New Blog

So, I've decided that I wanted to talk about some things not related to my Shave-An-Inch blog (my journey through weight loss) - things like politics, social issues, and things going on around the campus I attend.

I didn't want to alienate the 2 readers I have on my weight loss blog, so I figured I would separate the two and this would give me a chance to talk about things that weigh on my mind and not on my hips :D

So people know what type of background I come from, here goes;
I am 26 years old, white, and a female. I was Homeschooled and came from a low-end middle class family. One Christmas I got a pack of bubble gum and a can of pitted olives.

Once I graduated from Highschool at 15, I started looking for a job. From 16 to 18 years old I worked two jobs so my parents could pay the taxes on the house. Just after I turned 18 I started working for UPS so that I could pay for college - I didn't want to be the weird kid that was in college at a less then normal age. I started attending a community college near me and UPS's tuition assistance program paid for my books and my classes. I had surgery that made me miss 2-3 months of work and I had to withdraw from 3 out of 4 of the college classes in my 3rd semester. After I recovered I stopped going to college, picked up another job (My dad lost his job and we had to keep making house payments and pay taxes) and worked from 6am to 11pm Monday through Friday. I worked like that for six months then dropped my early job and just went to UPS (It was nearing peak season and it was just more worth it to work overtime there then the 6am to 3pm job in the mornings).

In November my youngest brother signed up with the Army, and myself and my second youngest brother followed suit. I left for the military in the summer of 2009. While I was in I met my husband, I kept working on college classes, and then in early 2014 I ETS'ed from the Army (Enlisted Term of Service). Moved to where I am right now and had my pick of colleges due to my high SAT and ACT scores - though if you ask my brother, homeschoolers don't do good in college and don't do well on the ACT or SAT's.

My first semester in a physical college since spring of 2008 I got accepted into the college's Honour Roll and two Honour societies. My husband and I have a nice apartment nearby, and I have two wonderful huskies. Worked my way up in the world and it was a lot of hard work.

So that's my story. Have a husky :D