Doug and I have spent an awesome year together doing all sorts of wonderful things. We celebrated our first anniversary over this holiday break, on December 27th! Sadly, we celebrated by being sick with the flu mixed with colds and an ear infection; not fun at all! Though, we did also spend the night up in Salt Lake City and got some pictures taken by the lovely Rebecca Mabey at effervescentmediaworks! :) I'll post those when they become available to me.
It's been an amazing year for us, with plenty of fun and struggles as well. We got to go to Disneyland with lots of our friends in May and were able to head to Europe with Doug's parents in August. It was fantastic to go back to Kyiv where I lived for 5 months and to see all the areas Doug served. We passed all our classes and we're well on our way to graduating! Me much sooner than him, but that's not the point really. We got to spend our first real Christmas together, which was blissful to say the least! Waking up at whatever time we felt like was great, and it was fun to see the excitement on Doug's face when he received his gifts :)
I had a lot of experience working with teenage/young adult girls with a plethora of problems ranging from mental disorders such as depression to borderline, sexual promiscuity to drug abuse. It opened my eyes to see all of the problems many people face, especially when they aren't given the support they nee in the ways that they need it. While I learned a lot from my time working in a group home and thensome, I had some interesting experiences as well, such as being attacked by one of my girls. It was a rough decision for me, but in the end I felt I needed to pursue other options and working experiences. Although I still enjoy helping those who I can with their disabilities and problems whenever I can.
My shop, The Nerd Niche, went crazy during the holiday season and I was able to pay for Christmas with the money I made and put a fair amount into savings; starting my Etsy shop has truly been a blessing that I hope to continue being able to do for years to come. I hope to expand in the coming months, and I'll be asking my friends and family member's help to get there! I'm praying you'll all be more than willing to help in even the smallest of ways. I have already started a facebook page, have plans for a Twitter account and have begun to design a blog as well in hopes of reaching people in other cyber spheres! I have over 50 item ideas waiting for me to churn out and bring to the public in the coming months. If you have ideas or wants, please let me know! I love finding new things and ways to create nerd like items for my geeky friends all across the globe!
I'm excited for what the new year will hold for us! I'll be graduating in April and I'm hoping that by the end of the year, I will be able to just work from home doing my business and continually expanding to newer and exciting things! It may be a long shot, but I think I can do it with the help of family and friends!
Happy Christmas and New Year everyone! May your celebrations me merry and bright.
It's been an amazing year for us, with plenty of fun and struggles as well. We got to go to Disneyland with lots of our friends in May and were able to head to Europe with Doug's parents in August. It was fantastic to go back to Kyiv where I lived for 5 months and to see all the areas Doug served. We passed all our classes and we're well on our way to graduating! Me much sooner than him, but that's not the point really. We got to spend our first real Christmas together, which was blissful to say the least! Waking up at whatever time we felt like was great, and it was fun to see the excitement on Doug's face when he received his gifts :)
I had a lot of experience working with teenage/young adult girls with a plethora of problems ranging from mental disorders such as depression to borderline, sexual promiscuity to drug abuse. It opened my eyes to see all of the problems many people face, especially when they aren't given the support they nee in the ways that they need it. While I learned a lot from my time working in a group home and thensome, I had some interesting experiences as well, such as being attacked by one of my girls. It was a rough decision for me, but in the end I felt I needed to pursue other options and working experiences. Although I still enjoy helping those who I can with their disabilities and problems whenever I can.
My shop, The Nerd Niche, went crazy during the holiday season and I was able to pay for Christmas with the money I made and put a fair amount into savings; starting my Etsy shop has truly been a blessing that I hope to continue being able to do for years to come. I hope to expand in the coming months, and I'll be asking my friends and family member's help to get there! I'm praying you'll all be more than willing to help in even the smallest of ways. I have already started a facebook page, have plans for a Twitter account and have begun to design a blog as well in hopes of reaching people in other cyber spheres! I have over 50 item ideas waiting for me to churn out and bring to the public in the coming months. If you have ideas or wants, please let me know! I love finding new things and ways to create nerd like items for my geeky friends all across the globe!
I'm excited for what the new year will hold for us! I'll be graduating in April and I'm hoping that by the end of the year, I will be able to just work from home doing my business and continually expanding to newer and exciting things! It may be a long shot, but I think I can do it with the help of family and friends!
Happy Christmas and New Year everyone! May your celebrations me merry and bright.
