Christmas

I haven't exactly been in the Christmas spirit lately. I found out we are moving states so this isn't exactly going to be the best Christmas. I don't have any family out there. I won't be coming back next semester. So this break isn't going to be the most relaxing being that I'm going to have to drive 18 hours just to go "home".  But other than that I'm sure I'm going to be eating aloooot, spending time with my family, packing and moving.

College

I hope to achieve my dreams of being a lawyer. Therefore I must go to college to get the education necessary to achieve that. I will attend college for myself and my future family. There are many things one should take into consideration while choosing a college one of those for me would be the prelaw program. Its essential that I look into that so I know that I'm getting the best education I can. Another thing would be the price. But that would be more on my parents, I will always look to my mom for  input in which college I attend because she was in a prelaw program at one point in her lifetime. I would like to attend college because having that education will help me go out and get a job, which will bring me money.

Teenage Job

As a teenager you need to realize that its time to start growing up and maturing. That being said you know life is about to hit you pretty hard. You're going to start wanting things, needing gas money, clothes etc. and for that you'll need money. I began to research online ideal jobs for a teenager and I found a website that had many different jobs. Most of the jobs include very well people skills. One job I saw that caught my interest is a cashier at Buffalo Wild Wings. I know that I would be able to handle that because I am very good at working with people. Most of the jobs include being a cashier or cooking or cleaning. Obviously because those are things people should know how to do by the time they are 16. To prepare for an interview I would practice my speaking skills and have to make sure I have enough patience to work in the environment. Taking in a resume will be very ideal. Its not that hard to find a job.

Homeless to Harvard

This movie was very inspirational. I felt like I could connect to Liz in many ways. I went through similar things (without the homelessness but the parent drug addictions) and its very hard to get through stuff like that. Most people result in drugs or can't be strong enough to deal with everything and take their own lives. She had it way worse than I did and she found the strength within herself to become a better person which is the positive way to look at things. My favorite thing about the movie was that she never gave up on loving her mom, Liz always saw the better in her even when she was drugged up. Liz had so much faith that her mother would change and get better but its hard when someone is so caught up in addiction. I always had so much faith that things would go back to the way they were before and it was just something we would deal with for about a month maximum and eventually I gave up. I figured I couldn't help anyone who didn't want to be helped.I know that if I were her I would have been able to resilient because I've dealt with similar things and never let that hold me back from waking up with a smile on my face. It taught me to be a stronger person.

Budget!!

Just thinking about growing up and going to college is so stressful. The thing that surprised me the most about it was the amount of money being received. Having to be careful with the money and where it is spent is very hard for me. I know for a fact that there will be extra expenses that I didn't put on my budget and I won't be emotionally prepared for that . Everything is just so expensive. :-( I'm going to strive to actually be a business owner by the time I'm in college so that I will receive more money than that.  I need to start learning how to manage my money and start maybe like a savings account at a bank that way I can be ready for what is to come.

Career Blog

I would love to have any career that has to do with law. That being said Lawyer or Criminal investigator. Usually I wouldn't like all the blood and and body parts but that would be something very fun! I like speaking in public so I feel like being a lawyer would be the best job for me.

STRESS!

My stress test score was a 13 out of 24. A normal day outside of school for me would be to wake up early around 7:00 AM and get ready to be out of the house by 9:00 AM. Then I get to my office where I start dealing with people who are having a problem with their insurance or the employees who have been trained to be in that office helping people. I used to be super friendly and now when I go to the office I am just staring at the clock all day waiting for it to be time to go. I usually make about 20 phone calls during the day and I'm constantly put on hold which annoys me to the max! If I'm not at the office I'm constantly driving from one side of town to another. So I was actually pretty excited to start school! Now that I am in school my stress level has dramatically gone down. Massages were always the most ideal way to get rid of the stress, but that didn't mean the problems were gone. The massages would relax me and just give me more patience to deal with everything and everyone. I'm glad to be back at school because I don't have to be in charge of that office anymore!