Changes

Gosh it’s been so long since my last update. Tafe is going really well. I passed all my first semester subjects with flying colours and I’m three weeks into semester two. Classes feel a bit harder this semester, but deeper, covering subjects such as counseling techniques and dealing with crisis and trauma.

I’ve also started my work placement at a refuge. I’m enjoying it so much. It’s definitely an affirmation that I am doing the right thing, and I’d even go so far as to say that I have found my calling. The place is run by such strong women who are great role models for not only me but the people staying at the refuge and I’m so lucky that I get the chance to learn off them every week.

I turned 28 in June. Ever since then I’ve really felt a shift. Like things are different now. It’s reminded me of something I heard a few years ago that your life is lived in stages of seven year periods, and every seven years you change. I don’t know why but I really believe this, and it seems pretty true for me.

Years 14 to 20 were really about finding my character. Working out who I was as a person and forming the foundations for my adulthood. 21 to 27 was about getting my shit together. Growing up, working, travelling, having relationships and having some hard times as I grew and learned. Now, 28 to 34 is all about setting the foundations for the rest of my life, working on my career, hopefully getting married in the next few years and doing adult stuff like buying a new car and a house.