Never Too Late!!

Hi peeps!! 

So it's Friday and who's ready for the weekend? I've enjoyed this week despite my health issues and not seeing my niece, whom I've missed so much!! 
Seen this photo on Pinterest and it's very true for me. 

I'm 32 and feel like I'm only just starting again. Due to health reasons, the goals I had let's say 12 years ago have changed. Back then, I wanted to live independently and had ambitions to be a journalist. I was leaving Beaumont College and heading to my local Sixth Form College to study A-Levels. This led to me being accepted at universities to do a degree in BA Journalism. Then later accepted at my local university doing Combined Honours on Social Sciences (Psychology, Criminology and Sociology) even though I only originally applied for the access course inCriminology but was told I was too advanced. Anyway due to personal reasons, I obviously couldn't fulfil these plans. I did attempt to do a creative writing course at home but kinda stopped it as I felt it was too repetitive and struggled doing it without a 1-2-1 support like I had at Sixth Form. 
A few years later... quite a few years to be precise, say about 5 or 6. I began to make plans to hold a Easter Fair in aid of charity and awareness for EDS Support UK. Unfortunately, my health took a serious dip and I ended up in hospital twice over a period of two months. It took me a heck of a long time to recover and during the recovery period, I began to have serious thoughts about my future and what I would like to do within my limitations. I've always been quite a realistic person and try to find ways around things so deciding on something suitable wouldn't be easy. 
During my time at the Sixth Form, I had been repeatedly asked if I would like to take part in their annual fashion show and include awareness about EDS at the same time but I never felt that confident in doing it. Even after I had left, I was still invited to take part but it's only recently that I've felt confident enough in myself to actually consider it. I will let you know what happens with the fashion show and if I get to finally be a part of it (if it's still something the college does). 
 Anyway now I know my style and I have much more knowledge in the fashion/beauty industries, I feel like it would be really exciting to explore further on my EDS Awareness Campaign through the beauty and fashion direction. For example; talking/creating specialist makeup equipment, accessible makeup products, fashionable clothing for all shapes and sizes especially to fit my own body, etc. While I'm not going to go into great detail about things as I don't really know what's around the corner and I do have to take each day as it comes. If anyone can help me achieve these goals (even though I have been vague) then please contact me. 
So back to the photo... I am starting late in this new goal. I do look different and in my needs. I am uncertain about what will happen but that is half of the fun, isn't it?! I do feel like I can be a success in whatever I set my heart out to achieve. 
Thank you for reading this blog post and I shall see you all in my next post. Keep smiling, stay stylish, no matter what is thrown at you in life as your smile may brighten up someone's day. ❤️ xxx

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