Redheaded Jill

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  • My Life as an ESL Teacher

    My Life as an ESL Teacher

    Part 1: Getting the job. When I was in my second year of working at the bank (and hating my life) I began plotting how to escape. I wanted out. I wanted to work from home. I wanted a job I liked. I wanted a commute that was literally six steps from my bed to… Read more

  • My Life as a Teenage Nanny

    My Life as a Teenage Nanny

    Part 1: The road to nannying When my baby brother was 2 years old he was diagnosed with autism. My mom did ALL the research and got him ALL the help. She reached out to a behavior consultant (we’ll call her Sue) who quickly became a dear friend. When Sue started having kids my mom… Read more

  • My Life as a 1L

    My Life as a 1L

    Part 1: Law School, an introduction. I wanted to be a lawyer. Or so I told people. I was pretty argumentative in school, I was full of hubris, and I wanted to make my parents proud. Since I graduated from my Christian University unmarried and in loads of student debt I thought, “What better way… Read more

  • My Life at a Christian University

    My Life at a Christian University

    Part 1: Arrival At 18 years old my parents helped me load up my Grandparents’ old Buick and make the trek 9 hours east to college in Tennessee. I attended a private christian school with about 2,000 undergrad students. There were 2-3 girls for every guy, and instead of fraternities or sororities we had co-ed… Read more

  • Public Education and How I’d Change It.

    Public Education and How I’d Change It.

    The life of your average American kid. 12+ years are spent in the public education system. Messages like, “You need a college degree to have a good life!” are beat into them for a decade. When they graduate they are handed a pen, which they use to sign their life away. 18 year old kids… Read more

  • My Life as A Small Town Bank Teller

    My Life as A Small Town Bank Teller

    Part 1: Getting the Job When I quit taking courses at a local college (because I learned my program was NOT accredited) I was desperate for work. Nothing was working out for me. I graduated a Christian school single. I dropped out of law school (a VERY expensive mistake) and felt like I was being… Read more