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Update on Kenneth's job


He is leaving the beginning of September for a month training session an hour away in a town called Guthrie, Oklahoma. Wal-Mart is paying for his hotel and a lot of essentials. He will be training for his position of Assistant Manager.

It is the longest we will have been apart since we got together. No spouses are allowed to come along. We plan to keep up on facetime and text. He said he would come home as often as he can. I know we will miss each other, but I need to concentrate on getting things taken care of here while he trains. At the moment, we still do not know where he will be located once he is done with training. It is thought it will be within driving distance, but we don't know yet.

I will be attending TCC online and freelancing. So far, I've turned in all my projects this week and scored an A for all of them. I have 7 weeks to go and although I know it will be tough, I'm excited and willing to learn. I also have to stick with it due to the fact that I am a now a financial aid student and have to stick it out.

I have applied for some brick and mortar jobs in public relations/social media which I am waiting to hear about. They are all part time as I cannot work full time with my seizures. Some of them are workstudy at TCC. It gets me out of the house and in the public eye after all. I am looking for both telecommuting jobs and outside the home jobs in writing and social media. Eventually, I'd like to work part time outside the home and/or telecommute in a company I'm passionate about.

However, I am not going to accept just anything. Been there. Done that. Bought the t shirt. If there is one thing I learned at The University of Tulsa, it's "Don't ever just work for money because that's all you'll ever get. Work because it's your passion. Work because you love what you do." I've taken jobs for just the pay and learned that it never made me happy. I also want to look for projects where I can utilize my skills and if I have to stick to freelancing until I find something permanent, then that will be the order of the day.

Until then, I will keep you updated.

TTFN,

Gabrielle
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