TooLong4Change

I have had trouble developing hobbies over the years, but recently I have been working to develop things that interest me into hobbies. I know how to crochet & did some recent work on a project but haven't done so in a few weeks. I've been collecting Pokemon Cards, and been organizing them as I wish. And then something else I have been watching and thinking about trying my hand at, is the art of growing Bonsai Trees. So with crochet, I originally became interested and learned how to after seeing my grandma Kathy working on some pieces which became blankets/scarves for me and my cousins. I have never finished any project I began, but I plan to keep my current project ready for work until completed. This art is something I enjoy quite a bit, and I hope to have some pieces to show to my future children and/or future grandchildren. And my crochet knowledge did help me last night (Nov 27 to Nov 28, 2022) as I used a sewing kit to repair holes in a pair of jeans I own. Now sewing...

West Virginia is a wonderful state, that I want to see prosper.  However, that's difficult whenever there aren't enough careers available. As someone who is currently attending college and has a job, I know this quite well first hand. I applied to dozens of jobs, on and off for months, before getting the best job I have ever had working with some of the best people I have ever known. We had a period where everywhere was looking for workers, but nowhere was hiring.  And as a reminder this is for minimum wage to just above minimum wage work I am talking about right now. The kind of work that uses my future degree (business management with a marketing minor) is few and far between. In order to get a place of my own, in order to start a family, in order to survive the vast majority of my generation will be required to leave West Virginia for work. I'm sure previous generations struggled to find work, and had to work very, very hard; but the facts of the current economic statu...