Author: Josie

I think that Detroit is improving all of the time, although I couldn’t handle the busy downtown atmosphere while attending the University of Detroit Mercy, the largest catholic university in the whole state of Michigan. I told myself that I would find a job at a bank in Washtenaw County plus eventually labor our way […]

The constant rain and dreary skies make me feel very sad and depressed. I moved to Seattle 3 months ago to be with my boyfriend. He is a software designer that works for Microsoft. He couldn’t leave his job with Microsoft and find a new job making the same amount of money, so I agreed […]

I have always suffered from allergies. When I was a kid, my mom wouldn’t even let me go outside during the Spring months. I was allergic to the pollen and the flowers and the fresh cut grass. I could barely go outside without having an allergy attack that included sneezing, coughing, and breathing issues. Even […]

With my husband and I both working full-time and three kids involved in school activities and sports, we struggle to find time to spend at home. Our house is located in Cocoa, Florida, where the weather is predominantly hot and humid. We run the central air conditioner just about all year round. The cost of […]

My family and I went on vacation last year to Portland, Oregon. This was not my first choice of destinations to visit, but I was out-voted by my family and that’s where we ended up going. I thought that I was going to hate the place. However, we ended up loving the diverse culture of […]