Yeaa girlll!!! If your not a fan of the words....GIRLLLLLL, dope, dope sauce, and DUUUDE, then you should stop reading meow. Yes I am finally writing a blog and it's full of ridiculousness, well because I'm a beautiful mess and have a lot to say.
OK here we go....Detroit born and raised, rerouted to Baltimore, Maryland to full fill my dreams of being a teacher. School and education was and always will be a big part of my life. I love kids and almost love learning just as much as I enjoy teaching the young of our future. But there was something inside, an indescribable feeling in my gut saying GOO, go be in the world. And so I did just that. I'm a very determined and driven person, so if I want something you better believe I'm going to get it.
I worked hard for a year, long days at school and even longer endless nights at the bar to save money. I cut out all the bullshit daily spending and set a limit on my spending. I invested money in stocks and 2 retirement funds to have a safety net for the future. Rented out my house, sold what I could and shipped everything else home for storage back in Michigan. Big thanks to my mom and sister for the help, honestly wouldn't be where I am without the support of my family. Everything happened so fast, my flight was booked, which set everything in motion.
If your going to do it and go DO IT. Stop dragging your feet and book the damn flight. Believe me, once you do it, there is no stopping and the ride your about to take will change you FOREVER. So that's it, step one, book the damn flight and stop making excuses. I don't want to hear it, only you care to know what's holding you back, which is EXCUSES so stop dying. Step two, take care of the loose ends. Bills you ask, well take care of that shit or put them on hold. Debt is debt it's going to be there if you travel or not. I recommend pushing back college loans or continue to pay the minimum. While traveling it is easy to work and make cash on the side, enough to live off of or even save. It all depends on how you live your daily life. Now you have a car do you, sell it and make some extra cash or store it. I personally love my car, I'm not materialistic, but damn that's my baby. So I decided to pay that bad boy off and store for later use....or recently I've been contemplating selling. We will see. If you have rent, best you wait to end your lease or just get out while you can. Sometimes it's all about the timing.
Now you can do it, and guess what, people will love and support you. Live your dream, stop saving for something that may not be there in the future. Live now, not because of yesterday or for tomorrow. Do it now. This doesn't mean you have to pack up and dip out forever, or live out of a backpack. But it is the motivation you need to start doing things you keep putting off or saying what if to. Be independent, do what you want because you want to do it. If you continue to wait on people you will always be waiting.
Relationships, family, friends...these people will still be there when or if you decide to come back. Is it scary, maybe but the reality of what your doing over powers any other feeling you could ever have. Your going to see the WORLD!! HAHA and that is DOPPEEE!!
OK here we go....Detroit born and raised, rerouted to Baltimore, Maryland to full fill my dreams of being a teacher. School and education was and always will be a big part of my life. I love kids and almost love learning just as much as I enjoy teaching the young of our future. But there was something inside, an indescribable feeling in my gut saying GOO, go be in the world. And so I did just that. I'm a very determined and driven person, so if I want something you better believe I'm going to get it.
I worked hard for a year, long days at school and even longer endless nights at the bar to save money. I cut out all the bullshit daily spending and set a limit on my spending. I invested money in stocks and 2 retirement funds to have a safety net for the future. Rented out my house, sold what I could and shipped everything else home for storage back in Michigan. Big thanks to my mom and sister for the help, honestly wouldn't be where I am without the support of my family. Everything happened so fast, my flight was booked, which set everything in motion.
If your going to do it and go DO IT. Stop dragging your feet and book the damn flight. Believe me, once you do it, there is no stopping and the ride your about to take will change you FOREVER. So that's it, step one, book the damn flight and stop making excuses. I don't want to hear it, only you care to know what's holding you back, which is EXCUSES so stop dying. Step two, take care of the loose ends. Bills you ask, well take care of that shit or put them on hold. Debt is debt it's going to be there if you travel or not. I recommend pushing back college loans or continue to pay the minimum. While traveling it is easy to work and make cash on the side, enough to live off of or even save. It all depends on how you live your daily life. Now you have a car do you, sell it and make some extra cash or store it. I personally love my car, I'm not materialistic, but damn that's my baby. So I decided to pay that bad boy off and store for later use....or recently I've been contemplating selling. We will see. If you have rent, best you wait to end your lease or just get out while you can. Sometimes it's all about the timing.
Now you can do it, and guess what, people will love and support you. Live your dream, stop saving for something that may not be there in the future. Live now, not because of yesterday or for tomorrow. Do it now. This doesn't mean you have to pack up and dip out forever, or live out of a backpack. But it is the motivation you need to start doing things you keep putting off or saying what if to. Be independent, do what you want because you want to do it. If you continue to wait on people you will always be waiting.
Relationships, family, friends...these people will still be there when or if you decide to come back. Is it scary, maybe but the reality of what your doing over powers any other feeling you could ever have. Your going to see the WORLD!! HAHA and that is DOPPEEE!!