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This will be my new format for sharing my love for Paparazzi Jewelry and LuLaRoe. Although I make no promises, I will try to add something every day.
Today I would just like to share some things about me and why I do this.
I am a mom of 3, a grandma of 7, a sibling in a family of 7, and a two time divorcee. I have been diagnosed with depression, but I have been on medication for years and do well on it. I am a breast cancer survivor and now call myself lopsided. I have had cataract surgery in both eyes and tell my students I have fake eyes.
Oh, did I say I was a teacher? I am a teacher and proud of it. I teach kids who are deaf and hard of hearing and have done it since 1988. Although I dearly love my job, I can't wait to retire in just 3 more years.
My life has not always been pretty. I have dealt with several events that have really shaped how I think and feel. I lost my middle son, Jeff, in 1994 to suicide. We still don't know why and it was devastating to all of us.
A few years after that, my first husband decided to divorce me (just before our 25th anniversary). Although I was upset at the time, it turned out to be the best thing that had happened to me in a very long time. I did meet my second husband a few years after that - but that is a whole other story.
I moved into my own house and continued teaching until I was laid off after 18 years at my school. I lost my identity when I wasn't teaching. I took me a year to find another job. That took us to Indiana. While there, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I am strong, as it turns out, and survived the surgery, chemo, and radiation.
I ended up losing my job in Indiana, but again, despite how upset I was, it was for the best. That led us to Florida where I have been ever since. I work for the 7th largest school district in the world and I have learned more about teaching here than I ever did before. Although I was working, I was extremely depressed. It was at that time I found LuLaRoe, which helped me change my whole outlook on life. I felt pretty for the first time in years. The clothes were comfortable, beautiful, and unique. I decided to start selling this line of clothing.
At this time, I also lost my second son to liver disease. Parents shouldn't have to bury their children. I have now had to bury two of them. It hurts more than words can say. A couple of months later, my mother died. Although she and I had not been close, her loss still affected me.
On to my next trauma. My second husband was arrested for child pornography. Of all the stupid things he could have done, this one stung me to my core. I divorced him while he was in jail, put up with "babysitting" him while he was under house arrest, and took him to his sentencing hearing where he was given 84 months. I will never see him again and I say "Good riddance!"
So that brings me to now. I have to manage on my own, with all the bills we had before, but now with only my income. As much as I love LuLaRoe, I wasn't able to make enough money to keep up. I added Paparazzi jewelry to my products and love this just as much.
Although this first post is quite long, I hope to keep all future posts much shorter. I just want you to know who I am and why I do what I do.
Welcome to my world. I want you to feel right at home here with me.
Thank you all for joining me.
This will be my new format for sharing my love for Paparazzi Jewelry and LuLaRoe. Although I make no promises, I will try to add something every day.
Today I would just like to share some things about me and why I do this.
I am a mom of 3, a grandma of 7, a sibling in a family of 7, and a two time divorcee. I have been diagnosed with depression, but I have been on medication for years and do well on it. I am a breast cancer survivor and now call myself lopsided. I have had cataract surgery in both eyes and tell my students I have fake eyes.
Oh, did I say I was a teacher? I am a teacher and proud of it. I teach kids who are deaf and hard of hearing and have done it since 1988. Although I dearly love my job, I can't wait to retire in just 3 more years.
My life has not always been pretty. I have dealt with several events that have really shaped how I think and feel. I lost my middle son, Jeff, in 1994 to suicide. We still don't know why and it was devastating to all of us.
A few years after that, my first husband decided to divorce me (just before our 25th anniversary). Although I was upset at the time, it turned out to be the best thing that had happened to me in a very long time. I did meet my second husband a few years after that - but that is a whole other story.
I moved into my own house and continued teaching until I was laid off after 18 years at my school. I lost my identity when I wasn't teaching. I took me a year to find another job. That took us to Indiana. While there, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I am strong, as it turns out, and survived the surgery, chemo, and radiation.
I ended up losing my job in Indiana, but again, despite how upset I was, it was for the best. That led us to Florida where I have been ever since. I work for the 7th largest school district in the world and I have learned more about teaching here than I ever did before. Although I was working, I was extremely depressed. It was at that time I found LuLaRoe, which helped me change my whole outlook on life. I felt pretty for the first time in years. The clothes were comfortable, beautiful, and unique. I decided to start selling this line of clothing.
At this time, I also lost my second son to liver disease. Parents shouldn't have to bury their children. I have now had to bury two of them. It hurts more than words can say. A couple of months later, my mother died. Although she and I had not been close, her loss still affected me.
On to my next trauma. My second husband was arrested for child pornography. Of all the stupid things he could have done, this one stung me to my core. I divorced him while he was in jail, put up with "babysitting" him while he was under house arrest, and took him to his sentencing hearing where he was given 84 months. I will never see him again and I say "Good riddance!"
So that brings me to now. I have to manage on my own, with all the bills we had before, but now with only my income. As much as I love LuLaRoe, I wasn't able to make enough money to keep up. I added Paparazzi jewelry to my products and love this just as much.
Although this first post is quite long, I hope to keep all future posts much shorter. I just want you to know who I am and why I do what I do.
Welcome to my world. I want you to feel right at home here with me.
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Bless you Deb!
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