Those of you who know me are well aware that over the last year I’ve made many changes to my life, all of them good, and I wouldn’t change or undo a single thing. Personally, I have never been happier or more confident than I am now.
Life in the Midlands is different: I’m getting used to being addressed as “Bab” and the fact that roundabouts are called "Islands" in these parts. I’m even cool with the “weekend surrogate mum” bit – or daft big sister as I prefer to think of it. A biggie for someone who never wanted children, I can tell you!
The only blip on my happy horizon is that I am really struggling to find the perfect job: I’ve come oh so close on many occasions to landing the PA role that’s out there somewhere. I know I am a bloody good PA but do I really want to screw myself up with a never-ending stream of applications and interviews, followed by the inevitable rejection phone call, thanks to the internal candidate/one with industry specific experience?
So, at the age of 42 I am seriously thinking about a change of direction. Retraining. Starting again. Something different. Something for me - and the opportunity to help others whilst hopefully carving out a successful new career.
It will mean a lot of home study whilst still working full-time (unless we win the lottery!), I’ll have to be dedicated and focussed, and most importantly, I will have to make sure I promote my new qualification once I’ve achieved it - but I feel really positive that this is the right thing to do.
I don’t want to say exactly what it is at the moment (although some of you may know already) but I know in my heart of hearts that if I don’t do this thing now, I will never do it and will live the rest of my days yearning for what might have been, and a head full of unanswered questions.
Am I finally growing up?
Watch this space ……!
It can be done! My Mum retrained to be an accountant while I was a university - she's now a self employed fab person doing all sorts of bits and pieces including going to craft shows with one of her clients. (She's off to Jersey in a few weeks - she's really excited lol) (I started uni in 2004 and my Mum was 42!)
ReplyDeleteYou can do it Deevski!
Good on you Cheryl! I've also done the PA role in the past and it seems to me you get all the pressure and flack for less than half the money .....
ReplyDeleteAs you already know, at the age of 52 'im indoors is retraining whilst working full-time, and at the age of 49 I'm now studying part-time for a degree whilst working full-time too. It is a challenge but the rewards are high.
For us it's great to both be studying at the same time as we understand the pressures of deadlines! At least one of us isn't sitting in another room sulking because the other one's got a 5000 word essay to write and can't go out!
Your head may hurt to start with .... I've not written a blimmin' essay for over 30 years, but it's worth it when you get it back with encouraging comments!
Go for it matey - you have all the support you need from Nic .... and the bloggers x
Cheryl ,
ReplyDeleteYou just go for it .I wish you all the luck in the world.
Bids.xxx.
Have to say Cheryl I do look into the Chris Evans Blog on occasions. I still wonder why people Blog and for what purpose. I don't really think a BBC Blog should be for venting one's angst with the World. Further more having huddles. Surely it is a way to communicate or should be in a humerous way or Musical way otherwise it may as well be just be a Chat Room. To be a writer you have to go way beyond writing about yourself, you need imagination and the ability to put yourself into other peoples situations. It's not all about me it's about other people.
ReplyDeleteI had a bit of fun with the Blog and also took the big stick. All in research me dear.
Good luck with your writing.
Hiya Deevs, babes, hope all's well with you.
ReplyDeleteHoney - you can be ANYTHING you want to be. You are intelligent, confident, presentable and young enough to be able to do it.
I'm starting to have these feeling myself. Caught myself at it yesterday morning, thinking "Roo - this is it. You only have one life." But it sounds like you have thought sensibly about it more than I have! I can recommend these people: http://www.oxfordcollege.ac/ - a friend did a distance-learning business course with them while working and found them to be very good (she passed and has gone from being an office cleaner to being a science school lab technician - honestly!).
But - most importantly - don't feel that you HAVE to do it and DON'T, for Ffffs sake, let anyone tell you you're not clever enough or try and dissuade you! You're THE Deevs! You can do it!
Love, Roo and Jasper xxxx