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Hey guys!
Today was actually SO nice here. It was sunny with a high of 6 degrees! It might not seem warm for a lot of you but considering the fact that it was -40 degrees less then a month ago, I would say I was burning! 
Anyways, I had a pretty nice day, just enjoying the little things that life has to offer. How is your week-end going?
♥
..xo
-J
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Hi all,
I know I have been gone for a while now. To be honest, I find it hard to keep up with the blog and my YouTube channel at the same time. Mind you, I still work two jobs, have a life and go to school! *Shrug*. I need to prioritize my life, in order to keep the blog alive.
In any case, I really wanted to write a post. I turn 23 today. However, I no longer “celebrate” my birthday. January, in general, is a really tough month for me. My father passed away 3 years ago. I was really close to him, so it is still extremely hard for me to deal with it. I usually refrain from doing ANYTHING that entire month. I know it might not be healthy, but it is how I express my grief. He passed away between January 12 and January 17, 2010. How can that be, you might wonder.
Remember that massive earthquake that took place in Haiti in 2010? Well, my dad was one of the unfortunate souls that passed away. He was at work when it happened. He worked downtown Port-Au-Prince and the building collapsed with him trapped inside. We, my family and I, were so hopeful until the very end. On January 17th, after 5 days of digging through the rumbles, my mom finally found his body. I never got to see it nor have I been to his funeral. My mom buried him the same day as the body was already in such bad shape. She didn’t want to wait for us to make travel arrangement as planes were barely flying in Haiti at that point. My mom was fortunate enough to even be able to bury him because there we no more spots to bury anyone in a cemetery. She was reserving this spot for my grandmother, who was sick at the time, so she was able to use it for my father.
Needless to say, I lost part of me that week. I was bitter for the longest time. Out of all the people that survived, why couldn’t he? Maybe God works in mysterious ways, but the pain that I felt then and still feels now is truly inexplicable. I remember being so angry then, yet devastated at the same time. I was angry at God, simply put. How can he allow something like this? I just couldn’t stop thinking about all the families that were affected, all the people mourning, and an entire country in so much pain! I’ve learn to let my anger go, however, or it would have just taken over me. I learned to trust God, as he wouldn’t put us through anything that we wouldn’t be able to handle.
I don’t think I will ever be able to celebrate another birthday while dealing with something like this. To be honest, I just try to keep myself busy. I made my first YouTube video back in January 12, 2010 in order to take my mind off of things. I never really speak about my experience but today, I’ve decided to share it with you all.
Thank you for reading!
♥
..xo
-J
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First of all, I would start this blog post by saying that I am blessed.
Since April I have been unemployed. There was a group lay off at last job, which was at the airport, and I was one of the fortunate ones to get cut. I know what you are thinking: a job at the airport must be really good, with great pay and benefits. Well, you are wrong. I couldn’t have been happier to leave. I wasn’t worried financially, right away, but then again I did not think I was going to be unemployed for long. Needless to say, three months later, I was still job hunting.
I started to panic then. Job hunting can be so costly and exhausting. I started to believe that I just would not get a job this summer. I went to so many job interviews, some promising, other not so much. For example, I went to this interview for a position as a “masseuse in a spa”, which turned out to be a prostitute position, bluntly put.
Fast forward to the end of July, I finally got a phone call for a receptionist position in a retirement home that I had applied for at least a month prior. I was more than ecstatic to take the offer as I desperately needed a job at that point. A couple of week after that, I got another call for a position at a dental office that I don’t even remember applying for! Both jobs are absolutely amazing. I never thought I would say this is a million years. I do absolutely nothing at the retirement home. Granted, I only work weekends there, but at times I feel guilty. My “receptionist duties” include reading a book/magazine, catching up on my favorite blogs, and answer the occasional phone calls that come through. That is basically it. I get bored at time but with the internet available, I find something to entertain me. Although I work two jobs, full time at the dental office and part time at the retirement home, I don’t feel tired at all. I have had worst jobs (I worked at Wal-Mart for two years, and still suffer back problems from it), so I count my blessings. The only downside is that I work everyday! :/
I am currently writing this post at work, need I say more?
♥
..xo
-J
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First and foremost, I would like to apologize for my lack of posts. Simply put, I have been really lazy as of lately. I have absolutely no excuse/explanation as to why I’ve only had one post in the month of June. Granted I went on vacation for a week, but I also had internet the entire time I was at the resort smh. In the past couple of weeks, I have been very unenthusiastic about life in general to be honest. Although I am loving the warm weather, I find myself staying in most days and just watching movies = complete laziness. It’s ironic really. During the school year, when I was in school full time and working two jobs, I found the energy to blog and post videos on my youtube channel. Now that summer vacations are here, and I only work weekends, I do absolutely nothing with my days YET I complain about having no time LOL.
Anyways, I will try to do way better in the future. I have a lot of blogs to put out so stay tunned
Until next time
♥
..xo
-J
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Let me introduce you to my one & only, my ride or die, my fatty. His name is Mr. Mimi (with the “mister”) and he is 2 and a half years old. That’s about 20 human years! I never thought I was a “cat person” until I got him for my birthday 2 years ago. We’ve been best friend ever since!
♥
xo
-J
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Hey Everyone!
So this is my very first blog. I am ecstatic! It took me a while to set it up as I am not use to the technical aspect of this but it was well worth it. I cannot wait to share more about me and my life, hence “Life With Jenn”. I really hope you guys are going to enjoy reading as much as I will enjoy writing.
Until next time,
♥
xo
-J
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