About 2 years ago I finished my first blannket that I had knit. I learned the traditional style of knitting with needles, but it was extremely difficult as I am left-handed and people/videos didn’t know how to teach me because they were only for right-handed people.
So, my mom bought me this cool thing called an Afghan Loom. It helps me knit each individual stitch! I brought the blanket I’m currently working on to school, but I haven’t had any chances to work on it because I’ve been so busy.
Quarantine time right now may be hard, but I’ve picked up my knitting again and have really started to work on the blanket! I’m proud of how far it’s come, even if it’s not that long yet and I’m excited to continue to work on it while there’s a pause on most other things that I would be doing.
There were many reasons why I picked STAC, the most important to me being:
I signed to a Division II Lacrosse Team
It had the major I wanted – Biochemistry
I was a part of the Honor’s Program. (As an added bonus, the head of the Honor’s Program was also Head of the Biochemistry Department.)
The size of the school was small
What I didn’t realize, is that some of the very reasons I picked the school were also reasons why I would want to leave. I started to find the size to be too confining, the general science classes didn’t peak my interest, and lacrosse was really taking a toll on me.
I was always in a toss up between wanting to stay due to the friends and the academic scholarships I had, and wanted to leave because I was truly unhappy.
This is the main reason that I believe the mental health of people is far more important than anything else. In order to have a happy life, you need to be the top priority. The best decision was leaving STAC, because it was unhealthy for me mentally. Everything else comes second.
This summer I experienced a very big personal growth. I focused on myself more than I have before, making decisions that made me happy before thinking about the rest, Of course, I still considered the consequences to these decisions…and whichever outweighed is the one I went with.
Take a minute to rest and relax, and enjoy the view every once in a while.
It’s always good to focus on work, but sometimes it can be overpowering and seem like too much to handle. The majority of my pictures are of sunsets because I feel as though everyone should take a moment to rest at the end of the day. It’s important to take care of ourselves just as much as its important to take care of our responsibilities. Take a look at the sunsets, or feel free to ground yourself in nature – whatever helps!
