Ramya Ch

  Ever feel like you are drowning in a sea of labels?(Not the one’s on groceries)   One minute you are just living your life and suddenly someone decides to call you “the shy one” and it somehow becomes your label for the rest of your life. Trust me, I have had my fair share of labels slapped on me. I can’t even count how many times people called me “studious”(Only I know the amount of cramming I do before an exam to get a decent grade)   I have even been called “Too sensitive” “Too emotional” most of my life. Yes, I maybe all that but I am, also a thousand other things! The Labelling Circus You spill something on yourself while having dinner and suddenly you are “clumsy”. You express a strong opinion and boom you are “bossy”. You answer questions in class “ OMG! you are a nerd, and a teacher’s pet!”   There you go, just like that you earned a shiny new badge. Speaking of labels don’t get me started on being called an “Overthinker” I was called an overthinker once ...

You know how every good sitcom has that one wholesome episode where the characters reflect on everything they have learnt so far? Well, consider this my sitcom moment, I recently turned 19 and this is the season finale of the 18th year of my life, this has laughs, life lessons and just the right amount of sappy. Here are 19 lessons I have picked up over the last 19 years of my life that will hopefully make you smile, think and maybe even reflect! 1.Find your own “weird” people and NEVER let them go If you have ever watched the big bang theory( I have established my love for this show in my previous blogs) you know that it’s the weirdness, the quirks that make the friendships special. In my life I have been lucky enough to find my own “weird” people. Take my best friend for example, we have been through it all, getting in trouble with the teacher for laughing too much in class( The economics teacher was pretty pissed at us that day) and being there for each other in those low moments th...