The latest shot was that the role I have been in for the last seven years and the career I worked hard to build is being made redundant. My initial reaction was not sadness or worry but actually relief.
Yes there will be elements I miss, like that's it local, it's good money and the people are great fun but lately that's not enough. I want more from life. I'm at an age where pretty much all my friends are married with children. I thought I'd be married with kids by 28 ( this seemed like a sensible, mature age to me way back when). But as 28 came and went I still didn't feel ready to settle. My friends find it odd that I'm still single and whilst I'll admit I am fed up of attending occaisions alone and would love someone to share life with, I'm not desperate! Why do smug marrieds, to coin a Bridget Jones phrase, seem to think that just because two people are single that you are bound to be a perfect match? My singledom appears to annoy them more than it does me. Maybe that says more of their relationship than it does my status...
So I find myself with no ties. I'm free to start over, to reinvent my life, to do something different and go wherever. My life 2.0 if you will... It's the most unexpected curve ball I've been thrown but one that I'm excited about.
So what if the path I thought I should be on is not the one I'm on. I don't know where it will lead but for the first time I'm ok with waiting to see where it takes me.
Watch this space.
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