May was a strange month. It felt like it was flying by but looking back at the things that made me smile in April, it all feels like it was soo long ago. I finally left my job in retail where I was really unhappy and even though leaving was really scary, I survived and now for the first time in ages, I’m enjoying a work-life balance and I feel so much happier and healthier for it!
Work ★★★★ Play ★★ ★★ Health ★★★★
Favourite Photos This Month
What I’ve Been Watching…
Game of Thrones
Glee
The Ted Bundy Tapes (And basically every other crime documentary on Netflix. It became a strange obsession throughout May)
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Clueless
Baywatch (2017)
What I’ve Been Reading…
(Rereading) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling
Things That Made Me Smile This Month
★The final season of Game of Thrones
★Getting my new glasses (they’re at the top of this post – they’re from the Kylie range at Specsavers)
★Cutting my hair short again!
★ Starting a new job and everyone being 100% lovely and welcoming
★ Baking
★ Catching up with Family
★ Spending far too many hours playing Civ 5 on Steam
★The release date for Orange is the New Black was announced!
★ I finally treated myself to a fitness tracker (the Huawei Band 3 Pro) and I love it!!
Things I am Grateful For This Month
My new colleagues. I struggle with awful anxiety but they made me feel welcome from the second I walked in the office and I am so grateful.
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My new job. I have a routine, more time for myself, time to relax, catch up with family and enjoy my life which is something I never had in my old job.
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Weekends!!!! I didn’t get weekends off in my old job and never had 2 days off in a row so now I get to appreciate Saturdays and Sundays!
3 Things I am Looking Forward To Over The Next Month
Hopefully starting to feel like I am getting the hang of my new job (I am still completely lost half the time)
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Some sunny days (I’ve got my fingers crossed!!)
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Seeing more films – I aim to watch 1 film a week that I haven’t seen before
It is amazing how much can change in a month. Moving to a new job was my number 1 goal for this year. Next up, finding time for yoga again and getting to the cinema more!
I hope you had a wonderful month!
Shannon x
The Little Wise Owl 
Hello Shannon!
Great job on walking away from a job that you outgrew and finding a better one. That is a huge change, but definitely worth-it! I really enjoyed your post just reading it brought a smile to my face too! I hope you will have a wonderful June full of lots of sunny days!
❤ Alana
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Thank you so much Alana! I’m proud that I decided to make that change. It has been so good for me. I’m so happy my post made you smile! I hope June is a wonderful month for you too 🙂
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