2019 started out as a difficult year for me. I had already been struggling a bit with not feeling a purpose or drive at my job and feeling like I didn’t know what I wanted to be doing with my life and then my whole personal life fell apart with my 4 and a half year relationship ending without warning in about 10 minutes. Over the next month or two I had to separate our lives without any help from him (bank accounts, shared flat, belongings). I had to pack up all his stuff, move house, tell all our friends and sort out our finances, all while battling severe depression and anxiety (and a load of other unpleasant stuff that I discovered in the process). It was NOT the beginning to the year I was expecting. And its taken quite a while to rebuild and recover (with the help of some incredible people in my life) but recently I have been thinking about what makes me happy and what my dream job might be. There’s a number of things I feel passionate about, some of which I try to incorporate into my job: mental health, writing, creating, access, inclusion, food and travel. At 32 there is a lot of fear for me around the idea of changing careers but I also have to ask myself can I imagine doing what i am doing for the rest of my working life. So I thought I would explore a couple of the things I enjoy through this blog. As part of my search for happiness I am going to be eating, dining, travelling, cooking, investing time in myself and getting more comfortable in my own company. Here’s to happiness. And food!