January

I thought that, since I want to attempt to document my life on this little blog, I would start writing about what happens each month. It'll be more of a 'round-up' post than anything profound or super interesting. But yeah, I thought this would be a good way to really go through what has happened and what I want to happen throughout 2015.

January started off in the above photo, drinking too many double Disaronno and cokes, singing along to Journey and S Club 7 and generally having a decent time. I still have the same hopes for this year now, just over a month later, as I did there smiling away in that photo.

This month has felt like the calm after the storm. Over Christmas, I was working full time hours at work and I had very little motivation to do anything at weekends. I was wishing away the weeks until I could go back down to my part time hours and gain my days back to myself and feeling like I could really start to do things and feel motivated again.

I feel like I have done some things. Not a great deal, but some things. I've applied for a few jobs this month, some bigger than others, and hopefully I'll hear something back from those in the coming weeks.

I've been a lot more social than before. I think that is due to not having taken my pill for the past month. I explained in a previous post that it had put a strain on friendships as I was rejecting days out and nights in with pizza because I felt so out of place and like I wasn't really myself. This month, every weekend has been filled with seeing friends, whether it be for a pub lunch, cinema trip or big night out, it's been really fun. I also went to see Slipknot and Korn with my sister which was THE BEST NIGHT EVER, I loved it.

I talked in this post about my desire to go back to university and re-train in occupational therapy. It's something that's been put on the back burner over Christmas, and I've had a lot of time to give it some real thought this month. I haven't fully made a decision yet, but I'm considering putting it off for another year. I don't want to go into it halfheartedly. I think for medical degrees you have to really want to do it and lecturers and tutors will be able to tell if your heart is 100% in it. I'm not sure I want to give up on writing just yet, and so I'm considering leaving it until 2017.

On the blog I have talked about my experience with the pill, did the soundtrack to my life tag, my goals and dreams for 2015, a travel wishlist, and the thoughts we have every pay day.

January is usually a gloomy month. I think the beginning of the year is always pretty glum, enhanced even more by rubbish wages as there's no over time at work. But, I don't feel like January 2015 has been as dull as previous years. If you are feeling down, just remember, it's over with now and things can only get better from this point on.

Until next time! (: