Getting out of poverty

I have never lived my life according to someone else's rules. I always wanted to know why the rules were there in the first place, what would happen if I broke them, and what I believed about those social customs anyways. My life has not been boring, but I have taken the scenic route as a result.

I am told that this is what scientists and artists do. They aren't satisfied with conventional answers but always have to dig deeper. The why behind the what is important to them. As such, artists are notorious for learning the rules to break them, and scientists postulate and experiment to understand the world better. I resonate with this deeply.

I have graduated college and am still working a low income job. It's not that I have not tried to get a career job, I just have not had any vision of myself in one until recently. But in order to get out of this crazy cycle called poverty, I am either going to have to marry rich (hello he-cession and the rise of effeminate men) or put myself through grad school and actually beat life at this game. I can't control who falls in love with me (and make no mistake, I will be marrying for love, not money), but I can control what job I am eligible for. So back to school I go.

My plan is to combine the art of living well with the science of food and become a Registered Dietitian. I want to work clinically, using food as an aide to heal people. The science at this point is a bit intimidating. But I won multiple science fairs back in elementary, and I loved science in middle school. I just need to apply myself is all.

To get into grad school, I have to take the GRE and five science courses. I can do this. That's all that stands between me and getting out of a cockroach infested apartment, all that's between me and being able to own a car, be at family functions, and have a relationship with whomever I chose without worrying about how the electric is going to stay on and what we will be able to eat. It's what stands between me and being able to one day be a mother whose kids are well taken care of. You best believe I am going to destroy these classes. Amy "Give Me My A" is going back to school on a mission to get a better life for herself and her future family. Look out education system!

Maybe it's taken all of this for me to realize what I am fighting for. It's not just a job. It's getting up each day and being valued for all that I am, not just what someone wants from me. Thus begins my journey into a "family friendly" career, one that fits me just right. Baby, I don't know you, but I love you. And I am doing this for us. See you soon.