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Jan1997
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Norway671 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-04-12 16:27:40
April 12 2019 16:27 GMT
#1
Its been a few months since last time, but I feel like I've got something on my mind today, so I'll write this blog.

Last time I wrote a blog, in October ( https://tl.net/blogs/538085-2018s-not-my-year ) I was at an all time low, which got even worse the following November. I had lost my job, had no legal ID & Had my welfare benefits cut off due to not having the correct documentation. Shit sucked, being back to square 1 at age 21 really made me realize how easy it is to lose control of ones own life. The worst part is I didn't live recklessly, I made wise decisions, did what I had to do and still ended up with a less than optimal result.

It's easy to take situations like that and become depressed or very sad & demonitaved, luckily I didn't respond like that, I knew I just had to keep trying. November 6th was the worst day, that was the day I got a letter that basically said I had lost my only set of income.

and then,


November 12th I struck gold. I had delivered a decent interview some two weeks earlier. & I got hired, at a company that offers service within information technology. More specifically, I started to work as tech support. I went from zero to hero in a matter of a week.


That was 5 months ago, on this very day...

I still work there, and I like it a lot. It's a stable job. Making almost twice as much as I did as a door seller (Which was very very little)

and now I'm sitting here, on a friday writing this out to those handful few who is interested in reading. I just needed to write an update about what's going on.

________________________________________________________________________

On a different note though, I've started playing BW again. I was rank F about a month ago when I came back, and I played many hours since then, It's funny cause I was one game away from getting rank C but then dropped down to E rank. I've always been very incosistent skill wise in starcraft 2 (MMR ranging from 3.7-4.9k over the course of two years) So it's funny to see that I keep doing that in BW as well.


I kinda have more thoughts in my head, but I feel the structure of this blog would fall apart if I keep changing topics.

Cheers to whoever read this lol.

*****
Do something today that your future self will be thankful for.
solidbebe
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Netherlands4921 Posts
April 12 2019 16:29 GMT
#2
Grats on landing a better stable job with a higher salary! And big ups for not getting down on yourself and sticking with it. That shows strength of character.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24776 Posts
April 12 2019 23:18 GMT
#3
Thank you for continuing to share your story which is very personal. I'm really glad things have been working out for you. It's important we all stop to be thankful for what we have when we aren't at rock bottom.

After how crappy things got, it's probably nice to take a breath and just enjoy your much more tolerable or happy situation, but never stop working to improve yourself and accomplish more.
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Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6565 Posts
April 14 2019 07:51 GMT
#4
o/

nice to see some one pull themselves out of that shit. it's hard
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