Sometimes things can fall into place with the greatest of ease, and sometimes things can fall apart just as easily.

The world of a freelancer and contractor is a rollercoaster. There are peaks and troughs, highs and lows, exhilarating parts and frightening parts. Personally I am cruising the exhilarating rushes, whilst on the flip side of the coin I know others up and down the country experiencing the troughs I too have gone through. It's a tough place that trough. It can bring you to tears and to a place where you feel entirely insignificant, a shadow of who you really are and who you can be. It's hard to see the end of the tunnel, it's hard to believe that something entirely unexplored and potentially exciting is around the corner. But there is an end to the tunnel. For me, I was experiencing a trough of sorts early last year. I knew it was a minor blip, and believe me, I've been through worse. I decided to cast my fate to the wind and head to London. I've been here around 9 months now and somehow it's very much fallen into place. I'm not entirely sure how - but it has and it's exciting. I came to London for several reasons, to see if the streets are paved with gold (they're not), potentially seek an eligible bachelor (erm...) and to do something in an industry that I wouldn't be able to do in Manchester. This last one has very much been fulfilled. I now freelance for a company that organise music festivals. This year alone I have worked on Download festival, London based Community and Wireless festivals, and Reading and Leeds festivals to name but a few. I've worked on print ads for the tube, for Time Out and major newspapers, I've designed web banners and social media banners, and onsite signage almost a kilometre long. It's crazy. I've also recently been able to explore the animation side of things too for BBK and V Festival, and although rusty in that area have enjoyed experimenting immensely. All this has been rewarded by my being handed the Isle of Wight festival, Community festival and Reading and Leeds festivals for 2018. I'm literally blown away by this. It's mental, it's crazy and I'm psyched. On the other hand, I know others for whom it's fallen out of place. I've tried my best to be a listening ear and I know it's hard, and I know you probably find me a little bit annoying with my suggestions, but if I can help my friends achieve what they're looking for in the same way I help my clients achieve they're goals, that would make me happy :) For now I am cruising the rollercoaster, but as with all things it will come to an end of that I am sure, but for now I've my arms in the air, screaming into the wind.