How It All Started.....
Its been 7 years since I've had an office job. Its been 7 years since I had a full-time job. Its been 8 years since I graduated with a Masters degree. I can't believe that! When I left, on my last day as an Americorps Volunteer, I thought that was my stepping stone to beginning a new life as a career woman. I was never in my life prepared for all the changes and obstacles that I would face in my day to day life.
My husband had returned home from Afghanistan. We finally were going to plan our wedding. We'd been married a year and I had to wait for him and I missed him terribly. He made it home the day after his birthday. I was fortunate enough that I could stay home and plan the wedding. I worked a couple odd jobs here and there. My husband was finished from the army. We enjoyed our time together. Then one evening I had a health scare. It was hard to get over. I had to get counseling. I was put on medication. It was our second marriage test next to deployment but somehow I moved on. The wedding came. It was a beautiful wedding. And poof!!!! I was pregnant two months later! Being pregnant was no joke. I had complications. I was sick for months. I could not eat. My health issue had returned and became an issue daily along with nausea and vomiting. I was going to two doctors; my OBGYN and a cardiologist. Somehow despite that, things calmed down and I had a beautiful boy.
I did stay with him for close to a year when I decided that I might try to work again. I placed my son in a day care and two days later he ended up in the hospital with croup. I quit my job to take care of him. A few months later, I decided it might be a fluke and tried it again. Two days later, he ends up back at the hospital. These were some of the scariest moments of my life.
Saying that life was difficult feels like a severe understatement at times. When my son was born, we had to stay at the hospital with him for 10 days. He was not premature but the doctors and nurses felt that he needed to be there for various reasons. Between that and croup, we've seen the inside of our hospital and ER a good six or seven times in the last 4 years.
My health has also been a big issue and obstacle for me. Since 2014, I've had three surgeries and one ER visit. My digestive health is non-existent. I don't sleep. I suffer anxiety and depression. I've had numerous tests. Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, Holter Monitors, Blood tests. I sometimes feel like I'm 90. Its been difficult to leave my home and sometimes even difficult to get out of bed and drive my son to school.
Through it all, I've remained resourceful. I've been a seller on eBay since 2011 and now I've been working on my journey in network marketing. Nothing makes me happier than being able to represent something that I believe in. That is where I am today. Now I've left out a ton of details at this point but I can elaborate as my story continues.
My husband had returned home from Afghanistan. We finally were going to plan our wedding. We'd been married a year and I had to wait for him and I missed him terribly. He made it home the day after his birthday. I was fortunate enough that I could stay home and plan the wedding. I worked a couple odd jobs here and there. My husband was finished from the army. We enjoyed our time together. Then one evening I had a health scare. It was hard to get over. I had to get counseling. I was put on medication. It was our second marriage test next to deployment but somehow I moved on. The wedding came. It was a beautiful wedding. And poof!!!! I was pregnant two months later! Being pregnant was no joke. I had complications. I was sick for months. I could not eat. My health issue had returned and became an issue daily along with nausea and vomiting. I was going to two doctors; my OBGYN and a cardiologist. Somehow despite that, things calmed down and I had a beautiful boy.
I did stay with him for close to a year when I decided that I might try to work again. I placed my son in a day care and two days later he ended up in the hospital with croup. I quit my job to take care of him. A few months later, I decided it might be a fluke and tried it again. Two days later, he ends up back at the hospital. These were some of the scariest moments of my life.
Saying that life was difficult feels like a severe understatement at times. When my son was born, we had to stay at the hospital with him for 10 days. He was not premature but the doctors and nurses felt that he needed to be there for various reasons. Between that and croup, we've seen the inside of our hospital and ER a good six or seven times in the last 4 years.
My health has also been a big issue and obstacle for me. Since 2014, I've had three surgeries and one ER visit. My digestive health is non-existent. I don't sleep. I suffer anxiety and depression. I've had numerous tests. Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, Holter Monitors, Blood tests. I sometimes feel like I'm 90. Its been difficult to leave my home and sometimes even difficult to get out of bed and drive my son to school.
Through it all, I've remained resourceful. I've been a seller on eBay since 2011 and now I've been working on my journey in network marketing. Nothing makes me happier than being able to represent something that I believe in. That is where I am today. Now I've left out a ton of details at this point but I can elaborate as my story continues.
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