2011 to 2021 - Ten Year Transformation

At this point in my life, at almost 34 years old, I feel like I have lived a few lives. Ten years ago was a few lives ago. I was 23, turning 24. I was almost 5 years into one of my most significant relationships. I was graduating college and looking forward to being a teacher. I was also applying to grad school programs for Creative Writing all across the country. And then when I graduated in May, there werent many teaching jobs. We were all still trying to recover from the recession and teachers who were set to retire stayed in their careers a bit longer, making teaching jobs scarse. I decided to enjoy my summer and go to Bonnaroo. I put my resume on Monster.com and hoped for the best. I knew I could keep Nannying in the meantime, and could make decent money. I was living in West Haven, on the Orange/Woodbridge line, with my boyfriend and his father, in a small two family home with a nice backyard, on a quiet cauldesack. I played shows at local venues with my band Parachute Stage. I started working at CDW, a technology reseller, that summer.