Hello fellow STEMettes, I’m back! Not that I went away... Every day I had intended to sit down, write or post (those who know, my sister and I are always posting on IG of our adventures). It’s hard to think back now and look upon life during lockdown without me acknowledging the roller-coaster of emotions that I and in fact many of us have experienced. It’s been a tough and anxious one which in many ways has been perfect for my mood shifts. As I commence university which for most can be a wonderful and exciting experience, for me it can bring its own unique challenges. It's natural to feel nervous or overwhelmed and it will take a while before I feel like I've found my feet. I ask myself whether I will be good enough amongst everyone else. I have found that the anxieties for me in most things were of wanting a routine but not finding one. Wanting to make ‘the best of it’, as everyone kept telling me but feeling completely overwhelmed by it. Feeling half shut down. Any advice or top tips fellow STEMettes send them my way. Please don't get me wrong I am excited to start this new chapter in my life - missing my family. I feel a whole mixture of emotions, melted together like marshmallows in hot chocolate. I have missed my STEMettes. One of the amazing things that did emerge from this past year was how resilient we are as human beings, and I think that is worth holding onto. The good news is that the 'Corona' coaster will eventually stop and we will slowly be released from all the constraints of lockdown. Until then it’s important to acknowledge the ride, enjoy the freedoms, and also keep up with some of the things that might have surprised and sustained us. Thank you STEMettes for giving me that 'normal' for being part of my healing and recovery and you didn't even know it. Summer. #offshegoes #postlockdown #postlove #personalpost #appreciation @stemettes https://www.instagram.com/p/CTzgZjToyB6/?utm_medium=tumblr