Saturday 19 August 2017

Waiting and decisions

Croyde Bay, May 2017

Blogging has taken a major backseat over the last couple of years, mostly because so much has happened.

In my last post, back in December, I'd said I was hoping to move this year. That happened in April and I now live in Bristol. I'm enjoying living here and it feels like I've always been here. The sad part is that my boyfriend isn't here yet, his Masters is taking longer to complete than expected so I moved here on my own, with the help of a couple of friends.

I'm now at a point in my life where the waiting is almost over (it's only been almost a year!) and I have decisions to make. I've recently left my job because of bad management and I don't know where to go next. There's the possibility of a job near Reading but that would mean moving again. I'd still like to go travelling but, at the moment, I couldn't afford it. I feel like I can't make any big decisions until my boyfriend is here and we can discuss things, so I'm unsure whether to take the next couple of weeks off and wait until he's here. I feel that would mean I'm being really lazy though, as I would've had a month off! Maybe I need to see it as a rest and recovery period.

A friend told me about the book 'What colour is your parachute?', which I've ordered. It's a book to help you find out what sort of job would match your interests and likes. I'm hoping it will give me some ideas!

This has undoubtedly been the hardest year of my life but I hope from next month everything will be ok.

Flowers and tomatoes in the garden, August 2017