previously on the life of lizzie
so the universe seems to be unsatisfied by my hardships for the past month it decided to throw some more additional surprises for me !!!
its now february. actually, halfway through the month, to be specific. i got the sudden urge to just... write so here i am.
a lot has happened since i last posted (can't even remember when, but i am almost certain i lived a full life in between then and now)
im trying to go back to writing, so be it my most random thoughts in moments when i want to share it to someone but felt like it would be too burdensome for them.
i thought february would let me breathe, but i guess it had other plans for me.
to summarize 2024 is to write a short story about the darkest (by far, pls i can't bear more) part of my life since i became aware of life itself. and i am not exaggerating, because even though i had some of the best moments of my life this year, it still can't hide the fact that 2024 is, well, shitty most of the time.
i don't know if it has anything to do with the year itself or it is because i am getting older and my ability of finding happiness in the littlest things in life has been impaired. but one thing's for sure, it sure has felt like hell.
january was because of thesis. it was rewarding when it was done, but boy, the process was tedious. and i'm not even kidding. it was draining to the point where the mere mention of the topic was enough to make me anxious.
in february, there's thesis again! this time, we have to finish the data gathering part, which, for me, is harder than finding supporting literature. it invovles people (my weakest link by the way) which consumed my whole being. nevertheless, i persevered (oh the queen i am) ikr
march was mellow-ish. another semester, another enrollment anxiety attack. but then again, i was proven that it was just in my head. in fact, it was easier than the past months because i am now adjusted and i felt like i can do everything now. also had a lot of friend-meets which helped me survive (fr, i love u guys <3)
april started good, because data gathering was done and i spent the second half of the month in the province. the memo on the synchronous sessions were a great help for my mental heath, because i got to rest (not really, but it was kind of a rest, breathe of fresh air) while still tending to my responsibilities as a student.
stayed there til the first half of may. but eventually, i needed to come back because we had to start writing the manuscript in preparation for our defense in june. this month revolved around thesis stuff again, which needed my newly-replenished supply of energy. but regardless, it ended productively so i guess it's a win-win for me.
june was the last month of the school year. it passed by like a blur, maybe because i was so busy with thesis and other school stuff that i failed to do other things. but hooray, thesis defended !
but... i wouldn't have survived june if not for my high anticipation for july. after two years, my father came home. when we fetched him at the airport, i suddenly felt like the child i was when he left. i felt giddy, felt like finally, i can turn off my brain because there's someone here to do the thinking for me. despite the fact that my father and i dont always see eye to eye, the little girl in me still feels like this whenever i try to tiptoe and wait for him in the arrival area.
july deserves two paragraphs, because believe me when i say that it was the busiest month of the year. it was, for the lack of better term, eventful. the first half was the four of us only. then when we went home to the province, it was with immediate family (it was also when i found out that i had tons of relatives in the province that i didn't know were my relatives until then). we went our almost everyday (very tiring for a homebody like me) T_T as if it wasn't consuming my entire being, unfortunately for me, i also had to attend classes during vacation because i had a summer semester in my current curriculum (sucks :P). now you get why i call it the busiest month of all?
and surprise,,, july bled into august. summer classes continued with the (daily) family activities. before i knew it, a month had passed since my dad arrived and now he has to go back. i may or may have not shed a tear or two, but you dont need to know that, do you? anywayyy, the next few days were spent catching up with missed school works and the last week was spent with friends, which made august worthwhile.
then finally, it was september. christmas season in my country starts early, so as the silly christmas preparations. but along these are my first phase of on the job (ojt) shenanigans. the whole month basically revolved around my life as a student trainee in one of the major national banks, where i experienced an 8-5 typa thing. honestly, it is also when i met people that made my experience bearable. i had fun while working and having a slice of my adult life should i choose a career in banking.
come october, still ojt days. i have already finished a 100 hours in september, then finished a hundred more. nothing much happened, just the average working days.
still the same for november. except, i've grown attached to the routine already. the end of my required schedule was near, yet i was nowhere near ready to be done with it. honestly, hours with these group of people made me reflect on myself more, and what i really want in life. septembet, october, and november were the calm times in 2024.
and what do they say about the calm before the storm?
YUP. december was not it.
it started great, but then again, problems found its way into what was supposed to be a happy year-end. i won't delve deeper into the specifics, but it would be an understatement to say it was messy. there was a lot happening at once, and i can't even put into words the severity of it. the only silver lining in this month was the parties i have attended, which definitely made it lighter, helping me forget about my problems for a while.
ok so wrapping this up before i sleep (or else i'll be forgetting about posting it in the morning)
and with that, the 2024 season comes to an end.