Going to my classes, I’m relieved to find that all of them aren’t solely based on exams. This is good for me because no matter how much I study, I get too stressed out from the pressure and the test results usually don’t go as expected. However, that now means that I have quite a bit of assignments to keep track of throughout the semester.
But I’m sure you really don’t want to hear about my classes.
Instead,
I just wanted to let everyone know that I did something brave in the month of
August.
First,
on the tenth, I got contacts!
I
had attempted to wear contacts seven years ago, but they didn’t work out. I sat
at the eye doctors for a few hours; trying to get the lens into my eye with no
avail (my siblings weren’t too happy with me). So I had to sadly resort to
glasses.
Fast
forward to last September. My roommate at the time, by some coincidence, had
the same prescription glasses. However, she was an avid contact-wearer and it
got me thinking of perhaps taking a shot at getting contacts again. Once my dad finally made our annual eye appointment, I started preparing myself. I watched youtube videos on how to take contacts out. I learned to touch my eyeball again without my brain freaking out. I tried to get myself accustomed to seeing my face in the mirror without glasses.
When the day finally arrived, it was a success. Gazing into the mirror, I had forgotten how blue my eyes were and how long my eyelashes really were.
But
that’s not the only courageous thing I did!
I
also got a haircut. Straight-cut bangs.
I
started toying with the idea as far back as March 2012, but I wasn’t sure if I
could pull it off. I had glasses, but they weren’t those hipster glasses that
sometimes accompany girls with blunt bangs. Most of all, I hadn’t had bangs
since first grade.
I
was terrified. If I didn’t like the look, then I knew that I’d be stuck with it
until they grew out (and my hair grows at a slow pace).So on August 24, after doing two virtual makeovers and still riding on my contacts bravery, I found myself at the hair salon. With one eye closed, I watched the hairdresser snip the hair in front of my face.
Two
days later, I arrived on campus as a new person.
I’m
hoping that this is the year that I don’t let fear stop me from doing things. I
got a good start moving back here.Are there other people out there that create new school year resolutions?
