goodbye trolley, hello business world...

So I've decided the time has come to hang up my wings.

I've loved every minute of being a flight attendant (OK, perhaps not every minute - 3am wake up calls, my favourite...), I've seen half the world, enjoyed exploring the cultures and flavours of exotic places and made some great friends along the way.

But there's been a finger tapping on my shoulder for a while, urging me to get back to the 'real world' before I get too comfortable and it's too late.  Some people say once you're used to the lifestyle you can never go back to a 9-5, but frankly I'm craving a routine.  I long to be on the other side of the trolley cart, the passenger off to a business meeting...I want to make my mark on the world!  And that's going to be hard if I'm 30 years old with nothing to my name except a decade-long stint as a trolley dolly.

Don't get me wrong, I have utmost respect for the job - it takes a special kind of person to keep their hair on when they're sleep-deprived and faced with a sticky, or potentially emergency situation.  And not just keep their hair on, but their lipstick too...it's not all tea and coffee or chicken or beef.  But it's not for me, forever.

So what now?  Where am I going with my life?  It's a question many of us young people ask ourselves, as we're encouraged to be successful, make money, be a somebody on this planet.  I'm still hoping I find my passion.  I've decided on public relations as a career as I feel I would enjoy it immensely.  It's a dynamic industry that involves writing, building relationships, creative and intelligent thought, brainstorming and new challenges.  No wonder it's so competitive!  I've been fortunate enough to have connections with a few people in the industry and after a couple of meetings I'm crossing my fingers, hoping I've been accepted to join an agency.

In a parallel to my life, I've decided to start anew and create a blog to detail my experiences as I begin a new chapter on a different trajectory.  Seeing as my life stages so far have been education - university - cabin crew I haven't had the chance to be a professional, city kinda girl and hence I'm a complete novice!  So I thought it might be fun to write down and share what I'm learning, for myself to read back one day and realise how far I've come and how much I've improved...and also for anyone else in the same situation, recently graduated, new to the world of work and aching to make the best of themselves.

I hope it helps you in some way or at least provides a little entertainment!