New Life

2011 was the start of my new life.
Goodbye Adelaide, goodbye mundane job, goodbye share house, goodbye to having no satisfying feeling of progression towards my goals with the constant want for something more and goodbye to everyone and everything that was holding me back.
Hello Brisbane, hello university, hello new house, hello new job, hello new people, hello MY year.


Moving interstate is stressful, expensive, and probably the hardest thing I've ever had to organise in my life. Luckily, everything has gone perfectly. Our furniture was delivered all in one piece and without missing a thing, my car didn't die on the way up here and most importantly, we haven't killed each other and we're still in love.


Finding a new job is a breeze. Deciding whether it caters for what you want to gain from employment is another story. I believe that going to work everyday should be enjoyable. Yes, traffic is bad. So what if you have to start early? So you're earning a pretty average wage. No matter where you are, you're going to have shit days. But surely, when you're at work you should have some part of it that you really love. The customers, the interaction, the high pressure, the learning, the people - i don't know, but something that you love about it. If you can't sit back and list a few or even just one thing that you love about your job, you need to quit. People forget that you can do anything you set your mind to. You can have and do anything that you want. Don't just settle. It leads to unhappy, unproductive and unprofitable employees who become nothing more than a burden to unhappy employers, which is why I'm moving onto my second hello/goodbye scenario for the year. Goodbye Telstra Store, hello Metalicus! I have to say, i am more than excited to commence work with them.


To the people and things that were holding me back, it's like a complete new sense of freedom. No reminders as you drive around town, you don't see people you wish you hadn't because you don't know anyone. It's a hugely liberating feeling being a complete stranger by choice. To meet new people who, with the exception of Eliza, have absolutely no ties to you what so ever, no absurdly intertwined lives or ex boyfriends that erupt from the past and suddenly become a common factor between you. It's a truly wonderful feeling. One that i hope will continue on to an extent. 


My favourite change and the component that honestly makes this year MY year, is university. The greatest um and ah in my life for the past 3 years. Uni is seriously the scariest and coolest thing that i have ever come across. And, although i am slightly biased, Queensland University of Technology is by far the most amazingly diverse university in Australia, world known for leading in creative industries. 
Although constantly being lost, having to ask where lectures and tutorials are and having your brain feel like its in complete overdrive is stressful, but seriously the greatest buzz ever. 


This year is going to be great.