Hello my Lovelies,
So life for me lately has been a little busy, a lot of fun and quite a change..
I'll start with a little background,
A year ago, a couple days after my 21st birthday I made a massive change in my life by moving from Aberdeen to Glasgow. I had the best 3 years living in Aberdeen, met the most amazing people who I will never lose contact with - gutting to not be seeing them all the time anymore- and had great experiences. Its such a scary thought when you've been brought up on a teeny Island off the west coast of Scotland, a population of under 2000, secondary school with about 100 pupils and a sixth year class of being a guesstimate - 30, to move away from your family to a city and somewhere you can't just hop in a car and drive home no mater how bad the homesickness gets. Luckily for me I did move in with my Auntie so I wasn't completely alone, but to start over in a new city where you know one person is a thought...Anyways I spent my 3 years in Aberdeen working for an Oil company, starting on reception for a year and moving my way up to Project Administrator. Over the 3 years I had a wee think of where I wanted to go career wise in life and settled upon Beauty Therapy. It wasn't ever really a plan to move again, but my first interview for Beauty Therapy happened to be a Glasgow College - the plan was use this as a "practice interview" see how it goes and then stay in Aberdeen to study. During my Glasgow interview I was told I was going to be offered a place and as the interviewer wasn't actually allowed to tell me this yet, I wouldn't receive my official acceptance for a month or so. Super happy, comfortable in the College and the lecturers being bubbly and really kind I couldn't not choose this College...
So it was time to move! And lucky for me my boyfriend decided he couldn't stay in Aberdeen without me, so an even bigger step than just moving, we both moved in together. Best. Decision. Ever!
Fast forward a year,
I'm no longer studying Beauty Therapy, as much as I did enjoy the course it just wasn't for me. I didn't feel challenged enough. Treatments I assumed I would enjoy most out the course became my most hated. Not going to lie, as much as I love doing my own nails and makeup its unreal how much I would dislike to do this as a full time job, it just stresses me out!! On the other hand ask me to do a bit of waxing or a facial and I am all for that! The course was made up of 7 Units, Facials, Waxing, Eye Treatments, Makeup, Manicures, Pedicure and Anatomy. Then each unit had both practical assessments and theory assessments. Each time a theory test came along, as much as I panicked over passing these, I would walk away with 100% bar the mistake in part of one question on both Anatomy and Eye Treatments respectively (irritating mistakes as I knew the answers). Most people would be happy with this but by the end it became a boring and unfulfilling deja vu...So I am now back in full time employment, working for a whisky distillery company as an Engineering Administrator. I never thought I would say this but I've missed my office work and being in a routine. No more empty days between college to fill or sleeping in so late my day was almost over before I got up.
I've also kept on my part time job from while I was in College as a waitress/bar staff. This does mean it feels as though I'm alwaaays working but I don't think I would have it any other way at this moment. I just love being busy, and it is a little plus that there is that small extra income that helps with a healthy bank balance and to cover me for my makeup buying obsession haha!
Just a little note to say you're never to old to chase a dream, and if it turns out that dream just isn't for you, its never too late to change your mind! I can definitely vouch for both of these...
Shona Marie xo
p.s sorry for the longer and more chunky read than normal - a possible bit of a drag...
Anyone else ever had an epiphany and decided to make a life change?
