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With January about to drop a hot summery dollop of sour potential on everyone’s tongue, decent humans are once again forced to talk about ‘New Year’s Resolutions’.
New Year’s Resolutions are personal vows made to change one’s life, usually for the better, with common examples being quitting a bad habit or picking up a productive one.
The idea of beginning these resolutions at the advent of a new year comes from the idea of having a clean slate while also cleverly delaying any self-improvement for the other 364 days a year.
One resolutionist is Heather Hedge (34) of the Betoota Old City District, who vows that 2023 will be the year she changes careers but for real this time.
The daughter to middle class parents who wanted her out of the house so mum could have a sewing room again, Hedge was encouraged to do a communications degree which led her into a job as an advertising accounts executive.
Hedge originally took the job as a stock-gap foot-in-the-door gig. 12 years, two promotions and $2k extra in her pay packet later and Hedge finds herself in the same job.
“This is the last year though,” stated Hedge for the fourth or fifth consecutive year.
“I’m going to put in my notice regardless of if I’ve got something lined up or not.”
“Once I figure out whatever it is that I actually want to do. I was thinking teaching but probably not so maybe writing? Or working with nature that would be great. Just something that’s not this.”
