Dear September,
We've parted ways now. It seems like one moment you were just arriving; the next you had gone. It was nice to catch up, though. With the advent of the new school year and the beginning of autumn, you are all but synonymous with change, and at times that can make you a hard contact to have. That was no different this year, and we had our rocky moments. However, you left happily, quietly, and I am almost sad to see you go.
When I set my five goals, I wasn't sure what I was really setting myself up for. The last time we met, they would have been near impossible. Though I cannot say I return victorious in all, I can say that I have tried, and that is plenty.
My first goal was to extend my writing outside of this blog, through guest blogging. This month, I was published on PBG, as expected. I was also published on Paragraph Planet; it's not a guest blog, but it is a chance to have my writing out there, so to speak. Aside from that? I have plans for a guest blog very soon, another at some point, and I contributed to a PBG collaboration. All is well with my first goal.
My second goal is another in which I have wholly succeeded. My aim was to survive the initial 'assessment period' in my two new subject. It is the first of October now, and I am still a student in Law and Sociology. Victory.
Time played it's part against my third goal, which was to get a move on with applying for swim teaching jobs. I haven't had a chance to get my CV together yet. However, it has been at the front of my mind, and I have begun making steps to achieve this. It's not a goal I will drop, merely one in progress.
The fourth goal I placed in you, September, was to sort out my month bus pass, something that required a series of steps. Well, I now have an NUS card, and I should have both student bus pass and month bus pass by the end of this week. I am happy with that.
Lastly, but by no means least in importance, I wanted to get a difficult conversation over and done with. I might not have completed this one well, but I have completed it, so I can take comfort in the fact that at least it's done, if nothing else.
So you see, September? We have got along very nicely indeed, and I thank you for the pleasure of your company. It is time to move on now, away from the chatter of summer catch-ups and the smell of fresh pencils. Just around the corner I can see candles in pumpkins, and dark, beautiful nights. What a beautiful transition.
It's been a pleasure, September. Until we meet again x