Welcome to 24ish, the mind of a 24ish "alone" mom! I'm so happy you've stopped by. Instead of ranting on about things that make me so great (of course, duh!), I simply self answered some of my own questions and thought it would be a great kick off into the blog you're about to submerse yourself into.
1. What is 24ish about?
-Great question! I have been toying with the notion of diving into the blogsphere for some time now. Recently, a coworker of mine and I were talking about how great these women are that establish an incredible blog and group of followers and what they are able to accomplish. After some encouraging words, I decided why not? Why wait?! Make it a month-old-resolution and start the process. Anyone who knows me (and you'll soon learn), that I'm a tad afraid of embarrassment. Not the kind of embarrassment of dancing goofy in the streets with your kid but I didn't want to just open a blog and not have an idea already backed up of what I can talk about, who would ever want to listen to me anyway, what makes my blog so different, and will this end in a failure, a complete waste of time. So I did a little research. Many topics I searched presented the fact you should narrow your blog down to one specific idea. If it's makeup, take it and run with every cosmetic product I know. If it's fitness, focus solely on the world of health; workouts, nutrition, etc. Well my world is so spread out that I'm breaking the "blog rules." Yay for rebel me! This blog is going to be one gnormous melting pot mesh. Afterall, 24ish is about the world of me. I am an "alone" mom, a full-time student at USF, I have a full-time job as a receptionist while attending school, and recently a blogger. Anything that helps my life stay organized, helpful hints, fun crafts/diy, or recipes that bring my daughter and I together at the dinner table will be posted.
2. What is an "alone mom?"
-It's a single mom with a boyfriend. The boy isn't Abigail's dad but he has been in our lives for 2 wonderful years. Our situation is a tad different and unconventional but it works for us, for now. Everything else that falls under the single mom category, I handle. Single parent income, single parent hours, single parent discipline, the list goes on. And I wouldn't change a day without her. Plus I get to have a date night every couple weeks with the boy.
3. What makes your blog different?
-Along with the research of topics and blog ideas, I came across a great message from this lovely lady; Dinner: A Love Story. She inspired anyone to write and it wouldn't matter if the subject you were writting about had already been done 600 times, make it your own and tell it from your own eyes. Besides, what other 24 year old, full-time lifer and mother do you know with her own blog? And if you dom GREAT!! Send her info to me =))). The greater the subscriptions, the greater our blogs will be! (ha see how I am learning about networking and connections...sneaky sneaky)
4. What are you going to school for?
-I attend the University of South Florida (Gooo Bulls!) as a secondary English/Lit education major. Middle to high schoolers and in the English/Literatary department. I have always leaned more towards 10th graders but slowly opening my horizan to hormonal smelly pre teens. Hey, somebody's gotta do it! Also, inside secret.... I'd much rather teach at innercity, Title 1 schools vs. North county, richy rich schools.... oops did I say that outloud? The reward is much greater and the satisfaction at the end of the day fullfills my life. I truly believe regardless of race and socioeconomic status that all students should receive the same quality instruction. Being pushed to the back of the campus, forgotten about, and stuck with burnt out teachers doesn't help anyone. Can I get an amen!? AMEN!
5. Is she ever going to shut up? I promise, not all posts will be this long. This is my first woohaa.
6. Lastly, enjoy and take into consideration my life is largely based on the "wing it" theory. Hardly anything is planned in advance and is to be taken as such. I'm doing the best I can with what I've got. Comment love is ALWAYS and continously appreicated.
xo,
Ry
