The day they let me go was the day I sprouted my wings. I had been dreaming of leaving my 9 to 5 job for years. Sitting in a freezing cubicle with florescent lights showering down on me I often felt like a lab rat. Most of the hours were spent dreaming of being...
I’m sitting at my computer with a baby on my lap and a dog between my legs. 2016. Wow, what a year so far. I’ll admit, it started pretty rough (I got layed off from my job, my daughter lost her health insurance), but there’s a change in the air and I...
My father is a very wise man. What’s more, he knows how to make everyone around him laugh and light up. Though we haven’t always seen eye to eye, I have learned so much from him over the years (even the times I swore I didn’t want to learn anything...
Tests. I suck at them. I generally get overly anxious, the room might squeeze in around me and my palms will probably start to sweat. Eventually I will forget to breathe and then all I hear is my heart beat. The exam or test is just staring me down. Challenging me. I...
