Let there be flowers

Sincerest apologies if the Bible references are offensive to you - my only intentions are light hearted puns, I promise! I grew up hearing stories from the Bible and I have found myself drawing parallels with the creation story when I reflect on my creative career change (CCC) journey. I see this phase of my career as taking ownership of my life, my work and my responsibility to live life on my terms - this creation of my new world. 

I had a very typical, straightforward education journey - finished high school, went straight to uni, then straight into fulltime office work. Whilst it was very exciting earning money, going into the city everyday, wearing pretty office clothes, the more I reflect on it, the more I realise I was trying to fit a "square" career into "round" hole. In hindsight, my ideal career is neither square nor round but both - it's probably a squircle (yes, that's an actual word apparently). I say probably because I'm still testing out that theory, so watch this space. 

I  moved jobs so often (every 12 months) I self-diagnosed myself with having career hyperactivity disorder. I remember saying in a job interview "I'm really looking for my next career home and hope [this company] can be somewhere I can settle into a challenging role and team long term". But I never really found it. 

It was always the same with a new job - excited for a change, new office and new people but very quickly I would develop the Sunday scaries, feel so unfulfilled and so empty. I hated being on emails, sitting at a desk all day, waiting forever for decisions to be made, being in meetings where it felt like a waste of time. I'm sure everyone who's experienced office work can relate, and for me it completely drained my soul. At it's worst, I would take a week (or more) off for mental health reasons. 

So the saying "if you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got", and my sister's encouragement, pushed me to start my Certificate III in Floristry with Pearsons on Saturdays whilst working full time. It was a breath of fresh air during my week - I never really felt I was missing out on my weekends because school was so enjoyable. I loved learning about flowers and design, and giving myself permission to find my creative voice opened doors to new levels of confidence, fulfilment and determination. 

Safe to say I've found a voice as I've now started a blog about it, ha. We'll see how this goes...

Thanks for reading so far!  How am I doing?
Kindest,
JT xo