Day Seventeen: New

"It's a new world - it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
It's a new day - it's a new plan
I've been waiting for you
Here I am...."

Sometimes we need something new in our lives.  A new friend, a new hobby, a new love or even a fresh start.  Life can get boring if nothing ever changes. We get stuck in the world that is familiar and never do anything to broaden our minds or our horizons.  Sometimes we plan the change other times the change plans us.  I think I would be one of the first to say that I don't go out looking for change.  New things can be frightening.  Especially if they come unexpectedly.  I guess you could say I like things to stay the same.  Maybe it is because I feel more secure that way. Its like in the morning, your alarm goes off, but you don't want to get out of your nice cosy bed.  Its warm and the blankets have nestled around you why would you change anything?  Why go into the cold world of the outside when you could just lie here for five more minutes.  I guess the obvious answer to that is, if we never got out of bed nothing would ever get done...

"Here I am - this is me
There's no where else on earth I'd rather be
Here I am - it's just me and you
And tonight we make our dreams come true" 

 I've lived in the same city all my life, one the same street, in the same house, and in the same bedroom.  I haven't experienced any major up rooting in my twenty something years on this earth.  In fact some would say that my life has been pretty boring.  But that doesn't mean that I haven't had to do new things.  Starting university was a big change.  But it was a change that I looked forward to.  It was a new start.  Something I had been looking forward to after 5 years at high school.  It was fresh and bright and exciting...

I think it might be time for another new start.  As my time as an undergraduate student is coming to an end, I am faced with another new start.  What do I do next?  Do I stay on and undertake post graduate study?  If so do I stay here or do I move to another city and university?  Do I go into the workforce?  No one ever said decisions like this were easy. Nothing ever jumps straight out at you saying this is the one.  Instead they all stand huddled together and through faith, good luck and some tough questions one will work its way forward.  The doubt will always remain in the back of my head, have I chosen the right one...?

"Here we are - we've just begun
And after all this time - our time has come 
 here we are - still goin' strong
Right here in the place where we belong "

It is exciting having something new to plan.  The idea grows and develops.  It changes and evolves.  It is a little frightening to think that at the end of this year my days as a lowly under grad will be over.   It will be time for a fresh new start where ever it will be...

It won't be an easy decision I have some amazing friends around me.  I'm sorry if it feels like over look you.  You're always there, its like you never leave me.  My whole world will change, but well maybe it is time to change me perspective

So here I am world....

<3 Squeak
With help from Bryan Adams