Snap Back to Reality

I find it pretty ironic that the minute I stop worrying about my future, things start working out.  Don’t get me wrong, I haven’t got everything sorted, but I have a rough plan for the next couple of years:

• level 2 teaching assistant apprenticeship
• church gap year program
• level 3 teaching assistant apprenticeship

In September, I start my apprenticeship at a local school.  It’s literally perfect for me as I can get a qualification and earn some money at the same time.  I just wish it was either less hours or more money.  I’m going to be working 30 hours a week for £75 (term time only, paid monthly) and I have so much to pay for.  I have to give Mum ‘keep’, pay for my FirstMonth (bus pass/ticket thing), save up for my gap year and pay friends and family back money I owe them.  I’m not going to be able to afford driving lessons anytime soon and I definitely won’t be able to spoil my nieces half as much as I’d like to.  As for spare money, I can basically forget it.  I could get myself a weekend/evening job but I’ll have to wait and see how I cope first, cuz I’m definitely going to carry on volunteering with kids and youth at church and I’ve still got coursework/studying etc to do.  I probably won’t be able to pay for driving lessons anytime soon but then to be honest, even if I could, I wouldn’t be able to afford a car, tax, insurance, petrol etc after I passed. 

Advice to anyone who isn’t an adult yet: run to Neverland now before reality catches up with you!

So, I guess, things aren’t actually sorted at all.  But I’ll just have to keep trusting God and remember to make time for Him even when I’m busy working.  Everyone pray, I'm gonna need it!

Sorry if this post seems a bit depressing, it was meant to be a 'Yayy I got a job!' type thing, but it didn't go as planned at all!