Son started his new part-time job today. His first job was as a Lifeguard when he was 15. He was only making about $7.50 an hour. Also, his work ethic needed help. We talked and decided that he would get another job after his Eagle Scout project had been executed. In March, Cebastian’s Eagle Scout […]
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Son will be a Senior in high school after the summer. Last week he got his second part-time job (his first job was as a lifeguard but he wanted to make more money so decided to apply to other jobs where he could work throughout the year). He would have gotten a job sooner but
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Graduate and undergraduate classes have one major difference. In grad school, working in a group is usually a requirement in the majority of the classes that you take. I am currently in the Information Security MBA program at James Madison University. So far, I am almost done with 5 out of 14 classes. In all
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Son will be graduating from high school in 2020, and we started the college search. When he was a sophomore, I had a serious discussion with him on what he wanted to do when he graduated. He was not the best student, so I was not sure if going to college right away makes sense.
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While my son was getting his scuba certification, my daughter and I drove an hour to Richmond, VA to spend the day there. It had been years since I had been to the city, and I was excited. I had gone to Virginia Commonwealth University for two years before transferring to George Mason University. When
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I am someone who lives by my calendar and to-do list. If I do not have it scheduled, then I will probably forget to do it. This is how I make sure that I get everything done on my to-do list and make all my appointments. Week in Review For me, the beginning of the
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My health is important to me because if I am not in good health, I can’t keep providing for my two teens and dogs. It also helps me have the energy to do all the things that I want to do in life. Advancements in technology have positive and negative outcomes for humans. The negatives:
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Today I am at the client site so I have my backpack. I have to bring a bunch of stuff because I am 1 ½ hours from my house (DC traffic is awful. It should take 35 minutes, but I take the metro to avoid going crazy in the car). Here is what is in
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Quotes have always been something that I have always loved to find and read. I have 1,430 quotes saved on Pinterest, so you can see how I love them. These are my five favorite quotes. It was hard to just limit it to five, but these are the ones I cherish, and I go to
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