2018 wrapped!
Why not publish an old draft ??
Intro,
Every year going forward will always be in the shadow of 2017—the best year thus far. If you didn't know, now you do.
Wins
1. I read twenty books!
When I started reading this year, it was to escape my reality. The best way to deal with the break-up that didn't involve alcohol. Also, my GP placement was a 3-hour (to and fro) so I had to kill time. I love reading, I feel so rested and stimulated (I know, oxymoron) when I read a good book. I feel so inspired. I guess I got a better idea of what books I like from this. I like stories, good stories with well-developed characters. I like stories about millennials and their struggles because, ya know! I don't like factual books( ignorance!)...I struggle so much with them. I just want whatever facts to be relayed in a good story...but that said, I enjoyed Sapiens. I really did. I struggled so much with 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat' and 'There Was a Country'.
I am not sure I like books about medicine, the irony. I didn't enjoy 'When Breath Becomes Air', it was just flat emotionally, even though, because of the subject, it should have made me weep like 'The Fault in Our Stars'. If I were to pick my fave of the year...' Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal?' it was set in my fave city, Manny, and it's about social classes, sexuality, religion, mental health and becoming...it can lose you here and there, but it's a solid 9.1/10. Runner-ups: Born a Crime, Sapiens, This is Going to Hurt, Going Home and Call the Midwife. I realised I don't like motivational books(to be honest, I have read enough of them all my lifetimes), and therefore, I didn't enjoy 'What I Know For Sure'. 'The Year of Yes' was just okay. I am not done with the 20th book btw.
2. I was financially stable
You can see I am grabbing at straws here to find Ws. But I haven't borrowed money nor had a negative balance in the second half(lol) of 2018. Honestly, I don't usually struggle financially. I am not a big spender, nor do I help out much at home, so it's only right that I have money, I guess. (2025 me is just so jealous 😭). Over and above that, I have a healthier relationship with money, I don't hold on to it when I should be spending it and having the time of my life. I am not sure if I am coming across clearly. I had money and I used it for experiences without getting myself in deep financially. I do wish I had done better savings-wise. Hopefully, 2019 will be the year I start.
3. I travelled a little
I have been to Basel, Switzerland (cold and expensive but oh so fun and beautiful, I'd do it again), Nuremberg, Germany( cold, cheapish, interesting), Cardiff, Wales (an adventure of a lifetime, I'd do it again), Clacton-On-Sea( beautiful, wrong motivations and overall bad decisions), and lastly London, UK (many times, my favourite sin city, everything! loved every moment, the karaokes, the dinners, the russians, heaven, g-a-y, tower bridge. I will do it again and again and again). I know London doesn't count as travelling, but whatever. I love getting on a train and ending up somewhere. I do not like flying because there is too much waiting and queuing, and too many couples at the airport. Anyway, I am not a big fan of Stoke ( my uni and the hospital are all it has going for it), so whenever I am away, I do so much, see, spend, and live a lot. I come back refreshed and ready to conquer Potteries. Wishlist travel places, Edinburgh, The Lakes, Italy and Santorini (with a travel buddy, please God).
4. AFP interviews
Fourth year kinda sorta showed me dust in terms of my ranking. Also, not intercalating dealt a very heavy blow to my academic confidence. I wish to do a lot of research and teaching, I wanna be like Mamas Mamas or the equivalent. I was thrilled to be called for interviews; it was like validation of some sort. I know almost everyone gets called for interviews, but man, it felt like I was a top achiever after all. I have already had the first one, I was in the Etihad stadium; it is stunning there, Gosh! I flunked it and have to work hard on the next one. Validation nonetheless. I promise myself I will do better in the next one.
2. I was financially stable
You can see I am grabbing at straws here to find Ws. But I haven't borrowed money nor had a negative balance in the second half(lol) of 2018. Honestly, I don't usually struggle financially. I am not a big spender, nor do I help out much at home, so it's only right that I have money, I guess. (2025 me is just so jealous 😭). Over and above that, I have a healthier relationship with money, I don't hold on to it when I should be spending it and having the time of my life. I am not sure if I am coming across clearly. I had money and I used it for experiences without getting myself in deep financially. I do wish I had done better savings-wise. Hopefully, 2019 will be the year I start.
3. I travelled a little
I have been to Basel, Switzerland (cold and expensive but oh so fun and beautiful, I'd do it again), Nuremberg, Germany( cold, cheapish, interesting), Cardiff, Wales (an adventure of a lifetime, I'd do it again), Clacton-On-Sea( beautiful, wrong motivations and overall bad decisions), and lastly London, UK (many times, my favourite sin city, everything! loved every moment, the karaokes, the dinners, the russians, heaven, g-a-y, tower bridge. I will do it again and again and again). I know London doesn't count as travelling, but whatever. I love getting on a train and ending up somewhere. I do not like flying because there is too much waiting and queuing, and too many couples at the airport. Anyway, I am not a big fan of Stoke ( my uni and the hospital are all it has going for it), so whenever I am away, I do so much, see, spend, and live a lot. I come back refreshed and ready to conquer Potteries. Wishlist travel places, Edinburgh, The Lakes, Italy and Santorini (with a travel buddy, please God).
4. AFP interviews
Fourth year kinda sorta showed me dust in terms of my ranking. Also, not intercalating dealt a very heavy blow to my academic confidence. I wish to do a lot of research and teaching, I wanna be like Mamas Mamas or the equivalent. I was thrilled to be called for interviews; it was like validation of some sort. I know almost everyone gets called for interviews, but man, it felt like I was a top achiever after all. I have already had the first one, I was in the Etihad stadium; it is stunning there, Gosh! I flunked it and have to work hard on the next one. Validation nonetheless. I promise myself I will do better in the next one.
And the draft ends here... well. All is well that ends well. I have lived and been loved, and I have loved. Bless the maker and his coming and going.
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