Taking graduate life day by day

I’m on a train, London bound and the sun is out, so I’m happy as Larry but the signal keeps dropping in and out so this will have to be a quick one.

Feeling wonderful this week! Volunteering again has genuinely been so much fun and I’ve caught up with a few close friends who I haven’t seen in a really long time. Somehow, catching someone up on life always helps me see everything from a new perspective.

At the start of this chapter, I acknowledged that as a university graduate, looking to the future becomes pretty daunting. The expense of living, the cost of houses in England and the cost of further education among a whole host of other things can make us feel like there’s no hope. Even when I find a job, I don’t know how I’m meant to make enough money to adult properly. 

I think that maybe as a young adult, taking things a day at a time is the key. This week’s been a better one because I’ve focused on short term goals. I’m dedicating more time to volunteering and I’ve set myself a goal to get better at budgeting, in the hope I can make my savings last longer. 

I’m meeting up with two more wonderful people I haven’t seen in months today and they always inspire me. We’ve got a whole afternoon and I know that it’s going to fly by, so I am determined to make the most of it. I’m pretty sure I’ll find out that I’m not alone in this still finding my way as a graduate thing.

I love being on trains. Even busy ones. It doesn’t matter how much I do it, the novelty just doesn’t wear off. Okay, so if you’re standing like sardines on a hot summer’s day, perhaps that’s the exception. That aside, I always love it. Can’t help wondering where everyone’s going and what they’re doing…