Pizza and Positivity

2018 was an insane year for me. I can separate the year into 3 major parts. January-May: spent my last semester of college student teaching in Chelsea and babysitting all over the city June-August: spent my summer nannying in the upper west side September-now: started my career as a teacher in East Harlem Some of my favorite memories this year were  Finally visiting my sister in Boston March for our lives  Getting a job  Graduation Summer hiking  Families belong together march  A solo weekend in Rhode Island My 23rd birthday spent with best friends  A weekend in Delaware with family Drake concert  Moving to Harlem Winter break in Tampa  FOOD... so much good food eaten this year  Honestly, I feel really good about 2019. I am most looking forward to Traveling.... I hope to take at least 5 trips next year (at least two being out of the country) Surviving my first year of teaching... I know these next 6 month...

Post graduation : I have a place to live. I have a job. I have a general idea of the people and things in my life and what I want.  A few months later : you thought!!  To say everything has changed would be quite dramatic but a lot has changed. I moved grades and classrooms. I moved into a new apartment. I’ve been through a roller coaster of emotions and feelings lately. The people in my life all seem to be going through changes too.  Those who I try my hardest to talk to regularly know how crazy my life is and the level of stress I am usually under. Despite it all though, I am honestly happy. Plans don’t always see through. Change is not always bad. What life has in store for you may be even better, when you open yourself up to it.  Most days I feel like I’m in survival mode, just trying to make it through each day. I’m truly winging it. Learning and growing as I go. Accepting what I must and taking control of what I can. I pull out the positives an...