Thursday, February 25, 2010

52 in 10 Project - Week Eight - Inspired NOT to be...

This week's prompt was about what or who has inspired us and had an influence on the choices we have made in our lives. Well I tackled this one in reverse and thought about someone who inspired me not to be something.
After finishing school I got caught up with a group of people who either had kids or pretty dead end jobs and for a while it was fun joining in with them. We had some great times and I will never forget them as they were the best friends that you could have but I knew I didn't want the same future as them and so I pulled my socks up, went off to uni and the rest as they say is history. I don't keep in touch with them anymore as our lives have gone off in different directions and sometimes I think I would love to see them again, catch up with what is happening in their lives - it is almost 20 years ago. It is thanks to them that I am where I am today. If they were to read this, I would hate them to think that I am belittling them in anyway, as I am not - I loved them like they were my sisters. I admire anyone who can bring up kids single handedly but I just knew I wanted more.
Crikey did I really go out looking like that! I am on the right with the blonde hair. I think I must have been about 17 or 18 in this photo and we were off to Sandford Labour Club on Christmas Eve.

4 comments:

Mary B said...

Oh My Claire that photo is really something from your past.
Glad that you turned your life around and done better for yourself too.

knitkath said...

Well done you for wanting, and achieving, better! Nothing wrong with that!

Lynne said...

Claire brilliant journalling and well done for being so original with this theme!
great to read back with Zoe later on in life!xx

Summer Sunflower said...

Great journalling Claire and a fantastic picture, you have proved that you don't have to follow the flow!!! Well done you!!