Firstly, there has been a month, almost two months, of
absence/laziness/tiredness. For that I apologise although there have been many
reasons which have stood in the way of myself and my (very slow and old)
laptop. Recently I have been on a bit of a fair ground ride, a merry- go- round
if you will. Sounds fun, and believe me its not been boring, but can I get off
now?
I turned 21. I turned 21 and my Birthday was beautiful. I
was surrounded with everybody I love in a sporadic few weeks of events, dinners
and birthday celebrations. I was completely spoilt, I had met with family and
friends who had given me such generous gifts and organised plans for me to
enjoy being the centre of attention (as if we don’t all enjoy it once in a
while). On my actual birthday, my sister had kindly bought myself and Alex two
21 balloons as it was his birthday only a week before, however we suddenly had
to act completely non- affectionately to prevent looks from suspecting
strangers believing we were very inappropriate twins!! Cringe… although I did
thoroughly enjoy having a giant pink balloon following me for the afternoon.
And for that, it was worth it- sorry Alex!
You may have read in my previous article, about my new job.
I had gotten into the full swing of work, getting used to the idea that perhaps
journalism for me would have a happy ever after and that I suddenly have a plan
for the next few years to develop my career. A comforting thought for a
recently graduated, non-driving, country girl. However, I soon found out this
was actually not the case after all. Anybody who knows me knows how much I
thought I wanted this. Then, four weeks ago the office was notified with news
which led me to consider what was actually best for my future.
Although it sometimes feels as if I am back to square one as
a fresh graduate, it has made me reflect on what I actually want for myself,
and what I actually want to achieve for my future. I had made some really cool
new friends there, that was true, but I decided it was actually a time to step
away. Before, I had also left another project and commitment, with the feeling
that it is perhaps was time to focus on one career path. A risk for someone
whose not really in a position to be making such decisions but this has since
only strengthened my thought process.
As my mum said, ‘you’re making way for new opportunities’.
After all, mums know best... right?
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