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First Week Of June Recap:

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June 1st: My friends graduation party!!🎉 We all played jackbox and went outside in the rain. I loved spending time with my friends. I did feel a bit sick, stomach ache; and because of my stomach ache I got a headache (don’t ya just love when that happens🙄). I started my daily learning challenge, witch I’m still doing, just a bit behind on! Overall I really enjoyed that day!

June 2nd: Another friends graduation part!!🎉 This was at a pool place🌊 and I decided not to swim to protect my hair from the chlorine, plus I felt kinda sick. My hand was shaking and I felt slightly light headed but everything went well. I was exhausted (for no reason) after this so I just chilled the rest of the day!

June 3rd: Orthodontist appointment!! I’m doing invisaline and everything is working well with it. After that me and my mom went to some stores🛍️, two thrift stores and Ollie’s (a bargain outlet). I got some of my toy collectibles (LOL pets, a Stella Winx doll, & a Shopkins CD player💿) from the thrift stores and even found an official fnaf plush for my friend who collects fnaf merchandise!!

June 4th: Vitamin deficiency attack… Oh my lord I felt awful, this was a wake up call I literally NEED to take my vitamins daily. I’m pretty sure it’s just a iron deficiency so I’m grateful it wasn’t anything serious. I did get cookie dough🍪 and creamsicles from the grocery store, so that was a cheer up!! I watched some more YouTube and rested.

June 5th: Still sick but better! I felt dizzy the whole day but eating did make me feel better. Me and my mom gave my dog, Miku a bath🛁. I watched a theme park food show called Iconic Eats, I love Adriana her personality is so positive! I also had some delicious salmon, egg, and bread… bread🥪? I dunno what else you’d call what I made lol- it was literally just egg and salmon on a single slice of bread and it’s delicious.

June 6th: I woke up and my dog, my mom, and I went to go pick something up off our neighborhood free site. On the way I found my first yard sale of the season and I got two L.O.L dolls, a hello kitty tomogachi, and two small plush. Then we went to a market and I found Hugs🩷 (baby girl) and Tugs💙 (baby boy) the Care Bears!!! I’ve been looking for Hugs specifically for like 2 years ahhh!! I’ve collected Care Bears since I was super young so I love adding new ones to my collection. After that we went home and after a while went back out to pick up some free rewards my mom got on her fast food apps. I didn’t get any food but I went into TJ Max and Five Below and got some goodies🛍️. Really good day, I’m so grateful for the goodies I got!!

June 7th: Today was first designated yard sale day of the year. I woke up at 7:30am (which is early for me) and went to a bunch of garage sales in our area. I got some really cute goodies🛍️! I think the highlight is a $3 hello kitty plush that is listed for $80 on eBay?! After that me and my mom rested at home and then I got dressed to get together with a friend to meet at her neighborhood pool🌊. I really hate being in the sun so I didn’t swim much but it was fun!! I want to try to swim more this summer since I didn’t at all last year.

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London 01

During the late 16th and 17th centuries, London became a key center of international trade and banking. The city’s population increased to more than six million by the end of the nineteenth century. After World War I, London’s population began to fall. In 1950, the population stood at just over three and a half million. It is now estimated that the city’s population is around 6.5 million.

The history of London stretches back to the Romans who founded the city. In the fifth century, it was a small town, but it declined after repeated invasions by Anglo-Saxons. In the eighth century, Londinium was the capital of the Kingdom of Essex. In the ninth century, it was a thriving medieval port. In the fourteenth century, the port’s development led to the growth of London as a European hub for the distribution of goods. This contributed to its emergence as the capital of England. Click for more information

In the fifteenth century, London’s textile industry helped to drive the city’s rapid growth. Its central location facilitated the expansion of its maritime trade, which continued with the Stuarts. It became the world’s leading insurance market, and its financial services centered on its Royal Exchange. In 1734, the Bank of England moved its headquarters to a site on the south side of the Royal Exchange. The area was subsequently renovated to its historic form.

In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the boundaries of the City of London expanded, and by the sixteenth century, they extended beyond the old walled city. The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed much of the medieval core, but there are still remnants of the older historic fabric. A major rebuilding program occurred in the decades after the war. Some areas retained the older character of smaller buildings, but in others, street patterns and the size of buildings were changed.

In the mid-seventeenth century, London’s population had reached more than 500,000. In 1130, King Henry I granted the people of London control over the county of Middlesex. The county was then divided into 29 electoral units, which were governed by a London County Council. In 1888, the county was regarded as part of the City of London.

The modern City of London is made up of twenty-five wards, each represented by an alderman. These wards choose the Lord Mayor, who is in turn chosen by the Common Hall, the council’s administrative body. The Corporation also has responsibilities for land outside the city’s boundaries. The City of London is also a police authority. The Metropolitan Police Service is based in New Scotland Yard, while the Hampstead Heath Constabulary is also run by the City of London.

The current Lord Mayor is Vincent Keaveny. The city has a rich heritage and many fine Victorian and Edwardian buildings. A landmark is the Mansion House, which is the official residence of the Lord Mayor. The city’s oldest church, St Paul’s Cathedral, dominates the skyline. In the sixteenth century, the city was governed by a council of sheriffs, which is now replaced by a Commission of Lieutenancy. A fantastic read

Point of Interest #1 Princess Louise, 208 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EP

Point of Interest #2 London Graphic Centre, 16-18 Shelton St, London WC2H 9JL

Point of Interest #3 Prince Edward Theatre, Old Compton St, London W1D 4HS

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I Have A Bachelor’s Degree And Still Work 4 Jobs To Make Ends Meet

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I used to enjoy getting mail ― back when I still lived with my parents and my biggest concern was whether the shoes I had ordered would fit. It terrifies me now. Will I find another collections notice for a doctor’s bill I had forgotten to pay? Or maybe another letter from the IRS reminding me that because my identity had been stolen, I now need a PIN to file? The credit card offers are the worst, as if they aren’t a part of the reason I’m in this mess in the first place.

The pit in my stomach is familiar. I felt it nine years ago when my boyfriend (now husband) and I couldn’t afford rent on our run-down two-bedroom apartment. I felt it again when a bill came that would be with us for years. I can vividly remember lying on the hallway floor with my boyfriend as he told me I should cut my losses now and leave. That he would only drag me down. He couldn’t have been further from the truth.

We met nearly 10 years ago at an auction. I was 22 and bright-eyed, working part-time as a data-entry clerk so I could tack the experience onto my resume. He was 42 and fresh out of auctioneer school, looking to redirect his career. The first time he asked me out for coffee, I refused. But the more time we spent together, the more I realized the age difference didn’t matter to me. In fact, I hardly noticed it.  

I was, perhaps naively, thinking that we would be fine. Sure I was a college junior working weekends and nights in a mall, but I would have my bachelor’s degree soon. And with my degree companies would be clamoring to hire me. After all, a degree in English meant I could work nearly anywhere (wrong). Truthfully, my major was based on the fact that I loved to read and write. The fact my math skills were so dismal only seemed to point me further in that direction. It didn’t take long before I was making lists of publishing companies and genuinely excited for a fictional city office I had built in my mind.  

Sure I was a college junior working weekends and nights in a mall, but I would have my bachelor’s degree soon. And with my degree companies would be clamoring to hire me.

Within a month of graduation, I had a very promising interview in New York City with a publishing company. I was ecstatic. This was it! A follow-up email a few weeks later informed me that they promoted someone from within. I was gutted. The trend continued. I worked for a woman whose dog would use my cubicle as a toilet. My paychecks were sporadic ― when they remembered to pay me. I answered an ad on Craigslist and interned for an author in Costa Rica. I moved from one mindless retail job to the next.

In 2012 ― nearly two years after graduating with a bachelor’s degree ― I finally landed steady work as a receptionist for an orthodontist’s office. It was a thankless job, but it was at least getting me closer to putting that degree to use.

A year of scheduling patient appointments paid off: I had finally landed a job in marketing. I thought this was it and things were going to start looking up for me. However, it didn’t take long after that to acknowledge the fact that a marketing assistant salary was not going be our saving grace. It wasn’t enough to pay the bills, let alone the rent in a seedy apartment complex behind a Wawa outside Philadelphia.

My nights were often filled with the sounds of fighting, police sirens and the POP-POP of guns being fired. Our mail slot was ripped off our front door, the knob wobbly where someone had tried to tool it open. A man with an ankle bracelet climbed into our neighbor’s window and swiped a wallet off the table. I rarely answered the door.

My husband and I argued often. While I struggled to build my career in marketing, he was adapting and forever changing with the ebb and flow. He went back to school to get his certification as a sign language interpreter. I couldn’t stomach the thought of adding to my student loan debt ― not when my degree meant nothing. I still recall the look of shock on my supervisor’s face when he realized I had a bachelor’s degree. If you’re wondering what a degree is worth, the answer is less than $1 ― the amount of the raise I received when they realized I had an education.

I still recall the look of shock on my supervisor’s face when he realized I had a bachelor’s degree.

It wasn’t until we started looking into purchasing a home in 2016 ― six years after graduating college ― that I realized just how little I was contributing. Within the span of a few months, our offer was accepted on what we had come to view as our dream home. A gorgeous Victorian with a wraparound porch, it sat neglected on a handful of acres tucked back from the main road. It was an absolute disaster inside ― a fact we can appreciate more fully now. I ignored the crumbling walls and mouse droppings in favor of the window seats and upstairs balcony. I didn’t flinch when a dead bird fell at my feet when I opened the attic door. This was fine, I had convinced myself. And truthfully, the state of the house was only reason we could afford it.

The nightmare began soon after. Our mortgage company would call us regularly as they worked on our paperwork. Having only ever rented, we blindly followed along as they requested bank statements and documentation. The calls became more intrusive and almost accusatory ― Why had I co-signed on my sister’s car loan? Could we get copies of signed apology letters from estranged family members to corroborate our story on some old loans?

After dumping thousands we didn’t have into inspections, we lost the house. Months later we learned the mortgage company had been purchased and it had put a stop on all loan approvals. When it called us back with assurances we would now be approved, we hung up the phone.

Devastated, we returned to our rental with the jacked-up door.

I was frustrated and angry. Angry that my degree meant so little. That I could barely afford groceries or our heat and electric bills. Everything went on a credit card ― a card that nearly three years later I am still struggling to pay off.

Desperate, I begged for hours at the auction house where my husband and I had met. They gladly took me back, although a part of me had selfishly hoped they wouldn’t. I didn’t want to work another job. My vacation time was quickly whittled away as I spent long hours keying in sales to make some cash for groceries. And it still wasn’t enough.

I found the address for another auction house and drove there to beg for work. Dozens of unemployed laborers meandered on the dock, offering clumsy help for tips. I was the only one there begging with a college degree. When they told me they didn’t really need the help, I volunteered my time for free. Anything to get my foot in the door and to help ease the press of anxiety on my chest. My persistence paid off, and I added another small but steady stream of cash to my wallet. And still the three jobs weren’t enough.

My life revolved around work. If I wasn’t at the office pushing papers, I was jumping from one auction house to the other. I was lucky ― there’s almost always a need for data entry clerks. Perhaps because one must be in a true state of desperation to voluntarily sit in front of a DOS system for hours on end without a break.

My degree sits mainly untouched and forgotten since I earned it in 2010. It’s hardly the topic of any conversation and it’s certainly not a point of pride.

I felt like I was missing something important. Something monumental that would turn our situation around. While working these auctions, I started to pay attention to what was selling and the prices I was keying in. I was no stranger to thrift stores or yard sales ― I shopped them often for myself. But what if I started flipping for profit?

I filled our living room with mountains of merchandise and taped ripped, faux brick wrapping paper to the wall. A half-collapsed, umbrella light stand provided just enough light for me to photograph my purchases and then stow them away in a second pile of bins. Mrs. Piles my husband called me, but it couldn’t be helped.

My consistency paid off. As sales slowly began to roll in, I could only feel relief.

I still don’t make anywhere near what someone with a bachelor’s degree is expected earn. I don’t have the cushy New York City office with a view. I don’t even make coffee runs for executives in the hopes that one day I’ll move up the ranks. My degree sits mainly untouched and forgotten since I earned it in 2010. It’s hardly the topic of any conversation and it’s certainly not a point of pride. My bachelor’s is almost an afterthought on my resume. A tiny blip or an accent mark buried at the bottom of the second page. It’s the auction experience that employers seem to take notice of. The degree itself is glossed over just like my name at the top ― they know I have one, but they’ll forget it once the interview is done.

It didn’t occur to me in high school that I didn’t have to go to college. Why would it when half of my time there was spent testing to prepare me for just that? I don’t regret my degree, even with my student loans hovering like a storm cloud over my head. If nothing else it was a great block of filler text for the bottom of my resume.    

For now, I continue to burn the midnight oil. Tomorrow morning I’ll head off to work at a job that pays too little with a degree I do not use. As my husband leaves for yet another overnight shift, I wonder if we’ll ever get around to starting that family we so often talk about. Maybe someday, but not today.

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London 4

The capital of the United Kingdom is full of historical buildings and landmarks. You can spend hours in one of the many museums or enjoy the world’s best performing arts, then hit the bars or clubs to celebrate in the nightlife. You can even walk in the footsteps of history’s greatest figures. London is also a shopping mecca, with every niche catered for with a shopping mall or market. The riverfront is bustling with pop-up events in all seasons.

The United Kingdom is a highly developed country, with a highly developed economy and a high Human Development Index rating (it ranks 18th). The country consistently ranks high in international rankings in terms of healthcare, education, life expectancy, and other indicators of human development. Historically, the United Kingdom was the world’s leading power in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and it maintains its influence on world affairs. In terms of military expenditure, the UK ranks fourth globally.

The United Kingdom is made up of the countries of England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. The term UK is often used informally to refer to the whole country. Moreover, the islands of Ireland and the Channel Islands are not considered part of the United Kingdom, and hence are not included in the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, there are a number of differences between the various regions of the country.

The capital of the United Kingdom is London. The capital of England and the largest urban region in the European Union, the city is a cultural, business, and research hub. It has six major international airports and has a population of over eight million people. It also hosts the largest concentration of higher education institutions in Europe.

The United Kingdom is a member of the OECD, and has high standards of living. In the OECD Better Life Index, the UK ranks seventh among OECD countries. However, the country has slid down the rankings in recent years. The country has a lower score in religious freedom and women’s safety. However, women’s rights in the UK are generally well protected. It is illegal to discriminate against women and to pay them less than men. Despite this, many women still face prejudice because of taking time off work. Check this site!

The UK is also known for its rich culture in the arts. The country is home to many acclaimed symphonic orchestras and choruses. Famous British conductors include Sir John Barbirolli, Sir Malcolm Sargent, and Sir Charles Mackerras. International conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle have also become leading performers in Britain. A great post  here.

When you visit London UK, make sure to try local dishes and beverages. Its food scene is rich in diversity. Many restaurants and cafes have seasonal specialties. There are a lot of options for food and drink, including vegetarian and vegan options. If you are in the mood for something a bit more healthy, try a traditional English afternoon tea. There is a traditional blend of teas for afternoon tea in London, which is lighter than the usual breakfast blends. It is meant to complement the meal.

Point of Interest #1 The Ritz London, 150 Piccadilly, St. James’s, London W1J 9BR

Point of Interest #2 Spencer House, 27 St James’s Pl, St. James’s, London SW1A 1NR

Point of Interest #3 Lancaster House, Lancaster House, Stable Yard, St. James’s, London SW1A 1BB

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