Most of the people who read this will know that recently I have just moved back from Manchester after completing my work placement to be back in Southport with my parents, back to sharing a room with my little brother. 

There are upsides and downsides to the whole situation here, so I’m going to be venting and just really rambling in this post, so if you get bored easily, stop reading now. 

First of all, I have been super busy since returning, obviously with moving all my stuff back, but then with organizing a birthday party for myself and Hannah, and also having my actual birthday, so it has been hectic. 

One thing that sucks though is no longer having any privacy. In Manchester, I had my own building pretty much, but now my personal space is confined to half of a bedroom in an old victorian house. This should hopefully be changing soon, as my older brother will be moving into the room that was previously occupied by my nan, and my little brother moving into the smaller bedroom, giving me a little more space, and a bigger bed. 

One thing I know I am going to struggle to adjust to is the change in my budget. At GE I was paid rather well, and now I have finished, that cash flow has stopped, which means with only working 8 hours a week at Morrisons, I am actually worse off than someone on the dole until my student loan comes in for my final year, and even then I will most likely have to find a second job. 

I have also stepped out of the worship team at church. I know that this coming year is going to be a mad one with my dissertation and all the important exams I am going to have at Uni, and doing anything to jeopardize the grade i could get will be stupid. I have had people say to me “Don’t worry so much, God will take care of your grade!” But surely I am not honouring God if I am not actually taking full advantage of the fantastic opportunity I have infront of me, that would not have been possible had it not been for Him. 

Well, now I am going to talk about some good stuff. Hannah paid the first few months of a plan for a Saxaphone and bought me 5 lessons for my birthday. So far, after one lesson, I am really enjoying it, even though it is much harder than I imagined. After one lesson, I know the basics and will be working on some basic blues in the next lesson! I’ll be blasting out baker street before you know it! Secondly, I used to do all this minature modelling and battle games. Well I am starting one of those again. 

Anyway… Bed is calling me, Night!

anappointment:

When the day has been long and hard.

When many small things build up against you.

Sit, and know; Your God loves you. 

Told you I was still alive. 

Going to go into a few things here, as my busy weeks are over for a while. 

Firstly, the end of my placement for university at GE in Manchester. Looking back over the year I can see the change that this place has brought around in me, the growth it has prompted in me and the experience it has given me. I walked in there little over a year ago, with no business experience prior to this and they moulded the position to allow me to flourish. From an awkward 19 year old, knowing nothing walking through the door, I left as a confident 20 year old business man, capable of running business critical projects for a multi-national corporation. 

Now I know that not many people actually follow me on here, but for those that do end up reading this - If you have the chance to go on a sandwich year, take it. I was sceptical at first, as I thought this kind of corporate office job was not the type of job that I wanted when I graduate, but this year has certainly made me think of it as a possibility. The benefits of doing this year in work far outweigh the extra year until graduation. 

Now I am moving back in with my parents, and feeling good about it. When i Left for Manchester, I was not really in a good place as far as relationship with my parents go, but while I have been away for most of the year, the relationship seems to have gotten better. So I’m hopeful of returning. 

Lastly, In worship at church this Morning, we did the song Beautiful, written by Phil Whickham. Mike Pitt was leading, so, as he always does, he said to play with the freedom you want, let the Spirit guide your playing, and so here, All I played was the riff, and a little tinkering in other parts. But whilst playing it, some of the words hit home. I know the fact that Jesus died for us is a basic Christian principle, but the words “I see you there hanging on a tree, You bled and then you died and then you rose again for me, Now you are sitting on your heavenly throne, soon we will be coming home, Your Beautiful” really resonated with me whilst playing. Jesus died and took away our sin so we could spend eternity with Him in paradise, and he didn’t just come and say like “yeah your all with me now”, He was brutally put to death in one of the most painful forms of execution of the day, whipped and brutally abused, yet still, the event of his death and resurrection is beautiful, because now, Jesus has gone and prepared a place for me in heaven. That astouds me! 

More updates coming soon!

Looks like its time to get my mod on! :-)

On my previous blog, I made a commitment that I will start to blog more often. Which is difficult at the moment, due to restrictions on time, but I decided to start afresh (Primarily to start with a blog linked to my current e-mail address). So hey…. Here I am. 

What’s this blog for then? To be honest, I don’t really know myself. If anything interesting happens, or I read or watch something cool, I’ll smack it on here for the enjoyment of any readers. Going to try and keep updates coming at least once a week and not neglect this like I have other blogs in the past. 

SO yeah, when interesting things start to appear, please feel free to enjoy :)