Graduation

Dress: Dorothy Perkins

If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen what I got up to this Tuesday.

I attended my graduation ceremony!

I passed my course in July however I missed the summer graduation so went to the January ceremony instead.

IT. WAS. COLD!!!!

But mama was proud and that was the main thing!

All in all the day was slightly stressful, travelling by train to Leicester and back again with your family whilst trying to get to places on time is not the most enjoyable task in the world.

I can't deny it though, I did feel a sense of pride. I had finally completed something even if it was 3 years later than the rest of my friends.

University was perhaps one of the most challenging part of my life to date.

I found it hard being away from my friends, being over 21 and not making the same choices in life that my friends were, essentially I still felt like a child whilst being at university, a trapped child.

But I knew I had to persevere and with the help of my immediate family and close friends (aka extended family) 

I made it and I am VERY happy!

I want to take another moment to announce another small victory. My graduation dress was a size 10! 

For someone who used to wear a size 22, I feel as though I am winning this year!

I am truly blessed!

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Accepting Achievements...

So I came across a picture on FB the other day... I untagged myself from it a few years back and forgot all about it but I found it again the other day.

The dreaded BEFORE picture.

The emotion I feel towards this picture...I can't even put into words to be honest. It's not one of shock.
Although I was big from what I could remember I was happy and I felt like a star that night, had my hair freshly cut and my girlfriends were great.

I think I just feel like this is a different person, this isn't me.
The thing that took me by surprise was that when I saw this picture the first thing I did not feel was a sense of accomplishment or achievement.
Since this picture taken some time in 2008 I have now lost 5 stone and I think that is a big deal and something I need to remind myself of.
For those interested the first 3 was lost via Lighter Life and the rest through changing eating habits and gym.

This was me a few weeks ago

I still have some way to go but I think I need to accept that I have come a long way since 2008.
I made this post to remind myself that I have done well and that is something that I haven't and need to accept.

Is there any massive achievement that you have gone through in life, please let me know! Let's celebrate our achievements!

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