In Their Words

New Opportunities

I feel like my life is just the same now. I go to work, come home, do chores, go to bed, wake up, and do the same thing I did the day before. I miss having some fun and having something to work towards. My mom is finally back to work so things at home are also a little crazy. I am having to pick up a lot of slack and I have been very busy. My dad still works at home and my siblings are now both done with school and have started working also. This week I got a new job offer that could give me some good experience for nursing. It's not that much so I think it will be good. It is also helping out a friend so I know I will be doing something awesome. My friend's mom got really sick and me being able... Read more →

Work Work Work

After a long week of working both jobs, I got to go and see Fraya for a while. I love spending time with her and Meigs. Things are not always easy and when I go there it feels like a release and somewhere where I am very safe. I know I talk about it a lot but they are very important to me. They help me more than they will ever know!! I also got to go and see some of the other kids I am really close to. I took them to get ice cream and we played at my house. They had so much fun and I was happy to hang out with them. This week I might get to see my friend and that would be nice too. I work 30 hours this week and when I am not doing that I am trying to get all... Read more →

Making a Bucket List

If you haven’t already, I highly recommend making a Bucket List. It can help motivate people to stay focused on what they want to achieve. Whether it’s long-term goals for the rest of your life or short-term goals like during college or over the Summer, I think it’s helpful even just going through the process of making them to figure out what you want. On my bucket list there is a large range of topics. For example, I wrote down the places I want to travel to and cars I might want to own (assuming I’d be rich enough to afford them). You can write down what you hope to achieve career wise, or what kind of family you want. I looked through many example lists online to come up with ideas for mine. Read more →