Identity Crisis

Some of may know this, and some of you may not, but it's taken me a while to discover what I want to do with my life.

I started off wanting to be a chef, then in year 8 I changed my mind and wanted to be a graphic designer.
By the time it came to choosing my options in year 9 I was only half sure that this was what I wanted to do, and then I changed my mind again...I wanted to become a beauty therapist!

So off I went to college to study beauty therapy...At first I enjoyed it, but after struggling with panic attacks and hating being away from home I decided not to do a second year of it, instead I went to work for the Council as an Administration Apprentice. After 4 months I changed again and started working on reception.

But that wasn't what I wanted to do...So I completed a long distance course in Wedding and Event Management...But that still wasn't right...During a long old winter I baked my little heart out and eventually decided that I had found it, I had found what I wanted to be. Another year of working at the Council and I finally felt brave enough to leave home again and go to University...So here I am, studying for a foundation degree in Baking Technology and Management....Yes by the way, it is a really course, I do get a qualification, I don't just mix some cake batter in a bowl all day...I do theory, I work hard, and I'm doing a lot better than all the people who decide to make snide comments about my course.

What I guess I want to say is, it's okay to not know what you want to do, to change your mind and experiment. Don't ever feel trapped in the path you've chosen :)

Gee I'm so wise!