Everyone has heard of or said in conversation “that awkward moment”. I don’t mean the movie, which for the record is a great movie. I mean the phrase which suddenly appeared about a year ago and stuck. The past few days have been filled with not awkward moments but moments of high anxiety. A few days ago I said “that anxious moment when” out loud and loved it. Now, I don’t honestly think it will become the next big thing but if it does I will feel quite special. Now I am going to share some of my “that anxious moment when” moments I’ve experienced the past few days.
- That anxious moment when I realized just how busy I am going to be. It is never a good idea for me to list things I need to do outloud. Never ever a good idea.
- That anxious moment when I thought I was going to fall. I hate heights and I have the hardest time conquering that fear. The ropes course we went to last Wednesday pushed me to new limits and I was able to do one of the high ropes courses. I am so proud of myself now but while doing it my entire body was shaking. I’m thankful for the team I had backing me up.
- That anxious moment when I accepted another position. I was accepted to be a chapter advisor for Her Campus. I am so excited and have wanted to do this since a writer from the Brandeis chapter mentioned it last year. I can’t wait to work with the other advisors and gain more experience working with other chapters besides my own. I know I am going into teaching but I keep thinking about valuable skills I can learn from all the things Her Campus has you do.
- That anxious moment when I remembered I will be meeting the class I will be student teaching for in 4 days. On the 2nd of September I will be going into the first grade class I will be student teaching in all year. It just got real and I am ecstatic. I love that age and I can’t wait to be in a more serious teaching role than a classroom volunteer.
- That anxious moment when I realize I am graduating in nine months. I am so not ready to enter the real world yet, no matter how excited I am to become a teacher.
- That anxious moment when your MTEL books remind you about the last two exams you have left. I am not friends with this exam. I was not friends with it the first two times I took math or the first time I took general curriculum. I am a terrible test taker and these exams have been no exception.
I know all of these things will be overcome to some level but for now I am still reminded about how much I will be doing and how busy I will be. Sleeping, eating and exercising will be key for me to stay sane.
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I’m happy for your work on Her Campus, good for you!
Great! It’s so strange when people try to categorize those types of things in “awkward moment when” and it’s like, no, not that awkward, just different.