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Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze  Sweetie, if I was 20 years old and know then what I know now, I'd be getting my young self into college even if I had to start taking some classes on line. You need to start working on your own carreer so that when that dreaded 62 comes around (and it will hit quicker than you think) your going to need back up to retire in style. Please don't waste your young years doing nothing. I'm not getting on you, I'm speaking to you like a grandmother would. (I have a grandson who is 25). Be independent. Don't rely on someone else's support.  |
Amen! Sounds like your depressed. I had such a hard time adjusting when I moved from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania. Giving up everything I ever knew was tough! 10 months after the move, I was on anti-depressants!
Its tough but you are so young that I would have gone stir crazy at your age if I didn't work! The one thing that you wrote that kind of made me go ugh...was the fact that it is your boyfriend.....not husband. Not that divorce isn't a reality..but when its a boyfriend/girlfriend kind of thing....I don't know...you need to get out there and see what floats your boat!
The only piece of advice I give to young people like yourself..is GO SEE THE WORLD!!! Had I known what I know now! Traveling isn't...or at least wasn't as expensive as what I had thought...go get a job...who cares where...save up for a few months then go somewhere you have always wanted to go...do this kind of stuff now while your young because one the marriage and kids enter the picture...it just slowly starts becoming harder and harder to do the little things in life.
I agree with volunteering! I did two years with AmeriCorps...you get a living allowance but at the end of your year you get an Educational Award....money towards school....or to pay back school loans! I did my first year at an Area Prevention Resource Center (drug, alcohol, depression, suicide......tons of training that you will never receive in college) and the second year I was with the American Red Cross teaching various classes...not only was this awesome training but looked excellent on the resume!
The possibilities of life enjoyment are limitless...you may very well be the one person stopping you from totally enjoying it! Good luck!