Zoe’s World: I’m So Bored With Transition Year

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Zoe O'Connor 1HERE come the “I told you sos”…

As some of you may be aware, I am currently half way through transition year.

I am asked almost daily “what year are you in?” and when I say transition year, everyone kind of nods and just knows that you don’t do a whole pile of work.

Which is completely true.

Most days go by and I literally have no idea what I actually did. I haven’t used my homework diary all year, because there is no homework. I haven’t complained about all the books in my bag, because there are no books in my bag.

I haven’t been rummaging through my bag in the evenings, because my bag is usually abandoned in the corner until morning.

For a while, I loved it. I loved the fact that I could just come home to nothing. To not have to do anything at all. The world was my oyster. I know that this suits some people, that they can happily sit in front of the television for those hours in the evening. They can happily scroll through their phones for those hours. And I was one of those people.

But now, I am honestly just bored.

I am itching for something to do. I have set myself a million little tasks and projects in an effort to occupy my evenings. For God’s sake, I have even started going to the gym.

Do I look like a gym bunny to you?

It has come to a point that I spend my days constantly refreshing my phone. It’s all my thumb is able to do now. I got so sick of it the other day that I literally deleted all social networks from my phone in an attempt to keep my sanity.

Sure, it resulted in me wandering aimlessly around my room but at least it was a minor improvement.

Last year, weekends were filled with the constant nagging in my head to do my homework or to study. At least it was an option for me.

Being the forever optimistic person that I am, I am trying to see the benefits of this boredom. I am hoping that I will take all this built up energy and apply it to fifth year.

I like transition year. I really do see all the benefits of it, but I am kind of over it now.

I hope that this view may help those who are considering transition year.

It’s only February… So wish me luck.

Follow Zoe O’Connor on Twitter on @Zobo2402

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