Category: Life Experiences
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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…
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I’m Glad My 10 Year Plan Failed
When I turned 20 I made a 10 year plan. It included, but was not limited to, being married, being debt free, and being finished having kids (of which I wanted many). I wanted to be a “young mom” because what was life after 30 except dull and mostly finished? Well as the saying goes,…
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Life As My Grandma’s Caretaker
On July 4, 2017 I moved into my Grandparents’ house. (They lived across the street from my parents.) I was almost 27 years old. Grandpa was sick with terminal lung cancer and his biggest worry was what would happen to Grandma. She was immobile and in poor health. Winter Break 2011. I had just come…
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My Life as an ESL Teacher
Part 1: Getting the job When I worked at the bank (and hated my life) I plotted for months how to get out. I wanted to work from home. I wanted to work in my pajamas. I wanted a commute that was literally six steps from my bed to my desk. I wanted to teach…
Redheaded Jill 