It's My 25th Birthday....Really? Already?

So the big 2-5 huh? Gosh I feel old. Well I never thought this day would happen so soon. I never really knew how I would feel when I turned 25, I thought I would be crying and shaking on the floor but nope, i'm good :) (you know you are half way to fifty and your 20's are already half way done right???).....hmmm well when I put it that way maybe I am a little scared. But surprisingly I am not freaking out at all.

25 always seemed like a very mature and grown up age to me. As a kid I always thought that I would have a husband, children, a mortgage and have a career I love by now. Not one of those things has happened. 

I like my life how it is at the minute. Yes of course I would love to be already in my career and moving my way up the job ladder but things just didn't work out that way and I am actually ok with it. I am glad that I took my time, changed my mind around 100 times about what I wanted to do and I feel like that journey and process has just made me even more sure about my career choice.  

I would not like to be that person who went to university straight out of school, got a degree and went right into a job. Only to discover that you totally hate it, you are miserable and depressed, you do not enjoy the work you do and getting out of bed to go to work in the morning is the biggest battle you have with yourself. Don't get me wrong, I know a lot of people who sorted their lives out quite quickly and actually love what they do, they are so happy and really enjoy work. I also know people who didn't go to university or get qualifications and are in fantastic jobs that they worked really hard to get. 

People just choose different paths and that's ok. I just don't want to wake up one morning and realise I made some horrible career choices that I am now stuck with. I went to university for two years and studied Irish History and Politics. I wanted to be a teacher and teach history. I really hated the course and decided to take a leave of absence after my second year. I then decided to go to Australia for an intended year (which lasted only a few months) to become a nanny/AuPair as I still knew I wanted to work with children in some respect. I've worked in retail since I was 16 and really enjoy it so I continued working away in different jobs while I decided what I really wanted to do. 

I am currently studying online for a diploma in Child Counselling and I am really enjoying it. I feel like that would be the perfect job for me, I wanted to be a nurse and social worker at some stages in my 20's but decided against both as I hate blood and I think social work is such a hard job as I reckon i'd be sneaking kids in my coat if I feel like they are in an abusive environment. Which clearly is illegal lol but I just don't feel like I could leave them their knowing that something isn't right.

Anyways, happy birthday to me :) hopefully this time next year I might have all my sh*t sorted and of course you guys will be on my journey with me!

Later skaters

Love S xoxo