College: Yay or Nay?
During your lifetime, you have probably heard either the question that could also be given as a statement, "Are you going to college?" Some parents asked their children because they understood that not every person is supposed to attend college. However, there are the parents who tell their children that they will be going to college. because they want them to have the best and brightest future possible. College is one of the few paths that a person can embark upon once they
The Struggles of Being Laid Off
As you can tell by the title, I'm going to talk about my first experience of being laid off from a job. About three months ago (It's been three months already!) I was called by my manager....ON MY DAY OFF...and she told me that she had some bad news for me along with some options. She told me that the company I was working for wasn't making enough money during this summer season so they were going to have to let some people go. I worked in a sales position (not commission bas
Waiting For the Rainbow
All of us have heard of the saying, "After the storm there is a rainbow," or some type of variation. Well, my life is currently going through a massive storm, and kind of has been since I lost my job back in June. As you all know, that was a major change in my life because of the income loss. We have been doing okay for ourselves these past few months, but the storm has slowly been getting worse. We never have enough money for anything anymore. Rent is getting harder to manag
When It Rains...
....It Pours. Hey people! I know that I have been absent from the blogging world for quite some time now, and I apologize for the unexplained absence. The last thing I spoke of on here was how I was reaching my breaking point because I was waiting for the storm to finally end and reveal the rainbow. The rainbow never came though. The storm did lessen for a little bit because I had found another source of income. It didn't give an abundant amount of money, but it was helpful.
Suicidal Thoughts
*Be warned I write dark poetry and this gets very personal* When I was in high school, I went through a dark period of time. I was being bullied, going through friend problems, and dealing with major depression during my senior year. It was an awful way to spend the last year of high school. The depression was causing drama to radiate around my life, and it became so painful that I had suicidal thoughts. Now, I refrained from acting on them because I had the help of a couple
