March 19th: Ten things you learned in the past year
1. I learned how to parallel-park with 100% accuracy.
2. I learned Sligo polkas. Never again.
3. I learned how to write fortnightly plans in record time.
4. I learned that I am more articulate than I thought.
5. I learned, begrudgingly, that London Bus do not accept cash.
6. I learned that it is okay to want to be better than what you are. Just because someone else might look at me and see external perfection doesn't necessarily mean I have to too. I am allowed to want to eat salads and go to the gym and find enjoyment in that and not have to listen to drivel about how I'm "so thin anyway sure you've nothing to worry about".
7. I learned, after hours of practice, how to solo a football. I get it about 4 times out of every 10 attempts. This is a statistic of which I am proud. Be kind.
8. I learned that the Irish rugby team can take you on a rollercoaster of emotions in 12 months. We went from a tantalising Grand Slam to winning our Australian tour to beating the All Blacks for the first time on home soil (a game at which I was fortunate enough to be present) to having a mare of a Six Nations where we had our arses handed to us by our neighbours. Send help before RWC19 plz.
9. I learned that you can shatter a man's whole sense of self by being a go-getter. Go figure.
10. I learned that journal prompts are a lot more difficult than I had originally thought.
2. I learned Sligo polkas. Never again.
3. I learned how to write fortnightly plans in record time.
4. I learned that I am more articulate than I thought.
5. I learned, begrudgingly, that London Bus do not accept cash.
6. I learned that it is okay to want to be better than what you are. Just because someone else might look at me and see external perfection doesn't necessarily mean I have to too. I am allowed to want to eat salads and go to the gym and find enjoyment in that and not have to listen to drivel about how I'm "so thin anyway sure you've nothing to worry about".
7. I learned, after hours of practice, how to solo a football. I get it about 4 times out of every 10 attempts. This is a statistic of which I am proud. Be kind.
8. I learned that the Irish rugby team can take you on a rollercoaster of emotions in 12 months. We went from a tantalising Grand Slam to winning our Australian tour to beating the All Blacks for the first time on home soil (a game at which I was fortunate enough to be present) to having a mare of a Six Nations where we had our arses handed to us by our neighbours. Send help before RWC19 plz.
9. I learned that you can shatter a man's whole sense of self by being a go-getter. Go figure.
10. I learned that journal prompts are a lot more difficult than I had originally thought.
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