I have been a long time reader and fellow obsess-er of blogs and you know that nagging feeling in your head that says "YOU have important thoughts and funny stories, you could do what they do!"? I am caving.
A little about myself:
My name is Brittany. I was born and raised in Green Bay, WI. Lovely little cheese eating Wisconsin (the rumors about cheese are true, everyone loves it and eats it all the time. In fact, I had a half of a block of mild cheddar last night before dinner...which reminds me of how my ex's family used to slice up cheese and put it on the table with any meal so....I'm not as weird as I think.) Anyway my family traveled mucho when I was a kid and we always drove through Milwaukee and I would always get excited to see the "big" "city" (I laugh about it now that I live here because each day it feels smaller and bigger at the same time), and I eventually obviously ended up here. I got into Marquette University and spent 4 years working on a Civil Engineering degree. When you are growing up, your parents explain the plan to you. Get good grades in high school, go to college, graduate, find a job, find a husband, get married. So yeah I thought that sounded pretty nice so I went along with it...3.947 GPA in high school (so close....damn), entry to a really good university, fancy degree that promises a bunch of money, perfect perfect boyfriend (with a string of not so perfect boys in between) and the cherry on top: a full time job right out of college! Perfecto.
So three blissful months of summer go by and there I am, blindly taking everything for granted, going out with friends all the time, taking trips whenever I want, beautiful new apartment, I was spending money on myself now because I could afford it. And then when I reach my 90 day review I was abruptly "let go" from the company.
It is hard to explain to someone the panic I feel now everyday when I think about it. I was on track! I did everything on the checklist. I used to see people in my position and pity them because I knew how nice it was to have everything in your life put together and now I am one of those people. I signed up for unemployment the other day. I clip coupons. I am sitting in a public library to write this because I have no cable or internet in my expensive apartment that I can't afford the rent to anymore. And everyone keeps telling me that I will find a job so fast. It doesn't seem so fast when I see the days go by and the bills come in and there's no magical direct deposit refilling my checking account.
Anyway, after days of doing the nothing I dreamed about when I was at work, I had this idea to keep a blog. I don't know what of, but when you have 3 people in 2 days tell you that they would read a blog if you wrote one, something like that sits on my brain until I do it.
I am not very good at keeping up with things. Keeping Up with the Kardashians YES, but not important things like diet, exercise, studying, cleaning, ect. But this is where I am in life and these are the things I want to work on and showcase on my blog.
1) I got a gym membership before I lost my job and that and Weight Watchers were the only two monthly expenses I couldn't bring myself to cancel. It will be good for me to keep up with keeping myself healthy.
2) I am a foodie. I hate that term but that is what I am. I love food! I love cooking it, eating it, smelling it, reading about it, watching other people make it on TV, idk there's just something so calming about following the instructions and coming out with something delicious to eat. With my lack of funds and new healthier lifestyle I am doing deeper research into what kinds of foods are good for my body and bringing my unsuspecting boyfriend with me on this adventure. I love a good brag to prepare to see some step-by-steps and final products on here.
3) Milwaukee. I am in a love/hate relationship with this city. My favorite thing to do is scour Yelp for new places to try. And now with a blog I get pass it along to the internet! Much better than spamming everyone's Snapchats.
4) I am a self proclaimed social media whore. I am a Tumblr addict. I spend so much time on my iPhone using my bf's wifi I'm surprised he hasn't kicked me out. Anyway, I have the best and worst sense of humor and I can't wait to showcase that here.
Part of the joys of unemployment benefits is that I have to apply for 4 jobs every week and my total this week so far is ZERO so I am going to cross "create a whiny blog" off my list and move on. Cheers!
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