So, I turned 30 this and have become seriously disillusioned at the fact that my life has literally not changed a single bit in over ten years. All I've done is work dead end jobs and I have never really found any joy in anything because I have never found anything I have enjoyed doing. And I have never found any motivation to get up and do anything about it. All I want is something I can find an interest in and learn something useful. Maybe get myself a career I enjoy.
Recent events where I work has made me really think about this more. Long story short, they are making redundancies, so there is a chance I will lose my job. Personally I don't think I will, but I still could. Even if I don't, the whole thing has made me realise that I really don't want to work there my whole life anyway. I just know that I could make something more of myself if I just stuck at it.
So I thought about something I have always been curious about. And that's web design. How do you design a website? What goes into making one? So I have looked into and notice there are some online courses I can do on the subject. This weekend, I have already started doing a free online tutorial and I have to say, I am enjoying it so far. All I have learnt is the very basics of using HTML, but I have been playing around with it a lot and it has certainly intrigued me.
Now, although have an interest in computers, I really do not know much about them. And honestly, I am really not that smart. Seriously. Some of the conversations you guys have on here I just breeze right past them because I have no idea what you are talking about. But I hope that won't hold me back too much. I know it's not easy but I hope if I put my mind to it and really work at it, it's something I can achieve.
I don't know where this will lead, but for the first time in a while, I feel a little good about myself. Not because I have achieved anything yet, but because I finally have something to aim for. I haven't had that in a long time. If ever. I have really looked into this and will go through with it. I have already looked into getting a new laptop because my current one is shit. And I've looked up what kind of tools you need that will help you build better website.
I know some of you guys on here may have a bit of experience with this kind of stuff and I know some of you may have run forums before. I was just wondering if you may have any tips or words of advice before heading in to something like this.