What to do after dropping out of highschool

Dropping out of high school is not for everyone and definitely shouldn't be taken lightly. Friday 28th June 2019 was my last day of high school before I dropped out.

My birthday was on Sunday, and I had known that I wouldn't go on with high school past my sixteenth birthday from a very young age. I always had a rocky school childhood. I was bullied, never really learned anything past the age of thirteen, and I could never attend regular school because I was always too sick. When I was put through online school, my mental health went down once again. After many years of conversations around my fifteenth birthday, we came to a deal.

When I turn sixteen, I can drop out, and she will support me while I follow my dreams. And if I turn eighteen and cannot support myself, I had to go back to school in one form or another, we shook on it, and I made a schooling list for things I want to do if I have to go back with includes a mental health course and my beautician license. Even with all this prep and knowing my dreams I wanted to follow, it never prepared me or my first day as a high school drop out. Even though it was the weekend, I was already bored and had no idea what I was going to do with myself, so I went searching for things to do after dropping out, but I couldn't find any posts, so I decided to make my own list.

1.) Help around the house

Doing anything around the house, even if you have regular chores, can help, cook your family a meal, do a deep clean of the home, etc.

2.) Rest

You have spent however long in school so take a few days, even a weeks break, to just rest.

3.) Follow your dreams

No matter what your dreams are, maybe its time to follow them.

4.) Catch up on tv

Maybe you have been so busy studying you have gotten behind on your tv show, so now is the time to catch up.

5.) Hang with friends

This is a time to have fun, so spend time with your friends.

6.) Get a job

While dropping out means no more school doesn't mean you can do nothing all the time, maybe get a part-time job as a cleaner or at fast food place.

7.) Seek higher education

While you may be out of high school, maybe go somewhere like SIT (new Zealand school) and study what you want instead of what the system wants.

8.) Travel

Sometimes the best thing to do is save money up and travel the world. A lot of people do this right before or after university or college. Why not do it now and come back with a fresh mindset on your future.

9.) Find yourself

I know for sure with myself I didn't know who I was other then I was a teenage girl with endometriosis with all these dreams but was being held back by high school. My first point of call was to find myself. and if you feel the same way I did, then maybe finding yourself is the way to go

10.) Take up a hobby

Hobbies are amazing things, and now you have all the time to start; no matter what it is, you'll have the time to do it, so go join a group or buy what you need and start having fun.

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