What a difference a year makes..
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Today is my last day at work and a week tomorrow weâll be boarding a plane to the U.S. for the holiday of a lifetime.. visiting Fort Lauderdale, New Orleans, and New Yorkâï¸ So excitedð
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Iâm making a series of massive life leaps this year that a year ago I wouldnât have dreamed could ever happen. Back then I was in such a dark place that - honestly - I thought taking a stroll into a deserted forest and never coming back was the only path ahead of me.
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My friends and family brought me back from the edge and, though itâs been difficult, Iâm feeling like my old self again and dare I say pushing towards my best self. When we fly to the U.S. it will be exactly one year to the day that I contacted our local mental health service and my outlook now could not be any more different.
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Iâm going back to Universityð± upon our return to study a Masters in User Experience Design and I couldnât be more excited! The combination of understanding peopleâs needs and designing inclusive solutions really appeals to me.. not least itâs the perfect evolution of my Undergraduate Degree and my voluntary work, and I know itâs going to be such a melting pot of creativity.
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Iâve also been working a second temporary job for the past month to future proof myself against the inevitable drop in salary and Iâm working with some of the loveliest people (plus one of the team leaders is vegan tooð). Itâs a customer service role for property rentals like AirBnB and Iâm really enjoying seeing the direct result of my efforts to help people.
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In even bigger news, in the last couple of weeks iâve secured what I absolutely feel is going to be my dream job in the charity sector - watch this space but I am unbelievably excited about starting in Octoberðð
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So things are looking up! Am I living proof of [insert self help mantra here]? Absolutely not! But Iâm living.. and thatâs what mattersâ¤ï¸ #mentalhealth #careerchange #level10life
Posted on 6 Sep 2018