New Blogger on the Block!
Hello people out there in cyber space! It's just me, another internet junkie. I recently decided to take a stab at blogging. I thought it would be nice, mostly for myself, to track my progress in life's journey. I am a 30 year old college student who works full time, goes to school at night, takes care of two precocious cats and tries to visit my hometown as often as possible.
I think of myself as someone who is a late bloomer. I didn't go to college after high school because I thought it was a waste of money - and I couldn't afford it. However, in this day and age a degree is pretty much mandatory to get a good paying job. I grew up in a small town of about 2,800 people and I love it there. I hear many people say how much they hate it, how they can't wait to get out, or there's way too much drama. I chuckle at that because I never really thought about Crisfield that way. I always viewed it as a close-knit community full of hard working people, a town that has amazing views, and a place where no matter where I go in life Crisfield will pretty much stay the same.
Another late bloomer quality is, I am not married yet. Most people see that as not a big deal, but when all of your closest friends are married and have families, I feel like I stick out like a sore thumb. Of course I want to be married and have children, but at this juncture in my life not being married isn't a bad thing. Not having any kids is even better! Why, you ask? Well, I have worked in child care, babysat countless kids, taught Sunday School, Children's church, I was Vacation Bible School Director for three years, not to mention all of the kids my nieces and nephews and friends have had. I will just say this; Best. Birth control. EVER. Do I want kids someday, I most certainly do. I'm just glad it isn't now.
At 26 years of age, I finally decided that I was not going to get a good job or even be happy at what I do as a career if I didn't get an education. So, in August of 2007 I moved to Baltimore and became a student at the Community College of Baltimore County. When I began this journey I thought it was going to be a "quick" two years and then I would be back in Crisfield. I'm sure God thought that was funny. And that was the beginning of my journey...
I think of myself as someone who is a late bloomer. I didn't go to college after high school because I thought it was a waste of money - and I couldn't afford it. However, in this day and age a degree is pretty much mandatory to get a good paying job. I grew up in a small town of about 2,800 people and I love it there. I hear many people say how much they hate it, how they can't wait to get out, or there's way too much drama. I chuckle at that because I never really thought about Crisfield that way. I always viewed it as a close-knit community full of hard working people, a town that has amazing views, and a place where no matter where I go in life Crisfield will pretty much stay the same.
Another late bloomer quality is, I am not married yet. Most people see that as not a big deal, but when all of your closest friends are married and have families, I feel like I stick out like a sore thumb. Of course I want to be married and have children, but at this juncture in my life not being married isn't a bad thing. Not having any kids is even better! Why, you ask? Well, I have worked in child care, babysat countless kids, taught Sunday School, Children's church, I was Vacation Bible School Director for three years, not to mention all of the kids my nieces and nephews and friends have had. I will just say this; Best. Birth control. EVER. Do I want kids someday, I most certainly do. I'm just glad it isn't now.
At 26 years of age, I finally decided that I was not going to get a good job or even be happy at what I do as a career if I didn't get an education. So, in August of 2007 I moved to Baltimore and became a student at the Community College of Baltimore County. When I began this journey I thought it was going to be a "quick" two years and then I would be back in Crisfield. I'm sure God thought that was funny. And that was the beginning of my journey...
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