{"id":41589,"date":"2020-04-09T14:03:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=41589"},"modified":"2020-04-09T14:03:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:03:15","slug":"after-losing-their-petals-new-flowers-bloom-an-end-to-my-journey-as-a-blogger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2020\/04\/09\/after-losing-their-petals-new-flowers-bloom-an-end-to-my-journey-as-a-blogger\/","title":{"rendered":"After Losing their Petals, New Flowers Bloom: An End to my Journey as a Blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s the end of the term and although this is not the way we were planning for it to end, I hope you are doing well. This is also my final blog as the Accessibility Services Blogger. I\u2019m super thankful for having the opportunity this year and really enjoyed writing every single post! For this last post, I thought I\u2019d focus on a recap of my time as a writer, what I\u2019ve learned, and share a thank you for my wonderful time!<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This academic year was definitely my most challenging yet, but having this opportunity motivated me far more than I thought it would. From my <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2019\/09\/19\/all-flowers-need-to-lose-petals-as-they-grow-my-journey-as-a-blogger\/\">very first blog<\/a>, I was incredibly excited to share my journey and whatever was to come.\u00a0 I\u2019ve learned about the many resources available for students like myself - whether it is through my advisors, accessibility events, or wellness events on campus. I have been able to make strides towards my mental health too, and I\u2019ve become so much more forgiving of myself and in understanding my needs. I hope that by writing about these journeys it has also helped you.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_41590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41590\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/04\/74917391_459627711339764_9162290248921645056_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41590\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/04\/74917391_459627711339764_9162290248921645056_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pieces of paper spread out on a beige table with pens and a small floral arangment\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/04\/74917391_459627711339764_9162290248921645056_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/04\/74917391_459627711339764_9162290248921645056_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/04\/74917391_459627711339764_9162290248921645056_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A throwback to my very first counselling session - since then I have moved towards therapy and am hoping to learn much more!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reflecting back, I\u2019m not sure if I would have been registered with Accessibility Services or <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2019\/11\/07\/counselling-my-leap-and-its-successful-landing\/\">started counselling <\/a>without wanting to write about these topics. I\u2019m hoping that by doing so I helped reduce the stigma around these programs and services. Additionally, accessibility means even more to me now - I\u2019m still no professional but in my everyday life it is something I\u2019ve become far more aware of! I\u2019ve realized that bringing more awareness to the importance of this is incredibly important. Next year, I will be heading into PEY where I am hoping to extend my accessibility knowledge into the workplace.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019ve always been incredibly passionate about writing and I\u2019m thankful for every post that I have been able to share. I got to meet and work with many great people and meet students in different faculties. We were able to form a community that I didn\u2019t expect I would get out of writing blogs. I really hope I can keep up this writing, even outside of this platform.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_41592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41592\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/04\/92552984_600564227209517_5931137539837526016_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41592\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/04\/92552984_600564227209517_5931137539837526016_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Person holding black miniature poodle\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/04\/92552984_600564227209517_5931137539837526016_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/04\/92552984_600564227209517_5931137539837526016_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/04\/92552984_600564227209517_5931137539837526016_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/04\/92552984_600564227209517_5931137539837526016_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/04\/92552984_600564227209517_5931137539837526016_n-448x448.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here's a final goodbye from my dog and I!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Overall, I want to say a final thank you for sharing this journey with me and for reading my posts. I highly encourage you all to explore the rest of the posts brought to you by Life at U of T and keep updated with Accessibility Services. You can join our Facebook group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/accessusuoft\/\">here <\/a>to not miss out on updates. That is all from me - I\u2019m wishing you all the best of luck for exams and the rest of your time here at U of T!<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nIt\u2019s the end of the term and although this is not the way we were planning for it to end, I hope you are doing well. This is also my final blog as the Accessibility Services Blogger. I\u2019m super thankful&hellip;\n<\/div><div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2020\/04\/09\/after-losing-their-petals-new-flowers-bloom-an-end-to-my-journey-as-a-blogger\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;After Losing their Petals, New Flowers Bloom: An End to my Journey as a Blogger&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2020\/04\/09\/after-losing-their-petals-new-flowers-bloom-an-end-to-my-journey-as-a-blogger\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;After Losing their Petals, New Flowers Bloom: An End to my Journey as a Blogger&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":382,"featured_media":41591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[826,7204,59,1,66,67,77],"tags":[153,1439,138,286,25506,441,25510,54],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41589"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/382"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41593,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41589\/revisions\/41593"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}