During the last few years my time has been spent in caring roles; I’ve got three kids and one of them has special needs, so looking after them has been a priority. Now that they’re older and my son is becoming more independent it means I’ve got the opportunity to go out and do things for myself without worrying about him, and I'm excited to just go out and explore things in my own life.
My dream is just to be happy and to make everybody else happy – I’m happy when those around me are. I've been living in temporary accommodation for the last 12 years and have got big ideas about changes I want to see in society. I especially want to see improvements in the social housing sector, so I would love to work in that area at some point. I also want to see more workplace flexibility, especially around childcare; I have a strong passion about that so would like to start something up to help others with that and their housing situations.
Security is something I’ve been interested in as I like being responsible which overlaps with my interest in housing and childcare as well – I like the caring role of looking after people and making sure people feel safe. It would be good to get another qualification after graduating with my degree last year, and a job in security can be a pretty flexible job depending on where I do it.
Music is what helps me unwind, I listen to anything and everything - all types of music! I'm from a music background, my whole family loves it. I also love sport, especially running but I don't do it as much now.
Ultimately I want to be in a stable job and be saving towards a property, and I'm now able to take these steps to get there. Knowing there are people out there who want to help me achieve my dream feels good, just because this never happens to me so this is a new experience!