Post 01: Introduction

 October 2024

Fall 2024 Post 01: Intro to Yvonne Settles


Hey guys, welcome to my blog post! My name is Yvonne Settles, and I just graduated from High School May 2024 in the middle Georgia area. I am a criminal justice major taking online classes for MGA. I chose to do this because I thought it would be easier to juggle working and still getting a degree. I was quick to find out that is not true. While I enjoy most of my assignments, I did not enjoy asking my boss to cut my hours so I can focus on doing my schoolwork. Though, I can't be too mad because this is what will help me go down the path I really want to in life. I'm working less now because of school, but it will have all been worth it when I'm some sort of investigator or detective in a couple years (and it will be a lot longer than just a couple years haha.) 

While most of my days are filled with working at my job, or completing my online assignments, I have a few other hobbies as well. I love painting. Anything art related, honestly. Any medium, any form, I love being creative. Even though I've found my creative ways diminishing as I've gotten busier in life, I still find my spark every once in a while. I go to the gym every chance I get; I try to go four or five days a week, but sometimes life gets in the way. Yet, that is no excuse for me not pushing hard for what I want in life. I try to eat healthy as I can while being happy with what I'm eating- and I love weightlifting much more than I do running or working on cardio, but I still do it! It pays off to be active, you feel so much better mentally and physically. While I love all my friends and family, everyone has such a busy life now days, but one person who always does their best to make time for me is my boyfriend! He is an Army Ranger, so he has an extremely busy life. He handles everything so well in life, while I find myself often getting stressed and anxious about everything that is thrown my way. We only get to see each other so often since he works a ton doing one of the hardest jobs I can think of, but he is my favorite person and has helped me manage things a lot better than I did before. He is a huge part of my life. 

I cannot wait to finish my college degrees so I can further my life down the road I want to take, but I have to work hard to get to that point. I have a long road ahead of me. As for all of us. We are all working so hard for what we want, and incase no one has told you lately, I'm proud of you and we are all doing our best! I hope everyone does amazing in this class. 

Cheers

Yvonne Settles

Comments

  1. keith.hamonOctober 18, 2024 at 5:30 AM

    Thanks for the introduction, and welcome to the class. I'm impressed with your willingness to do the work to be what you want to be. And yes, it helps to have someone working along with you.

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