Starting a Blog

Well here I am, finally doing it starting a blog.... This blog is about me and my life so I guess I should give some background.....

I moved to Chicago June 2006.  When I first moved here I lived in a tiny studio apartment in the Edgewater neighborhood. I paid $595 a month, which was almost my entire paycheck from my little job at Payless Shoes. I was working on my masters degree and still managed to have fun with very little. I then got a few temp jobs to make more and eventually got a job at a small real estate development company.  When I say small I mean me and 1 other person sitting in an apartment that had been converted to an office. That job was low pay but still an improvement from Payless. I finished my Masters Degree, then got a small increase (very small) and worked at the University of Chicago.  At least I had health insurance there!  I then moved to a small studio downtown (double the rent) and got rid of my car. After almost two years there I finally got an administrator position at Northwestern University!  My whole life changed and got way better.  I won't say it is easy by any means, there are still struggles and many challenges but I am on my way and further on my path.

Now about me, funny when I talk about myself it is usually about my career.  I find that is because my career and my education have always been my main priority in life. I am really lucky because my family always supported this as they saw this is what makes me happy.  Sometime recently though I wonder if not having a family of my own (you know husband kids) is something I will regret but we shall see.  My new goals are to be promoted at work, maybe get a second Masters and work from there!

So this is it, hopefully I can keep up with my new blog.  I guess I am hoping to discover more about myself.