11/01/2024
New Year, New me!
Ahh who am I kidding, in 2024 im going to embrace that I'm the same old me, just with a few good lessons added in, and a brain tumour taken out ๐
It has taken me 11 days to accept that 2023 is FINALLY OVER!.
It was my biggest year of life lessons, I learnt that even when it seems like its perfect, there could be hairline cracks opening up slowly.
I learned that your whole life as you know it, can completely change over night, and I mean COMPLETELY.
In 2023, I sadly ended a long term relationship which in turn meant leaving the house i had spent years making a home, then I lost vision in one of my eyes. Following a drs visit I was diagnosed with an operable brain tumour and no longer allowed to complete my mining job due to my loss of vision and also my medications.
I am extremely grateful that 1.5 years prior, I jumped into the scary unknown of the online world. In the background of my normal life, which involved working full time in the mines, completing nightshift and dayshift, I run my ex's business and helped him build hus business from scratch, I travelled around alot for both work and to see family. All while at the same time juggling the load I managed to fit in starting an online business so I could essentially drought proof my finances.
I knew that I was working extra hard then, planting the seeds of my future success so eventually I would be able to sow the crop and do what I want to do, which is travelling Australia in my beautiful ram.
All I would need to do for work is to continue building my online business from the open road.
Little did I know, everything I had been preparing and planning for, would all be pushed to the back burner because I was infact leaving mining, almost exactly when I originally planned too, but instead of starting my adventure around Australia I was unexpectedly sick and unable to work, travel or honestly do much at all.
My online business isn't hard, it's actually extremely easy and beginner friendly. You just need to want it, be able to prioritize time and treat it like a business, not a hobby. My online business is so flexible that it's fit into every stage of life. From working fulltime in mining and running 2x business, to being the sole carer of a child for 5 weeks, to literal brain surgery and now finally recovery.
Now im at another cross roads and trying to decide what's next. The only thing I'm certain of, is that Rebelling the norm is remaining the consistent in my life ๐
I could stay away from the mines completely and stay online but after all the changes in the last year im thinking about returning to the industry alongside my business so I can do the extra work now and also find some routine and familiarity so I stop feeling so lost.
Decisions are still pending and I still have a little while until I get my clearance to work again but instead of feeling overwhelmed or unsure, im embracing the choice!. After so long feeling out of control of my life, spending so much time, worry and money on things out of my control, it is so nice to be able to feel the freedom of choice again ๐
Happy belated new year friends, 2023 wasa ride for sure, and it tested me beyond anything in the past. But 2024 is already looking up ๐๐๐ป