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Another year on….

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It’s been over a year since I set up this blog, and it was only whilst I was rumbling with the idea of starting a blog about Imposter Syndrome and being an HR advisor that I remembered this site even existed. Rather than take up yet another URL that I don’t actually need, I thought it made more sense to ramble away here instead.

I thought it was only right to have a look at the past and put some things to bed before launching straight into complaining about the current situation (I’m sure there are plenty of covid-related blog posts floating around at the moment), so let’s see:

  1. I’ve re-bought my house after the significant other turned out to be a significant waste of space and effort.
  2. I’ve started another new job, but this time it’s within the same company rather than starting a new one so I suppose that means it’s a promotion of sorts. In reality it feels like a whole lot more of the same with a whole lot less clarity…but more on that later.
  3. My job has been at risk of redundancy and I decided it was a good idea to represent my colleagues through the process.
  4. More family members lost.
  5. I’ve peaked and then totally dropped off with my exercise regime so whilst I successfully lost weight, I regained a significant proportion of it.
  6. I’ve found my better-half.
  7. Planning was the 3rd of my new year commitments and I’m actually quite proud to say that I managed to stick to using my planner for the whole year and into this one, unfortunately Coronavirus has unfortunately put a stop to that for now so I’ve been searching for other ways to redirect that focus.

 

I’m not sure what my intention is in the longer-term but I suppose I’m going to use this blog as a kind of therapy at the moment so here’s to hoping that nobody reads it because writing is not one of my strong points. We all need a safe space to vent!

The Journey Begins…

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We’ve all heard it…”new year, new me”. Some people make resolutions, some try to eat healthier after the Christmas binge, some try to exercise more, some look for new jobs. I never used to be one of those people and I would justify it by saying that you can change things any time so why wait for January, but that was probably just a cover story for my failure to actually stick to any new plans I’ve made. I won’t say that this year will be different (that would sound too much like a cliche), but I have spent more time reflecting that usual and that has kick-started a few changes which *fingers crossed* I will attempt to maintain momentum with as the year snowballs but I’ll come to that later.

A lot of things happened last year: I finished my HR qualification; I left the company who gave me my first “real job” out of uni; family members were lost; a lot of weight was gained; I bought my first house with my significant other; and I didn’t have a single day sick from work. Some of these things may seem more life-changing than others on the surface, but every single one has shaped the person I am today on a deeper level (as well as literally in some cases).  Unfortunately though after all of this I headed into January feeling like I couldn’t wait to leave the year behind because, in spite of some huge highs, I feel like I’m drowning in the lows still. This blog is hopefully my way to find my voice again, to find my focus, and to figure out how to live my best life. It’s time to shake off those lows!

I don’t have all the answers because I don’t even know what questions I am trying to figure out, but I am going to give this a go. I know that blogs are most successful because they find a niche, but for now this is just about finding my personal niche not a digital one, so I will be exploring a whole variety of different topics: career, personal development, mental health, wellbeing, hobbies, food, and anything else which may crop up along the way.

If this sounds in any way interesting then feel free to follow along with my journey, all I can promise is that I will be an honest twenty-something who is trying to figure out how to live her best life.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”  – Mark Twain