decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life

at a financial services company today. Yay! First time I’ve worked for a big corporate like this and I’m looking forward to the opportunities that I’ll be exposed to.

Ok, a lot has happened since the start of the year. A friend at work suggested becoming a tax advisor. At first, I wasn’t keen as Maths wasn’t my strong suit at school but she gave me some exercises from her ATT course and i was hooked. How totally random! Who knew that inside this creatve, writer type beat the heart of a tax collector!
Slight problem, though. The course costs two grand and I ain’t got it and the banks won’t give it. I’m still paying off my debts so I won’t even be able to begin saving until the end of the year which means I’ll miss the November exams. I ain’t out of the woods yet.

I’ve tried the corporate thing, thinking that a high-powered profession would fulfill me intellectually but that just left me hollow emotionally. I thought that it was what an educated woman should aim for but the more I tried, the more miserable I became. As long as I’m busy and get on with my colleagues, the size of the salary and the prestige of my job title doesn’t really matter.
The only things that I’m really passionate about in life are hair, cooking and writing. So this year I’m going to explore my passions and see where they take me. Maybe there’s a career at the end of this rainbow or maybe just enjoyable hobbies to make the 9to5 more bearable.