greatest gifts.
24. I love, LOVE. I am in love with the idea of it, and a hopeless romantic, I will always be
25. I still want to be Carrie Underwood, almost everyday
26. Biggest loser, Friends, Will and Grace, ER, and Brothers and Sisters have all, in different ways, made my life wonderful and an escape from reality
27. People change
28. Don't let the past screw up your present
29. Fridays tall sugar free vanilla soy lattes get me through my week, every week
30. To another year of learning, stressing, hoping, being honest, being grateful, being challenged, loving, living, making a difference, leading a good life, as a good person, with difficulties, no doubt, but with good things to come.
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