‘Somewhere over the rainbow’ is supposed to be a mythical place that only exists in your head; a place where dreams come true, skies are blue and people are smiling and happy all the time.

This is a place that Dorothy imagined for herself in The Wizard of Oz, but discovered, as many of us do, that the grass is not always greener on the other side and sometimes we need to create our own rainbows instead of feeling like we need to leave to find them.

This is a reality I think I have been struggling with for the past few months. Stuck in an endless cycle of working on projects I wasn’t passionate about, I dreamt of running away to Canada, of all places, (I had my reasons though), to escape the never ending dread that I was going to be someone I hated for the rest of my life.

While my friends and family became increasingly frustrated at my lack of availability (and constant checking of my phone), I started to realise that I was the only one who could change this cycle and after reading an article that detailed the Top 5 Regrets of the elderly and terminal ill, I decided to make my move. I quit my job without a job to go to. Again.

Those who have followed my online journey for the past years will know I quit my government job in 2009 because I wasn’t feeling challenged. Two years later, I am leaving because although I am challenged, I am still not doing something I am passionate about.

My mother insists that it’s called work for a reason, but I am an advocate for work life balance and of working for something you believe in. Otherwise, what’s the point?

There are those who live to work – I am not one of them. Don’t get me wrong, when I am working on something I love, I could sit at the computer until 2am – perhaps longer – and not feel like I’ve been there an hour. I could talk about fashion, or social media, for hours and hours without taking a breath (actually if you know me, this is pretty much how I talk anyways).

I want to feel excited about working every day. Is that so much to ask?

I also firmly believe that once you are set on the right path in life, the universe will deliver. That is why, within hours of my quitting my job, I believe I was offered some part time work with a woman whom I admire and respect, and a company that has the same vision and passions as I do. Within days, another two offers landed in my inbox and while nothing is concrete yet, the opportunities are there.

Call it serendipity.

So one door in my life closes and many, many more are opened. I have no regrets about any of the work, or decisions, I have made about my career for the past few years – everything I have learnt, the people I have met and the places I have been all contribute to making me the person I am now.

It’s simply time for the next chapter to begin.