Nel! :back_hug: How are you?!

Enjoy your time there Dani! :hug:

Thank you so much for your words of encouragement guys, I love you all! :group_hug: I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one who feels this way. I know I'm still young and I do have time, but time moves so fast and yet things are always changing too. I do hope things will fall into place with time - obviously I'm not expecting everything to be written out perfectly or whatever, that's not life at all. I think I just really need to remember this...

Most of it really is the journey. :nod: I think one of the things that's often discouraged me is that I did go to university for a year, it wasn't what I'd expected, I didn't know what further courses to take so I didn't go back after that year. And now I'm still trying to pay off that loan before going back. And if/when I do go back now, it'd be for the right reasons - when I went that year I mainly did it out get out of a job I absolutely hated. :no: But I learned from that year at uni so in the long run it'll help me when I return.

The journey is important - in hindsight I wish I'd followed my gut and allowed myself to take that 'journey' rather than spending these years at university racking up debt and emerging at the other end with a degree totally different to what I spent two years doing, and still not feeling entirely confident that this is where I want to be.

How is it being back home, Dani? :)

Absolutely amazing. I just feel... I've been so effing stressed at work, just having time off in itself is beyond lovely. I'm wondering if the first trip home for everyone who moves away is always like this, with the feeling of 'I left because...'

I left because...I wanted more. I wanted to see more, live more of life than what was just in my own back yard. Meet more interesting people with interesting backgrounds and stories. Experience more of what life is like on my own, even if its hard. I left to make my own way in this world and not follow a path carved out for me by someone else. You guys will find your way in your journey. I'm as sure of this as my next breath. Life has a way of presenting you with a gaggle of surprises. Some are good and some are not but what you should always remember is that every moment in life happens to prepare you in some way for your purpose. Even if it feels like a misstep its preparing you for something that could remain a mystery until you're really ready for it.:group_hug:

Aww, that is so inspiring, Ayesha. Thank you for posting that because it's one of the most beautiful things I've ever read :hug: I'm going to write that down with the thing Dani said back in 09 that inspired me too :lol:

Awwww, Ayesha! Like Tamy said, that is really inspirational! :love:

ETA: So, I completely misspelt Ayesha's name. I feel so embarrassed right now. Sorry, Ayesha! :goof:

:lol: You're so cute, Joyce.

So I haven't posted a lot today. I fail. But I have my reasons - I went on an easter egg hunt with the family and then I was reading Beastly :lol: I'll post more tomorrow :)

I was at a barbecue catching up with family and friends. Going back to Sydney is gonna be so hard :(

Aww hun :( :hug:

I. am. not. cute. Tamy.

And awww, Dani! :(:hug: I'm sure you'll get used to it again soon, though! :hug:

Yes you are. Now be silent, child.

I'm having a full fringe and layers put in tomorrow. If I come home and say I had anything different (unless the hairdresser talked me out of it), feel free to :punch: me.

I'm jealous! I keep thinking I want a fringe but I'm scared to do it...

I did it! :D And according to everyone I have spoken to, I finally look my age instead of about 14 :lol:

^ Well that's good! :lol:

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