we can have it all.

I felt that in our younger years we have so many opportunities for fresh starts, with a new term or new academic year signalling a new beginning. It allowed us to draw a line in the sand and move on. Our achievements and mistakes could be categorised into year groups and ages, allowing us to look back on them and understand that we were doing the best we could or that we achieved beyond what we expected for ourselves ‘at that age’.

I have found that now I have entered my twenties, stepped out of the academic sphere and into the working world, there are no summer holiday breaks to look forward to and there are no clear cut time frames anymore. This creates a sense of endlessness. I feel that there is no clear end goal in mind, and there are no timeframes that break down the mundane 9-5s within our Monday-Fridays. 

Because of this, I always feel that I’m trying to play catch up. I never have a chance to breathe. Working a corporate 9-5 has all of the structure and benefits that I thought I wanted, however, there is never a time to stop and reset, it’s just continuous. This is life now. 

Working and living this way means putting my ‘real life’ on hold from 9 in the morning until 5 at night. I know that I want more than that and I know that, as a woman, I need more than that. 

My parents and others that have gone before me tell me that this is just the real world and I need to get used to it. But I know there’s a better way and I know that I can achieve it. 

Because of this, bridgers was born. I know I want to travel and Nicole knows that she wants to study. Neither of those things are possible with a 9-5 job so we are creating a platform and community for others to build the life they want, just like us. We really hope you join us and we can bridge the gap between dreams and reality together. 

Ella McGuinness