Monday 27 February 2012

A new adventure

Life has recently got very exciting, but very scary at the same time.

My dream job  is to be a journalist, or have a job that means I can write about lots of interesting things. When I left uni I applied for loads of jobs and nothing was happening and I was basically starting to think that I'd be stuck with my job working in a cafe forever- which don't get me wrong, is fun and I enjoy, but it's not the career I had in mind for myself.

But I recently applied for an internship and got it! So from the 12th of March I'll be working as a journalist for a month in Windsor!! But as its for the month, and I couldn't really expect to have a month off work, especially as I had literally just had a week off for a placement at The Lady magazine, I did the crazy thing and quit my job.

Now if you know me you will know that that is a big deal. I have never not had a job and I am always panicking about money, so for me to quit my job is pretty scary.

On the contrary i realised that this is it, no not the Michael Jackson tour that never was but a new adventure! Ok so when the internship is up I might not get a job out of it, but hopefully it will open doors for me that were firmly shut before.

Yes I quit my job, and it is very scary, but I keep thinking to myself bigger and better things could be around the corner...wish me luck! I'll be sure to keep you updated!! 

Tuesday 14 February 2012

Valentine's day- embrace it even if you are single!

So the V Day plan was to have a girlie night in with my friend, films take away and wine. But dancing at GNSH, with people from all over the world has meant I've been struck down with a cold, putting an end to that plan!

Now I'm sitting at home, with a bottle of wine and the cat, dinner in the oven in my pyjamas- not because I'm sad and alone on Valentines day, but because I'm single and happy.

Yes, I really do love being in a relationship, I like doing all the usual coupley things. But I also enjoy being single, like being able to do whatever.  So why must single people chose February the 14th every year to wallow in their singledom?! I'm happy being single for the moment, but just because its valentines day I don't suddenly break down and decide that actually, I cant survive without a man!

I say, even if you are single, embrace valentines. If you haven't got a lover to love, then love yourself.

Friday 10 February 2012

Busy Times

I was worried when I left uni that my life would be over. All my friends would be scattered to the wind after we all went back to our home towns, and I would have nothing to do. The thing that scared me most though, as I went back to my summer job, was would I get a job that would make my three years at uni worth while?

The boredom thing I conquered quite quickly, joining an am dram group and a dance class I soon found that I only had one spare evening! On the contrary the job thing was starting to worry me.

With this fire burning in my belly, i applied to every internship and wrote to every magazine, to see if  I could get my foot on the ladder to being an amazing journalist. Months of nothing, and now, I've juts been given a paid two month internship, one month at home and one month in office, and I have a work placement with one of the longest established magazines on the market!

So I've gone from panicking about a lack of journalism work, to writing 50 articles a week!

I suppose its true what they say, good things come to those who wait...and to those who send pestering emails!