I haven't been here in a while (and let me say a while because I don't remember). I recently moved to Chicago to go ahead and get a second bachelor's degree in the field of my choice which is Publishing. Columbia College Chicago is an awesome school to get this degree from. It's an artist's dream school and the community is wonderful. I can only go part-time right now with 6 credits, but I have time to finish. I thought I wasn't going to get any financial aid, but I did and have some money left over. That money is going to pay off interest or fees that I can get out of the way, especially with the ones I already have to pay off. Getting older, I now realize that I screwed up my credit history with those credit cards and the car (which I needed at the time to get to school and to work). However, the bankruptcy did help in a lot of ways, but I DO NOT recommend going that route unless you're really in a pickle and can't get out.

The other thing I was fearful of was not finding a job. Transferring to another Barnes and Noble wasn't conducive in getting employment, so I had no job. I took the civil service exam for different titles, but kept getting Bs. I tried to apply to Bank of America and that didn't work, but something happened. I was sent an e-mail about a career fair for Bank of America. I went and applied for the Teller position and I got it! Also around the same time, a pet hospital called Banfield wanted a interview with me. I did it and had a second interview. The next day, I was hired! Two part-time jobs that pay $23.10 together. Bank of America gives me full-time benefits with my part-time position and that was something I needed because I have health problems. Moreover, working at Banfield will be fun because I get to be around pets and wear scrubs (oh, my god, I hate wearing business attire!) These two jobs will help pay for my apartment, utilities, and school!

Happy happy joy joy.