The new normal can still be new to us despite it being “new normal” for the last 2 years. One of the biggest things we had to adjust to was online school. Like me, for example. I had some expectations about online school but I was wrong.
The expectations and reality of online school really hit me.
I expected online school to be a piece of cake rather than face to face classes, given the fact that we can just search through the web for answers. But in reality, online school is much harder than I thought. So many distractions, wifi issues and a lot more. It was definitely not a piece of cake.
With online school, i expected that I’ll be able to get a lot of rest and get back on sleeping early and waking up early. But due to the amount of responsibilities I have, such as cleaning the house, helping my brother with his classes, taking care of my dog and to top it all off, my own schoolwork, it was definitely something that was hard to manage. My expectations were far from reality.
Every morning, I expect myself to wake up early and do my routine. But in reality, I always hit snooze every time my alarm goes off and because of that I end up oversleeping.
I expected that with online school, everyday is going to be different. In reality, it’s always the same. Face to face classes are definitely something else.
I think of myself as being in a time loop, having to relive the hard truth of reality day in and day out. I expected more than this. I need to break free, but for now I'm going to embrace the reality I'm living in and not let my expectations disappoint me.
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