2022

Happy Lunar New Year!

Let’s just pretend that this post was intentionally set to be published today and not that I haven’t had the time/energy to pop it up any earlier…

So. Yes. 2022 was quite a big year of changes for me:

James and I ended our almost 4-year relationship in May.
I left Shelter after 3.5 years in June.
I moved home to Devon to stay with my family over the summer while I job-hunted and spent a lot of time reading and at the beach.
Two of my pals got married this year and I was absolutely honoured to be a bridesmaid Em’s wedding!
I moved back to London in September after securing my room through a video call from Devon. Luckily, all turned out well and I love living here and my housemates are wonderful!
I briefly took on a role in recruitment and can safely say that it was the worst job of my life.
I was incredibly grateful for JSA and UC while unemployed for 2 months while living in London.
I took on a temp role for a charity for a month (the loveliest bunch) before securing my current permanent role which I started at the beginning of 2023!

Now onto the new discoveries that brought me joy this year:

From being unemployed for around 4 months this year, I managed to hit my Goodreads target of 50 books and these were my faves:

Meadfoot Beach
Lyme Regis
Exmouth (excellent for charity shopping)
The Cotswolds
Bristol (I’ve been before but was so lovely to check out new parts of the city that I hadn’t explored before)