Author: LaToya M. Davidson-Perez

It’s interesting the things that cause one to think more about our mortality. After recent added medical issues and most recently, realization that I’m not quite out of the woods, I sat quietly at the foot of my bed and simply exhaled. When the moment had passed I looked around my bedroom and gave more thought to a discussion I had with my best friend about death. I don’t often think about death even though I don’t feel that I will make it to the age of my grandmother.

I accept that we all die and on few occasions have even gone as far as thinking of the how I hope to die. For example, I’d rather pass away in my sleep versus in a car accident or something. I’m 30 and since my late 20s have had issues with my health. If I’m already prone to illness at such a young age what happens in another 5 or 10 years?! I have a pill cocktail already. Morning pills. Night pills. As we get older it’s not like our health gets better. My pills won’t decrease, they’ll only multiply. Continue reading “Let’s Make Lemonade” →

So much has happened in the past month. I can’t believe it’s been a month to the day since my last entry. I’ve managed to, in the past month,

switch browsers (Firefox to Chrome) and started using a new blogging service for work and my professional writing, WordPress. I can’t say that I have a lot to say at the moment despite there being a lot going on

I am beginning to feel a little overwhelmed by life. I’m again teetering back and forth in my opinion of my job and personal fulfillment. I think about it often and yet I also try to push the thoughts and the questioning down back into the back of my brain. I am, however, very pleased with the initial reception of my foray into ‘professional’ writing. My first editorial for The Union-Recorder ran this week and I’m anxious to see where this leads.

Yesterday I went to a friend’s surprise 30th birthday party. I had such a great time. It’s not often that I like to be in such a social environment. We all went out to dinner and then saw the final Harry Potter movie at the IMAX theatre at the Mall of Georgia. Then the after party lasted until after 4am. It was great! Despite sleeping in until almost 4pm today I’m still recovering from the butterbeer and adult milkshake that I had. The adult milkshake is now my favorite alcoholic drink! Thanks to the Taylors and their guests for such a wonderful experience!

So, I’m really considering going back to school for one more degree. I had previously applied to and was accepted into a doctoral program and because the state wouldn’t recognize it on the pay scale I opted to take a break from academia. Five is an odd number, right? So it should be six. I really don’t know for sure yet. I told a friend today that my motivation in school isn’t as pure as I suppose it should be. Plus, I’m concerned about being even more over-qualified for jobs.

I’m feeling really, well, I need to find what makes me happy and I think that maybe having a full toolbox will make it easier for me to make a well-informed decision regarding my professional future. I’m also looking for some financial relief and while it may not seem to make too much sense on the surface, being able to defer

my student loans and pay down on our consumer debt will help a lot. We truly need some breathing room. I can only hope that given enough time we’ll be able to get back on track. It’s either school or a part time job. I wonder if there are any reputable online jobs that I could do.