#Amilikey

  Hey everyone on this world wide web called the internet. Major Lol. So, for those who were tuning in for the goal setter of 50 blogs last year: I was seven short from the final count. I woke up tired and had to do some errands, so I decided to take a nap instead and said, "I am not going to cramp in the last seven just because." I had all the right intentions, but I was like it's not even worth it. To have some bragging rights, when no one ever really reads them or interacts with the posts -- why strain myself trying to finish it.      I love that I celebrated another year around the sun and that I am now officially 31 years a survivor of burns. What was once a tragic New Year's Eve is now a celebration for life and perseverance. I had a lovely home cooked meal with delicious desserts. I shouted the countdown and hugged my loved ones. I always dream of a more elaborate celebration, but that day shall too come one day. I loved having that childhood experience as a k...

Yeah, I made it for tonight!!!! So this selfie is truly my top ten of all my lifetime!!!  I love the blonde strike of hair and how short it was then while I was doing my externship. I can talk about being a college kid for hours and hours because I literally have over 8 years of experience under my belt. I have been from community college to the four year university to the practical certification scenario. I have seen it all basically, I know where I went wrong and what I could have done better all those in between summers when I didn't have classes.      Now in 2025, I again will be a college kid -- what do you know. I have always loved learning and even when I didn't comprehend the language as well as I do now, I still found joy in learning new things. As you all know, I owe uncle Sam a lot of money and I hope one day to be financially well to pay him off for good. I also would take a clear my account kind of deal, but it would be more significant to be in the posi...

After this one and one more for tonight, I will be down to just 7 more post to complete the final goal. I will post number 50 before the clock strikes midnight and we officially enter 2025!!!! I can do it and I will do it.      So this picture was taken the day I was able to finally be me again. I had gotten out of visiting my then temporary counselor for psychiatry back in 2018. I suffered my second and last episode with severe depression when I took on the role of caregiver for three people all by myself. It was overwhelming and I didn't know how to cope with it so I reverted back to the awful conditions I once endured in 2014 for the first time. I knew what the symptoms were, but this time it hit me even harder because I felt responsible for my own mother's aliment. I eventually received the treatment I needed at the time and when I finally was able to attend my own doctors appointment on my very own. I knew I was back to being me, and that is why I took that selfie in...

  I am pretty sure at one point or another I talked about my volunteering experience. So I can't recall exactly what I said before on the subject matter, but I'll elaborate specifically on this occasion and the picture.           I hold Shriners Hospital for Children very dear to my heart, because they were the stepping stones to my success here in America. They opened the door for my entry and allowed me to better myself physically little by little. I always wanted to give back to them in some way and I know financially I haven't been able to contribute, but as a volunteer for them for about two years or so, I did try me best to promote them to raise the funds and awareness. I was able to meet and work with lovely people like the woman standing next to me. She was a true sweetheart, and I miss working alongside her. Unfortunately, I had to invest more time working for money and the volunteering time subsided. Also, about two years ago, the hospital it...

I have never been this committed to finishing something just because I said it. I am not making any money off these posts unfortunately and no one is coming to offer me anything in return either. Shoot, no one even cares what I have to say or how I share the stories I do, even when it's about them. So, this picture was taken again in 2020 while I was working at a call center. One of my least favorite line of work I endured. It was complete chaos from management all the way down to coworkers behaving like kids.      I took the picture because obviously I looked cute in that outfit and the damn Christmas lights were also very pretty. I do not celebrate Xmas anymore because it's rooted in paganism. I only agreed to go that day because it was a free pass entry for me and I wanted to do something fun, plus it was Busch Gardens, so I went for that reason alone. In retrospect, I didn't have that much fun given the company I was in and how he didn't even ride roller coasters bu...

I took this picture when I was working in day labor back in 2019. I had posted some selfies visiting my cousin in Hallandale near Miami, and from those posts an opportunity arouse. I was invited to be an honoree for the Wonder Women nomination. I was hesitant at first because I clearly didn't even have a real job and the money I was making was just enough to survive the basic needs. Somehow, I got lucky and booked a really great ticket for working in landscape for that summer and that generated more income than usual. I saved up all I had and invested my money to travel there by plane. I originally had asked someone to drive me down there and I would pay him the favor with meals and gas compensation/a payout for the trip itself. The bastard was suppose to be my best friend and he didn't have a problem when it was for seeing my cousin. Oh no he picked me up at 1am after he got off his job. It didn't matter then at all.      I have realized that you can't count on anyone ...