Hi my name is Melissa, but most people call me Mel, I am currently studying Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting part-time while I work full-time as an administration officer.
I am married to a wonderful man called Shaun and we have a beautiful five year old daughter named Kenzie. We live in Bundaberg, where we are lucky enough to have most of our family here and also a great big bunch of amazing people we call our friends.
We are a soccer family and all love to play on the weekends, although this year I am having the year off, which for my studies that will be very helpful, time wise. Although I will still be lucky enough to watch both Shaun and Kenzie play on Saturdays. Soccer for us it a great way to catch up with a lot of our friends and have a laugh or two. Apart from our soccer we love spending time with friends going to the beach or watching the footy having a few beers. When we can we love to go away camping and fishing and just having a great time together as a family.
I decided last year that I wanted to finally make the step and enroll in University. I chose to study Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting because I have always had an interest in accounting and finances. I believe accounting for me can be a career which I can work hard at and achieve something I can be proud of and one that if I do well I can become someone that has great responsibility and value in the workplace. As well as deciding to study, I changed my employment after 11 years working at a pathology company as a Phlebotomist. I had been looking for a new job for some time but was finally given the opportunity to work as an administration officer for a local non-for-profit company. I wanted a career that I could build on and “climb the ladder” as such. Working as a phlebotomist, although was very interesting, rewarding and I meet a lot of different people, I was stuck with no where to go. Although there is only so far I can go as an admin officer, I believe it can be a great step towards my end goal of being an accountant.
Although a part of me wished I did take the step to go to university years ago I believe I have the maturity to really succeed at my studies. I am lucky enough to have great support around me with my husband, friends and family always encouraging me and going along with me in my journey. Now both Shaun and I together are starting new career paths, with me changing jobs and studying and Shaun just starting his electrical apprenticeship as a mature age apprentice.
Things are definitely on the up for us as a family, although it will take some time, hard work and sacrifices, in a couple years time we will have put our family into a great position that we can both be proud of.
Hope you have enjoyed getting to know me, I can’t wait to read about some of you!
Thanks for reading
Mel
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