{"id":3542,"date":"2021-01-04T16:14:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T21:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/?p=3542"},"modified":"2021-01-25T11:45:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T16:45:29","slug":"saying-goodbye-to-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/2021\/01\/04\/saying-goodbye-to-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying Goodbye to 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

2020 was a rough one, between a global pandemic, natural disasters, political uncertainty, social justice, and more. Most people are saying good riddance 2020, but there was still a lot to be grateful for, and even more to look forward to in 2021. <\/span><\/p>\n

First of all, we made it through! Although much of this year was mushed together and feels like a total blur, we still did it. That is something to be proud of. <\/span><\/p>\n

But more importantly, because we made it through the year, we can start to plan for 2021. I\u2019ve never been good at keeping New Year’s resolutions. Work on yourself, go to the gym, learn a new hobby, none of it really stuck. Instead, I make plans based on my experiences in 2020. Here are a few things from this past year that I\u2019m basing these new plans on.<\/span><\/p>\n

One thing I enjoyed <\/b><\/h2>\n

In 2020 I decided to dig deeper into photography. I\u2019ve had a passion for photography since high school and it’s one of my favorite hobbies. Since coming to college, I hadn\u2019t really done a whole lot with my camera, and I desperately missed photographing games or even casual photoshoots with my friends. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Siobhan<\/span><\/p>\n

I made the effort to include photography more into my life and even made the investment to upgrade my camera. I covered URI women\u2019s basketball in February, and I even did multiple graduation photoshoots for high school seniors. <\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the lockdowns and cancelation of most events, there was still lots of beauty to photograph. It’s one of the things I enjoyed most and something I\u2019m going to continue growing throughout 2021.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

One thing I didn\u2019t like <\/b><\/h2>\n

Something I really struggled with this year was being alone. As an extrovert, I\u2019ve always enjoyed seeing people and hanging out with my friends. Going into 2020, I wanted to go out more, travel, and make more friends, however, with the ongoing pandemic I spent a lot more time by myself. <\/span><\/p>\n

It was hard to be apart from everyone but it also gave me some much-needed perspective. It made me appreciate my friendships and improve my communication skills. Rather than goofing around in their dorm, I would send them fun Snapchat memories, TikToks that made me think of them, and update them on life whenever I could. <\/span><\/p>\n

While I didn\u2019t always enjoy it, being alone gave me the opportunity to reflect on myself and my relationships in a way I haven\u2019t ever done before. <\/span><\/p>\n

One new thing I tried <\/b><\/h2>\n

This past year I really stretched my boundaries. I\u2019m not one to try new things, and I\u2019m one of the pickiest eaters you\u2019ll ever meet. One thing I\u2019m especially particular about is my hair. Growing up I always had blonde hair. As I got older it turned into more of a dirty blonde and I began highlighting it to keep up the blonde hair. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Siobhan'sI decided to make a minor change to my hair. Instead of going lighter, I attempted to do only a few sh<\/span>ades darker. I ended up dying my hair a dark brunette color, which was definitely <\/span>a much bigger change than I intended.<\/span><\/p>\n

I didn’t personally like bein<\/span>g brunette, but taking that risk was not something I would have ever done before. I\u2019ve since dyed my hair to the light brown color I originally intended, and I\u2019m even considering cutting it sometime in the future. <\/span><\/p>\n

One thing I\u2019m proud of <\/b><\/h2>\n

There are quite a few achievements that I\u2019m proud of this year. I created and successfully raised over 1,200 dollars for the Make-A-Wish Foundation through my sorority. I was elected President of URI\u2019s chapter of PRSSA<\/a>. I added a third major in Sports Media and began pursuing jobs in sports. I moved off-campus and am living on my own for the first time. I maintained straight A\u2019s and made Dean\u2019s List both semesters. Lastly, I was nominated for a Rainville Student Leadership Award<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Out of all those things, what matters most to me is what all these accomplishments mean. Some of these were ambitious and hard to accomplish. I had to really go out of my comfort zone to achieve these and I\u2019m proud of that.  <\/span><\/p>\n

One thing I want to change <\/b><\/h2>\n

2020 was stressful. I\u2019ve always dealt with anxiety, but this year I was met with unprecedented stress. I was very involved on campus with two executive board positions in clubs,<\/a> a chair position in my sorority,<\/a> and a job as a RAM for housing and residential life. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"SiobhanAt first, I <\/span>was so grateful for the three-week extended spring break. I was overwhelmed trying to balance school and life. Then online classes picked up again, and only intensified in the fall. I found myself isolated again in a different way. It became hard to make time for people, and I experienced some intense procrastination and burn out this year. <\/span><\/p>\n

While this year challenged me, it also gave me the opportunity to reflect on myself in a much deeper way than I had ever done before. I spent far too much time this year stressed about what comes next, so for 2021 I\u2019m going to try to take a step back and relax every once in a while. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\"womanHi! I\u2019m Siobhan, a junior Public Relations, Journalism, and Sports Media major from Central Massachusetts. I am so excited to be working with Campus Rec and Club Sports this year as a Sports Writer and Public Relations Assistant. I have always loved all things sports, and I can\u2019t wait to write about all of the amazing club teams here at URI. Another passion of mine is photography, I love capturing portraits, sports, and events. In my free time, I enjoy being with my friends and family, especially my two dogs.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2020 was a rough one, between a global pandemic, natural disasters, political uncertainty, social justice, and more. Most people are saying good riddance 2020, but there was still a lot to be grateful for, and even more to look forward to in 2021.  First of all, we made it through! Although much of this year […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3877,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spring-2021"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3877"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3542"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3598,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542\/revisions\/3598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}