Bad things happen in 3s?

It felt that maybe things were going my way finally. Then a few things happened that caught me off guard!! It made me feel these bad things were scarifies. That the sacrifices needed to be made in order for the other things to happen in my favor. Not knowing if this is true or not. I am just going to assume that I at least have one more bad thing to happen.... that is if we are considering that unpleasant things happen in the course of 3s.

I know I haven't been very timely with my journal entries, which if anyone is actually fallowing my journals, could basically be aware of this little known fact about me. Since the last time I updated my journal, I choose to come back (to my parents home )to finish up my education.

My family pressured me in to finding a job, so I can be Independent and self abstaining. This is understandable and totally acceptable in today standards, but life likes to keep handing me a deck of cards that I don't completely play right. I guess we should  eventually learn form all our mistakes, which in most cases I feel completely confident that I have. Though, sometimes the outcome of the results of my choices say otherwise. Just to give you a quick background....

I currently have an associated degree in Computer Support or also known as Information Technoloy, which hasn't helped me in my career path in the last 4 years since I graduated with this degree in 2014 from Columbus Technical College. A lot of the entry level jobs that I would apply for would require me to have at least 2-3 years of working experience on hand, but I was not able to land a position in the IT field since I graduated. Then I finally felt I made a break through!! I was able to join a federal position at a company known as General Dynamics. My position would be a level one Customer Service Representative. I figured it was my foot in the door to a great company that could assist me getting in to the Information Technology field - since they are a major company that supper the development for the military in different parts of the government. They have locations all over the united states as well as over seas. I was ecstatic to be able to work with a company such as General Dynamics!!

To make a long story short.... I discussed my career option in the IT field with in the company. The IT manager at the location told me since I did not have any experience at my age. The only real option to get in the IT department in General Dynamics was to join the Army and get my experience that way, well I am 31 years old!!! By the time I lost the weight needed to join the Army, I could work towards getting my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. I am still wondering if this is the right move, but I have the confidence that I need to go ahead and finish up my degree before I get any older. This is what made me not want to go back to General Dynamics ( even though I have this option to go back to my old position ). I am hoping in the future I do retire from General Dynamics because it just a great opportunity....

Once I got home, I applied for unemployment so I would not have to depend on my parents for my basic needs, then I started working towards applying for college so I could start in Fall 2017 semester. Things looked like they were taking a bit longer of time then expected. Needed to get permission from advisor, take workshops, and other odd things in order to be accepted back at Columbus State University on the academic side of things. When I got the aspect of Financial Aid, they were saying my SAP was too low. Currently, my SAP is 64% and it needs to be at 67%. It would take me two full semesters to bring the percentage up. I put in an appeal to explain why I took so many credit hours and  only earned a small amount. I had two weeks before I would hear anything regarding this... the worse two weeks of my life!!!

The two weeks were up, I checked on my financial aid and saw I was approved!!!! I am excited that they were going to give me another chance to prove myself in my education. Even though, I had to run down to the office and speak with an adviser regarding the funding. They approved it right then and all I had to wait for is the book funding to pick up my books at the book store. Good eh!? Well then I received a letter in the mail from the unemployment saying that I received my last check. NO WARNING! No heads up regarding this.... just a letter saying my funds were gone!!!

See the week before, I made some payments to some things I owed. Not knowing the fallowing week. I would not have any funding! Trust me, I would have done things differently if I knew things ahead of time. Anyways! I can deal with it... I wont need much to get by until the middle of August. Then... the second bad thing happened... I went to go pay my torrid credit card payment and when I got back to my car, it would not start!!!! My starter is giving out!!!!! Wth ... I don't have any money to get it fixed... what am I going to do???

I was more afraid not being able to go to classes and not making it on time. I just got approved for a second time and my starter is out!? WTH.... Anyways, I had $23.00 to my name and I had no way that I was going to get the amount of money to fix my starter. Well, I went to Toyota to see if it was really my starter. They confirmed that my starter was completely dead and I would need it replaced.

Okay, I can go two weeks going to school and just be super unhappy, or I would need to come up with the money before school.  Then I priced a car while I was there to see if I can get approved for a low payment. Well, the two people I called to get a second opinion regarding a BIG purchase, made me realize I needed to see about fixing my starter. I did not need to make such a big purchase at this time, which made a lot of sense!!! Okay, so how do I come up with the money!? One of my best friends came through for me!!! Yes, she loaned me the money for the starter and my stepfather said he would install it for me ( if it didn't rain )...

Lets hope that it goes well and I get my starter fixed! Then I don't have to worry about anything else... the only things I hope that Nothing else goes wrong!! and I will stay positive no matter what. The way I see it, that it probably better that it happened now verse when I started school...

Wish me luck!!