This past year has been a trying time. Between COVID, moving out of my family home, and being far from my support network, it has not been the best year. Moving out was a difficult decision: I didn't move out on the best of terms even though the house was becoming increasingly overcrowded. Now that I'm on my way to getting my housing sorted, I'm eager to get back to work so that I can start preparing for my future.
Growing up, I had an image of myself in the future of being a stay-at-home mum. Now, however, I want a career. I would love to do something that's not sitting in an office, a career in which I can physically build something. That's why I'm looking to become a construction operative. The fact that I'll be able to get the CSCS card that will open me up to a career in which the possibilities are endless makes me so excited. I loved my product design GSCE and it would be great to pursue that field in the future. For now, I'm eager to get back to work so that I can start to prepare for my future.
It's refreshing to have the support of complete strangers in achieving my dreams for the future. It feels like I can never return the amount of gratefulness to the people that don't even know me who are trying to help me. I grew up in an area in which no one even smiled at each other in the street. I now know that there's more and more good people and I'm not going to let them down. It's not easy for me to ask for help, but I promise to make sure to use every penny for a good cause.