Where it all began…Part 1
I created my Instagram account From Surrey to Cornwall, at the end of June when I decided it was time to sell my house in Surrey and move my life to Cornwall, hence the name from Surrey to Cornwall.
I have explored so many hidden gems of the UK and I had decided that Cornwall was where I belonged.
To give you some background I have been working remotely in property management for 13 years, as well as having some side businesses including beauty and lettings management, which has allowed me the flexibility to live anywhere (granted I would need to rebuild my beauty business but we can't have it all aye!) My house has been on the market for 5 months now and sadly not yet sold, so I made the decision to appoint a new agent for a fresh pair of eyes and new marketing strategies.
I will say, however, that everything happens for a reason, as I now find myself in a totally different situation, that I may not have been in if my house sold within the first 3 months!
My work in property management became so stressful and anxiety driven that I decided to hand in my notice and look for a new venture, I want to do something I am truly passionate about and would enjoy doing... but in turn that meant my regular monthly salary, along with my remote working was now off the table for the foreseeable, now what...? I knew that there was a slight possibility that I would be without a job come the end of my notice period or that I would have to take a job I hated, purely to pay the bills.
So with everything up in the air I was left with no choice but to revaluate my "life plan". Do I take my house off the market? Do I rent out my house? Do I revoke my resignation at work? Do I get a job I enjoy but for less money but then struggle to pay the mortgage? Do I get a job that I know will cause me anxiety just for the salary? So many new considerations to make, all resulting in totally different outcomes.
I realised that by handing my resignation in at work I was taking a risk, I had just changed my whole plan, but for the sake of my mental health it felt like the right thing to do. And after all, we don’t grow in our comfort zone, we grow outside of our comfort zone, so maybe I was giving myself the kick up the bum I needed!
Life throws obstacles in our way sometimes, it’s how we deal with them that is important.
But don’t be alarmed! I have a new plan and guess what? It’s SO much better than Plan A…
Stay tuned for Part 2
