Let's get it started.... in My Life...

Well here I am again. I used to be on OD but have not found anything else since it closed down so have decided to come here because I really miss writing!
I am currently 29 and live in the West Midlands with my partner of 4 years and have lived where I do for just over 3 years having moved up here from Warwickshire to attend Uni and live with my partner.
I have recently qualified as a counsellor/therapist and currently volunteer at 2 local charities.
I have decided to start writing again because I have always found getting my feelings out to be really helpful and have missed it a lot since OD closed down.
I am actually in a really good place at the minute and am really proud of having qualified as a counsellor because the training is very intense. I have not had an easy life and love that I have got to this point and can say that I am happy. I do not care much for money or material things, my goal in life has always just been to be content. I want to matter, I want to be someone that when I am no longer here, people can say “Yeah, she was a good person and she did what she could.”
I just want to be fulfilled and at the minute I am very happy. Sure I am loking for work, having graduated from Uni, but I understand that as a new counsellor it is all about hours and I need to just keep doing what I am doing.
I would not say that I lead a massively exciting life but I am very content with my other half and love the people that I am surrounded by. Family and friends mean the world to me and if these people are happy, so am I.
I am going to use this as a tool for my personal development because every day I strive to be better and sometimes I find getting my feelings out can be very beneficial.
After a somewhat colourful life I have realised that it is ok to just be myself and I am lucky enough to be in a relationship where I am valued and loved for me and we plan to marry next year.
As a counsellor I want to be the best person I can be and I need to know myself inside and out to make sure that I am able to work effectively with clients to the best of my ability.
So that’s it for now and I look forward to coming here and hopefully getting a lot out of it…