Life Has A Way
At the time of writing, I have just handed my notice in at the only place of work I have ever known, without another job to go onto. Anyone that knows me will tell you what an organised person I am, everything I do is planned to within the minute and a colour coded list will have been made; so this is as far from me as it gets.
When preparing to leave school we are expected to know exactly what we want to do – but who does?
I always did well at school, hated it, but did well. I had planned to carry on to sixth form and go to university, but life had other plans and my mental health took a tumble. Feeling very lost and not knowing what I wanted to do I went to my local college open day and stumbled across beauty therapy. I decided to take this course for a year while I got my head in a better place and then go back to do A-levels. As seems frequent with me, life had other ideas, I applied for work experience at a beauty salon and ended up spending 6 years working there.
Everything seemed to fall into place, and I loved it. I was good at what I did and loved meeting new people, the job allowed me to grow and gain so much confidence when it came to people skills. So what happens when a world wide pandemic hits and you find yourself on furlough? Well for me it led to a random night in January, suddenly sitting bolt upright in bed and thinking ‘ I don’t want to do beauty anymore’. I hadn’t realised how much looking after other people had taken from me, both mentally and physically, I realised that it was time for a change but had absolutely no idea where to go from there.
It took another year and a half for me to pluck up the courage to form a plan. Dogs have always been a massive part of my life and deep down I’ve always known that I should be working with them so after a lot of research I decided that it was time to start dog grooming. I had it all organised, everything was planned, the date was set, the career chosen and the financial plan in place. While working to get the funds I realised that I couldn’t do it anymore and I needed to change now.
Without a plan, without proper finances, without a clue what to do I jumped and while falling I felt the most alive I have in years. I am a firm believer that everything in life happens for a reason, so I trusted my instincts and handed in my notice 11 months earlier than planned. Instantly a weight that I had no idea I was carrying lifted from my shoulders, and I knew that this was what I was meant to do. I am going to spend a month in my favourite place, Cornwall, working on myself and my business and focusing on my passion. Life is short, but it is your life. You get to live it how you want and make decisions that might upset others but that make your heart feel full. Sometimes you need to look after yourself and grow in order to then help others.
I can’t wait to see what the next year holds for me and I promise to let you all know how it’s going. If there’s something blocking your life right now, take this as your sign to conquer it. It doesn’t have to be something massive or a huge life change but don’t wait – if it feels right then do it.
All the love,
Millie x
